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Getting Ready for
KINDERGARTEN
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A Calendar of Family Activities for 2020–2021
United Way of Champaign County — Helping all children succeed in school and in life
It’s Never Too Early to Get Ready for Kindergarten!
O ne of the most exciting days for
you and your child is the first day
of kindergarten. This calendar is designed
with suggested daily activities based on
Illinois Early Learning Standards and
strategies developed by early learning
doing activities that are fun and
interesting.
Children develop at their own pace
to help you and your child get ready for experts. and “typical” development can vary greatly
that special day. Use this calendar as a guide for fun from child to child.
Let’s get started! ideas. Include family members and friends School readiness is much more than
This calendar is for 3, 4, and 5 year olds in the activities. Have a wonderful year knowing letters and numbers. Children
who are preparing for kindergarten. The together as you get ready for the big day! who are kindergarten ready have good
calendar runs from September through Remember that play is an important social, self-help and physical skills and are
August; similar to the school year. part of learning. Your child learns best developing a love for learning.
Each month focuses on a different topic when he/she is spending time with you andKindergarten R
eadiness Checklist
This checklist is a guide to help Good Health and Physical Well-Being Language and General Knowledge
prepare your child for school. It’s My child: My child:
■ Eats a balanced diet ■ Has many opportunities to talk
best to look at the items on the list as ■ Gets plenty of rest and listen
goals to aim toward. If your child lags ■ Receives regular medical and ■ Is read to every day
dental care ■ Has access to books and other
behind in some areas, don’t worry,
■ Has had all the necessary reading materials
remember that children grow and immunizations ■ Is learning about print and books
develop at different rates. ■ Runs, jumps, plays outdoors and does ■ Has television viewing monitored
other activities that provide exercise by an adult
and help develop large muscles ■ Is encouraged to ask questions
■ Puzzles, scribbles, colors, paints and ■ Is encouraged to solve problems
does other activities that help develop ■ Has opportunities to notice similarities
small muscles and differences
■ Is encouraged to sort and classify things
Social and Emotional Preparation
■ Is learning to write his/her name
My child:
and address
■ Is learning to explore and try
■ Is learning to count and plays
new things
counting games
■ Is learning to work well alone and
■ Is learning to identify and name shapes
to do many tasks independently
and colors
■ Has many opportunities to be with
■ Has opportunities to draw and to
other children and is learning to
be creative
cooperate with them
■ Has opportunities to listen to and
■ Is curious and motivated to learn
make music and to dance
■ Is learning to finish tasks
■ Has opportunities to get first-hand expe-
■ Is learning to use self-control
riences and to do things in the world—
■ Can follow simple instructions
to see and touch objects, hear new
■ Helps with family chores
sounds, smell and taste foods
■ Is learning to use words to identify and
express emotionsRead
together
• Store your child’s books in a special
place that’s easy to reach such as a
• Children enjoy and learn by repeti-
tion so it’s OK if they want you to SEPTEMBER
basket, drawer or a low shelf. read the same books over & over. 2020
every • Place a small rug or pillow nearby • Talk about the story as you read.
day to create a comfortable space for
reading.
Ask questions, point out details in
the pictures.
• Get a library card for your child • Ask your child to retell the story in
(and yourself if you don’t already his/her own words.
have one). • Talk about characters as you read
• Find a place to read together away together.
from distractions. • Count out loud with your child
• Hold your child as you read to help every day while reading, cooking,
develop a positive attitude toward and shopping, etc.
reading.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 Play
hopscotch
together.
Using a news-
paper article,
circle words
Talk about
book
characters
Play a match-
ing game or
match items
Play a board
game or card
game with
that begin as you read you have your child.
with the first together around the
letter of your today. house.
child’s first
name.
6 7 8 9
Count out
loud with your
child every
Labor Day Find food
items or
animals that
Have a
dance party.
Library Day!
Take your
child to the
10 Help your
child write
his/her
11 Visit www.
pbs.org/
parents and
12
day while begin with library and name. click on the
reading, the same get a library “Fun and
cooking and sound. Name card. Games” tab.
shopping. the letter.Grandparents’
Day 13 Practice
writing your
child’s name
14 Practice
counting from
1 to 10.
15 Practice
bouncing a
ball. Count
16 Look for
words that
begin with
17 Rosh
Hashanah
begins at
18 Pick a new
book and
encourage
19
together. the number the same sundown your child to
of bounces. first letter guess what
using books, the story will
magazines be about by
and looking at the
newspapers. cover.
Yellow week:
look for
things that
20 Look through
magazines
and books to
21 Autumn
Begins 22 Read a poem
together 23 Library Day!
Have your
child invite a
24 Practice
writing your
child’s name
25 Play a
matching
game or
26
are yellow find things friend to the together. match things
this week. that are library. you have
yellow. around the
house.
Yom Kippur
begins at
sundown
27 Go for a walk
with your
child. Talk
28 29 30
about what
you see.
■ Do you feel like you’re being watched? You are! The best way to Good • Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
help children learn how to act is to show them through your own • The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli
words and actions. They are master imitators. When they hear you books
• One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree by Daniel Bernstrom,
say please and thank you, they learn to be polite. When they see for Illustrations by Brendan Wenzel
you help others, they learn to be helpful. When they hear you call four- • Noisy Night by Mac Barnett, Illustrations by Brian Biggs
someone a name — they will do it too. So don’t just tell children
what to do — show them! and • Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed by Eileen Christelow
five-year • Again! by Emily Gravett
olds • This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne
• The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read by Curtis Manley,
Illustrations by Kate BerubeSchool • Decide on simple rules for using drawing & writing tools, “Markers may be
used at the kitchen table or outdoors.” Or “Scissors are for cutting paper.” OCTOBER
tools • Draw pictures together about family events, daily experiences, etc.
• Praise your child’s efforts. Perfection is not the goal. Display some of their
2020
work and change it from time to time.
• Plan a healthy meal together.
• Make a grocery list together.
• Label belongings with your child’s name.
• Encourage your child to use the tools to write a letter if he or she is
interested in writing.
• Practice how to hold scissors, how to open and close it, and how to hold
the paper.
