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2021
Family Activity Calendar
Getting Ready for KINDERGARTEN
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» Tell me your stories; » Build with me. » Read to me; listen to me » Take me to the library. » Use playdough with
listen to mine. "read" to you.
» Pretend with me. me.
» Explore our community
» Sing songs and nursery » Point out meaningful letters
» Make time for me in my world: J is for Jack, D with me. » Draw pictures with me.
rhymes.
to play with other is for Donut. » Count things with me. » Show me how to make
» Talk about things we kids.
» Point out the first letter letters.
are doing. » Let me touch, taste and
» Be silly with me. in words and the sound it
makes. smell new things. » Write down what I say.
» Teach me new words.
» Teach me the
» Use rhyming words with » Play games with me. » Make lists with me.
» Ask me 'how' and rules.
me.
'why' questions.
» Re-read books I love.
Tips and Tricks to Use Calendar
This Getting Ready for Kindergarten Calendar offers daily activities that enhance developmental skills needed in school.
Children develop at their own rate! It’s up to you how to use this calendar; we give suggestions below.
Parents Parents and QR Code Download
» Use the daily activities to Teachers Instructions The
engage your child in literacy
discovery.
» Enjoy the monthly tips and
videos in the QR code in the
» Each month look for the QR
Code to learn tips and tricks
children are
» Check out the local resources, Parent and Teachers' Corner for interacting with your child. our future.
including local libraries
(pg.30), community agencies
» Use daily literacy activities
as your question of the day,
» To access the QR Code go to
the App Store on your mobile Enjoy the
(pg.31), and developmental
milestones (pg.34).
during transition times, and
other times during the day.
phone and download a FREE
QR Code Reader. journey!
» Look over the Kindergarten » Check out recommended » After you have downloaded
registration page and other books at the library and use the app you will be able to
school information (pg.29). them in the classroom. hold your phone over the code
» Read the “Children & each month and the videos or
» Use the Kindergarten information will come up on
Technology” page to discover benchmarks and milestones
Recommended Books
tips and tricks for using media your phone.
on pg. 28 to guide your
in the home and on the go teaching and monitor the youtu.be/j393lNECNGw Each month,
(pg.33). children’s development. look here for
» Make Talk, Play, Read, Do a list of books
and Write part of your daily to read with
"Typical" development school routines. your child.
varies from child to child.
Each month focuses on
a different topic based
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Standards and strategies
developed by experts.
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Take time each day to listen and Involve your child
to talk with your child. in activities which
require listening and
While traveling or at home:
following directions.
Turn off the radio or CD player in your car and
talk about where you are going or have been. Give your child directions that
Talk about what might happen when you get to involve two steps. Here are some
where you are going. examples:
Turn off the TV and other electronic devices and Take off your shoes and put
talk with your child about things that interest them in the closet.
him or her or their day. Talking is teaching! Pick up your plate and put it in
the sink.
Ways to Welcome by
Linda Ashman
Recommended Books
Just Like Me by Vanessa
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Brantley-Newton
M O N T H Ray by Marianna Coppo
TIPS There’s an Alien In Your Book by
Tom Fletcher
Parent and Teacher Corner Lift by Minh Lê
The Button Book by Sally Nicholls
Small Children Have Big Feelings: The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder
There's an Emotion Behind Every
Children come to school after many early-morning Action Heroes Wear Masks by
http://bit.ly/2zMMS9m Sesame Workshop
transitions from home. There is an emotion behind
every action and meltdowns can come out of
Separation anxiety in young
nowhere. By observing children you can translate children
this behavior and help them transition. Separation anxiety is normal and
eventually most young children will
experience it. Tips for making this
transition easier.
http://bit.ly/2B25l3r
January
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Eye Care Month Remember: New Year's Day 1 Have your child 2
Check with your Use newspapers and look at pictures in a
school for magazines to make book and make up his/
kindergarten a New Year’s crown her own story.
registration or hat.
dates.
Count items in your 3 Do sit-ups and 4 Color Tuesday 5 Count the windows 6 10
Library Day 7 Practice putting on 8 Look for happy 9
kitchen. count to 10. Look for white clothes. in your house. Get a library card for hats and gloves. faces in a magazine.
your child.
Sing your child’s 10 Have your child 11 Color Tuesday 12 Read your favorite 13 Have your child 14 Ask your child to 15 Do 15 jumping 16
favorite song. help prepare a meal. Look for the color children’s book to your practice writing his/her help set the table and jacks.
white outside. child. name using upper and count the items.
lower case letters.
Cut shapes out of 17 Martin Luther 18 Color Tuesday 19 Exercise with your 20 Library Day 21 Make a grocery list 22 Look outside and 23
paper to make a picture. King, Jr. Day Look for the color white child; hop in place, do Ask for a book about together. ask your child about
in a book or magazine. jumping jacks and arm winter fun. the weather.
Have your child circles.
draw a picture of him/
her playing in the snow.
Play a board game 24 Start a nursery 25 Color Tuesday 26 Name four things 27 Ask your child to 28 Brush your teeth 29 Play I-Spy with the 30
with your child. rhyme and have your Look for something that rhyme with "dog." draw a picture of a and talk about why numbers on this page.
child finish it. white in the kitchen. snowman. they are important. "I-Spy number 4. Can
you find 4?
What letter does 31
January start with?
Can you find another
"J" on this page?
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Play matching games. Play "shapes" and
Play “Old Maid” and “Go Fish” cards, the Memory "sizes" games.
Game, or a deck of playing cards.
Play hide-and-seek with
Shuffle the cards and lay them face up on the different sized shapes.
table.
Grab shapes out of a bag
Invite your child to find the two cards that match. and name.
Make bath time a fun
Have fun as you play "I Spy" learning opportunity with
color games. foam letters, numbers and
shapes to play with in the
Play the game by spying different colored objects tub.
at home, outdoors, or in the car.
