School Readiness Calendar - Flipbook - Page 5
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Sunday
National Friendship
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Find things that
begin with the
letter “A”
Help your child
trace their first
name
Pretend to be the
characters in a
story you enjoy
reading
2
1
New moon
8
3
16
22
Play catch
29
10
Tell a joke day
Sing your favorite
childhood songs with
your child
Full moon
Lazy Day,
Read a book
together
National Book Lovers
Day
9
15
4
Practice your
locomotor movements.
Walk, run, gallop,
jump, hop, slide, skip
and leap. Which one
is your
kiddo‛s favorite?
Combine play-sand
and liquid starch
to make your own
kinetic sand
17
National Waffle
Day, make breakfast
together
Thursday
11
Use non-toxic
fingerpaints in the
bathtub and help
your child write
letters
18
Talk about going
to the bathroom,
practice washing
hands for 20
seconds
23
24
25
Make muffins! Follow
and explain the
recipe steps
Walk barefoot in the
grass today. Talk
with your child about
how the grass feels
Notes:
30
31
6
Make a collage! Cut
out pictures in a
magazine that make
you feel happy
12
National Potato Day
19
13
20
Just Because
Day, Talk about
something good
that‛s happening
Farmers Markets
Cortez-Saturday mornings & 3rd Thursdays • Dolores-Wednesday afternoons • Mancos-Thursday afternoon
Find 5 things that
are red
14
Use a ruler to
measure items from
nature, organize
from smallest to
largest
27
Ask you child
to help load the
washing machine
and dryer
7
Help your child
practice memorizing
your phone number
Find the color blue
all day
26
Saturday
Find a new fruit or
vegetable at the
store to try
Place toys in the
freezer or under a
heating pad, play
and talk about how
they feel
5
Count plates and
cups while setting
the dinner table
Friday
Play 20 questions
21
Read to your child
every day for 20
minutes- look for
the free libraries
around Cortez
28
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