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Celebrate Read Across America Day 2023 with worksheets, bulletin board ideas, activities, games and more designed by elementary school teachers for your classroom!
This collection of National Read Across America Day teaching resources was created to help you bring a love of reading to your classroom this March and celebrate the holiday with more than just a plate of green eggs and ham!
Looking to get your class hooked on a book this holiday? Read on for a quick guide from the teachers on the Teach Starter team on how to make Read Across America Day and Week a success in your classroom plus specific ideas to fit the theme!
Read Across America Day is considered the largest day of reading here in the US, but how much do you really know about the origins of the national holiday? Started in 1998 by the National Education Association, Read Across America originated as Dr. Seuss Day, a day when kids ate green eggs and ham and donned giant Cat in the Hat hats.
These days the NEA has separated Read Across America Day from the controversial author, stating “NEA recognizes the need to work with a more diverse array of organizations and publishers to fulfill this need, and the Read Across America brand is now one that is independent of any one particular book, publisher, or character.”
Instead, the day has become a chance to read a variety of diverse books featuring a diverse array of characters that better reflect the make-up of the American population.
Read Across America Day is traditionally celebrated on March 2, which will be a Thursday in 2023. This falls right in the middle of Read Across America Week, which spans from March 2-6, 2023.
The day will also help kick off National Reading Month, which extends through the month of March.
Since Read Across America Day and Week were taken over by the NEA, the theme has been the same each year — Create & Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers.
If you’re thinking of implementing Read Across America 2023 into your classroom, here are a few suggestions from our teacher team:
This collection of resources was designed to celebrate Read Across America. You'll find beautifully designed templates, badges, and more. Decorate your classroom and celebrate a love of all things reading!
A fun scavenger hunt for students to do in the library.
A fun scavenger hunt for students to do in the library.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A worksheet that encourages students to create a book cover including a blurb on the back.
Have some fun with a hands-on Read Across America activity using a die and chart to create a silly book title and storybook.
A fun game for students to practice reading sight words.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A beautifully designed poster to display in your school library or classroom reading corner.
Build reading fluency and expressive reading with this reader's theater script.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
Take a journey across the country with a Read Across America 2023 Library Scavenger Hunt.
Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions and fun exercises on Read Across America with a fun game of Would You Rather?
Research and write biographical text to create a literacy-themed book bin using an author study biography report template.
Use this sloth-themed book report template to write about your favorite book.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A beautifully designed poster to display in your classroom reading corner.
Read and review the best books in the U.S.A. during Read Across America 2023 with printable book review templates.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A readers' theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A Read Across America bingo card to encourage reading different types of books.
A beautifully designed poster to display in your classroom reading center.
Set your students off on a reading adventure with this set of 4 bookmarks.
Print a set of fun sloth-themed bookmarks to color for your students.
A readers’ theater script that can be used for reading fluency and expressive reading.
A set of 20 reading tasks for your students to complete as part of a reading challenge.
Celebrate your school library and librarian with this bulletin board display.
Spruce up your next reading session with these fun reading glasses that students can cut and assemble.