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Early Literacy Resources

About the Program: The Delaware Readiness Teams and our partners are distributing books this summer, beginning in June, as part of the Delaware Department of Education's Literacy Plan’s Summer Reading Program. The theme goes along with the Delaware Division of Libraries summer reading theme “Oceans of Possibility.”

Sing

Write

Resources

Play

Talk

Read

Sing

Sing

Birth-3

3-4 Years

K-1st Grade

2nd-3rd Grade

4th-5th Grade

Songs to Sing to Your Baby - 30 Best Songs for Babies & Toddlers (whattoexpect.com)

Raffi - Baby Beluga (Official Animated Video) - YouTube

Five Little Ducks + More | Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes | Super Simple Songs - YouTube

Our Favorite Bedtime Songs | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Sweet Dreams, & Little Snowflake - YouTube

Ideas of songs to sing with lyrics and videos

https://www.earlychildhoodeducationzone.com/best-preschool-songs

Raffi - Baby Beluga (Official Animated Video) - YouTube

Five Little Ducks + More | Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes | Super Simple Songs - YouTube

Our Favorite Bedtime Songs | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Sweet Dreams, & Little Snowflake - YouTube

If You’re Happy and You Know It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LoRZsHMSs

The Wheels on the Bus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_04ZrNroTo

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhang prl-0

Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ1a94-tNyw

Five Little Speckled Frogs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQTVrxj4l6o

Button You Must Wander | Lyrics & Accompaniment - YouTube

Charlie Over the Ocean - YouTube

Down by the Bay with Lyrics - Nursery Rhymes - Children’s Songs by The Learning Station - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVV wHy tcHQ

Row Row Row Your Boat | Pre-Primary | Nursery Rhymes | English - YouTube

Hello Song for Kids | Greeting Song for Kids | The Singing Walrus - YouTube

Five Little Ducks + More | Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes | Super Simple Songs - YouTube

A Sailor Went To Sea with Lyrics and Actions |

Sing - Along | Kids Nursery Rhyme by Sing with Bella - YouTube

The Little Mermaid - Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid) (Official Video) - YouTube

If You're a Pirate and You Know It⚓️ - YouTube

A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea | Barefoot Books Singalong - YouTube

https://singtokids.com/singing-games-first-grade-music

Five Little Seashells - YouTube

The Little Mermaid - Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid) (Official Video) - YouTube

https://takelessons.com/blog/funny-songs-to-sing-with-kids

2nd and 3rd grade songs to sing - YouTube

» 107 age appropriate songs for kids to sing (tinabangel.com)

https://takelessons.com/blog/funny-songs-to-sing-with-kids

https://mollysmusic.org/blog/10-child-appropriate-pop-songs-for-kids-to-sing

» 107 age appropriate songs for kids to sing (tinabangel.com)

Write

Write

Birth-3

3-4 Years

K-1st Grade

2nd-3rd Grade

4th-5th Grade

Pre Writing skills

What Are Fine Motor Skills? Examples & Fine Motor Activities for Infants & Toddlers (whattoexpect.com)

10 Pre-Writing Activities for Your Preschooler | Speech Blubs

Writing tips for preschoolers - Bing video

Understanding Beginning Writing Skills in Preschoolers (getreadytoread.org)

Developing Writing and Spelling at Home (Pre-K) | Reading Rockets

¡Recursos en Español! (getreadytoread.org)

Writing tips for Parents

www.owen.k12.ky.us/docs/writingtipsforparents.pdf

The Ultimate Guide to Kindergarten: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents

Writing Activities for Your Kindergartner | Reading Rockets

6 Multisensory Techniques for Teaching Handwriting | Reading Rockets

Developing Writing and Spelling at Home | Reading Rockets

The Guide to 1st Grade | Scholastic | Parents

Spanish:

Developing Writing and Spelling at Home | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)

Techniques for Teaching Handwriting (Spanish)

-es.pdf (readingrockets.org)

Writing Tips for parents

www.colorincolorado.org/article/tips-parents-second-graders

Tips for Parents of Third Graders | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)

The Guide to 2nd Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents

The Guide to 3rd Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents

Spanish:

Consejos para padres de niños en el segundo año de primaria | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)

Consejos para padres de niños en el tercer año de primaria | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)

FSA Writes for Parents: Help Your 4th & 5th Grader - Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans - Teaching Ideas 4U by Amy Mezni

The Guide to 4th Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents

Fourth Grade - Parents' Guides - Family Resources | National PTA

The Guide to 5th Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents

Fifth Grade - Parents' Guides - Family Resources | National PTA

Spanish:

4th Grade Spanish.pdf (pta.org)

5th Grade Spanish.pdf (pta.org)

Talk

Talk

Birth-3

3-4 Years

K-1st Grade

2nd-3rd Grade

4th-5th Grade

How to Talk to Babies: 11 Ways to Develop Your Baby's Language Skills (whattoexpect.com)

https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/301-tips-on-learning-to-talk

Talking Tips https://www2.ed.gov/documents/early-learning/talk-read-sing/preschool-en.pdf

Conversation Starters

20 Pre-K Conversation Starters - The Early Childhood Academy

Ideas for talking together at the dinner table

Conversation-Starters_2020.pdf (the family dinner project.org)

