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WSRA Families and Literacy Committee 2008
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1
Create your own nursery rhyme.
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2
Draw a picture to go with your rhyme.
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3 Family Read Day
Read with your family for at least 15 minutes.
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4
Start with the word guacamole. How many little words can you find using those letters?
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5 Cinco De Mayo Research Cinco De Mayo. Why do we celebrate it?
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6
Read Inch By Inch in honor of Leo Lionni’s birthday.
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7
Play musical chairs using authentic Mexican music.
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8
Go to the library and find a book on how to plan flowers. List the instructions.
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9
Plant a flower for Mother’s Day. Follow your list of instructions.
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10
Limerick Day
Go to the library and find a book of limericks. Read them with a friend. |
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Mother’s Day
Make a card for your mother, share it with her today. |
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Family Read Day
Read Love You Forever by Robert Munsch |
13
Write a letter to your grandmother. Ask her if she had a nice Mother’s Day.
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14
Address the envelope and mail your letter to your grandma.
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15 National Chocolate Chip Day
Bake chocolate chip cookies following a recipe. |
16 Watch your favorite TV show. Summarize the episode.
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17
Visit the library. Check out books on birds you might see where you live.
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18 Use the bird books to identify 3 birds you have seen outside.
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19
Armed Forces Day
Go to the library and research a branch of the military.
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20
Read Frog and Toad Together in honor of Arnold Lobel’s birthday.
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21
Find out where your favorite bird lives and what it eats. Draw a picture of it.
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22
Family Read Day
Read a book about birds. |
23
Read The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Suess.
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24
Watch the movie The Cat In The Hat. Compare it to the book.
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Find articles in the newspaper on Memorial Day. Why is it a special day?
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26
Memorial Day
Attend a Memorial Day parade. Share your favorite thing about it. |
27
List the activities you would like to do this summer in ABC order.
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28
List the places you would like to go on vacation this summer.
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29
Draw, label, and color the ways you could travel on vacation.
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30
Mother Goose Day. Read your favorite rhyme. |
31
Research geese. Find 2 new facts to share. |