SIGN UP! WIN PRIZES! SUMMER READING t Infan2 yrs – Birth Track the hours you spend reading and earn prizes. Reading has super power! It’s never too early or too late to help your child develop language and other early literacy skills. There are five easy things you can do to get your baby ready to read – talk, sing, read, write and play. Children learn best by doing – and they love doing things with you! – from Every Child Ready to Read May 1 May 25 July 27 August 2 Register online: summerfest.tscpl.org (No library card required) Start reading and tracking your time. Last day to sign up for the summer reading. Last day to record reading on summerfest.tscpl.org or turn in your tracker. Infant Reading Tracker birth to 2 years Name:_________________________________ Username:____________________________ 2 1 hours ES = YM H RS R U F O HO K 4 O O B 3 hours hour Start May 25 5 hours 8 HOURS = 6 hours YOUR CHOICE OF BOARD BOOK 7 hours 9 hours = 12 HO U RS 10 Keep track of the time you spend reading and doing the activities listed on this tracker. CA N VA S G TO T E BA YOU ARE NOW ENTERED IN THE GRAND PRIZE DRAWING! hours 11 hours 13 hours mark the circle after completing Talking • Encourage your baby to babble • Talk to your baby face to face • Have your child point out things like the pig, dog or red truck in books you share • Name objects everywhere you go • Talk about what you are doing as you do it • Practice nursery rhymes in checkout lines Singing • Sing songs during diaper changes • Sing lullabies at bedtime • Play kid-friendly music in the car— sing along 14 hours 15 hours AG NE T You don’t need a library card to sign up for summer reading. Prizes are subject to availability. •Practice The Itsy Bitsy Spider—use the hand movements • Stretch babies arms and legs to music; get toddlers dancing • Let your 1 year old turn the pages • Discover concept books that teach ABC’s, 123’s and colors with your child over 1 • Pick books that rhyme • Let your toddler smear shaving cream while taking a bath • Play with play dough Reading Writing • Have your baby stretch for a toy during tummy time •Peek-a-boo • Join a local play group—see what the library has to offer • Take advantage of local parks and your own backyard • Visit the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center • Read to your baby every day starting at birth • Share board books • Use black, white and red books with babies 0-3 months • Use books with pictures of faces-especially other babies 3-6 months • Use books with simple objects 6-12 months • Work that those finger muscles to get ready to write • Encourage toys that need hand movement—buttons to push or things to sort • Use knobbed puzzles • Let your toddler scribble as you write your grocery list • Finger paint with your toddler Don’t forget to bring your completed tracker to the library or finish it online. facebook.com/topekalibrary 16 HO UR CO S= LO RF UL M instagram.com/topekalibrary twitter.com/topekalibrary Playing