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Labor Day Go for a walk and collect flowers. Ask your child to think of words, other than "flowers," that start with the letter "F." |
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Show your child how to spell his or her full name, street address, town, city, and phone number. Repeat this information often so that he or she can memorize it. |
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Visit a bakery. Read the signs in the store. Share the smells and tastes of a special treat. |
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Grandparent's Day |
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Let your child use your keys to open the door to your house or car. Talk about other things or places that use keys (treasure chest, diary, padlock, jewelry box, bike lock, safe, stores, and offices). |
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Take a reading picnic under the stars. Take a blanket, some popcorn or other treat, a flashlight, and a favorite storybook. When you finish your story, find pictures stars make in the sky. |
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Rosh Hashanah |
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Play music and dance with your child. Let your child use pots, pans, and spoons to create sounds. |
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Play "Peek-a-Boo" with your child, using a favorite book to hide behind. |
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Plan a "TV Blackout" night. Instead of watching TV, read aloud or play games, do a puzzle, or sing songs with your child. |
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First Day of Autumn |
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Yom Kippur |
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Make up a story with your child as the main character. Let your child retell the story to you. |
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Talk with your child about the difference between hot and cold, big and small, open and closed, and other opposites. Help your child find or think of examples for each word. |
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Take toddlers and preschoolers to the library so that they can choose books to read. Find out about the library's special books and services.
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Have fun reading or telling stories with your child. When you are reading a book, magazine, or newspaper; give your child his or her own book or page to look at. Looking at books that don't have words still counts as "reading." |
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Make a book with your child. Have your child draw a self-portrait, a family picture, a favorite animal, a hand and a foot print, and a birthday cake to record his or her birthday. Include anything that helps the child tell his or her life story. Ask your child to tell you the story or ideas that go with each picture and record them at the bottom of each page. Join the pages together with yarn ties or braids. Let your child color the cover. |
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Make up hand and body movements to go with the words. Let your child follow along.
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
It followed her to school one day, school one day, school one day.
It made the children laugh and play, laugh and play, laugh and play. |
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Visit the local public library with your child. Look for books that are written for children who are your child's age. Even babies enjoy picture books, especially ones made out of cloth. If you need help, ask a librarian to help you find just the right books! |
