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Literacy Activity: Storytime with Puppets

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Literacy Activity: Storytime with Puppets

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-Use puppets to act out stories, encouraging children to create dialogue and engage with the plot.

-Gather simple puppets. Choose a children's book and have children take turns being the characters while reading aloud.

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Literacy Activity: Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

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Literacy Activity: Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

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- Create a scavenger hunt where children find objects in the house or yard that start with each letter of the alphabet.

-Make a checklist from A to Z. As children find items, have them say the letters and words aloud to reinforce letter-sound associations.

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-Use stones with images or words painted on them to inspire storytelling.

-Collect small, smooth stones and paint various images or words on them. Children can select a few stones and create a story based on the images or words.

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-Starfall: An interactive website that teaches children basic reading skills through fun and engaging games.

-ABC Mouse: A comprehensive early learning app that covers literacy, math, art, and more, suitable for young children.

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Creative and Literacy-Fostering Toys: Building Blocks

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Creative and Literacy-Fostering Toys: Building Blocks

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-Benefits: Encourage storytelling as children create structures and ask them to narrate what they are building.

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Creative and Literacy-Fostering Toys: Storytelling Dice

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Creative and Literacy-Fostering Toys: Storytelling Dice

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-Benefits: Dice with pictures or words that inspire creative storytelling; great for vocabulary building and comprehension.

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Creative and Literacy-Fostering Toys: Magnetic Letters

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Creative and Literacy-Fostering Toys: Magnetic Letters

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-Benefits: Help children learn spelling and building words through hands-on play on refrigerators or magnetic boards.

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-"The Bilingual Book of Rhymes, Songs, Stories, and Fingerplays" by Rita M. L. C. Lopez

-"Literacy Through Play: A Practical Guide for Early Years Educators" by Katey Thomas

www.readingrockets.org

www.pbs.org/parents

www.colorincolorado.org

www.scholastic.com/teachers/printables