Early Literacy May 2019 Calendar

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Read 2 Talk 3 Write 4 Sing Let your child see At mealtime, take Make a collage of Ring Around the Ro- you read! (even if it’s turns talking about pictures that start sie. Don’t forget to just the newspaper) your day. with the letter “H” fall down! 5 Play 6 Read 7 Talk 8 Write 9 Sing 10 Play 11 Read Pretend to be a fire- Visit the library, let After you read, talk Trace the first letter If You’re Happy and Where’s your nose? Use different voices fighter, astronaut, or your child choose a about what hap- of your name. You Know It Where’s mommy’s for different charac- anything you’d like! book to bring home. pened in the story. nose? ters. 12 Talk 13 Write 14 Sing 15 Play 16 Read 17 Talk 18 Write Take a walk. Point Draw what you are Pick a book based Have a picnic in the Listen to a children’s Relate something in Draw some flowers. out and read words having for lunch! on a song and sing park and enjoy being audiobook in the car. a book to your Make them different that you see. it! outside. child’s real life. colors. 19 Sing 20 Play 21 Read 22 Talk 23 Write 24 Sing 25 Play Stomp your feet to Have a play date to- Gather everyone in When you read, talk Write a thank you The Alphabet Song. Hide and Seek the beat! day, this develops the family to listen to about what you see note to someone. social skills. a story. in the pictures. 26 Read 27 Talk 28 Write 29 Sing 30 Play 31 Read A lift-the-flap book Encourage your child Try using markers Play some good Play with your child Read your child a today! today. dancing music! outside today. bedtime story.

Each day of the month features an early literacy practice along with an activity you can do to support that practice. This Early Literacy Calendar reminds parents www.delcolibraries.org and caregivers to read, talk, write, play, and sing with young children every day! For more information please contact Theresa Dykes at [email protected]