Dr. Seuss’s birthday offers a joyous celebration of reading and creativity. Students who have grown up with technology, our digital natives, expect to be able to blend classic books with modern tools. 

Here are some grade-specific ways to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s stories with Wixie, honing your students' reading comprehension and communication skills.

Have students illustrate fish in Wixie using a variety of shapes and colors. Then, they can record themselves counting the fish or making short rhymes about them. Encourage students to add labels or simple describing words (e.g., “red,” “blue,” “big,” “small”) to reinforce vocabulary and color recognition.

Theodore Geisel, Dr. Seuss, was a master at writing engaging stories with simple words. Use his work to inspire your emerging writers, focusing on words they know and short vowel word families (e.g., -op, -at, -ug). 

Have students type or record words in Wixie and illustrate their stories with the paint tools and stickers. Students can also draw a simple scene and record themselves “popping” up words that rhyme, helping to build phonemic awareness in a fun, interactive way.

Have students draw their own imaginative meals (inspired by green eggs and ham), and then record themselves describing whether they’d try them or not. Provide a sentence stem like "I would eat green eggs because…" or "I would not eat green eggs because…" Students can then use text boxes or voice recordings to finish the sentences and add illustrations to support them.

You could also have students adapt the story by writing their own rhyming sentences about item they would eat. 

Read and ask students to create their own page in the story by choosing a location and naming a creature based on it.

Encourage students to create a “talking” Cat in the Hat in Wixie using Talkies 2.0. They can record an interview, asking the Cat about his day and how he feels about the mess he made! Have students illustrate key moments from the story and order them in a Wixie presentation to practice sequencing skills.

Focus on Horton’s actions and the effects they have on the story. Students can create a cause-and-effect chart using text boxes and stickers. Discuss how Horton cared for the Whos because “a person’s a person, no matter how small.” Students can design a Wixie poster emphasizing kindness or inclusivity, then record a short PSA (public service announcement) about why it matters.

The beauty of using Wixie is that all these projects are easy to share. 

Collect each student's work into one file using the Project Wizard. Then showcase the project at a classroom viewing party, send it to parents via Family Sharing tools, or post it on your classroom website.

By letting students see one another’s work, you’ll spark a sense of community and pride in each other’s accomplishments.

Combining Seuss Day + Wixie encourages students to connect reading and digital communication in a way that makes sense for how they see their world. 

With whimsical rhymes and interactive projects, it's easy to keep Dr. Seuss's playful spirit alive in your classroom.