AUGUST
(Monday-Friday)
Day 1 |
Read a poem aloud with your child. |
Day 2 |
Ask your child to study town history from
old newspapers. |
Day 3 |
Make finger-paints with soap flakes, water and
food coloring with your child. |
Day 4 |
Tell your child a story about looking both ways
before crossing the street. |
Day 5 |
Ask your child to organize the coins in a coin
jar. |
Day 6 |
Find and use a computer with your child. |
Day 7 |
Look for community service activities that can
include your child. |
Day 8 |
Have your child read a story with a friend or
sibling. |
Day 9 |
Have your child talk with a person from another
state or country. |
Day 10 |
ut a snack, such as an apple or orange, into
equal parts and talk about fractions with your child. |
Day 11 |
Turn off the TV for family reading time. |
Day 12 |
Compare history as presented on TV and in reference
books with your child. |
Day 13 |
Have your child read your recipe to you. |
Day 14 |
Take your child to the park or playground. |
Day 15 |
Have your child find 3 jobs in the classifieds
that interest him or her and discuss them. |
Day 16 |
Ask your child what being responsible means to
him or her. |
Day 17 |
Measure objects in a room with your child.
Make a floor plan. |
Day 18 |
Read about your state bird and state flower with
your child. |
Day 19 |
Visit the library for a special children's program. |
Day 20 |
Help your child organize his or her own library. |
Day 21 |
Have your child be a pet detective and observe
an animal. |
Day 22 |
String a macaroni necklace with your child. Have
him or her count the pieces of macaroni. |
Day 23 |
Make a time capsule with your child and save
it for a year or two. |