Dr. Seuss is a special author at our house.
First, Dr. Seuss’ birthday is Toddler Train Man’s half
birthday. Here’s a picture from TTM’s first half birthday:
My Many Colored Days is also special to us.
This is the book I read to my class and the book they made
the first time I met the Professor. Have you ever considered Dr. Seuss a
matchmaker? Me neither, but it happened! (Abbreviated version: the Professor
was a special education consultant in my district, I was a 5th grade
teacher. He came to my classroom to “consult” on some students, and then we
consulted on other matters…)
Today I read My Many Colored Days to TTM—both the
Seuss version and my class’ version. Their activity (oh so long ago: those 5th
graders are in their 20s now!) was to paint—using mostly one color—then
describe the kind of day it represented. As I looked back at their work, I was
really impressed with the ideas they had.
“Blue days make me
feel like the leaves getting swooped up by the wind.”
“Blue makes me feel
like a rainy day, but I like it anyway.”
“On purple days I
feel like I can spread my wings and fly.”
“On black days, I
feel like a squirrel running in the night.”
So TTM had a go at it. (Ok, this was really just an excuse
to paint. Caught.) I asked him what color day he was having and he said,
“White. It makes me happy.” That could have something to do with all the snow
still in our backyard??
Here’s his painting. It seemed like more of a red/pink day
to me, but he assured me it was definitely a white day. As for me, my day seems a little more like this:
What color day are you having? Do you have any special Dr.
Seuss associations?