• Try snipping paper first or even play-doh or plastic straws.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
■ The waiting game. Waiting is hard for all of us,
1 2
but especially for children. Sometimes waiting can’t
be avoided, so be prepared with a “bag of tricks.”
Library Day! While out-
doors, allow
your child to
Take your
child for a
walk and
3
Maybe a bag with a notebook, colored pencils, and
a small hand held game or music player, books, draw on collect
simple snacks like raisins or crackers and a juice the sidewalk different
box or water bottle. Keep a few simple songs in your with chalk. kinds of
head like Itsy Bitsy Spider or ABCs, make up a story, leaves.
or just count the change in your pocket or purse.
Time flies when you are BOTH having fun.
4 5 6 7 8 9
Read your
favorite
children’s
Child Health
Day
Cut pictures
of expressive
faces from
Do jumping
jacks
together.
Clap your
hands to the
beat of a
Cut shapes
out of paper
to make a
Talk about
fall and have
your child
10
book to magazines song today. picture. draw a
your child. and make picture of
a feelings a tree.
collage.Make a
grocery
shopping list
11 Columbus
Day
(observed)
12 Write a note
with your
child to a
13 Clap your
hands to the
beat of a
14 Library Day!
15 Show your
child how to
write his/her
16 Arrange a
play date for
your child.
17
together. grandparent, song. name using
relative or upper- and
friend. lowercase
letters.
Count to 20
or higher. 18 Make the bed
together. 19 Find food
items or
animals that
20 Practice
zipping. 21 Sort or count
things like
socks,
22 Practice fire
safety: stop,
drop & roll.
23 Look at the
pictures in
a book with
24
begin with canned your child
the same soups, before
sound as buttons, etc. reading.
your child’s
first name.
Name the
letter.
Orange week:
look for
things that
25 Act out a
favorite story.
Use puppets,
26 Help your
child build
his/her
27 Plan a
healthy meal
to eat on
28 Library Day!
29 Make a neck-
lace using
dental floss
30 Halloween
Encourage 31
your child
are orange dolls or name using Halloween. and cereal
to say
this week. stuffed magnetic like
“thank you”
animals. letters. Cheerios.™
while trick-or-
treating.
Good • Go to Bed, Monster! by Natasha Wing, Illustrations by Sylvie Kantorovitz
• Mix It Up! by Hervé Tullet
books • Henri’s Scissors by Jeanette Winter
for • The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, Illustrations by Oliver Jeffers
four- • A Squiggly Story by Andrew Larsen, Illustrations by Mike Lowery
and • Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
five-year • Monster Trouble by Lane Fredrickson, Illustrations by Michael Robertson
olds • Linus the Little Yellow Pencil by Scott Magoon
• Eraser by Anna Kang, Illustrations by Christopher WeyantGet • Save plastic water or soda bottles to
use as bowling pins.
• Teach your child games
like “Hokey Pokey,” NOVEMBER
moving • Toss bean bags or socks in a basket. “Red light-green light” 2020
• Balance books on your head while and “Simon Says.”
walking. • Suggest your child
• Visit a safe outdoor space so you can try to move like
run and play together. different animals:
• Play toss and catch together with a hop like a rabbit,
rubber ball. slither like a snake,
• Set up an obstacle course (inside fly like a bird.
the house or out). Run through it or
steer a tricycle/bike through it.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
All Saints’
Day
Read a
Thanksgiving
story.
2 Election Day
3 Hum or sing
a song as
you pick up
4 Play
hopscotch. 5 Schedule a
play date at
a park.
6 Have a
dance party. 7
Daylight
toys together.
Savings Time
Ends
Turn clocks
back one
hour.
8 Help your
child begin to
learn his/her
9 Have your
child tell a
story to a
10 Veterans
Day 11 Library Day!
12 Look in
books and
magazines
13 Have your
child draw a
picture or
14
address and family for different write a note
phone member. facial to a family
number. expressions: member
happy, sad, about
excited, something
scared, etc. he/she is
thankful for.Brown week:
look for
things that
15 Practice zip-
ping, tying or
buttoning.
16 Take a walk.
Find things
that are
17 Put on some
music and
dance with
18 Sing ABCs.
19 Teach your
child the ABC
song.
20 Go outside
and kick a
ball back and
21
are brown brown. your child forth with
this week. and a friend your child.
or other fami-
ly members.
Help your
child draw a
picture of
22 Say a word to
your child
and ask him/
23 Go to the
grocery store
and have
24 Ask your child
to help set
the table and
25 Thanksgiving
Day 26 Ask your child
to predict the
end of a
27 Exercise with
your child.
Count the
28
your family. her to say your child count the story before number of
words that help pick items. you read it. arm circles or
rhyme. items for hops.
Thanksgiving.
Make a
picture or
decoration for
29 30
Thanksgiving.
■ Routines aren’t boring—they’re healthy. Children
feel more secure when they know what to expect.
Good • Hip-Hop Lollipop by Susan Montanari, Illustrations by Brian Pinkney
• Ninja! by Arree Chung
Keep a basic structure to your day. An evening rou- books • From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
tine might include setting the table, eating dinner, for • On the Ball by Brian Pinkney
playtime, bath time, snack, tooth brushing, three
stories, ten kisses and lights out! When children
four- • You Are a Lion and Other Fun Yoga Poses by Taeeun Yoo
know what’s coming next, it’s easier for them to and • Move Your Mood! by Brenda S. Miles, Illustrations by Holly Clifton-Brown
cooperate and you avoid a lot of temper tantrums. five-year • Spunky Little Monkey by Bill Martin, Illustrations by Brian Won
olds • Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
• It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle, Illustrations by Jeremy TankardLetters
and
• Use an uppercase letter followed
by lowercase letters when writing
• Invite your child to “read” familiar
business signs as you run errands. DECEMBER
your child’s name. For example: • Read alphabet books and allow 2020
words at “Matthew.” him/her to name the letters
home • Make a name card for each mem- they recognize.
and ber of your family. Help your child • Read a book together then ask your
around place them at the dinner table where child to go back and look for a cer-
town everyone sits.
