As you read the story, use your index finger to underline the text. Every now and then, stop at a specific word and repeat it. Share with your child that the markings on the page are words that form text. Words and letters have sounds and all of these form language.
Recommended reading this week
Feast For 10 by Cathryn Falwell
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood and Don Wood
La Fiesta de las Tortillas de Jorge Argueta
Create prints with fruit.
Create art using a variety of fruits such as lemons, limes, and oranges. Slice the fruit, dip it into paint, and place it on a piece of paper, Talk with your child about what he or she has created.
Make a Collage
Draw an outline of your child’s favorite fruit. Cut up different colors of tissue paper and help your child glue inside the outline. Now spray some water on the tissue paper and watch what happens
Explore Fruit
Show your child fruit in your home. Talk about different parts of the fruit. Which has seeds, a core, a stem, and thick or thin peel? You can help your child dissect the fruit and then enjoy a healthy snack!
Taste Test
When you are eating fruit with your child, ask him or her how it tastes. Is it salty or is it sweet?
En Español
Cuando esté leyendo a su hijo use su dedo índice para subrayar el texto. De vez en cuando, pare en una palabra y repítala. Explíquele a su hijo que las marcas sobre el texto son palabras que forman el texto. Las palabras y las letras tienen sonidos y todos estos forman el lenguaje.
Lecturas recomendadas esta semana
Feast For 10 de Cathryn Falwell
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear de Audrey Wood and Don Wood
La Fiesta de las Tortillas de Jorge Argueta
Imprima con frutas
Usted y su hijo pueden hacer arte usando limas, limones,o naranjas. Corte la fruta en rebanadas y agregue pintura a un lado de la rebanada. Ponga la rebanada sobre un papel y presione. Hable a su niño sobre lo que ha creado.