42 Conversation Starters for kids

KidsConversation-Starters_2020.pdf (the family dinner project.org)

42 Conversation Starters for kids

42 Conversation Starters for kids

Read

Read

Birth-3

3-4 Years

K-1st Grade

2nd-3rd Grade

4th-5th Grade

Tips for reading to babies - three years old

://kidshealth.org/en/parents/reading-babies.html

How to Read to Your Baby | In The Book US

Best Baby Books 2021 - Best Books for Newborns to 1-Year-Olds (whattoexpect.com)

Best Books for Toddlers 2021 (whattoexpect.com)

Great children's books in Spanish (ages 1 to 2 years) | BabyCenter

Book lists

https://www.bestkidstuff.com/books/best-books-for-preschoolers

https://bookriot.com/must-read-preschool-books

Reading Tips for Parents

https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-preschoolers

Spanish

Print cc tip sheet (readingrockets.org)

Haitian Creole

cc_tips_haitiancreole.pdf (readingrockets.org)

School-Age Readers (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth

The Ultimate Guide to Kindergarten: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents

Book Lists

https://morseinstitute.libguides.com/tails-and-tales-2021/k-1

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/grades-k-1

https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/kindergarten

https://www.greatschools.org/gk/book-lists/favorite-books-for-first-graders

The Ultimate Guide to Kindergarten: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents

The Guide to 1st Grade | Scholastic | Parents

Spanish

Lectores en edad escolar (para Padres) - Nemours KidsHealth

School-Age Readers (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth

https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-second-graders

The Guide to 2nd Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents

The Guide to 3rd Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents

2nd Grade Reading Lists

2nd Grade Reading List Books

Great Read Alouds for Second Graders

Books for Kids | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)

Book Lists for 3rd Graders

https://www.greatschools.org/gk/book-lists/favorite-books-for-third-graders

Great Graphic Novels for 2nd and 3rd Graders | LibraryMom

Spanish

https://www.themeasuredmom.com/books-for-reluctant…Libros para niños | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)

Spanish

Lectores en edad escolar (para Padres) - Nemours KidsHealth

Delaware Library Summer Reading Program

delawarelibraries.org/summerreading

Delaware Summer Event Calendar

Play

Play

Birth-3

3-4 Years

K-1st Grade

2nd-3rd Grade

4th-5th Grade

Gross Motor Skills in Babies & Toddlers: Development By Age, Examples & Activities (whattoexpect.com)

www.todaysparent.com/baby/how-to-play-with-your-baby/

5 great games for babies | Video | BabyCenter

Preschool Indoor Games for Kids (verywellfamily.com)

16 Indoor and Outdoor Group Games for Preschoolers - Empowered Parents

10 Fun Clapping Games for Kids in Preschool - Empowered Parents

18 Fun Outdoor Games for Kids | Parents

https://www.verywellfamily.com/jump-rope-games-1256809

https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/indoor-games-for-kids

https://www.todaysparent.com/toddler/20-fun-indoor

18 Fun Outdoor Games for Kids | Parents

https://www.verywellfamily.com/jump-rope-games-1256809

https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/indoor-games-for-kids

https://www.todaysparent.com/toddler/20-fun-indoor

25 of the Best Indoor Games for Kids Aged 8-12 Years (mykidstime.com)

18 Fun Outdoor Games for Kids | Parents

https://www.verywellfamily.com/jump-rope-games-1256809

https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/indoor-games-for-kids

https://www.todaysparent.com/toddler/20-fun-indoor

Resources

Resources

Birth-3

3-4 Years

K-1st Grade

2nd-3rd Grade

4th-5th Grade

Delaware Library Summer Reading Program

delawarelibraries.org/summerreading

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - Delaware LibrariesDelaware Libraries |

Vroom

https://www.vroom.org

CDC Developmental Milestones

CDC’s Developmental Milestones | CDC

Download the Milestone Tracker mobile app

Developmental Screening

Developmental Screening Resources – Delaware Department of Education

Delaware Summer Event Calendar

Getting Ready to Read Activity Cards

EngINDIVIDUAL121_All.pdf (getreadytoread.org)

Delaware Library Summer Reading Program

delawarelibraries.org/summerreading

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - Delaware LibrariesDelaware Libraries |

Vroom

https://www.vroom.org

CDC Developmental Milestones

CDC’s Developmental Milestones | CDC

Download the Milestone Tracker mobile app

Developmental Screening

Developmental Screening Resources – Delaware Department of Education

Delaware Summer Event Calendar

Getting Ready to Read Activity Cards

EngINDIVIDUAL121_All.pdf (getreadytoread.org)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAyNR3wkHdxe5E0-3xflYcg/featured

Delaware Library Summer Reading Program

delawarelibraries.org/summerreading

Delaware Summer Event Calendar

Getting Ready to Read Activity Cards

EngINDIVIDUAL121_All.pdf (getreadytoread.org)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAyNR3wkHdxe5E0-3xflYcg/featured

Delaware Library Summer Reading Program

delawarelibraries.org/summerreading

Delaware Summer Event Calendar

United Way of Delaware Virtual Reading Angels YouTube Page

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAyNR3wkHdxe5E0-3xflYcg/featured

Delaware Library Summer Reading Program

delawarelibraries.org/summerreading

Delaware Summer Event Calendar

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