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Pre-School Reading Program
For children ages birth to five.
You’re never too young for reading! Join the
Pre-School Reading Program!
Here’s how to get started:
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Visit your Baltimore
County Public Library at any time during the program.
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Register for the Pre-School
Reading Program & get your starter packet.
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Have someone read to
you.
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Have fun with
crafts and activities.
It’s
that easy ... and LOTS of fun!
Feel
free to enjoy any or all of the following activities:
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Visit the library and let the child pick a book.
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Attend a program at the library.
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Read a book, work a puzzle, or do a nursery rhyme or finger-play.
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Color a picture or any art activity.
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Count the stars out loud or describe cloud shapes.
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Sing a song together (while driving, diapering, working, bathing, etc.).
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Cook something together and share the words on the recipe.
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Read a book together while waiting (doctor’s office, dentist, etc.).
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Point out letters and printed words everywhere (cereal boxes, street
signs, etc.).
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Create a special place to read together and to keep library materials.
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Show the child how to turn pages.
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Have an older child read to your little one.
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Share a story with a friend (real, stuffed, or imaginary).
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Make up an activity of your own.
Booklists
Bug Coloring Sheets &
Activities
Web Sites for Pre-Schoolers
A nationwide cooperative
library project.
Local participants include the Maryland State
Department of Education
and Public Libraries in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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