• Use letter magnets on the refrigera-
tain letter of the alphabet found in
the story.
tor or a cookie sheet to spell their • Write the alphabet on paper. Sing the
name and familiar names: Mom, Dad. ABC song slowly and have your child
• Place alphabet letters in a container. touch each letter as you go.
Pull them out one at a time and
name them.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sing songs
today as you
clean house
Find circles
and squares
around your
2 Library Day!
3 Have your
child write
his/her name
4
5 Help your
child practice
zipping his/
or cook house. on a card and her coat and
dinner display it on take a walk
together. their bedroom together.
door.
6 7
Green week:
look for
things that
Name fruits
and
vegetables
Have your
child practice
tying his/her
8 Have your
child practice
saying your
9 Hanukkah
begins at
sundown
10 Read a
favorite
winter book.
11 Make cookies
with your
child to share
12
are green this found shoes or the phone as a gift.
week. in your shoes of number.
refrigerator. someone
else.Name four
things that
rhyme with
13 Sing a
favorite
holiday song
14 Count to 50.
15 Help your
child write
the letters of
16 Library Day!
17 Hanukkah
Ends 18 Find all the
red things in
your house.
19
“cat.” together. his/her first
name.
Countdown!
Count
backwards
20 Winter
begins 21 Make a list of
fun things to
do over the
22 23 Christmas
Eve 24 Christmas
Day 25 Kwanzaa
begins 26
Put on music
from 10. holidays.
and dance.
Play a game
that involves
taking turns.
27 Read a
holiday story
at bedtime.
28 Draw or write
thank you
notes for
29 Practice the
ABC song. 30 New Year’s
Eve 31
holiday gifts
received.
Good • Yoko Finds Her Way by Rosemary Wells
• 8: An Animal Alphabet by Elisha Cooper
books • Did You Take the B from My _ook? by Beck Stanton
for • LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
four- • Look by Fiona Woodcock
and • Let’s Go ABC!: Things That Go from A to Z by Rhonda Gowler Greene,
five-year Illustrations by Daniel Kirk
olds • Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! by Mike Twohy
• If the S in Moose Comes Loose by Peter Hermann,
Illustrations by Matthew CordellMath is • Talk math. Use words such as more,
less; longer, shorter; heavy, light; etc.
• Name and describe shapes when you
see them. That is a square napkin. JANUARY
every- • Count out LOUD every day. Start at The box of cereal is a rectangle. 2021
where! 1 and count as you walk, put plates
on the table, add apples to your
That tire is a circle.
• Count: “Let’s count the blocks.”
grocery cart or as they wash their • Compare: “Which plate has more 1
hands. Ask your child to count crackers?” +
with you. Pause and ask, • Explore: “Let’s go on a shape hunt 1
“What number comes next?” — can you find circles?” —
• Hold up 5 fingers in front of your • Question: “I wonder how many cars 2
child then quickly hide your hand. we can fit in this basket?”
Ask, “how many fingers did • Sort: “Let’s put all the yellow pieces
you see?” in this pile.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 New Year’s
Day
Practice
counting to
10 or higher.
2
Kwanzaa
Ends
Schedule eye,
dental or
physical
3 Scavenger
Hunt for
shapes
4 Play
Simon Says. 5 Play counting
games like
“How many
6 Library Day!
7 8 9
Practice fire
safety: stop,
drop & roll.
Make or draw
a snowman
with your
exams around the blue things child.
needed for house. do you see?”
kindergarten.Blue week:
look for
things that
10 Have your
child divide a
snack evenly
11 Continue
teaching your
child his/her
12 Have your
child try to tie
his/her scarf.
13 Teach your
child to play
a board game
14 Make an
indoor
obstacle
15 Recite
nursery
rhymes with
16
are blue this to share. phone with a friend. course. your child.
week. number and
address.
Make a
grocery list.
Ask if an item
17 Martin
Luther King,
Jr. Day
18 Look at
family
pictures
19 Play “I Spy
Numbers.” 20 Library Day!
21 Make a piggy
bank together
out of a
22 23
is a fruit, together. coffee can
vegetable, or and start
meat, etc. saving coins.
Point out
numbers
around town
24 Visit the
Early Math
Collaborative
25 Help your
child to make
his/her
26 Read two
books today. 27 28 Sort laundry
together.
Match socks,
29 Sing some
of your child’s
favorite
30
as you run website: favorite identify colors songs.
errands. www.earlymath sandwich. and textures.
.erikson.edu
Find things
around the
house that
31
Good
books
• Dog Loves Counting by Louise Yates
• Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett, Illustrations by Kevin Cornell
• Crash! Boom! A Math Tale by Robie H. Harris, Illustrations by Chris Chatterton
begin with for • Bear & Hare, Where’s Bear? by Emily Gravett
the same
letter sound.
four- • City Shapes by Diana Murray, Illustrations by Bryan Collier
Name the and • One Two That’s My Shoe! by Alison Murray
letter. five-year • Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin, Jr. and Lois Ehlert, Illustrations by Lois Ehlert
olds • Everybunny Count! by Ellie Sandall
• Is That Wise Pig? by Jan ThomasThoughts
and
• Turn off the music & movies in the
car and talk about where you are •
and then tell you about it.
Model sympathy & caring for others, FEBRUARY
going, what you are going to do and “Dad isn’t feeling well. Let’s make 2021
feelings what might happen when you him some soup.”
get there. • Talk about situations and how they
• Turn off the TV and put down the might make people feel happy, sad,
phone at meal times. Talk about what frustrated, angry, scared, etc.
you did or are going to do today. • Encourage your child to talk about
• As you read together ask your child and label his/her feelings.
to tell you what he/she sees in • Teach calming techniques when
each picture. you see your child becoming upset.
• Ask your child to predict what will “Stop, take a deep breath, relax,” etc.
happen before you turn the page. Visit www.csefel.vanderbilt.edu for
• Ask your child to draw you a picture more ideas.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Read a story
and ask your
child what
Groundhog
Day 2 Work on a
puzzle
together.
3 Sing the
ABC song. 4 Count all the
doors and
windows in
5 Play a game
together or
as a family.
6
his/her favor- your home.
ite part was
and why.
