Category: Language and Literacy

  • Tell Me a Story About Me

    Your Child Will Learn

    They will learn about story sequence through a personal story

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Think of a story about your child’s life that you’d like to share.  It can be something funny or special that captures
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  • Animal Sounds

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to make different sounds of speech

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather some visual examples of animals; these visual examples can be animal toys, animal flashcards, a book with different pictures of animals, homemade drawings of
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  • Vehicle Sounds

    Your Child Will Learn

    To imitate changes in voice tone and volume by making vehicle sounds

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather some visual examples of vehicles like trains, cars, trucks, airplanes, or boats. These visual examples can be vehicle toys,
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  • Texture Time at the Playground

    Your Child Will Learn

    Use descriptive words to describe textures of objects

    Here’s What to Do

    1. While on a trip to the playground, find different textures to do this activity. Some examples: slide, monkey bars, rubber ground covering, wood chips,
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  • Funny Family Stories

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to tell a story

    Here’s What to Do

    1. This is an activity for the whole family to join in! Tell your children and family members to gather around in a circle for a funny family
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  • Book Play

    Your Child Will Learn

    Retell a story from a favorite book through dramatic performance

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to select a book that they enjoy reading.  Read the book together and discuss the characters and settings, and
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  • Books and Facts

    Your Child Will Learn

    Learn about real-life topics through nonfiction books

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Select a nonfiction picture book to read with your child. For example, select a factual book about transportation, nature, animals, careers, sports, food, art, or
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  • What If…Stories

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to “write” a story by telling it out loud and drawing pictures to match the story.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. After reading a story that your child knows and enjoys, pose a what if scenario
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  • Redesign A Book Cover

    Your Child Will Learn

    Art and pictures on book covers give a preview of the story and gains the interest of readers

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Have your child select a book to read and ask them to describe what
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  • Do You Hear What I Hear

    Your Child Will Learn

    To separate the beginning sounds of spoken words with help from adults

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Visit a public place where your child will hear different sounds of things in the surrounding environment; examples of places
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