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Dilly's name begins with a D. Ask: What other words and names begin with D?
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Make up a play about summer together and act it out.
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Read a story with your child. After, have him or her draw what happened first and what happened last.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
Have your child draw a picture of bright fireworks in the night sky.
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Have your child look for five blue things in your home.
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Make rubbings of the bark on different types of trees using paper and crayons.
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Read a story with your child. Point out the words the, and, to, and a. Read the story again, and have your child point to the words.
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Chuck Wood loves numbers. Write the numbers 1 through 10 and have your child trace over them in a different color.
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On a trip to the grocery store, let your child select one new fruit or vegetable. Bring it home and try it together as a snack.
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Help your child identify shapes around your home, such as circles (orange, cup) or squares (window, table).
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What is the temperature? Talk about how we measure how hot or cold it is outside using a thermometer.
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Have your child make up a dance move to a song and then teach it to other family members.
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13
Group together five objects. Count them together. Then take away one object at a time, counting together with each subtraction.
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Imagine you and your child get to build your own park. What would you put in it? Slides? Swings? A dress-up area? Be creative.
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Say the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet" with your child. Then encourage him or her to substitute names, food, and animals to make new poems.
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Bruno uses the Internet to find facts. Use a computer at home or at the library to look up facts about your child's favorite food.
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Make hats together out of paper for you and your child. Decorate them any way you want to!
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Go for an "insect walk" with your child. Bring a magnifying glass with you if you have one.
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Talk about the five senses, and have your child recognize as they use each one throughout the day.
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Have your child walk from the couch to a chair, counting footsteps as he or she goes. Record the number of footsteps, and then measure and record other distances throughout your home.
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21
Ask your child what her or she likes about summer. Write the answers together in a list.
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22
How many different kinds of weather can you and your child think of? Ask your child what are his or her favorit kinds of weather.
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23
Choose a letter of the alphabet. Help your child look through old magazines to find objects that begin with the letter. Cut them out and make a collage together.
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Talk about the seven days of the week. Count and name the days together while looking at a calendar.
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25
Ply a game of "Red Light, Green Light."
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Ask your child what her or she would wish for if he or she had three wishes. Have him or her draw a picture to share.
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27
Take a "color walk" around your neighborhood and look for things that are yellow.
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28
JT loves music. Help your child make a musical instrument from items around your home: cardboard, rubber bands, etc.
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29
Take a walk together and look for things that grow: trees, flowers, people. Which things do not grow?
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30
Manny loves sports! Find a sport to play or another way to be active today.
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Members of The InvestiGator Club are always curious. Take a closer look at your child's favorite fruit or vegetable together. What words best describe it?
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