Read Across America

MNEA Cat Tracks Tour promotes NEA's Read Across America

The Missouri NEA highlight for each year’s Read Across America celebration is the Cat Tracks Tour. President Charles E. Smith and Vice President Brent Fullington will each make “Cat Tracks” in different parts of the state with their special guest, the Cat in the Hat. The tour is during the week of March 2, which is the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The 2019 tour runs from Feb. 26-March 8.

• Cat Tracks Tour Schedule
• View photos from the 2018 Cat Tracks Tour on the MNEA Flickr website

Contact Roxane.Bly@mnea.org at (573) 644-9623 if you have questions about the Cat Tracks Tour. 

If your school is one of the lucky few to have a "Cat Stop," remember to line up a photographer to record your event in pictures. Be sure to post your event ideas and photos on MNEA’s Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/MissouriNEA. Submit by March 15 high quality photos (prints from film or digital photos that are one megabyte or larger) and a short article detailing the photos to Debra Beckman, Missouri NEA, 1810 E. Elm St., Jefferson City, MO 65101. 

Tools for a successful Read Across America

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Your local efforts are a vital part of the life of NEA’s Read Across America campaign, which has become an anticipated celebration each March in schools across the country. March 2, 2019 marks the 114th birthday of the beloved children's author Dr. Seuss and is NEA’s Read Across America Day.

Missouri NEA offers the following items to help you celebrate Read Across America. Bookmarks and posters will be available at your MNEA regional office. Bookmarks, posters and fliers, as well as a variety of other family-outreach materials, are available in pdf format below. Contact Laurie Bernskoetter at (573) 644-9623 or laurie.bernskoetter@mnea.org if you have questions about materials.

• Read Across America bookmark (2019)
• My Oath of Reading bookmark (2019)
• Read Across America poster (2019)

 Available for download

• 13 Seuss-gestions
• "What is NEA's Read Across America?"
• "24 Ways to Turn Your Middle School and High School Students on to Read Across America"
• "Seuss Teller" trivia game a paper-folding activity (8.5 x 14)
• Read Across America Gamebook two sheets or four pages of activities (11 x 17)
• Dr. Suess Trivia Quizzes - four quizzes (k-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12)
• Read and Reap the Rewards Reading list for pre-school through eighth grade (2-page 8.5 x 11)
• “Raising a Successful Reader” fliers 
• "My Oath of Reading" poem 
• Champion Reader Certificate 
• "Read. Anytime. Anyplace." - Placemats (jpg)

NEA tools and Seuss stuff
Visit www.nea.org/readacross to find an abundance of materials and ideas to help you celebrate this year. NEA offers new posters and a literacy calendar among a plethora of tools and ideas to help your celebration meet success.

You'll also find posters, hats, t-shirts and other Seuss items at the Read Across America store, http://www.nea.org/readacross/catalog.html. In addition to the NEA Cat-a-log store, Missouri NEA’s image item collection includes a “NEA’s Read Across America” lapel pin that sells for just $1. Contact Laurie Bernskoetter at (573) 644-9623 or laurie.bernskoetter@mnea.org or order them online.