7 Make a list of
people you
love and talk
8 Zip up! Take
your child for
a walk and
9 Make a meal
together. 10 Library Day!
11 Lincoln’s
Birthday
(observed)
12 Make and
send home-
made
13
about why invite a Valentine’s
Chinese
you love friend. Day cards to
New Year
them. loved ones
on your list.Valentine’s
Day 14 Washington’s
Birthday 15 16 17 Have your
child invite a
friend over to
18 Find things
around the
house that
19 Count to
100. 20
Presidents play. begin with
Day the sound of
(observed) the letter
“M.”
Red week:
look for
things that
21 Read a
book that
talks about
22 Play a board
game or card
game with
23 Play musical
chairs. 24 Library Day!
25 Use a spoon
and bowl to
tap out the
26 Look outside
and talk
about what
27
are red this emotions. your child. beat to your you see.
week. favorite song.
Remember to
check with
your school
28
for kindergar-
ten registra-
tion dates.
■ YOU are the best reward. When your child Good • This Makes Me Happy by Courtney Carbone, Illustrations by Hilli Kushnir
does a good job or learns a new skill, reward him • Why? by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
or her with your time and attention. Avoid using books • Niko Draws a Feeling by Bob Raczka, Illustrated by Simone Shin
treats or toys as rewards or bribes for good behav- for • Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer
ior. Sweets aren’t healthy and toys cost money. Time four- • Llama, Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney
with you is free and builds bonds that last a life-
time. and •A Kiss Means I Love You by Kathryn Madeline Allen, Photographs by Eric Futran
five-year • Wild Feelings by David Milgrim
olds • The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar, Illustrations by Alea Marley
• My Friend Is Sad by Mo WillemsRhyme • Introducing children to rhymes and
rhyming words and playing with
before they can recite whole rhymes
independently). MARCH
time them gives children a head start in
reading and spelling.
• Remember that nursery rhymes are
portable, they can be enjoyed any-
2021
• Read Mother Goose rhymes with time, anyplace, anywhere! Share
your child. After you’ve read one a them at bath time, when getting
few times ask your child to complete ready for bed, while cooking or in
the rhyme with the correct word: the car.
“Hickory, Dickory, Dock. The mouse • Change words to make your own
ran up the ___(clock)___.” personalized rhymes, for example,
• As your child becomes more familiar “Nye and Jill went up the hill” or,
with the rhymes, encourage them to “One for the master, one for the
join in and say parts of the rhyme dame and one for Nia Hopkins, who
themselves (it will take a while lives down the lane.”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Listen to a
story on tape
or CD with
Read Across
America 2 Act out going
to the doctor
or dentist.
3 Bake cookies
together.
Count the
4 Read two
books today.
Have your
5 Read a
simple
poem with
6
your child. Talk about number on child tell you your child.
what might each tray. which is his/
happen. her favorite
and why.
Purple week:
look for
things that
7 Continue
teaching your
child his/her
8 Read a poem
together. 9 Cut out
shapes and
play a
10 Library Day!
Buy or rent a
11 Play
“I Spy.” 12 Have your
child practice
jumping, hop-
13
are purple matching CD from the ping on one
phone
this week. game. library or foot, and
number and
download a throwing and
address.
selection to catching a
play and sing ball.
along with in
the car or
while riding
the bus.Daylight
Savings Time
Begins
14 Take a walk
and look for
signs of
15 Name a letter
and have
your child find
16 St. Patrick’s
Day 17 Say the
wrong words
and let your
18 Find things
that begin
with the
19 Spring
Begins 20
Turn clocks spring. items children sound of the
one hour beginning correct you! letter “D.”
forward. with that
sound.
Count to 50
(or higher). 21 Schedule a
kindergarten
physical and
22 Find things
around the
home that
23 Sing the
ABC song. 24 Library Day!
Visit the
25 Read two
books today.
Have your
26 Passover
begins at
sunset
27
dental exam begin with library to child choose
for your child. the sound of borrow the books.
the letter “J.” nursery
rhyme
books.
Pick objects
around your
house that
28 Sing songs
with rhyming
sounds.
29 Practice
writing
numbers
30 Practice
opposites
with your
31
rhyme: 1–5. child (up/
sock- rock; down, in/out,
hat-cat; over/under).
chair-bear.
■ Regular Vision Exams Needed: Illinois law Good • Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman, Illustrations by Pamela Zagarenski
requires that proof of an eye examination by an • The Book With No Pictures by B. J. Novak
optometrist or physician who provides complete eye books
• The Cow Tripped Over the Moon: a Nursery Rhyme Emergency by Jeanne Willis
examinations be submitted to the school no later for • King Jack and the Dragon by Peter Bentley, Illustrations by Helen Oxenbury
than October 15th of the year the child is first four- • Cock-A-Doodle-Doo, Creak, Pop-pop, Moo by Jim Aylesworth, Illustrations by Brad Sneed
enrolled or as required by the school for other chil-
dren. The examination must be completed within and • Frog on a Log? by Kes Gray, Illustrations by Jim Field
one year prior to the child beginning school. five-year • Noisy Night by Mac Barnett, Illustrations by Brian Biggs
olds • Make Way for Readers by Judy Sierra, Illustrations by G. Brian Karas
• Mary Had a Little Lab by Sue Fliess, Illustrations by Petros BouloubasisTechnology
as a
• Pre-view age-appropriate TV programs, videos, music, computer
games, websites and apps to be sure they teach what you want APRIL
your child to learn. 2021
teaching tool • Set time limits on all electronics. Children need opportunities to
run, play, explore and use their imaginations.
• Keep TV, computers, tablets, etc in a public area of your home
not the child’s bedroom to allow for easier monitoring.
• Watch programs or play games together. Talk- use this time to
teach and connect with your child.
• Check out DVD’s from the library on topics that interest your
child such as animals, outer space, etc.
