Five Year Olds
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Developing Abilities
~ Like to draw pictures and use letters and sounds to write words ~
~ Like to learn about new subjects ~
~ Can name shapes, colors, and many letters ~
~ Know most of the letters in the alphabet and matching sounds ~
~ Have developed nearly 90% of adult brain size and need plenty of brain exercise~
To Do for Parents
~ Make reading and writing a part of your toddler's day every day ~
~ Read, play games, talk, listen to music, tell stories, draw and paint as often as possible ~
~ Read or say nursery rhymes and sing songs together~
~ Have plenty of books, paper, pens, crayons within reach ~
~ Visit your library or bookstore as often as possible~
Recommended Reading
Julius, Baby of the World ~ Kevin Henkes
Red Riding Hood ~ James Marshall
The Relatives Came ~ Cynthia Rylant
Mitten ~ Alvin Tresselt
A Chair for My Mother ~ Vera Williams
No Problem ~ Eileen Browne
Frog and Toad Together ~ Arnold Lobel
The Night Worker ~ Kate Bands
Stellaluna ~ Janell Cannon
Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods... ~ Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamala's Dress ~ Niki Daly
Tomie DePaola's Mother Goose ~ Tomie DePaola
Three Coll Kids ~ Rebecca Emberly
Time Train ~ Paul Fleischman
Wombat Devine ~ Mem Fox
Snow Bear ~ Jean Craighead George
Ten Minutes Til Bedtime ~ Peggy Rathman
