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Parent & Child
Activity CalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturda
1Is your child turninginto a summercouch potato? LimitTV time
and encourageoutdoor play.
2Sponsor asummer-longcontest. Who can readthe most books?
3Drink yourbreakfast today!Blend fruit, fruit juice,ice and
yogurt to makea smoothie.
4Talk about theword independencewith your child today.What does
it mean?
5Watch or read theweather forecasttogether today. Locatethe
hottest and thecoolest locations ona map.
6Take out yourchilds baby boand look through iwith her. Read it
atell her stories aboherself.
7Enjoy some outdoorphysical activity as afamily today.
8Save the seeds froma fruit youve eaten.Plant them in a papercup
on the windowsill.Water them and see ifthey grow.
9Set up a well-litcorner with pillowsand favorite
books.Encourage your childto get cozy with books.
10Use a toothpickdipped in lemonjuice and milk to writea
message. To decipher,hold the paper up to alight bulb.
11Are youplanning a trip?Give your child a mapand let him help
planthe route youll take.
12Tonight, take awalk with yourchild. See how manystars you can
see.
13Make a toubox. Fill itcotton balls, rockspieces of tree
barkyour child guess wshes touching?
14Make a papercrown and letyour child play Kingor Queen for a
day.What rules would yourchild set?
15Have your childdesign a newcover for a much-lovedbook.
16Brainstorm howyour familycould help beautify
yourneighborhood.
17Practice division.Ask your child,How many of yourlifetimes has
Grandmalived? Aunt Sue?
18Choose a TVshow to watchtogether. Then, askyour child about
theshow you watched.
19Plan a No TVnight. Read,play games, or listen tomusic
instead
20Have an indpicnic. Sprea blanket on the fland play music.
Leyour child help chthe menu.
21Help your childmake a fruitsalad. Include at leastone new or
unfamiliarfruit.
22Start a list ofplaces youdlike to visit. Have yourchild do
research toobtain informationabout these places.
23Ask your childto tell you aboutsomething he loves.
24Teach a cardgame to yourchild. Play it with thewhole family
tonight.
25Review mathfacts tonight.Make flash cards soyour childs math
skillsdont slip over thesummer.
26Have your childdraw an upside-down picture today.
27Help your write a famnewsletter. Intervifamily members anwrite
up the news.
28Freeze fruitjuices in ice cubetrays to make popsicles.Enjoy
them with yourchild.
29Can your childthink of adifferent ending to herfavorite story?
Whatwould she do if she metthe characters?
30Have your childput an ice cubeoutside in the sun.What happens
afterfive minutes? After 10?
31Make your childlaugh! Tell ajoke, read a funny storyor poem,
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Stephanie Downe
Frederick Douglass Elementary Schoo