Say, “I spy something yellow. You peel it and eat
it. What is it?" (banana)
Play Movement Games
A Story about Afiya by James Berry
Play “Mother May I,” “Red Light,
Green Light” and “Simon Says” What Matters Most by Emma Dodd
Recommended Books
O N T H LY The Yawns Are Coming! by
M Christopher Eliopoulos
TIPS
My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano
Are Your Stars Like My Stars? by
Parent and Teacher Corner Leslie Helakoski
Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy
Easy Beginner Preschool Board Moo-Moo, I Love You! by Tom
Sitting down and playing games with children is Games. Lichtenheld and Amy Krouse Rosenthal
the way they learn to take turns, learn rules and http://bit.ly/2PtGjDy
Cool Cuts by Mechal Renee Roe
spend quality time with you. This time also gives
you the opportunity to observe skills that need to be
worked on. The Dollar Store is a great place to grab Check out this website for Play
matching, shape, color, letter and number games. ideas
http://bit.ly/2QDtXVH
February
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Black Heritage Talk about what 1 Groundhog Day 2 Make shadows with 3 Library Day 4 Write down the 5 Read your child a 6
Month happens when snow your child using a Say a word to your names of family story and ask him/her
melts. Color Tuesday flashlight. child and ask him/her to members. to act it out with a
Dental Care Month Take a walk and find say words that rhyme. sock puppet.
things that are pink.
Have your child 7 Together, look for 8 Color Tuesday 9 Play peek-a-boo 10 Library Day 11 Lincoln's 12 Have your child 13
put a glove on his/her words beginning with Look for pink clothes. with scarves. Ask for an award- Birthday think of words that
hand and count his/her the same letter. winning book. Count fruits in the start with the first
fingers. refrigerator. letter in his/her name.
Valentine's Day 14 President's Day 15 Color Tuesday 16 Ash Wednesday 17 Library Day 18 Have your child 19 Leap across your 20
Trace and cut heart Read a story with Look for the color pink in Hide an object, give Ask for rhyming books. help prepare a meal. living room.
shapes together. your child and point to a book or magazine. your child clues and
each word as you read. have them find it.
Count to 20.
21 Read your favorite
22 Color Tuesday 23 Have your child
24 Library Day 25 Count the number
26 Name a letter and
27
children's book to your Look for something pink wear something red Read a book about a of hops your child can have your child find
child. in your kitchen. today. snowman. do on one foot. items that begin with
that letter.
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by color.
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Create a reading area Let your child participate in book
for your child. reading with a variety of books.
Store your child’s books in a special Visit your local library with your child and get a
place that is easy to reach such as a library card.
basket, drawer, or on a low shelf. Let your child look at the picture books in the
Place a small rug or pillow in children’s section of the library and select several
the area to create a cozy and books to checkout.
comfortable place for reading. Attend a story time program at your library.
Join your child and read together in While reading a book with your child, talk about
this special place. the pictures and information on the cover of
Hold your child close to you when the book.
you read to help develop a bond and Ask your child to look at the cover and guess what
a positive attitude toward reading. the book is going to be about.
Read your child’s favorite books Show your child how to start at the beginning of
over and over as this builds strong Catch That Chicken by Atinuke
the book and how to turn the pages from front
reading skills.
Recommended Books
to back. Brown Baby Lullaby by Tameka
Ask your child questions throughout the story Fryer Brown
and to retell the story in his or her own words at
Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy by
O N T H LY the end.
Tara Dairman
M Accordionly by Michael Genhart
TIPS Parent and Teacher Corner Hat Tricks by Satoshi Kitamura
Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd
Building Print Awareness
by Sharing a Book Roy Digs Dirt by David Shannon
http://bit.ly/2PnqDkZ The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf
Reading aloud is so important to young children's Who Lost His Breath by Susan Verde
learning. One of the most important skills a parent
or teacher can teach a child is how to communicate, The importance of reading
how to speak, listen and read. Children love hearing aloud to children.
a story when you add different accents and make http://bit.ly/2PphzfF
the characters and story come alive.
March
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
How how high can 1 Read Across 2 Dance with scarves. 3 Library Day 4 Count fruits in the 5 Put together a 6
you count? Count the America Day Find books about refrigerator. puzzle with your child.
numbers on this page. spring.
Dr. Seuss' Birthday
Look for Dr. Seuss
books at your library.
Have your child 7 Watch a movie with 8 Color Tuesday 9 Look for different 10 Library Day 11 Sort old socks 12 Practice the 13
think of words that your child. Look for the color green shapes in your living Talk about the author by color. "ABC" song.
start with the first outside. room. Dr. Seuss and what an
letter in his/her name.. author does.
Daylight Savings 14 Read a story with 15 Color Tuesday 16 St. Patrick's Day 17 Library Day 18 Have your child 19 First Day of 20
Time Begins your child and point to Find the color green in Hide an object, give Talk about animals. help prepare a meal. Spring
Change your clocks each word as you read. books or magazines. your child clues and Count to 20.
and smoke detector have him/her find it.
batteries.
Point out street 21 Look outside for 22 Color Tuesday 23 Have your child 24 Library Day 25 Jump 10 times. 26 Passover Begins 27
signs as you move spring changes. Look for the color green write his/her name on Decide which book Sing your favorite
through town. in the kitchen. card and display it on is your favorite children’s song
the refrigerator. Dr. Seuss book. together.
Palm Sunday 28 Help your child 29 Color Tuesday 30 What letter does 31
Play a game that practice zipping his/her Find the color green in March start with? Parents please go to
involves taking turns. coat. your child’s toys. Can you find other M's
on the page? www.surveymonkey.com/r/R3WCKC3
to fill out a 1 minute survey to let us know
how you like the calendar.
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Gather and organize materials for Support your child as he
coloring, drawing, writing and cutting. or she practices using
Help your child select a strong container for drawing and scissors.
writing materials. Be sure that your child knows how to
Show your child how to use markers and scissors hold the scissors, how to open and
appropriately. close the blades and how to hold the
Decide on some simple rules for your child using the paper. “Chomp the paper like an
drawing and writing materials. alligator mouth.”
Create fun activities using school tools such as pencils, Snipping playdough snakes, strips of
makers, crayons and scissors. construction paper or paint strips from
the hardware store is good practice.
Encourage your child to explore with
drawing materials. Let your child see that
Draw a picture with your child about family events and
written words are a Common Critters: The Wildlife in
Your Neighborhood by Pat Brisson
part of daily life.
