WEBVTT 00:01.639 --> 00:03.861 As part of a recent Read Across America 00:03.861 --> 00:05.917 celebration , Arne Elementary on the 00:05.917 --> 00:07.972 Sagamihar Family housing area turned 00:07.972 --> 00:10.306 its cafeteria into Arneville Elementary . 00:10.306 --> 00:12.417 The transformation came complete with 00:12.417 --> 00:14.472 educational games and crafts for the 00:14.472 --> 00:16.583 students in the theme of popular Dr . 00:16.583 --> 00:18.806 Seuss stories . One of the main reasons 00:18.806 --> 00:20.950 I wanted to have the Read Across 00:20.950 --> 00:24.219 America literacy and math night is to 00:24.219 --> 00:26.579 promote reading , but in a fun way . A 00:26.579 --> 00:28.635 lot of the students I work with love 00:28.635 --> 00:31.120 hands on activities and to get them 00:31.120 --> 00:34.154 more interested in . And to read I 00:34.154 --> 00:37.294 incorporated in popular Dr . Seuss book 00:37.294 --> 00:39.974 along with hands-on activity to build 00:39.974 --> 00:42.141 students' interest in reading . During 00:42.141 --> 00:44.030 the event , the students could go 00:44.030 --> 00:46.141 through a dozen Seuss-themed stations 00:46.141 --> 00:48.085 including favorites like Yodle the 00:48.085 --> 00:50.141 Turtle and The Cat in the Hat . Each 00:50.141 --> 00:52.141 station had a vocabulary or rhyming 00:52.141 --> 00:54.141 game to complete , as well as other 00:54.141 --> 00:56.363 activities that were meant to reinforce 00:56.363 --> 00:58.474 the fun and importance of reading . I 00:58.474 --> 01:02.000 like the most um . When we Go 01:02.000 --> 01:05.349 around and see new things . 01:06.750 --> 01:10.500 And I also like how . We get 01:10.500 --> 01:13.419 like go around and eat the popcorn . 01:14.849 --> 01:17.709 The cartoon about reading is that you 01:17.709 --> 01:19.910 can learn a lot a lot about our new 01:19.910 --> 01:22.989 words that are in a book and . 01:24.019 --> 01:27.019 You can talk about them at home and 01:27.019 --> 01:29.269 then you can get the answer . Um , it 01:29.269 --> 01:33.180 was good . I liked it because I saw a 01:33.180 --> 01:36.860 lot of creative like outfits and there 01:36.860 --> 01:38.860 was this one where it was a vending 01:38.860 --> 01:41.027 machine and the word was bender , so I 01:41.027 --> 01:43.779 really like that . I learned . To 01:45.120 --> 01:47.470 have like a better imagination and 01:48.480 --> 01:50.910 since I I learned to read more since it 01:50.910 --> 01:53.800 motivated me so yes . One thing I 01:53.800 --> 01:56.519 learned is that Doctor Seuss is a 01:56.519 --> 01:59.669 really good writer . He's really good 01:59.669 --> 02:02.080 at making his jumbled up words . He's 02:02.080 --> 02:04.080 really good at making people tongue 02:04.080 --> 02:06.959 tied and writing all these books . I 02:06.959 --> 02:09.399 just really thankful that he wrote all 02:09.399 --> 02:13.279 these books and yeah . Read 02:13.279 --> 02:15.223 Across America is meant to promote 02:15.223 --> 02:17.557 reading among children and young adults . 02:17.557 --> 02:19.779 It is primarily celebrated on or around 02:19.779 --> 02:21.835 Dr . Seuss's birthday and throughout 02:21.835 --> 02:23.668 the month of March . Read Across 02:23.668 --> 02:25.668 America event , whether or not it's 02:25.668 --> 02:28.320 overseas or in the state , it shows 02:28.320 --> 02:31.080 that no matter where you are and no 02:31.080 --> 02:33.302 matter what country you're in , reading 02:33.302 --> 02:35.320 is always going to be a priority 02:35.320 --> 02:38.039 because it's important and we need to 02:38.039 --> 02:40.600 know how to be able to read words in 02:40.600 --> 02:43.600 our daily activities . For US Army 02:43.600 --> 02:45.822 Garrison Japan public affairs , this is 02:45.822 --> 02:46.350 Dustin Perry .