• Turn electronics off at mealtime. Use the time to talk about
your day.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 April Fools’
Day
Good Friday
2 Count to
100. 3
Easter
Sunday 4 Continue
teaching your
child his/her
5 Have your
child name
letters found
6 Take a walk
and talk
about the
7 Library Day!
Let your child 8
9 10
Review
“stranger
danger”
Paint or draw
a picture
today.
pick out a
phone on cereal different rules.
video the
number and boxes, cans, sounds you
whole family
address. etc. hear.
will enjoy.Find letters in
the Sunday
paper or a
11 Week of the
Young Child
begins
12 First Day of
Ramadan 13 Take a walk.
Look for
flowers
14 Practice fire
safety: stop,
drop & roll.
15 Practice
writing
numbers
16 Watch TV with
your child.
Discuss what
17
magazine. starting to 1–10. you see and
bloom. feel.
Cook
something
together
18 Patriot Day
19 Continue
teaching your
child his/her
20 Play shape
scavenger
hunt.
21 Earth Day
Library Day!
22 Visit the PBS
web site:
www.pbskids
23 Put on music
and dance
and clap to
24
today. Talk phone Bring a friend .org. the beat.
about kitchen number and to the library
safety. address. and check
out a movie
together.
Pink week:
look for
things that
25 Draw a
picture of
spring.
26 Have your
child begin to
learn his/her
27 Practice
writing the
ABCs.
28 29 30
are pink this birth date
week. and age.
Good Websites Books
media • www.pbskids.org • Bot + Boy by Ame Dyckman, Illustrations by Dan Yaccarino
resources • www.pbs.org/parents • Doll-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey
for four- • www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/DVDs • Tea With Grandpa by Barney Saltzberg
• See How They Grow series from DK and Sony Wonder • Doug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino
and • PBS Series (Sid the Science Kid, Super WHY, WordWorld) • Unplugged by Steve Anthony
five-year • Sesame Street series (Kids Favorite Songs, Sing Hoot and Howl • Look! by Jeff Mack
olds with the Sesame Street Animals, Learning About Numbers)Play • Turn household chores into learning
games — match socks as you fold
stickers, drawings or pictures cut
from magazines. MAY
and laundry or line up canned goods by • Use Legos to create color patterns. 2021
learn size. These activities can build math
and cooperation skills. Feeling useful
Have your child continue the
pattern: red, yellow, black, red, …
also helps children feel good which what comes next?
encourages them to continue to want • Play seek and find. “Find something
to be helpful. yellow in the kitchen.” “Find some-
• Children can help set the table. thing that is square.”
Extend their memory by giving 3 • Pour and measure together in the
step directions (Please get the milk kitchen, the bathtub or use a bucket
from the refrigerator. Set it on the of water outside on a hot summer
table. Get the napkins). day filled with measuring spoons
• Make matching pairs of cards with and cups.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
■ Do you get tired of saying “no” and “don’t do
that” all the time? Try switching it up and give your
child positive directions. Tell them what to do rather
Remember to
say “please”
and “thank
1
than what NOT to do: Say “use your quiet voice” you” today.
instead of “don’t yell!” or “keep the water in the
bathtub” instead of “quit splashing.” Being positive
sets a more pleasant mood and children are more
likely to follow directions happily.
Start a
Brightstart
College
2 Count from
1 to 10 or as
high as your
3 Look through
old maga-
zines and cut
4 Cinco de
Mayo 5 Practice the
ABC song. 6 Name words
that rhyme
with “can.”
7
8Visit the zoo
or read a
book about
Sing a
Savings child can out circles, animals.
favorite song
account at www count. squares, and
with your
.brightstartsavings rectangles.
child.
.com.Mother’s Day
9 Help your
child practice
shoe tying.
10 Practice
writing
numbers
11 Ramadan
Ends 12 Library Day!
Ask your
13 Help a
neighbor
today.
14 Sort coins
into groups
by color
15
librarian to
1–10. or size.
recommend
new
children’s
music.
Black week:
look for
things that
16 Write ABCs
or family
names.
17 After listening
to a story,
have your
18 Find things
around the
house that
19 Play
hopscotch. 20 Play a game
together such
as Memory
21 Keep the TV
off today.
Read books
22
are black this child tell you are square, or Go Fish. and play
week. what circular, and games
happened rectangular. instead.
first, next,
and last.
Squirt water
on the side-
walk and time
23 Play Simon
Says. Focus
on exercise
24 Help your
child write
his/her
25 Play "I Spy."
(Remember
to include
26 Library Day!
27 Make up non-
sense rhymes
and laugh
28 Play with
measuring
cups and
29
how long it activities name. black together. water
takes to (hopping, objects.) outside.
evaporate. bending over,
Ask “How touching
long do you toes).
think it will
take?”
Find things
that begin
with the
30 Memorial
Day 31 Good
books
• Let’s Count Goats by Mem Fox, Illustrations by Jan Thomas
• Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle, Illustrations
Go outside by Rafael López
sound of the
and play for • Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin
letter “L.” Say
the name of
catch. four- • Let’s Play! by Hervé Tullet
the letter. and • How Do You Say? / ¿Cómo Se Dice? by Angela Dominguez
five-year • Each Peach Pear Plum: an “I Spy” Story by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
olds • Brown Rabbit’s Shape Book by Alan BakerCritical
thinking
• Cut out pictures or gather items that
go together and ask your child to
follow up with “Why?” Or in the
grocery store ask “Chicken or fish JUNE
match: shoe & sock; flower & vase; for dinner?” 2021
and care & tire; fork & spoon, etc. • Hide common objects from the
problem • When your child becomes frustrated house in a box or bag. Ask your
solving
while playing a game or playing with child to close his/her eyes and reach
a friend, refrain from jumping in and inside. Don’t pull the item out but
solving the problem. Instead, ask feel it and try to guess what it is.
questions and guide your child by • Cook in the kitchen together and ask
asking “How did that happen?” and questions as you mix and stir and
“What can you do differently?” bake. “What will happen when we
• Ask your child for their opinion on add this milk to the flour?” “What
simple problems such as “Should we will happen to the frosting when I
wash the car or take a walk?” Then add this drop of food coloring?”
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 Practice fire
safety: stop,
drop & roll.
Practice
writing
numbers
Play a game
of Go Fish or
Old Maid.
Color a pic-
ture together.
Cut it into
Find things
that begin
with the
1–20. puzzle pieces sound of the
and try to put letter “S.”
it back
together.
