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| Plan to eat dinner as a family as often as possible this month to share educational experiences. |
Read a poem. Let your child guess what the next rhyming word will be. |
Visit a library. Get a card for your child. Check out some books. |
Share memories of a special holiday with your child. |
Read a story. Make puppets out of small paper bags. Put on a puppet show. |
Take a walk. Look for signs of the season. Talk about what you see. |
Create a family tree and have your child draw the portraits of the family members. |
| Help your child decorate a box. Put it by the door to hold homework and books. |
Play a game after reading the directions together. |
Find a cozy place to read a favorite story. Have your child retell the story. |
When driving with your child, turn off the music and talk about the day's events. |
Read directions for a project. Work together to create the project. |
Watch a nature program on TV. Talk about what you see. |
Let your child see YOU reading and writing. Write a long overdue note to a friend. |
| Cut a comic strip apart. Have your child create a map of your home. |
Choose a new recipe. Read it together and have fun making it. |
Cut words out of the newspaper. Arrange them on paper to make a new sentence. |
Have a treasure hunt. Leave picture or word clues to follow to reach the treasure. |
Read a new book or an old favorite to your child. |
Start reading a story and stop before the end. Ask your child to predict the ending. |
Leave a note for your child to discover sometime during the day. |
| Help your child create a map of your home. |
Have your child describe a family member or friend. Guess who it is. |
Take a walk. Close your eyes and listen for the sounds of summer. Make a list of the sounds! |
Help your child plant flower or vegetable seeds. Make a graph to chart their growth. |
Have your child write a note to a friend or relative. Be sure to mail it! |
Start telling a familiar story. Have your child write a new ending. |
Have your child make a list of enjoyable things to do. Describe what makes them fun. |
| Help your child write and illustrate a story about a favorite animal. |
Have your children plan a fun family activity. |
Have fun reading and writing with your child. |
Read with your child for 15 minutes each day.
Star or initial the square for that day.
If you skip a day then read for 30 minutes the next day and star both days.
At the end of the month, sign this calendar and return it to your child's teacher in the fall.
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