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Kangaroo Kids Creative Connections for March

2022-02-27T07:55:56-05:00

Create Connections with your children with some of these fun crafts, activities and recipes you can do together 3/1 Happy National Fruit Compote Day! Compote is French for mixture and has a long French history! A compote is a dessert made of pieces of fruit in sugar syrup cooked in water and seasonings. The French [...]

Kangaroo Kids Creative Connections for March2022-02-27T07:55:56-05:00

Help Your Child Fall In Love With Reading

2016-01-29T01:04:20-05:00

Schools all over the world will celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday on March 2nd.   It is also the start of “Read Across America”, the National Education Association’s annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.Reading is [...]

Help Your Child Fall In Love With Reading2016-01-29T01:04:20-05:00

Be A Kangaroo Kid for A Day

2020-11-30T20:01:07-05:00

If you have never tried Kangaroo Kids April is your opportunity to experience their outstanding curriculum, caring professional teachers and family friendly environment! April is nationally acclaimed as Week of the Young Child and as a part of the celebration Kangaroo Kids Child Care and Learning Center is offering new students a free day of [...]

Be A Kangaroo Kid for A Day2020-11-30T20:01:07-05:00

25 Tips To Encourage Literacy In Young Children

2012-03-01T13:43:00-05:00

1. Babble back to your infants2. Encourage conversation3. Teach site words – McDonalds, Lucky Charms, Barney4. Speak another language5. Encourage drawing and inventive spelling6. Script what children say about their drawings – write their story, make it into a book7. Fall in love with language, rhymes, songs and role model reading8. Label your child’s environment9. [...]

25 Tips To Encourage Literacy In Young Children2012-03-01T13:43:00-05:00

Read Across America

2020-11-30T20:01:07-05:00

Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.Now in its fifteenth year, Read Across America focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. Reading [...]

Read Across America2020-11-30T20:01:07-05:00

Oh my NO TV?!?!

2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

Here are a few ideas of other things to do during Turn Off Your TV: 1. Volunteer in a school to teach reading, math, computer skills. 2. Learn to play the guitar or other musical instrument. 3. Attend community concerts. 4. Organize a community clean-up. 5. Put together a puzzle. 6. Visit the library. Borrow [...]

Oh my NO TV?!?!2020-11-30T20:01:08-05:00

Choosing A Good Book For Your Child

2020-11-30T20:01:09-05:00

How to Choose Good Books For Your Child“One approach is to look for award-winning books. There are two famous awards for children's literature made each year by the American Library Association that are good indicators of quality work: the Caldecott Medal for illustration and the Newbery Medal for writing. But these are given to only [...]

Choosing A Good Book For Your Child2020-11-30T20:01:09-05:00

Literacy

2020-11-30T20:01:09-05:00

Literacy is the growing ability of children to construct meaning from print. The ability to read and write begins at birth as parents talk and read to infants and toddlers. Literacy skills, which are the ability to listen, speak, read, and write are all interdependent. These skills open to door to academic achievement and provide [...]

Literacy2020-11-30T20:01:09-05:00
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