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 Dr. Seuss's Birthday |
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Print two sets of alphabet letters: one upper case (capitals), one lower case (small letters). Cut the letters out, mix them up, and play a match-up game with your child (A-a, B-b, C-c). |
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Plan a "TV Blackout" night. Instead of watching TV, read aloud or play games with your child. |
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Help your child think of an imaginary land. Make up a story of silly characters who live in this imaginary place. |
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With your child, count out the number of forks, spoons, napkins, cups, and plates needed for dinner and let your child set the table. |
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Watch a children's movie with your child. Talk about what is real and what is pretend in the movie after it is over. |
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Plan a "green" dinner. Let your child think of green foods to serve (e.g., celery with cream cheese, green beans, lettuce, green apples, or cabbage) or add a drop of green food coloring to scrambled eggs. |
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St. Patrick's Day |
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Go for a walk with your child. Find a safe spot of dirt or sand and let your child draw shapes and letters in the ground with a stick. |
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First Day of Spring |
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Watch an educational TV show with your child. Talk about the child's favorite part of the show. What new things did your child learn? |
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Play "Word Rhyme" with your child. Take turns thinking of silly words and saying as many words that rhyme as you can (e.g., fly, by, my, pie, why, sky, shy). |
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Play "Pat-a-Cake" with your child. |
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Limit TV viewing to no more than two hours a night.
Help children make other choices for their free time activities (e.g., reading, writing, playing, talking).
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Visit the local public library with your child. Find a quiet corner where you and your child can look at the books your child chooses. March is a great month to look at books that help your child learn about colors, numbers, or letters. |
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Have fun reading or telling stories with you child. Try "Story Time" just before bedtime. Let your child pick the books he or she wants to read. It will help your child settle down for sleep. |
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Follow the motions with your child.
Open, shut them,
Have your child stand in a safe place. Ask him or her to open and close their eyes, then mouth, then hands. Have your child show you how he or she can open and close arms. Now repeat the rhyme.
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Materials:
Poke a small hole in the bottom of each cup and fill cups with soil. Plant two bean seeds in each cup. Water the soil and put the cups in a sunlit place. Check every couple of days and water if the soil is dry. Every few days, check to see how the seeds are growing. Measure the sprouts and keep a record of their size on the lid of the egg carton.
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