Recommended Books
experiences and talk about the picture.
Nesting by Henry Cole
Praise your child’s efforts by displaying their work in a Involve your child in making lists
special spot. together, writing notes and Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by
names. Nikki Grimes
Beehive by Jorey Hurley
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TIPS
Cristina Lalli
The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey
How to Teach a Preschooler
to Cut with Scissors Love Sophia on the Moon by
http://bit.ly/2z6jV91 Anica Mrose Rissi
Developing fine motor skills are important for One Earth by Eileen Spinelli
learning to hold a pencil in the future. You can
strengthen your child’s hands by giving them the How to teach your child to use
opportunity to play with playdough as well as using scissors correctly
their pincher fingers to pick up little objects like http://bit.ly/2PrI583
beans, beads or small pasta. Here are some easy
tips for teaching a child to cut with scissors.April
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Library Day 1 Good Friday 2 Last Day of 3
Ask for fairy tales. Talk about a Passover
favorite person. Together find things
around the house that
begin with letter “M.”
Easter 4 Make a collage of 5 Color Tuesday 6 Sing the “ABC” 7 Library Day 8 Measure rice with 9 Draw and cut out 10
Use a ruler to shapes together. Find something blue in song. Read a story and ask a measuring cup or circles and triangles.
measure your your clothes. your child what his/her spoon.
hands and feet. favorite part was and
why.
Sing your child's 11 Week of the 12 Ramadan Begins 13 Find some squares 14 Tax Day 15 Count the stairs as 16 Act out a favorite 17
favorite song. Young Child 12-16 in your house. (Taxes Due) you climb them in story or song.
Use crayons to draw a Color Tuesday your house.
picture for a parent. Find something blue Library Day
outside. Ask for books about
bugs.
Play a board game 18 Have your child 19 Color Tuesday 20 Have your child 21 Earth Day 22 Count how many 23 Print your name – 24
or card game with count all the doors Find something blue in invite a friend over trees are on your street. use a different color
your child. and windows in your a book or magazine. to play. Library Day for each letter.
house. Together read a
book about feelings.
Count from 0 to 10. 25 Have your child 26 Color Tuesday 27 Put together a 28 Library Day 29 Arbor Day 30
draw a picture. Let Cut out pictures puzzle with your Talk about patterns. Take a walk and find
him/her tell you that are blue from child. Can you find a shirt you small new trees that
about it. magazines and glue have that has a pattern? are growing. Talk about
them on paper. "Tall" trees compared to
"small" trees.
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Read rhymes with your child. Play with rhyming sounds
Read Mother Goose Rhymes with your child. Play a game of naming rhyming words.
Encourage your child to listen and complete (Silly, Billy, Sock, Rock)
the sentence with the rhyming word such as,
“Hickory, Dickory, Dock. The Mouse Ran up Silly, nonsense words count, too.
the (clock).”
Read books with rhyming words like Sing, dance and listen to songs with your
Jeep in a Sheep, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom children that have rhyming words. Many of
and Wocket in My Pocket the children’s CD’s have rhyming songs.
Remember that children grow and
develop at different rates, but you may
be surprised to see how your child has
progressed in the past few months. Bunnies on the Bus by
Philip Ardagh
Recommended Books
A Perfect Day by Sarah S. Brannen
O N T H LY Wonderful You by Lisa Graff
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TIPS
A World Together by Sonia Manzano
The Hidden Rainbow by
Parent and Teacher Corner Christie Matheson
Old Rock (is Not Boring) by Deb Pilutti
Green on Green by Dianne White
Children need to hear books with rhyming words How to teach your child key
to develop their language Only the Cat Saw by Ashley Wolff
reading skills: Phonological
Read books with predictable endings to the Awareness - Talk, Sing, Rhyme!
sentences. http://bit.ly/2Ffm4Vc
Did you know you can check out children’s CD’s
from the library?May
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Asian Pacific May Day 1
American Heritage Help your child get
Month the mail. Count the
pieces together.
Orthodox Easter 2 Children’s 3 Color Tuesday 4 Cinco de Mayo 5 Library Day 6 Talk about summer 7 Sing the ABC song. 8
Make up silly words Book Week Find something yellow Talk about the Ask about summer plans.
that rhyme with your May 3 - May 9 in your clothes. weather. “April showers reading programs.
child’s name. bring May flowers.” Is it
Find things that rainy or sunny?
begin with the letter
“B.”
Mother's Day 9 Listen to a story, 10 Color Tuesday 11 Buy a packet of 12 Library Day 13 Make animal noises. 14 Armed 15
Take a "rainbow walk." cassette tape or CD Find something yellow flower seeds - plant Read two books Have your child guess Forces Day
Find all the colors of with your child. outside. some in a paper cup. today. Have your child the animal. Draw some tulips.
the rainbow. tell which is his/her Color them.
favorite and why.
Name a letter and 16 Write your child’s 17 Color Tuesday 18 Cut out shapes and 19 Library Day 20 Take a walk and talk 21 Practice opposites 22
have your child find name. Have them trace Find something yellow play a matching game. Ask a librarian to about the different with your child (up/
items beginning with the letters. in a book or magazine. recommend new sounds you hear. down, in/out, over/
that letter. children’s music. under).
Sing songs with 23 Make a parade with 24 Color Tuesday 25 Hide an object. 26 Library Day 27 Visit Festival Park 28 Bake cookies 29
rhyming sounds. your stuffed animals. Find something yellow Have your child look Share a nursery and play. together. Count the
Count how many in the kitchen. for it by giving him/her rhyme with your child. number on each tray.
animals in the parade. clues.
Find something 30 Memorial Day 31
yellow in your Discuss the pattern
child's toys. in the flag. Find
other patterns.
13Give your child daily opportunities
to use large muscles.
Let your child spend time inside and outdoors
and have space and freedom to use large
muscles. Join your child in active play.
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Hang a basketball hoop low enough so your child can
successfully “make a basket.”
Toss bean bags into a basket, or a tape circle on the floor.
Create an obstacle course in your house. Use words like crawl “over” the
chair. Slide “under” the table. Slither "through" the door like a snake.
