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Writing the Alphabet
Help your children learn their ABC's by tracing letters with Big Bird.
Print out the page and help children trace each letter. Then sing the alphabet together, pointing at each letter as you sing it out loud! (Don’t worry if kids don’t trace the letters exactly—there’s still lots of learning going on. You can help by guiding their hands to steady the pencil as they trace.)
You might help older children think of a word for each letter. After tracing the whole alphabet, give them a blank piece of paper and invite them to try some letters on their own!
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My Favorite Part
Help little ones share special parts of stories in words and pictures.
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Read with Me
Track your reading progress with some printable bookmarks!
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The Perfect Book: An Act Along Story
Make story time more engaging by encouraging children to act out what they hear!
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A Star Reader
There are many steps to reading, and all are important to becoming a great reader. It’s a process!
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Tips for Shared Reading with Children Birth to Three
Tips for using reading time to bond with your child and build their language and literacy skills.
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Tips for Shared Reading with Children Three to Five
Tips to make shared reading a time for learning and connection.
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A Mighty Voice
Finding confidence in the ways that you tell stories will make them even more special to the children you share them with.