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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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Independence Day Find a place to safely watch a fireworks display with your child. Talk about why you are proud to be an American. |
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Take a "counting" walk. Pick something to count (cars, signs, flowers, birds, bikes) and as you walk, keep track of how many you see. |
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Play "Pat-a-Cake" with your child. Help your child count how many fingers there are on each hand. |
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Go for a reading picnic under the stars. Take a flashlight, a snack, and a few favorite books to read outside. Look for pictures that stars make in the sky. |
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Sing "Old McDonald Had a Farm" with your child. Take turns making the animal sounds. |
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Watch a musical on TV with your child. Talk about what your child's favorite part was. Try to talk by singing. |
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Let your child help with a household chore today, setting the table, emptying the trash, putting away the toys, or feeding a pet. When the work is done, thank your child for helping. |
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Take your child outside with a bucket of water and a paint brush to "paint" his or her name, and to draw shapes and letters on the sidewalk with the water. |
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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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Go somewhere you can play in the water today -- a pool, a lake, the ocean, or under a sprinkler. |
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Sing a simple song with your child. Count the words that rhyme. Make up a new song of your own using words that rhyme. |
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July Tip of the Month