Day 30 - Family Literacy Month
Day 30 - Imagination Vacation Imagine that you were going on vacation today, instead of school or work. Where would you go? How long would you stay? What is the weather like and what will you do? More importantly, what should you pack? This is a great way to practice giving descriptions and thinking about important information, like weather and things to do. http://bit.ly/ImaginationVacation http://bit.ly/wandertheworld
Day 29 - Family Literacy Month
Day 29 - Mary Had a Little Rhyme Recite nursery rhymes you know by heart, or learn a popular lullaby from another culture. Encourage your toddler to sing them with you. You can even change around the words to make the songs about your family! Nursery rhymes are important to the process of learning early language skills. http://bit.ly/MotherGooseRhymes
Day 28 - Family Literacy Month
Day 28 - Over the Moon Take the time to observe the night sky together. Notice the moon and how it changes size (and even color) from day to day, or map out a constellation or cluster of stars on aluminum foil by poking holes with a tooth pick. Inside, put a light behind the aluminum sheet to make your own night sky. http://bit.ly/MoonTrivia
Day 27 - Family Literacy Month
Day 27 - Dreamland What’s the craziest dream you’ve ever had? Sit down with your family members and talk about dreams. Which dreams can you remember? What’s the funniest dream you’ve ever had? The scariest? As a family, have everyone keep a dream journal and compare notes. And, if you have a pet, you can even imagine what he or she dreams about! http://bit.ly/DreamDiary http://bit.ly/doanimalsdream
Day 26 - Family Literacy Month
Day 26 - What a Gem When is your birthday? What is your birthstone? Look up where the gemstone comes from and learn about its special powers! Do you like your birth gem’s special powers? Which stone is your favorite? http://bit.ly/BirthdayPowers
Day 25 - Family Literacy Month
Day 25 - School Days Share stories about what your schooldays were like, and compare your experience with everyone in your family. We think you’ll find the learning process and in-school gadgets have changed quite a bit over the years. Together make a list of the top five things you love about school and why learning will always be important. http://bit.ly/SchoolDayStory
Day 24 - Family Literacy Month
Day 24 - Get Cooking Bring math into the kitchen and include the whole family when preparing a recipe. Practice measuring out ingredients using different sizes of measuring cups. How many ⅓ scoops does it take to make 1 cup? How many ¼ cups? How would you prepare the recipe for 24 guests? You don’t need to be a professional chef to share the joys of cooking and learning with your friends and family members. http://bit.ly/KitchenMath
Day 23 - Family Literacy Month
Day 23 - Flashlight Stories Pretend you’re camping and there’s no electricity for a reading light, and read by flashlight! Take turns reading to experience how different it is to read in the dark. Talk about what it would be like to go back in time and read without electricity. You could even go to the library and pick out a story about the discovery of electricity! http://bit.ly/FlashlightStory
Day 22 - Family Literacy Month
Day 22 - Mystery Dinner Guests Before dinner, have everyone choose a famous person from history and research the person’s life. While eating, take turns asking each other questions to learn more about the other “famous people” at the table. Try to guess each other’s identity! http://bit.ly/MysteryDinnerGuest
Day 21 - Family Literacy Month
Day 21 - Head in the Clouds Take the time to stare at the clouds and see if there are any interesting shapes in the sky. Wonder what it would be like to fly. Where would you go? What would you do? Imagine the possibilities with your child http://bit.ly/HeadintheClouds