Ready, Set, Go! Sports of All
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MONTH
Recommended Books
I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood
TIPS Parent and Teacher Corner Summer Song by Kevin Henkes
My Ocean is Blue by Darren Lebeuf
If you have concerns about your
child’s gross or fine motor skills, Prairie Days by Patricia MacLachlan
What are gross motor skills?
you can contact the early learners Bunny Overboard by Claudia Rueda
Gross motor skills are the abilities required to department in your school district
control the large muscles of the body for walking,
jumping, skipping, and more. Gross motor skills help for a screening. Home Base by Nikki Tate
a child gain strength and confidence in his/her body.
Someday We Will by Pam Webb
It also helps them get exercise and physical activity.
The difference between fine
What are fine motor skills? and gross motor skills.
Fine motor skills are the abilities required to control http://bit.ly/2K6Ijvz
the small muscles in the body to develop skills like
coloring with a crayon, writing with a pencil, or
cutting with scissors.June
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Remember: Color Tuesday 1 Have your child 2 Library Day 3 Discuss your 4 Find things around 5
Did you schedule a Find something invite a friend over Take a walk around the family's favorite food. the house that are
kindergarten physical, black in your clothes. and play a game. path at the library after square or circular.
eye and dental exams? you check out books.
Take a walk and 6 How many clothes 7 Color Tuesday 8 Walk like a penguin. 9 Library Day 10 Have a picnic in the 11 Play “Simon Says.” 12
count the flowers can you put on all by Find something black What other animal is Ask for books about backyard. Focus on exercise
you see. yourself? outside. black & white? summer fun. activities (hopping,
bending over, touching
toes).
Play catch together 13 Flag Day 14 Color Tuesday 15 Sing "The Ants Go 16 Library Day 17 Have your child 18 Have a picnic with 19
and count as you catch Make an obstacle Find something black in Marching" song. Ask for books about write his/her name your child or play a
the ball. course for your bike. a book or magazine. cars or trucks. in some sand. game outside.
First Day 20 Count from 1 to 10 21 Color Tuesday 22 Name words that 23 Library Day 24 Visit the park or a 25 Play a game 26
of Summer or as high as your child Find something black in rhyme with “can.” Ask for books that beach. together such as
can count. the kitchen. have shapes in them. “Memory” or “Go Fish.”
Father's Day
Dance together.
Help your child 27 Find things that 28 Color Tuesday 29 Go on a scavenger 30
practice putting their begin with the letter “T.” Find something black hunt outside and look
shoes on. in your toys. for things that are the
color yellow, green and
red.
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Use number words Involve your child in number
and point out written and counting activities.
numerals as you and Play “Simon Says.” Say to your child,
your child do things “Simon says clap your hands 5 times.”
“Simon Says take 3 steps forward.”
together. “Show me 4 fingers on your hand.”
“I need you to put 3 forks and “Show me 5 fingers on your hand.”
3 plates on the table.” “Take one finger away. How many
fingers do you have left?”
“Pick out 4 apples and put
them in this bag.”
“See if you can stack 6 Read, tell stories, sing
pennies.” songs and say rhymes about
“Can you put 4 blocks in a numbers and counting with Sun Flower Lion by Kevin Henkes
row?” your child.
Recommended Books
Follow Me, Flo! by Jarvis
Read or sing Five Little Monkeys
Jumping on the Bed. It Is Not Perfect by Anna Kang
Sing counting songs such as Being Frog by April Pulley Sayre
“This Old Man.”
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Seagulls Soar by April Pulley Sayre
TIPS Jules vs. the Ocean by Jessie Sima
Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder
Early math skills are learned The Importance of Early Math
through every day play. http://bit.ly/2Pmz9Rc Natsumi’s Song of Summer by
Children learn these skills Robert Paul Weston
through measurement vocabulary like big/small,
full/empty, slow/fast, a lot/a little. Children can learn
math in multiple opportunities during the day from Everyday Fun With Measurement
going to the grocery store or to the laundromat. http://bit.ly/2OH059g
Make learning fun! Talking is teaching!July
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Library Day 1 What food would 2 Use sidewalk chalk 3
Have your child you take on a picnic? to draw a hopscotch
name letters found on board and count as
cereal boxes, cans, etc. you hop.
Independence 4 Keep the TV off 5 Color Tuesday 6 Use family photos 7 Library Day 8 Use a stick to write 9 Make a piggy bank 10
Day today. Read books and Find something red to tell different stories. Talk with your child. numbers in the dirt or out of a coffee can
Draw and decorate play games instead. outside. What did you do today? sand. or box and start
a flag. saving coins.
Pretend to be a 11 Have your child 12 Color Tuesday 13 Put on music and 14 Library Day 15 Using blocks, ask 16 Play “I Spy” with 17
statue. How long can help make his/her Find something red dance and clap to the Let your child pick your child to sort by numbers.
you stay still? favorite sandwich. in a book or magazine. beat. out a DVD the whole colors. Now create
family will enjoy. a pattern.
Have your child 18 Practice counting 19 Color Tuesday 20 Count pennies into 21 Library Day 22 Open your piggy 23 Play a counting 24
practice your phone to 10 (or higher)! Find something red in piles of 1, 2, 3... Ride your bike or bank, sort and count game like “How many
number. your kitchen. walk to the library. the coins. striped or spotted
things do you see?”
Ask for music or 25 Make a touch and 26 Color Tuesday 27 Make a grocery list 28 Library Day 29 Find something 30 Sing a favorite 31
stories to play in feel box with objects Find two things in your together and go to the Have a birthday red in your clothes. song with your child.
your car. from outside. Have your house that are your store. party for a doll or
child reach in and guess favorite color. stuffed animal.
what he/she touches.
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Visit your child’s school and Practice going to Kindergarten.
preview school activities. Begin to gather school supplies with your child.
Play school with your child. Take turns being
Attend your school’s family open house, parent night the teacher. Have story time, sing songs, draw
or “meet the teacher day.” Here are some things to do pictures, play a game.
when you visit:
Explore the classroom. Look at the books and Maintain predictable family
materials, find out where the children store
backpacks, and hang coats. routines.
