Reading 20 Minutes Every Day and Playing With a Purpose are essential activities to do with your child to help them get READY! for Kindergarten.

Looking for math books to read together? Click here to check out this list of board books and picture books that are perfect for your child as they develop counting and other early math skills.

Materials needed:

Fill the bin with a shallow amount of water. Encourage the child to scoop, pour, and transfer water using the cups and funnels. Talk about concepts like "full," "empty," "more," and "less."

Fine motor skills: Pouring and scooping

How can I make this activity more accessible?:

• For children with sensory sensitivities, you may need to adjust the temperature of the water to find what is "just right."
• Toddlers are still working on their fine motor skills so providing spoons of various sizes can be helpful (toddler-size spoons along with teaspoons and utensils from your kitchen drawers)

Materials Needed:

• Paper to make shape cards (circle, square, triangle, etc.).

• Alternative: use the printout attached at the bottom of this newsletter

• Basket or bag

Instructions: Draw shapes onto the paper and have your child cut them out. Show the child a shape card and ask them to find objects around the room or outside that match the shape. Collect the objects and discuss them.

What skills will children learn from this activity?

Fine Motor Skills: Scissor skills

Cognitive Skills: Shape recognition, spatial awareness, problem-solving.

How can I make this activity more accessible?

• Use tactile (touch) shape cards for children with visual impairments. For example, cut out and apply brightly felt to the shape. Adding this fuzzy feature to the shape can make learning about shapes more fun for all preschoolers.

Friends of the Estacada Public Library are the Local Champions of Imagination Library.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides specially-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality books for children from birth to age five. Books are delivered to your home each month in a package addressed to the child receiving it. This program is free of charge to participating families, and is funded and maintained locally by Friends of the Estacada Public Library and other community donors. Visit the Imagination Library web site to find out more about this exciting early literacy program.

Registration is open to children from birth to five years old who reside in zip codes 97022 and 97023 ( Eagle Creek and Estacada ).

Fill out the online registration form

Imagination Library links

Goodnight with Dolly Storytime Videos--Dolly reads 10 bedtime stories; Literacy Tips and Resources for Parents and Caregivers; Coloring & Activity Sheets

Estacada Community Manager/CRE Program Facilitator:

Julie Syring, sryingj@estacada.k12.or.us or julies@todos-juntos.net

RME Program Facilitator:

Kendoll Tuthill, kendollt@todos-juntos.net

Parent/Child Engagement Coordinator:

Ann Schweitzer-Johnson, annj@todos-juntos.net

Family Resource Navigator

Yaneth Abnal, yanetha@todosjuntos.net

Estacada Prevention Specialist:

Tyra Baird, tyrab@todos-juntos.net

Middle School Program Facilitator:

Lauren Haman, laurenh@todos-juntos.net

Website: www.todos-juntos.net

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