6 7 8 9
6 7
look for8
White week:
things that
9 Reminder:
Did you
schedule a
Make a picnic
lunch with
your child
Practice fire
safety: stop,
drop & roll.
Library Day!
Review
10 Bake a cake
together
today.
11 Plant flowers
together in a
pot or in the
12
are white this kindergarten and eat “stranger ground and
week. physical and outside. danger” water the
dental exam? rules. flowers.Have your
child invite
a friend over
13 Flag Day
Have your
14 Have you
scheduled an
eye exam?
15 Cut up an old
greeting card
in puzzle-
16 Count groups
of ten using a
cereal like
17 Work on a
puzzle
together.
18 Draw a
picture of
fun things
19
child match
to play. like shapes. Cheerios™ . to do in the
socks as you
Ask your child summer.
fold laundry.
to fit the
pieces back
together.
Father’s Day
Summer 20 Go outside
and ask
your child
21 As you pick
out fruits
and
22 Practice
writing
numbers
23 Library Day!
24 Start a
nursery
rhyme and
25 Draw shapes
outside using
sidewalk
26
begins
to repeat vegetables at 1–20. have your chalk.
patterns: the grocery child finish it.
step-step- store, have
jump, clap- your child
clap-pat, etc. name the
colors.
Find small
scoops, cups,
and balls
27 Continue
teaching your
child his/her
28 Make lemon-
ade. Ask your
child to help
29 Read a story
to your child.
Point to each
30
around the phone num- measure word as you
house. Use ber and ingredients. read.
them for address.
waterplay
outside.
■ Thanks for the memories. Chances are your own Good • Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, Illustrated by Jon Klassen
happy memories revolve around things you did with • When Sophie Thinks She Can’t … by Molly Bang
those you love. Really enjoy your child books
• What’s Up Bear? by Frieda Wishinsky
by taking time to have fun together every day. Sing for • Have You Seen My Trumpet? by Michaël Escoffier, Illustrations by Kris Di Giacomo
songs while making dinner or driving the car. Take a four- • Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow by Susan A. Shea, Illustrations by Tom Slaughter
walk and look for ducks or interesting sticks. Play ball,
play house, play cards, play ANYTHING — and • You Are Not Small by Anna Kang, Illustrations by Christopher Weyant
just do it together! five-year • Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle
olds • The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier, Illustrated by Sonia Sanchez
• B. Bear & Lolly: Catch That Cookie! by A. A. LivingstonAll
• Make a book by stapling or tying blank pages together with yarn.
• Find photos of your child to put in the book. Give them magazines to cut out JULY
about pictures of things they like. 2021
me
• Ask your child questions and write the question and their exact answer in the
book: My name is ____________________; I like to _______________________;
My favorite food is _______________________________; My favorite color is
____________________; I like it when my mom _______________________; etc
• Make another page of personal information your child should know and
practice this often: My name is_____________________; I am a ____________;
I was born on ______________________________________________________;
My address is ______________________________________________________;
My phone number is ________________________________________________;
I’m allergic to ______________________________________________________;
In an emergency I should call _____________________________________; etc.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Library Day! Draw a
picture of
your family
2 Write simple
names or
words.
3
and have
your child say
the first and
last names
of each
member.
Independence
Day 4 Independence
Day
(Observed)
5 Play a
toss game
together.
6 Have your
child find
things that
7 Continue
teaching your
child his/her
8 Play “I Spy”
for the
number 1.
9 Pick two
books to read
today.
10
are his/her phone
favorite color. number and
address.Find your
child’s
favorite color
11 Find objects
that rhyme
with “pig.”
12 Play a
“freeze“
game or
13 Have your
child invite a
friend over to
14 Library Day!
15 Find things
that begin
with the
16 Visit a
farmers’
market.
17
throughout “Stop and play. sound of the
this week. Go.” letter “T.”
Explore a
different
culture!
18 Fly a kite.
19 Practice
writing letters
and numbers.
20 Have a
dance party. 21 Count to
101. 22 Pick a game
for family
game night.
23 Practice
naming
opposites,
24
Read and talk like up/down,
about it. on/off, etc.
Picnic day.
25 Count
pennies…
count as high
26 Practice fire
safety: stop,
drop & roll.
27 Go outside
and play
Hopscotch or
28 Library Day!
29 Make sun tea
or lemonade
together.
30 Take a walk
and count the
trees or other
31
as you can. swing. Share with a things you
friend. see.
Good •L ast Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña,
books Illustrations by Christian Robinson
•H o’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale, Illustrations by Mika Song
for • The Family Book by Todd Parr
four- •F red Stays with Me! by Nancy Coffelt, Illustrations by Tricia Tusa
and •W hy Am I Me? by Paige Britt, Illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko
five-year • I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont, Illustrations by David Catrow
olds •B e Who You Are by Todd Parr
• I ’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem
by Jamie Lee Curtis. Illustrations by Laura CornellGet • Before the first day of school, choose school supplies and label them.
• Play school together and take turns being the teacher. AUGUST
ready! • Eat a meal from a lunch box or tray. Show your child how to clean up and
open milk/juice cartons.
2021
• Visit your child’s school and explore the classroom and playground.
• Talk about the kinds of things they will be doing at school.
• Two weeks before school starts, adjust your child’s bed time to what it will
be during the school year.
• Create a healthy routine that allows time for family meal, homework, play,
bath, teeth brushing and a bedtime story.
• Practice zippers, buttons, opening backpack, putting on tennis shoes. Not all
children have mastered shoe tying by the first day of school and that’s OK.
Just remember to practice once in a while.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Have your
child talk
about the
1 2 3
Draw a
picture of
your new
Put together
a puzzle with
your child.
Make a tent
inside. Read
books in it.
4 Make extra
snuggle time
today.
5 Play “I Spy
Colors.” 6 7 Read a book
about going
to school and
steps in school. ask your child
the planting to retell the
project. story.
8
Adjust bed-
time to what
it will be
Practice
zipping and
buttoning.
9 Adjust your
child’s daily
routine to
10 Visit your new
school and
play on the
11 Library Day!
12 Find words
that rhyme
with “me.”