Find out about the daily schedule for your child’s Establish a regular bedtime for your child.
class so you can talk about it at home. American Pediatrics recommends 10-13 hours
Ask when do they have story time, lunch, outdoor of sleep per night for children ages 3-5.
play and rest time. Children understanding their Be prepared for your morning “before school”
schedule helps with transitions. times. Getting everyone up and off to school
Locate the restrooms and water fountains. can be hectic. Planning and getting Girl vs. Squirrel by Hayley Barrett
organized the night before can eliminate
Look for the cafeteria, the playground, the
Recommended Books
transition problems for your child and Weasel Is Worried by Ciara Gavin
principal’s office, the nurse’s office, media center a hassle free morning.
and other special features of the school. Tomorrow I’ll Be Kind by Jessica Hische
Designate a place for lunch boxes and
backpacks that need to go to school so When My Brother Gets Home by
you aren’t scrambling in the morning. Tom Lichtenheld
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Goodnight Veggies by Diana Murray
TIPS One of These Is Not Like the Others by
Barney Saltzberg
Transitioning to Kindergarten Boxitexts by Kim Smith
The first days of school are http://bit.ly/2z54nSQ
often tough for both young Under My Tree by Muriel Tallandier
children and parents. When
you say goodbye, reassure your child that you will
see him or her later. Children don’t understand time Helping Your Kindergartener
so mention a specific time and a concrete activity, with Separation Anxiety
for example “I will pick you up after you have had http://bit.ly/2PTBLFK
lunch and gone out to play.”August
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Play “Hide & Seek” 1 Make a sandwich 2 Color Tuesday 3 Practice bouncing 4 Talk to your child 5 Look for things that 6 Plan a party for the 7
outside. with a face. Find something purple a ball. Count the about their new begin with “P.” Point 1st day of school.
in the kitchen. number of bounces. school-day bedtime out the letter “P” in
and wake-up schedule. print.
Pretend it is the 8 Help your child 9 Color Tuesday 10 Visit your new 11 Library Day 12 Practice writing your 13 Make up a story for 14
first day of school. write his/her name Organize what your school and play on Ask for stories about name with crayons, your child.
Practice ways to say and identify each letter. child will need for the the playground. families. markers, chalk, and
goodbye. first day of school. pencils.
Take a picnic lunch 15 Practice taking turns 16 Color Tuesday 17 Paint on the 18 Make a costume out 19 Find words that 20 Write a letter to a 21
to a park. and sharing. Find something purple sidewalk with water. of things you have at rhyme with “me.” special friend.
outside. Practice your letters. home.
Find your favorite 22 Take a walk and talk 23 Color Tuesday 24 Help set the table. 25 Library Day 26 Practice your phone 27 Help your child draw 28
color flower outside about the sounds you Find something Count the plates. Ask for books about number and address a picture and give it to
and tell someone what hear. purple in a book or friendships. with your child. someone special.
color it is. magazine.
Help your child 29 Practice zipping 30 Color Tuesday 31
make a list of things and buttoning. Draw a picture of
that make him/her your new school.
happy.
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Involve your child in learning personal
information about themselves.
My name is __________________________(includes child’s first and last name.)
I am a _________________________ (girl or boy.)
My mother’s name is _________________________________
My father’s name is ___________________________________
My address is ____________________________________________
My phone number is _________________________
I Love My Teacher by Giles Andreae
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TIPS Parent and Teacher Corner
We Will Rock our Classmates by
Ryan T. Higgins
In a Jar by Deborah Marcero
Arlo The Lion Who Couldn’t Sleep by
Catherine Rayner
Learning personal information is one of the When asking about an address I would
most important lessons you can teach your say, “What is your address?” The next Cave DaDa by Brandon Reese
child in case he or she gets lost or accidentally day, I would ask, “Where do you live?
separated from you. Me and My Sister by Rose Robbins
Ask the questions in different ways because in Brick By Brick by Heidi Woodward
an emergency you don’t know how your child Sheffield
will be asked. Teach Kids to Get Found
When I taught this information I asked the When They're Lost
questions in different ways. One day I might http://bit.ly/2QGaaVQ
say, “What is your name?” The next day I might
ask, “What’s your full name?”September
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Have your child 1 Library Day 2 Go outside. Find 3 Make a list of things 4
retell a story or event in Ask about fall rocks to make the first that start with the
order (first, middle, last). programs for kids. letter of your name. letters of your child’s
first name.
Telephone someone 5 Rosh Hashanah 6 Color Tuesday 7 Go outside to play 8 Library Day 9 Read and talk about 10 Patriot Day 11
to say, “I love you.” Find something silver or or swing. Make a smiley face people from other Try a new food
Labor Day gray in a book or using fruits and cultures. to eat.
Help clean up the yard magazine. vegetables.
or a park.
Grandparents 12 Practice your phone 13 Color Tuesday 14 Yom Kippur 15 Library Day 16 Find something in 17 Find 10 circular 18
Day number and address. Draw a picture using Pick 2 books to your pantry. Make it objects in your home.
Find something to silver or gray crayons. Hispanic read today. together for dinner.
stack – how high can Heritage Month
you build it? September 15 -
October 15
Make a collage with
leaves.
Practice naming 19 Wear the same 20 Color Tuesday 21 First Day of 22 Library Day 23 Native 24 Help your child 25
opposites. color clothes as Find something silver or Autumn Sing the nursery American Day practice writing his/her
your child. gray in your toys. Find things that rhyme "Twinkle, Make a list of all your last name.
begin with the letter “F.” Twinkle, Little Star." friends names.
Take a walk and 26 Buy some 27 Color Tuesday 28 Draw a picture of 29 Library Day 30
count the trees. Talk sandpaper and cut Find something silver or your family and have Check out new books at
about what animals live out the letters of your gray in the kitchen. your child say the first the library about Fall.
in trees. child’s name. Let him/ and last name of each
her feel them. member.
21Invite your child to think
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Ask questions: Play pattern games with your child.
