What To Do
The first activities in the list below work well with younger children.
As your child grows older, the later activities let her do more. But keep doing the
first ones as long as she enjoys them.
Look through the whole book with your child. Ask
her what she thinks the story is about. Tell the story together by talking about each page
as you both see it.
Ask your child to identify objects, animals, or
people on each page. Talk with her about them and ask her if they are like real life.
Have your child tell another child or family
member a story using a wordless picture book. Doing this will make her feel like a
"reader" and will encourage her to continue learning to read.
Have your child create her own picture book with
her drawings or pictures you help her cut from magazines.
Rhyme with Me: It's Fun, You'll See!
For children ages 3 to 6
Rhyming helps children to connect letters with sounds.
Try To Find
Books with rhyming words, games, or songs
What To Do
The first activities in the list below work well with younger children. As your child
grows older, the later activities let him do more. But keep doing the first ones as long
as he enjoys them.
Play rhyming games and sing rhyming songs with
your child. Many include hand clapping, playing with balls, and playing in groups.
Read rhymes to your child. When reading a familiar one, stop before a
rhyming word and encourage your child to fill in the rhyme. When he does,
praise him.
Listen for rhymes in songs you know or hear on
the radio, TV, at family or other gatherings, and sing them with your child.
Encourage your child to play rhyming games on a computer, if one is
available.
Mystery pictures with a variety of themes magically appear as
students follow directions for coloring graph paper squares. Students
develop graphing skills while having fun.
Graph Paper Art
or 
by 
by Cheryl Warren Mattox;
by Jack Prelutsky
by Jose-Luis Orozco
by Iona Opie.
