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1998-99 Early Childhood Activities Calendar - November

November Tip of the Month
Point out to children the printed words at home, child care, and in the community.
Special Activity Center Library Outing

Visit the local public library with your child. Pick out books that have lots of colorful pictures or photographs and few words. Let your child look at the pictures and tell you what he or she thinks is happening in the story.

Story Time

Have fun reading or telling stories with your child. A child who looks at books and hears stories read, learns that words and ideas can be written down, and that marks on paper have meaning. Show your child that there are things to read everywhere. Make a game of finding things with words on them (like soup cans, cereal boxes, comics). This will help your child to see how important it is to be able to read.

Rhyme 'N Play

Make up hand movements to go with the words. Let your child follow along.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are

Star light, star bright.
First star I see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.

Turkey Placemats

Materials:

  • construction paper
  • crayons or colored markers

    Trace your child's hand on the paper. Help your child make a "turkey" by coloring the fingers different colors for features. Add feet, eyes, and a beak. Print your child's name in the center of the turkey. Let the child decorate around the outside edge of the paper. Each time you make a new "turkey" the child can print another name of family or friends, until there are enough turkeys to use at your Thanksgiving meal.

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