Mark your calendars! We are hosting a HUGE "Let's Talk About Books, Balls, and Blocks" 2024 KID's Day event at Ransom District Library on Friday, May 3rd from 11am-1pm!
Spring is windy. Observe wind patterns by making this DIY Windsock with your child at
https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/observe-wind-with-a-diy-windsock
Did you know you can make a homemade bottle thermometer to measure the air temperature outside? Learn how at https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/make-a-bottle-thermometer
Spring weather can be crazy! Teach your child about weather patterns by charting the weather daily together at https://www.pbs.org/parents/printables/track-your-daily-weather
Let's get creative with our Family Nature Walks at https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/7-ideas-to-get-creative-on-a-family-walk
WGVU PBS Kids for Parents shares great ideas on how to create OUTDOOR obstacle courses, craft activities, miniature gardens, hummingbird feeders, and BINGO at https://pbs.org/parents/observing-nature
WGVU PBS Kids has a ton of FREE educational NATURE Games. Check them out at https://pbskids.org/games/nature
If you have an incoming kindergartner this fall, don't forget to attend your district's Kindergarten Registration/Round Up event this spring.
Mark your calendars! We are hosting a HUGE "Let's Talk About Books, Balls, and Blocks" 2024 KID's Day event at Ransom District Library on Friday, May 3rd from 11am-1pm!
HAPPY April 1st! It's no joke, we are "Talking About Nature" all month long . Mark your calendars for all the amazing FREE literacy events happening around Allegan County this month.
Dorr Township Library- April 16th (0-5 year olds) @ 10:30am
Fennville Memorial Park- April 17th (0-5 year olds) @ 11:30am *Weather permitting. Fennville District Library will be the backup location. See Help Me Grow Allegan social media for updates on April 17th.
Ransom District Library- April 18th (0-5 year olds) @ 10:30am
Allegan District Library- April 23rd (0-2 year olds) & April 25th (3-5 year olds) @ 10:30am
Even though March is Reading Month is ending, we want to encourage you to start thinking about SUMMER READING!! Check out WGVU PBS's 11 Creative Ways to Enjoy Reading This Summer at https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/12-creative-ways-to-enjoy-reading-this-summer
Join lifestyle expert, Camila Alves McConaughey, and her daughter, Vida Alves McConaughey, as they read "Cantando (Singing) De Colores" by Patty Rodriquez and Ariana Stein. Point out words in English & Spanish as you listen along https://youtu.be/_C0PpMJvSwA?si=HFN2jUJZ_aUBY53q
Join Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood creator Angela Santomero in a very special read-along to one of her favorite books, "Daniel's New Friend" written by Becky Friedman at https://youtu.be/bvvMjT0788U?si=yQ9v7UZ40G86yfP0. Afterward, talk about how being different is special.
Learn more about Wild Cats as author Chris Kratt reads his book outside in nature at https://youtu.be/DzBZVdjqeEA?si=qGc23wmQO_THJML5
Check out these 1 minute InspiREADing Prompts for Birth-5th Graders, created by Michigan parents and their children.
English- https://www.greatstartmlo.org/inspireading-videos-english
Spanish- https://www.greatstartmlo.org/inspireading-videos-spanish
If you have an incoming kindergartner this fall, don't forget to attend your district's Kindergarten Registration/Round Up event this spring.
We have resumed our Family Coalition newsletters. Check out our April newsletter- https://www.smore.com/n/7t2jn. You can subscribe to future monthly newsletters at the bottom of this issue.
Learn how you can use reading time to help early learners in their lives learn new words and their meanings with READ, Write, ROAR! at https://youtu.be/ZUIz3S9kUl4?si=dYvBsoSFpOYpBX4X
We are bringing back our in-person Families Connected "Family Swim" events at Allegan Aquatic Center. Allegan County families can sign up for our next FREE event on Friday, May 17th (11 am-12:30 pm) at bit.ly/SpringFamilySwim.
Mark your calendars! We are hosting a HUGE "Let's Talk About Books, Balls, and Blocks" 2024 KID's Day event at Ransom District Library on Friday, May 3rd from 11am-1pm!