“Wow that is a tall tower! How many Create a movement pattern and ask your child to repeat it.
blocks did you use to make that For example: -step-step-jump, step-step-jump
structure? 1, 2, 3, 4. You used four (take 2 steps forward, then jump)
blocks to make that tower.” Start a pattern using objects and ask your child to, “Make a pattern just like
“Do you have your raincoat and this one.” For example: fork, spoon, fork, spoon
umbrella today? How does the
raincoat protect you when it is cold
and raining?”
Provide opportunities to experience and
“I noticed how you drew a triangle on resolve challenges cooperatively.
top of the square to make a structure Give your child lots of time to play with other children. Encourage activities
with a roof. How are those two that involve sharing such as blocks, crayons, play dough and dress up
shapes different?” clothes.
“I wonder if we can build a tower out
of marshmallows or sticks.”
“What would happen if it started Provide opportunities that encourage Fire Truck vs. Dragon by
raining on our walk to school?” thinking and problem solving. Chris Barton
Recommended Books
“I wonder why the leaves are Work a puzzle together.
turning yellow and brown?” Swing by Michael Hall
Play with play dough.
Measure and pour water or sand. Sun And Moon Have a Tea Party by
Build with LEGOs. Compare sizes, shapes and colors. Yumi Heo
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The Good Egg Presents The Great
Eggscape! by Jory John
TIPS Hat Tricks by Satoshi Kitamura
Following directions is an
important skill for being “Learning to follow directions can be a Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark
successful in Kindergarten. Give challenge for young children. This video by Jonathan Stutzman
your child opportunities to be contains tips for teaching young children to
in activities where he/she is asked to listen and follow Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor
directions for short periods of time like story times. Prior listen and follow directions.”
- Sixty Second Parent Foodie Faces by Bill Wurtzel
to an activity, talk to your child about the expectations.
This helps your child transition easier. After the activity,
talk about what he/she enjoyed and praise him/her
for sitting, listening and/or participating in the proper Following Directions
manner. “I liked how you sat and listened to the http://bit.ly/2K6Jrzj
story. You were a good example for other children to
understand how to listen with your whole body.”October
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Remember Find things around 1 Find something that 2
to change the the house that begin rhymes with "sat".
batteries in with the letter "T."
the fire
and smoke
detectors.
Fire Prevention 3 Count groups of 4 Color Tuesday 5 Make up a story 6 Library Day 7 Sing the song 8 Take a walk after 9
Week ten using cereal like Find something orange about a stuffed animal Ask for books about a "If You’re Happy the sun has set – what
Cheerios or beans. in your clothes. or puppet. favorite animal. and You Know It." is different?
Go outside and ask your
child to repeat patterns:
step-step-jump;
hop-clap-hop.
Talk about fall and 10 Columbus Day 11 Color Tuesday 12 Find things that 13 Library Day 14 Give your child 15 Let your child draw 16
make a picture of a Talk about Columbus Find something orange begin with the As you select fruits newspaper and have on the sidewalk
tree. Day. Draw 3 boats. outside. letter "S." and vegetables at the him/her highlight each with chalk.
store have your child "s" they find.
name the colors.
Make a picnic lunch 17 Make no-cook play- 18 Color Tuesday 19 Make a card for a 20 Library Day 21 Visit a new park 22 Invite a friend over 23
and eat outside. dough together. Find something orange friend. Deliver the Ask the librarian to today. Have your child to play outdoors.
Find easy recipes at: in a book or magazine. special card! share one of his/her name objects on the
bestrecipes.com.au favorites. playground.
Find items that 24 Have your child 25 Color Tuesday 26 Read a story to your 27 Library Day 28 Take your child for 29 Find something at 30
begin with the same match socks as you fold Find something orange child. Point to each Carve a pumpkin a walk and collect home to make a
letter. laundry. in the kitchen word as you read. with mom or dad. different kinds of costume.
leaves.
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Sort your Halloween
candy by names, sizes,
shapes, colors.
23Help your child become aware of letters
and words at home and in the community.
Encourage your child to “read” Help your child recognize his or
familiar signs. her own first name
Give your child printed materials such as magazines,
grocery store ads, and menus from your favorite
in print.
restaurants to play with. Say each letter in your child’s name out loud
Invite your child to “read” road and business signs when you write his or her name.
as you drive. Add alphabet letter magnets that are found in
your child’s name on the refrigerator or a cookie
sheet for your child to play with.
Give your child opportunities to Encourage your child to arrange the letters in
recognize and name letters of the correct order using his or her name.
the alphabet. Place the alphabet letter magnets in a bag and
pull out a letter one at a time and name them.
Encourage your child to find letters in his or her name
in signs that you see.
Read alphabet books and allow him or her to name the Little Green Donkey by
letters he or she recognizes. Anuska Allepuz
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Parent and Teacher Corner Khalil and Mr. Hagerty and the
Backyard Treasures by Tricia
Springstubb
Becoming Aware of Print Every Little Letter by Deborah
Print awareness is a necessary skill children need Underwood
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to begin to learn to read. To recognize letters and
understand that each letter has a meaning will help I Am One: A Book of Action by
Susan Verde
a child begin to understand how words are formed. The importance of reading aloud:
As a parent/teacher, you can build print awareness Tips for reading to children
skills at home/school by reading books, making http://bit.ly/2DBBZLU
letters, words and print outside of the home a part
of every day.November
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Exercise with your Election Day. Count the number Library Day Help your child build Put a leaf under a
child. Count the number of days on the calendar Play a game that his/her name using sheet of paper and rub
of arm circles or hops. VOTE! until Thanksgiving. involves taking turns magnetic letters. your crayon over it.
Daylight Savings 7 Name four things 8 Color Tuesday 9 Have your child 10 Veterans Day 11 Pretend to be a 12 Hide a treasure in 13
Time ends that rhyme with “pig.” Find something brown write and decorate their bear – talk about what the house and then give
Change your clocks outside. name and display it on Library Day sounds they make, what your child clues to find
their bedroom door. Ask for holiday books. color they are, what they it.
eat….
Sing a favorite 14 Find things that 15 Color Tuesday 16 Make a decoration 17 Library Day 18 Practice the 19 Trace your hands to 20
holiday song together. begin with the letter Find something brown for Thanksgiving. Ask for books about “ABC” song. make turkeys. Color the
“T.” in a book or magazine. food or cooking. tail feathers.
