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1998-99 Early Childhood Activities Calendar - July

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July 1998
1
Play music and dance with your child.  Let your child use posts, pans, and spoons to create sounds.
2
Story Time
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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.

5
Puppet Making
6
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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8
Play "Pat-a-Cake" with your child.  Help your child count how many fingers are on each hand.
9
Rhyme 'N Play
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11
Library Outing
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14

Sing "Old McDonald Had a Farm" with your child. Take turns making the animal sounds.

15
Rhyme 'N Play
 
16
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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18
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 the stars make in the sky. 
19
Puppet Making
20
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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22
Story Time
 
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24
Plan a "TV Blackout" night. Instead of watching TV, read aloud or play games with your child.
25
Library Outing
26
Go somewhere you can play in the water today, a pool, a lake, the ocean, or under a sprinkler.
27
Story Time
28
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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Rhyme 'N Play
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