Illustrated fox with a purple book that says Summer Challenge

Early Literacy Tip
Talk with your baby early and often. Narrate what you are doing throughout the day so baby hears lots of words. Talking with your baby helps them begin to understand language and builds their vocabulary.
 
When reading with your baby you don’t have to just read the words on the page. Talk about the pictures and help them make connections between the book and their everyday life. Repeat, repeat, repeat! Repetition is one of the best tools to help your child learn. 
 
Songs & Rhymes
Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock
 
Tick-tock, tick-tock,
I’m a little cuckoo clock.
Tick-tock, tick-tock,
now it’s striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo! (lift baby in the air)
 
Repeat with two o'clock and three o'clock!
Baa, Baa Black Sheep
 
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full.
One for my master, one for my dame.
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full
 
Popcorn Kernels
Tune: Frère Jacques
 
Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels,
in the pot, in the pot.
Shake them, shake them, shake them.
Shake them, shake them, shake them.
‘til they pop, ‘til they pop! (lift baby in the air)
 

Book Recommendations
High Contrast Books
 
High contrast books help promote eye development in young babies. Many high contrast books have few or no words on the page. This is a great opportunity to point to pictures and talk with your child about what you see in the book. 
 
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Parenting Books
50 Risks to Take With Your Kids: A Guide to Building Resilience and Independence in the First 10 Years
by Daisy Turnbull

50 Risks to Take With Your Kids teaches parents and carers how to nurture resilience in their kids as they learn to take their own risks. It may sound counterintuitive to say that the longer you let kids be kids, the better they will 'adult' in the future, but it's true. The more children are allowed to play in the mud, create games and find their own solutions to problems, the more they will thrive later in life.
Creating Compassionate Kids: Essential Conversations to Have With Young Children
by Shauna Tominey

In this book, Shauna Tominey, formerly the director of early childhood programming and teacher education at Yale Child Study Center, provides scripts for conversations parents should have with young children to address complex subjects like peer pressure, divorce and stress, as well as larger world issues. Parents are guided through sample discussions with research-based advice for creating dialogues that teach compassion and self-esteem.
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