Elementary Literacy

1. Read! Read! Read!

• Read 20 minutes a day.
• Take an Accelerated Reader test at school on the books you have read at home.
• Swap books with a friend.  Share books throughout the school year.
• Ask a family member what their favorite book was as a child.

2. Visit your local library

• Take your child for a visit to the local library to check out a few books.  
• Read the books together and discuss the characters and/or details in the book.  

3. Write about it!

• Write about an adventure or an activity that you recently did with your family.  Share your adventure with a friend.
• Invent a recipe for an after school snack.  Write your recipe on an index card.
• Cut out pictures from a magazine.  Write a story about them.