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Thank you for subscribing to the Storytime Standouts newsletter.  In this edition, I am happy to introduce three brand new picture books and two parent resources.  In future issues, I will highlight more picture books as well as chapter books for young readers.

In addition to the book reviews, I have prepared three printables for your use...

·    A Mother’s Day Word Search titled ‘Things You Can Learn from Mom’

·    A Father’s Day Word Search, and

·    A Little Boy Blue printable

Sharing nursery rhymes with your child is a great way to reinforce rhyming and rhythm as well as introduce new vocabulary.  In addition, your child will be introduced to characters and stories he/she will encounter again and again.  After reading a nursery rhyme, ask a beginning reader to circle the rhyming words and/or underline all the words that begin with a certain letter (i.e. B).  On page 2 of this PDF, a beginning reader can cut out the (rhyming) words and glue them in the right places.  Pages 3 and 4 provide an opportunity for your child to cut out the lines of the rhyme and glue them, in order, to page 3. Your child may enjoy creating his or her very own book to ‘read’ – Watch for additional nursery rhyme pages to be added very soon.

New to StorytimeStandouts.com

On the Alphabet Recognition page you will find a printable Animal Alphabet activity. Print and then cut apart pictures.  Match the pictures to initial consonants and vowels (page 2) or, use picture cards and letter cards to create a memory/matching game.  Alternatively, once cut apart, mix up & put animals in ABC order or use them in a child’s own alphabet book.    

On the Phonemic Awareness page I have added a second printable page of rhyming words.  Use these pictures to create a matching game and strengthen your child’s ability to recognize rhyming words.

On the Beginning to Read page, you will find a printable page with vehicle names and pictures.  It can be used in a variety of ways. Some children enjoy copying words using letter tiles or magnetic letters. Alternatively, children may like to copy words onto a white board or use a pencil and paper. Older children may enjoy creating stories using these words. If you wish, you can print out two sets of words and create a memory game or print one set of words, separate the pictures from the words and make a matching game. Check back regularly for additional pictures and words.

On the Home page you will find a crossword puzzle for adults.  If you are familiar with children’s books, I hope you’ll have fun with this.

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