A few weeks before your school celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday, introduce a variety of his books to your class. Obtain these from your school's library and, each day, read a new story to students. Allow them to choose their favorite story, and invite students to create a costume representing their favorite Dr. Seuss character. Provide children with the materials needed to create the costume, and allow them to wear it on Dr. Seuss' birthday.
The illustrations in Dr. Seuss' stories enhance the reading experience. Invite students to explore the various covers of many of Dr. Seuss' books. Ask them to choose their favorite story and design a new cover for the book. Provide students with a large poster board, and encourage them to use a variety of materials such as glitter, markers and construction paper to create their new cover. They should write the name of the story somewhere on their poster. Display the large book covers in your hallway to celebrate studying Dr. Seuss.
On Dr. Seuss Day, invite a guest speaker to come to your school's library and pretend to be Dr. Seuss. Familiarize the speaker with facts about the life of the author and the stories he wrote. He should present these facts in first person as he pretends to be the real Dr. Seuss. Allow your students to ask questions of "Dr. Seuss," and then serve the speaker and your class a thank you brunch of green eggs and ham.
One of Dr. Seuss' most well known stories is "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" Read this story with your students, and ask them to write a short essay on the places they would like to go. Encourage them to look through a world atlas and choose a remote destination they would like to visit someday. The essay should include basic information on that location and what the student would like to do while visiting.