Help your child 21 Go to the grocery 22 Color Tuesday 23 Count how many 24 Thanksgiving 25 Help your child 26 Enjoy a family movie 27
make a list of the things store and have your Find something brown chairs are in the house. Enjoy some good food. make a list of all the night – have hot
he/she is thankful for. child help pick items for in the kitchen. things that he/she can chocolate & cookies.
Thanksgiving. do “all by myself.”
Hanukkah 28 Help your child 29 Color Tuesday 30
Begins practice putting on Play I Spy something
his/her winter coat. brown at home.
Line up all your Try the flip-coat trick
cars/trucks. Use a ruler method (ask Google).
to measure the line.
25Make math a “hands on”
learning experience for your child.
Use recycled materials such as small boxes, paper towel Include addition and subtraction words as you talk with
tubes, and bottle tops to involve your child in addition your child.
and subtraction and “more” or “less” activities. Make a recipe with your child. Use math words like
Pretend you are a zookeeper. Put 3 animals in one first, second and third to describe the steps.
cage and 5 animals in another. Say to your child, Talk about measurements as you
“Show me the cage that has more animals.” use measuring cups and spoons.
Add variety to math games. Use paper towel tubes “You have 5 crackers and I have 3. Do you have
as tunnels for the counting bears and small boxes as more crackers or fewer crackers than I do?”
garages for cars. “You put 4 crayons in a box. Now add 2 more.
How many forks, napkins and spoons do we need to How many crayons are in the box?”
make sure each person gets one?
Explore Measurement Tell stories and read books that include math ideas,
Measure with straws, sticks, counting bears, shoes, books in which characters are added or subtracted
paperclips. as the story progresses.
Are you taller or shorter than your siblings? Read number books such as Five Little Ducks.
Help your child measure your foot and then measure As a duck goes away, ask your child how Ten on a Twig by Lo Cole
his or hers.
Recommended Books
many ducks are left. This is a Dog by Ross Collins
Use words like smallest to largest, shortest to tallest,
lightest to heaviest.
Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring
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Do Not Go in There! by Ariel Horn
Research shows that the
best time to introduce math
How to Write a Story by Kate Messner
concepts to young children
is between ages of birth to Everyday Fun With
Be You! by Peter H. Reynolds
five because this is the time their brain is rapidly Addition and Subtraction
developing. Young children learn best with hands- http://bit.ly/2OGh8by
on experiences. The home and classroom are full
of opportunities to integrate math into children's
routines and activities through play that involves
games, songs, and books that are already a part of
the child's day.December
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Pretend you are 1 Library Day 2 Make some cookies 3 Build a fort or igloo 4
rowing a boat – count Make a list of your and decorate with with blankets, sheets
as you row. favorite foods or toys. sprinkles. or pillows.
Play some music, 5 Hanukkah 6 Pearl Harbor 7 Draw a star and 8 Library Day 9 Sing a favorite 10 Have your child help 11
have child “freeze” Ends Remembrance decorate with glitter. Check out books about holiday song. you make pizza for
when you stop the kindness. dinner.
music. Have your child Color Tuesday
help write his/her name Find something gold
in holiday cards. in a book or magazine
Sing "Frosty the 12 Name two words 13 Color Tuesday 14 Use socks or paper 15 Library Day 16 Go on a family 17 Draw a picture of 18
Snowman" and hope that rhyme with 'snow'. Find something gold in bags to make puppets Have your child car ride/walk and talk your family.
for snow. the kitchen. for each member of help you cut wrapping about the holiday lights
your family. paper for presents. you see.
Sing and act out 19 Give your child a 20 First Day of 21 Have a parent help 22 Library Day 23 Christmas Eve 24 Christmas 25
"Hickory Dickory household job like Winter you draw a red and Talk about your favorite Make a snowman Day
Dock."” setting the table or white candy cane. memory/thing that with 1 hat, 2 eyes,
helping to prepare Color Tuesday Talk about patterns. happened this year. 3 snowballs, on paper
a meal. Find something gold or outside!
in your toys.
Kwanzaa Begins 26 Count up to 20 27 Color Tuesday 28 Count the “giant 29 Library Day 30 New Year's Eve 31
Talk about what and back down to Find something steps” from the front Draw or write a Decorate party hats to
you’re excited about 0 with your child. gold in your toys.. door to the back door. thank you note to celebrate.
for next year. someone.
27Am I Ready for Kindergarten?
Give Me
Benchmarks for Kindergarten Readiness
Five!
Talk Have a conversation so each person has at least two turns.
Play Begin to share materials and experiences and take turns.
Read Ask and answer questions when sharing books.
Count and make groups of 1-5 objects.
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Use scribbles, letterlike forms or drawings that represent people,
Write
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Information
All parents/legal guardians Paperwork Required
of children who will be five In most cases, the parent/legal guardian
years of age on or before will need to bring the following for
September 1, 2021 are kindergarten registration:
encouraged to register their Child’s official birth certificate
children for kindergarten. (with raised seal)
Proof of residency (required for
all registrants) – copy of signed
Early registration begins mortgage, contract to build or lease
as early as January 2021 agreement showing the owner/
for the 2021-2022 school resident’s name and address OR
TWO of the following items:
year. Check with your local
school district for your Utility bills which have the name
and address of the resident Health
kindergarten registration Requirements
information. Valid driver’s license
All students entering kindergarten must provide
Voter registration card documentation of a current physical examination
and immunizations PRIOR to STARTING school
State medical card AND proof of an eye AND dental exam. You do
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29Local Libraries
Library storytimes
boost language skills
and reading readiness
through stories, Gail Borden Algonquin Area Bartlett
songs, fingerplays, Public Library Public Library Public Library
www.bartlettlibrary.org
and rhymes. www.gailborden.info www.aapld.org
800 S. Bartlett Road
Main Location Main Library Bartlett, IL 60103
270 N. Grove Ave. 2600 Harnish Drive 630-837-2855
Elgin, Illinois 60120 Algonquin, IL 60102
Look for your library's 847-742-2411 847-458-6060 Poplar Creek
storytime schedule on Rakow Branch Branch Library Public Library
their website or give 2751 W. Bowes Rd. 115 Eastgate Drive www.pclib.org
them a call. Elgin, IL 60124
847-531-7271
Algonquin, IL 60102
Main Library
847-658-4343
1405 S. Park Avenue
South Elgin Branch Streamwood, IL 60107
127 S. McLean Blvd. Fox River Valley 630-837-6800
South Elgin, IL 60177 Public Library Sonya Crawshaw Branch
847-931-2090
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Hanover Park, IL 60133
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Memorial Public 555 Barrington Avenue
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Giveve! Library 847-428-3661 St. Charles
Fi www.ellajohnsonlibrary.org Public Library
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Randall Oaks Branch
500 N. Randall Road www.scpld.org
Hampshire, IL 60140
West Dundee, IL 60118 1 South Sixth Avenue
847-683-4490
847-428-3661 St. Charles, IL 60174Community Agencies
School physical, eye and dental exams Developmental
Screenings
Aunt Martha's Carpentersville Greater Elgin Family Care Center
All children develop in unique ways and at different rates. Screenings are a fun and
Community Health Center Provides quality, affordable, health care services
including pediatrics, family practice, psychiatry, comfortable way to learn how a child is developing, and to address developmental questions
Provides medical, dental and mental health parents and caregivers may have. Call your local school district to learn more about
services for children and adults. Health Care WIC, obstetrics/gynecology, dental care and
health care benefits enrollment. School-based developmental screenings in your area.
