Talking with your child helps them learn oral language. Talk to them about your daily activities & different events to expand their vocabulary. Singing with your child slows language down so children can hear the different sounds in words. Singing also develops listening and memory skills. Reading together is the single most effective way to help children become proficient readers. Writing and reading go together. Writing helps children learn that letters and words stand for sounds and that print has meaning. Playing is one of the primary ways young children learn about how the world works, and helps them practice putting their thoughts into words.

Step 1: Complete all game board activities with your child.

2. Bring your completed game board into the library for a board book !

2020 Baby Summer Reading Ages 0-2

Childs Name: ______________

Read a

counting book.

Practice counting things!

Read a book about colors.

Look for colors all day long!

Finger-pai

nt!

Use real paint, or

use Yogurt and

Food coloring!

Play “Patty-Cake!”

Together

Sing or chant a nursery rhyme

& do the motions.

Sing a favorite

song together!

Read an Animal

book and

Make their

noises!

Look through a

book & talk

about the

pictures.

Go for a

walk

& talk

about

things y

ou see

outside.

Finished!

Read an

alphabet

Book.

Scribble

Use your finger and

sand to trace

letters with your

child

Build with blocks.

Knock it down!

Talk about high &

low, up & down.

After you complete an activity, have your child color or scribble the circle.

Turn your completed game board into the library by August 7th for a board book!

Play

Peek A Boo

Enjoy a

virtu

al

Story time

Sing

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Draw

Draw shapes and talk about

each one