Things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.
This is the month I finally read...(read that book you have been putting off for later)
Or a warm book.
Go for a walk and look for letters of the alphabet all around you! For example, two branches on the ground might form the letter T. The goal is to find the letters without having to move items around to create the letter. Mark off each letter as you find it!
Ask your child to tell you a story.
Infant and Preschool Mission
Turn on some music and clap along with your child.
Describe what you are looking at to your child!
Finger paint with washable paint/shaving cream/pudding!
Talk a walk and name all the things you see with your child!
Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them. Don't forget to look high and low!
Let Your Child Pick Out The Book To Read!
You can squeak like a mouse or talk like a robot!
Make up a song with your child!
Name your child's body parts and talk about what they do!
Play a lap bouncing game with your child.
This summer play peek-a-boo or hide and seek or both with your child!
Play with blocks or puzzles together and talk about the shapes, sizes and colors.
Point out word to your child when you shop, read, etc.
This summer while reading let your child turn the page.
Pick a book and read with your child!
Read/Recite nursery rhymes to your child!
Sing a lullaby to your child.
Turn on a song or sing one from memory with your child.
Sing the alphabet song and clap once for each letter with your child!
While reading talk to your child about the pictures.
This summer talk about the weather using very descriptive language with your child!
This summer take some time and talk to your child about your day!
Tell your child about your childhood or a story you made up!
Use a rhythm prop, such as a shaker egg, to sing a song or say a rhythm with your child!