13 Label school
supplies
together.
14
when school match their playground.
starts. school
routine.Pretend it is
the first day
of school.
15 Practice
writing
numbers
16 17 Draw a
picture.
Talk about it.
18 Talk about
your day at
dinner.
19 Count how
many red
clothes you
22 Look for
things that
begin with
21
Practice 1–25. Write what have. “P.” Point out
ways to say your child the letter “P”
goodbye. says. in print.
Cut pictures
out of
magazines.
22 Organize
what your
child will
23 Play with ice
cubes out-
side. Watch
24 Shop for
school
supplies.
25 Library Day!
26 Help your
child write
his/her name
27 Read an
extra book.
Spend
28
need for the how fast they and identify extra time
first day of melt. each letter. snuggling.
school.
Continue
teaching your
child his/her
29 Name all
the foods on
your plate.
30 Use addition
and subtrac-
tion words
31
phone What is your like “I have
number and favorite? one cookie
address. and you have
two cookies.
That makes
three
cookies.”
■ Seven positives. Did you know on average it Good • Lena’s Shoes Are Nervous: A First-Day-of-School Dilemma by Keith Calabrese,
takes seven positive comments to balance the Illustration by Juana Medina
effect of just one negative comment? Saying “good books • All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold, Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman
girl” or “good boy” isn’t enough. Be specific and for • How Do Dinosaurs Go to School by Jane Yolen
tell your child what was good about it. For example, four- • Monkey Not Ready for Kindergarten by Marc Brown
“Wow. That tower is the tallest you’ve ever built.
You worked really hard on it and I like the columns and • School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex, Illustrations by Christian Robinson
on the side.” five-year • Mission: Back to School: Top-Secret Information by Susan Hood, Illustrations by
olds Mary Lundquist
• Mom, It’s My First Day of Kindergarten! by Hyewon YumKindergarten Registration Information
All parents/legal guardians of children • Proof of residency (required for all
who will be five years of age on or before registrants) — copy of signed mortgage, Kindergarten
Readiness Websites
September 1 are encouraged to register contract to build or lease agreement
their children for kindergarten. showing the owner/resident’s name and •E arly Learning Tip Sheet with links:
address OR TWO of the following items: illinoisearlylearning.org/relists/
Early registration begins as early as
➤ Utility bills which have the name and getready-kindergarten/
March 1 for some schools. Check with • Games, articles, and resources to
address of the resident
your local school district for your make back-to-school fun:
➤ Valid driver’s license
kindergarten registration information. www.scholastic.com/parents/
➤ Voter registration card resources/collection/back-to-school/
In most cases, the parent/legal guard- ➤ State medical card back-to-school-start-smart
ian will need to bring the following for ➤ Notarized affidavit of residency from • Kindergarten milestones and skill
builders by subject:
kindergarten registration: the parent or person with whom the
www.familyeducation.com/school-
child is residing, affirming that the learning/kindergarten
• Child’s official birth certificate
child eats and sleeps at the residence • Getting School Ready! Guide (available
(with raised seal)
in several languages, including
• Child’s social security number All students entering kindergarten must Spanish and Chinese). This free
provide documentation of a current downloadable brochure provides tips
physical examination and immunizations to help parents prepare their children
for entering kindergarten:
PRIOR to starting school, AND proof of
thrivewa.org/gettingschoolready/
a dental exam. You do not need proof
of a physical or dental exam to register
your child.
It is recommended that you make your
child’s appointments for a kindergarten
physical and dental exam by April or even
earlier! Students who do not have physical
and dental exams by the first day of school
may not be allowed to attend school.Local Libraries CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION
Recommended schedule, birth to 18 years.
Our local libraries circulate books, magazines, DVDs, CDs,
toys and kits, books on tape, large print books, and other materials. Immunizations are done by appointment only. Call 217-531-4317
Many provide programs for children six months and older. in Champaign County to schedule. Parent or legal guardian must
sign consent forms. Must bring current shot record. Charges may
vary for each immunization, public aid card/cash/check/or billing.
• Champaign Public Library • Rantoul Public Library
• DTaP: Give at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 15 -18
200 W. Green 106 W. Flessner
months. Booster dose at 4 - 6 years.
Champaign, IL 61820-5193 Rantoul, IL 61866 • 893-3955 • IPV: Give at 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months.
Main: 403-2000 www.rantoul.lib.il.us Booster dose at 4 - 6 years.
• HIB: Give at 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months.
Youth Dept.: 403-2030 • Sidney Community Library
Booster dose at 12-15 months.
www.champaign.org 221 S. David St. • Rotavirus: Given at 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months.
• Douglass Branch Library Sidney, IL 61877 • 688-2332 Series cannot be started after 15 weeks.
• Hepatitis A: Dose #1 at 12 months. Dose #2, given
504 E. Grove St. • St. Joseph Township Swearingen
6 months after #1.
Champaign, IL 61820 • 403-2090 Memorial Library • Hepatitis B: Give at birth to 2 months, #2 at 4 months, and
www.champaign.org 201 N. Third St. #3 at 6 months or older.
• Prevnar: Give at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and
• Homer Community Library St. Joseph, IL 61873 • 469-2159
12-15 months.
500 E. 2nd St. www.stjosephtownshiplibrary.info • MMR/MMRV: Dose #1 given at 12 -15 months.
Homer, IL 61849-1223 • 896-2121 • Tolono Public Library District Booster at 4 to 6 years.
• HPV: Given to boys and girls age 11 - 14 years with 1st dose
homervillage.com/HomerLibrary.htm 111 Main St. • P. O. Box 759
prior to age 15 (only two doses are needed 6 months apart).
• Mahomet Public Library District Tolono, IL 61880-0759 • 485-5558 If a boy or girl receives 1st dose after 15th birthday then a
1702 E. Oak St. www.tolonolibrary.org three dose schedule is required (1st dose, two months
later – 2nd dose, and four months after 2nd dose the 3rd
Mahomet, IL 61853 • 586-2611 • Urbana Free Library
dose is given).
www.mahometpubliclibrary.org 210 W. Green St. • Td/Tdap: Booster every 10 years. Required prior to 6th grade
• Ogden Rose Public Library Urbana, IL 61801-3283 and high school entry in Illinois.
