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WSRA Families and Literacy Committee 2008

   

1
Create your own nursery rhyme.

2
Draw a picture to go with your rhyme.

3
Family Read Day

Read with your family for at least 15 minutes.


4
Start with the word guacamole. How many little words can you find using those letters?

5
Cinco De Mayo Research Cinco De Mayo. Why do we celebrate it?

6
Read Inch By Inch in honor of Leo Lionni’s birthday.

7
Play musical chairs using authentic Mexican music.

8
Go to the library and find a book on how to plan flowers. List the instructions.

9
Plant a flower for Mother’s Day. Follow your list of instructions.

10
Limerick Day

Go to the library and find a book of limericks. Read them with a friend.

11
Mother’s Day

Make a card for your mother, share it with her today.

12
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.

14
Address the envelope and mail your letter to your grandma.

15
National Chocolate Chip Day

Bake chocolate chip cookies following a recipe.

 

16
Watch your favorite TV show. Summarize the episode.

17
Visit the library. Check out books on birds you might see where you live.

18
Use the bird books to identify 3 birds you have seen outside.

19
Armed Forces Day

Go to the library and research a branch of the military.


20
Read Frog and Toad Together in honor of Arnold Lobel’s birthday.

21
Find out where your favorite bird lives and what it eats. Draw a picture of it.

22
Family Read Day

Read a book about birds.

23
Read The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Suess.

 

24
Watch the movie The Cat In The Hat. Compare it to the book.

25
Find articles in the newspaper on Memorial Day. Why is it a special day?

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.

28
List the places you would like to go on vacation this summer.

29
Draw, label, and color the ways you could travel on vacation.

30
Mother Goose Day. Read your favorite rhyme.

31
Research geese. Find 2 new facts to share.

 

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