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This month is "I Love to Read" month. Each Wednesday the girls have been able to celebrate it at school by doing/wearing something different. Last week it was "read my shirt" day. Today is was "dress as your favorite book character" day. They even said there would be prizes for all the teachers and students who dressed up today. Next week it's "celebrate Dr. Seuss and wear your goofiest hat" day.


Eliza chose to dress as Morgan Le Fay from The Magic Tree House books. To say she loves these books is an understatement. And, I love that she likes them so much. If you're unfamiliar with these books, get familiar! They are great because they are about a brother-sister team that goes back in time to solve a mystery. And, each time they go back they end up learning about historical figures and events. One of the books Eliza read to me recently was about four "magicians" who were actually famous inventors (I think one was Thomas Edison). Anyway, I like thinking that she is learning while she is reading a "fun" book.



Kate chose to dress as Fancy Nancy. These books are great! Kate just loves them because Nancy is a fancy, fancy girl; and, Kate loves to dress up as much as Nancy does. I like these books because they teach synonyms and help to increase Kate's vocabulary. Plus, the illustrations are just adorable and quite detailed! We tried to do Kate's hair as similar to Fancy Nancy's hair is illustrated in the books. But, Nancy's hair is curly and it is up in the air. So, we did our best with Kate's stick-straight hair. And, oh the knots in that hair when we took it out! Ouch!
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Becky said…
They look great! You did a great job on Kate's hair!
February 19, 2009
Lynette said…
What a fun school activity!! And what great characters your girls turned out to be. :)
February 19, 2009
Joseph Weed said…
That is so awesome! What a great Activity, they both look so cute.
February 20, 2009
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