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Encourage children to do things for themselves when they are ready. Let them feed and dress themselves, and cleanup after themselves even if these tasks take more time and are not done perfectly. |
Have fun reading or telling stories with your child. Ask other friends or family members to share favorite stories with your child. Stories about the child's own history or culture are especially exciting. Ask the librarian to help you pick out books that have pictures and stories about people with the same ethnic backgrounds as your child. |
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Visit the local public library with your child. Be a role model by checking out books that you would enjoy reading. When you get home, set aside a special time to read with your child. |
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Help your child make a colorful watermelon fan to keep cool all summer!
Materials:
Color or paint a one inch circle of green around the edge of a paper plate. Leaving a small ring of white next to the green, color the inside of the plate red. When the paint is dry, draw black seeds in the red center, or glue on real watermelon seeds. Glue a popsicle stick on the back of the plate and use as a fan. |
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Touch the body parts named as you sing the words. Repeat the rhyme over and over, going faster each time.
Head, shoulders,
Eyes and nose and ears and mouth |
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