These fun and simple activities are just one way to help develop your child’s pre-reading skills. Pick and choose or try them all! Visit our events page to find library programs and events near you!

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July 1: Look for a book about fireworks.

July 2: Tell a favorite stuffed animal one thing that made you smile.

July 3: Try a new food. What did you like and what did you not like about it?

July 4: LIBRARY CLOSED - 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY

July 5: Identify colors while sorting the laundry.

July 6: Visit the library.

July 7: Talk about what you want to be when you are a grown-up.

July 8: Dance with Gerald and Piggie at St. James Park!

July 9: Look for 10 green objects in your home.

July 10: Visit the library.

July 11: Sing the ABC song.

July 12: Count the number of windows in your home.

July 13: Sing a song during bathtime.

July 14: Count the number of fingers on a grown-ups hand.

July 15: Try to name a different food for each letter of the alphabet.

July 16: Clap to the beat of your favorite song.

July 17: Make a picture.

July 18: Make a house out of pillows and blankets.

July 19: Try a new food today for lunch.

July 20: Practice jumping on one foot.

July 21: Practice tracing letters in a tray of rice.

July 22: Share a book with a grown-up.

July 23: Make up a poem out of nonsense rhymes.

July 24: What rhymes with the word “cat”?

July 25: Play with bubbles.

July 26: Draw a picture of something special to you.

July 27: Count each step as you go up or down stairs.

July 28: Visit the library.

July 29: Talk about a city you want to visit.

July 30: What color clothes are you wearing?

July 31: Try to spell the letters in your name.