services include: sick care, routine check-ups
for well children, lead and health screenings, services are also provided at numerous area School District U-46 DayOne PACT -
immunizations, school and sports physicals, schools. For developmental screenings. Child & Family Connections
serving both insured and uninsured » www.gefcc.org Early Interventions provides services
individuals. » (847) 888-5000 X 6094
for children under the age of 3 with
» Summit Health Center developmental delays.
» www.auntmarthas.org Central CUSD 301
373 Summit Street
» 3003 Wakefield Drive Provides screenings for developmental » www.dayonepact.org
Elgin IL 60120
delays for children ages 3-5.
Carpentersville, IL 60110 (847) 608-1344 » 1551 E. Fabyan Pkwy.
(847) 851-8600 » 275 South St. Geneva, IL 60134
» Seneca Health Center
P.O. Box 396 (630) 879-2277
450 Dundee Avenue
VNA Health Center Burlington, IL 60109 Toll Free (888) 282-0997
Provides quality health care services to Elgin IL 60120
(847) 608-1344 (847) 464-6005
everyone. Accepts Medicaid/All Kids, Blue Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley
Cross/Blue Shield, Harmony and most PPOs. » Streamwood Community Health Center St. Charles CUSD 303 Provides services to help children and adults
» www.vnahealth.org 135 E. Irving Park Road with disabilities and/or special needs as well
» www.foxridge.d303.org as support to their families.
Streamwood, IL 60107
» 620 Wing Street » Fox Ridge School
Elgin, IL 60123
(630) 313-5300 » easterseals.com/dfv
1905 Tyler Road
(847) 717-6455 » Randall Health Center St. Charles, IL 60174 » 799 S. McLean Blvd.
1435 N. Randall Rd. Elgin, IL 60123
» 801 Villa Street (331) 228-4834
Suite 410 (847) 742-3264
Elgin, IL 60120
Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 717-6455
847-608-1344
Well Child Center
Lossman Eye Care Associates
More Assistance
Provides dental services to youth between
the ages of 1 and 18 years old who are Eye exams are covered by Medicaid/All Kids. YWCA CCR&R Centro de Información
either underinsured or uninsured, promoting Glasses are available. Finding quality, convenient and affordable Provides bilingual advocacy, information
child care is not an easy job. The YWCA and referral, immigration and naturalization
good oral and preventive healthcare as a » www.lossmaneyecare.com
way of life. assists parents and caretakers in their services, parenting skills training, community
» 96 N. Kennedy Drive search for child care and preschools through education and youth programs.
» www.wellchildcenter.org Carpentersville, IL 60110 referrals, individual counseling and provider
workshops. » 1885 Lin Lor Lane
» 620 Wing Street (847) 428-4884 Elgin, IL 60123
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(847) 741-7370
» www.ywcachicago.org www.centrodeinformacion.org
31Discover the Path of Early Learning
The Born Learning Trail The Elgin Partnership
The Born Learning Trail is a series of learning activities that any for Early Learning
adult can play with young children outdoors in nature’s classroom.
There are 10 signs, each including activities such as Imagine! The Elgin Partnership for Early
Create! Pretend!, which encourages the caregiver to spur the Learning (EPEL) is a collaboration
child’s imagination and storytelling skills and See! Say! Point! that partners with the Greater Elgin
community to prepare children for
Read!, which builds letter and sound recognition through word success in school and life.
play and rhymes.
EPEL’s website is designed to help
There are four Born Learning Trail Locations: Parents and Caregivers find the
resources you need to best serve
» Channing Park - 35 Rugby Trail, Elgin 60120 your child in the community.
» Copper Springs Park You will find:
380 Copper Springs Lane, Elgin 60124 To learn more about the Born
Learning Trails, visit: » Community Resources
» Illinois Park Center for Early Learning
1350 Wing Street, Elgin 60123 333 S. Wabash
www.bornlearning.org/trails » Professional Services
30th Floor
» Willard Elementary School Chicago, IL 60604
» Confidential Developmental
370 W Spring Street, South Elgin 60177 847-768-1257
Screenings
» Child Care Opportunities
Move, Play and Talk Signs » Parent/Caregiver Resources
Come visit Festival Park 132 S. Grove Street in downtown Elgin to Call our toll-free 844-KID-INFO line
interact with the new Early Learning Park Signs. The signs were to speak to someone in English or
designed to build critical kindergarten readiness skills to boost Spanish to answer questions about
brain development, all while having fun. The signs offer ideas for childcare, parenting support and
the splash park and playground area to move, play and talk with resources. Give us a call!
a friend or caregiver. The signage incorporates messaging from www.elginpartnership.org
the “Give Me Five” hand of Talk, Play, Read,
Do and Write. This messaging reminds 1-844-KID-INFO
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