Colors are one of the first ways that children notice differences between objects. Developing categorization skills is a stepping stone on the way to telling letters and numbers apart. The easiest way to help your child practice with colors is to talk about them when it comes up naturally. Children process information better in small…
High Five: Earth Day
Earth Day is a great time to introduce your 0-to-5-year-old to nature vocabulary and basic science concepts while practicing literacy skills. You can celebrate our beautiful world by singing songs about plants growing, doing crafts with upcycled materials, going on nature walks, or reading books about conservation. There are a lot of fun songs about…
High Five: Repetition
I’ll say it once, and I’ll say it again. Repetition is key to helping children learn. Each time a child hears a word and connects it to the thing that the word means it creates a neural pathway in their brain. You see a cat on a walk, and you tell your baby, “Look at…
High Five: Letter Recognition
Give me an R! Give me an E! Give me an A! Give me a D! Letter recognition is one of the first steps on the way to learning how to read. Kids need to be able to remember the letter name, what it sounds like, and how to recognize it in their environment. Here…
High Five: Cooking
Cooking is a great opportunity for kids to build literacy as well as math and science skills. You can improve reading skills while looking at recipes, expand vocabulary with new words, write grocery lists together, and sing songs about food. Math and science skills can be developed through measurements, telling time, or making observations and…
High Five: Counting
Counting books can be a fun way to build literacy skills while introducing new math concepts. Add songs, talking, play, and writing to reinforce skills through repetition. For children 4 and up, Lemonade in Winter is a story about a brother and sister whose entrepreneurial ambition drives them out into the snow to hustle cold…
Winter Reads for Kids
It may be sunny outside, but these books will get you in the mood for winter. Snuggle up with your little ones, drink some hot cocoa, and enjoy a few winter-inspired reads for all ages available through Chandler Public Library. The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Winter: This colorful book by Eric Carle will bring to…
High Five: Seasonal Vocabulary
Do you enjoy sharing a cozy fall or winter book with your little one, making crafts together to honor holidays, or cooking with your helper for family occasions? These activities also have the added benefit of giving your child a chance to practice specialized vocabulary that you don’t often use at other times in the…
High Five: Comparisons
Comparisons are an important part of a child’s descriptive vocabulary as well as being a math and science concept. The more exposure that your child has to these concepts the more naturally they will use them. Many picture books and classic fairy tales offer opportunities to explore comparisons with children. For example, Goldilocks talks about…
High Five: Get ready for writing!
“That’s my name!” a triumphant four-year-old told me the other day, pointing to the squiggly lines on their name tag. And they are right to be proud. Every shaky letter is there, even if I can’t read it yet. Writing is a journey that starts with scribbling to build coordination and hand strength and leads…
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