• Meningitis: 1st dose age 11 - 12 years, 2nd dose age 16-18.
103 W. Main Main: 367-4057
• Pediarix (Dtap, IPV and Hep B) and Comvax (HIB/HepB)
Ogden, IL 61859 • 582-2411 Children’s Dept.: 367-4069 may be used to reduce the number of immunizations given
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• Philo Public Library District The CUPHD Immunization Programs follow the recommended
115 E. Washington immunization schedule outlined by the ACIP (Advisory
Philo, IL 61864-0199 • 684-2896 Committee on Immunization Practices), AAP (American
Academy of Pediatrics), and the AAFP (American Academy of
www.philolibrary.info Family Physicians).Champaign County Elementary Schools
CHAMPAIGN SCHOOL Stratton Academy of the Arts OGDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL THOMASBORO CONSOLIDATED NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DISTRICT #4 902 North Randolph Street DISTRICT #212 SCHOOL DISTRICT#130
Calvary Baptist Christian Academy
Champaign, IL 61820 • 373-7330
Champaign Administration Prairieview-Ogden South Thomasboro Grade School 2106 E. Windsor Road
Mellon Administrative Center Westview Elementary School Elementary School 201 North Phillips, Box 99 Urbana, IL 61802 • 367-2262
703 South New Street 703 South Russell 106 N Vine Street Thomasboro, IL 61878 • 643-3275
Canaan Academy
Champaign, IL 61820 • 351-3800 Champaign, IL 61821 • 351-3905 Royal, IL 61871
207 North Central Avenue
Barkstall Elementary School TOLONO SCHOOL DISTRICT #7 Urbana, IL 61801 • 367-6590
2201 Hallbeck Drive FISHER SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 PRAIRIE VIEW OGDEN SCHOOL
Unity East Elementary School Countryside School
Champaign, IL 61822 • 373-5580 DISTRICT #197
Fisher Elementary School 1638 County Road 1000 N 4301 West Kirby
Booker T. Washington 801 S 5th St Prairie View Ogden North Philo, IL 61864 • 684-5218 Champaign, IL 61822 • 355-1253
Elementary School Fisher, IL 61843 • 897-1133 PO Box 27
Unity West Elementary School Holy Cross Elementary School
606 East Grove Street Royal, IL 61871 • 538-3300
1035 County Road 600 N 410 West White Street
Champaign, IL 61820 • 351-3901 GIFFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT #188 Prairie View Ogden South Tolono, IL 61880 • 485-3918 Champaign, IL 61820 • 356-9521
Bottenfield Elementary School Gifford Grade School 304 N Market
406 South Main, Box 70 Ogden, IL 61859 • 582-2725 URBANA SCHOOL DISTRICT #116 Judah Christian School
1801 South Prospect Ave.
Gifford, IL 61847 • 568-7733 908 North Prospect Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820 • 351-3807 Urbana Administration
RANTOUL CITY SCHOOLS #137 Champaign, IL 61820 • 359-1701
Carrie Busey Elementary School Jean F. Burkholder Administrative
304 Prairie Rose Ln HERITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT #8 Broadmeadow School Service Center Devonshire KinderCare
500 Sunview 205 N. Race Street 410 Devonshire Drive
Savoy, IL 61874 • 351-3811 Heritage Junior High and
Rantoul, IL 61866 • 893-5405 Urbana, IL 61801 • 384-3600 Champaign, IL 61820 • 356-9000
Dr. Howard Elementary School Elementary School
512 West First Eastlawn School Wiley Elementary School The Montessori School of
1117 West Park Avenue
Homer, IL 61849 • 896-2421 650 North Maplewood Drive 1602 South Anderson Street Champaign Urbana
Champaign, IL 61821 • 351-3866
Rantoul, IL 61866 • 893-5404 Urbana, IL 61801 • 384-3670 1403 Regency Drive East
Garden Hills Elementary School LUDLOW SCHOOL DISTRICT #142 Savoy, IL 61874 • 356-1818
2001 Garden Hills Drive Northview School Leal Elementary School
Ludlow School 400 North Sheldon 312 West Oregon Street Next Generation School
Champaign, IL 61821 • 351-3872
245 South Orange, Box 130 Rantoul, IL 61866 • 893-5403 Urbana, IL 61801 • 384-3618 2521 Galen Drive
International Prep Academy Ludlow, IL 60949 • 396-5261 Champaign, IL 61821 • 356-6995
1605 West Kirby Ave Pleasant Acres School Martin Luther King Jr.
1625 Short Street Elementary School St. John Lutheran School
Champaign, IL 61821 • 351-3995
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Kenwood Elementary DISTRICT #3 Urbana, IL 61801 • 384-3675 Champaign, IL 61821 • 359-1714
1001 Stratford Dr
Lincoln Trail Elementary School ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL St. Malachy School
Champaign, IL 61821 • 351-3815 Dr. Preston L. Williams Jr. Elementary
102 East State, Box 200 DISTRICT #169 2102 East Washington Street 340 East Belle Avenue
Robeson Elementary School Mahomet, IL 61853 • 586-2811 Rantoul, IL 61866-1804 • 892-2011
St. Joseph Grade School Urbana, IL 61802 • 384-3628
2501 Southmoor Drive
Middletown Prairie Elementary School 404 South Fifth Street, Box 409 St. Matthew School
Champaign, IL 61821 • 351-3884 Thomas Paine Elementary School
1301 South Bulldog Drive St. Joseph, IL 61873 • 469-2291 1307 Lincolnshire Drive
1801 James Cherry Drive
South Side Elementary School Mahomet, IL 61853 • 586-5833 Champaign, IL 61821 • 359-4114
Urbana, IL 61802 • 384-3602
712 South Pine Street
Sangamon Elementary School University Primary School
Champaign, IL 61820 • 351-3890 Yankee Ridge Elementary School
601 East Main, Box 198 51 Gerty Drive
2102 South Anderson Street
Mahomet, IL 61853 • 586-4583 Champaign, IL 61820 • 333-3996
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