Early Literacy Resources
About the Program: The Delaware Readiness Teams and our partners are distributing books this summer, beginning in June, as part of the Delaware Department of Education's Literacy Plan’s Summer Reading Program. The theme goes along with the Delaware Division of Libraries summer reading theme “Oceans of Possibility.”
Sing
Birth-3
3-4 Years
K-1st Grade
2nd-3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade
Songs to Sing to Your Baby - 30 Best Songs for Babies & Toddlers (whattoexpect.com)
Raffi - Baby Beluga (Official Animated Video) - YouTube
Five Little Ducks + More | Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes | Super Simple Songs - YouTube
Our Favorite Bedtime Songs | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Sweet Dreams, & Little Snowflake - YouTube
Ideas of songs to sing with lyrics and videos
https://www.earlychildhoodeducationzone.com/best-preschool-songs
Raffi - Baby Beluga (Official Animated Video) - YouTube
Five Little Ducks + More | Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes | Super Simple Songs - YouTube
Our Favorite Bedtime Songs | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Sweet Dreams, & Little Snowflake - YouTube
If You’re Happy and You Know It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LoRZsHMSs
The Wheels on the Bus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_04ZrNroTo
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhang prl-0
Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ1a94-tNyw
Five Little Speckled Frogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQTVrxj4l6o
Button You Must Wander | Lyrics & Accompaniment - YouTube
Charlie Over the Ocean - YouTube
Down by the Bay with Lyrics - Nursery Rhymes - Children’s Songs by The Learning Station - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVV wHy tcHQ
Row Row Row Your Boat | Pre-Primary | Nursery Rhymes | English - YouTube
Hello Song for Kids | Greeting Song for Kids | The Singing Walrus - YouTube
Five Little Ducks + More | Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes | Super Simple Songs - YouTube
A Sailor Went To Sea with Lyrics and Actions |
Sing - Along | Kids Nursery Rhyme by Sing with Bella - YouTube
The Little Mermaid - Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid) (Official Video) - YouTube
If You're a Pirate and You Know It⚓️ - YouTube
A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea | Barefoot Books Singalong - YouTube
https://singtokids.com/singing-games-first-grade-music
Five Little Seashells - YouTube
The Little Mermaid - Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid) (Official Video) - YouTube
https://takelessons.com/blog/funny-songs-to-sing-with-kids
2nd and 3rd grade songs to sing - YouTube
» 107 age appropriate songs for kids to sing (tinabangel.com)
https://takelessons.com/blog/funny-songs-to-sing-with-kids
https://mollysmusic.org/blog/10-child-appropriate-pop-songs-for-kids-to-sing
» 107 age appropriate songs for kids to sing (tinabangel.com)
Write
Birth-3
3-4 Years
K-1st Grade
2nd-3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade
Pre Writing skills
What Are Fine Motor Skills? Examples & Fine Motor Activities for Infants & Toddlers (whattoexpect.com)
10 Pre-Writing Activities for Your Preschooler | Speech Blubs
Writing tips for preschoolers - Bing video
Understanding Beginning Writing Skills in Preschoolers (getreadytoread.org)
Developing Writing and Spelling at Home (Pre-K) | Reading Rockets
¡Recursos en Español! (getreadytoread.org)
Writing tips for Parents
www.owen.k12.ky.us/docs/writingtipsforparents.pdf
The Ultimate Guide to Kindergarten: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents
Writing Activities for Your Kindergartner | Reading Rockets
6 Multisensory Techniques for Teaching Handwriting | Reading Rockets
Developing Writing and Spelling at Home | Reading Rockets
The Guide to 1st Grade | Scholastic | Parents
Spanish:
Developing Writing and Spelling at Home | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)
Techniques for Teaching Handwriting (Spanish)
-es.pdf (readingrockets.org)
Writing Tips for parents
www.colorincolorado.org/article/tips-parents-second-graders
Tips for Parents of Third Graders | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)
The Guide to 2nd Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents
The Guide to 3rd Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents
Spanish:
Consejos para padres de niños en el segundo año de primaria | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)
Consejos para padres de niños en el tercer año de primaria | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)
FSA Writes for Parents: Help Your 4th & 5th Grader - Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans - Teaching Ideas 4U by Amy Mezni
The Guide to 4th Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents
Fourth Grade - Parents' Guides - Family Resources | National PTA
The Guide to 5th Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents
Fifth Grade - Parents' Guides - Family Resources | National PTA
Spanish:
4th Grade Spanish.pdf (pta.org)
5th Grade Spanish.pdf (pta.org)
Talk
Birth-3
3-4 Years
K-1st Grade
2nd-3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade
How to Talk to Babies: 11 Ways to Develop Your Baby's Language Skills (whattoexpect.com)
https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/301-tips-on-learning-to-talk
Talking Tips https://www2.ed.gov/documents/early-learning/talk-read-sing/preschool-en.pdf
Conversation Starters
20 Pre-K Conversation Starters - The Early Childhood Academy
Ideas for talking together at the dinner table
Conversation-Starters_2020.pdf (the family dinner project.org)
42 Conversation Starters for kids
KidsConversation-Starters_2020.pdf (the family dinner project.org)
42 Conversation Starters for kids
42 Conversation Starters for kids
Read
Birth-3
3-4 Years
K-1st Grade
2nd-3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade
Tips for reading to babies - three years old
://kidshealth.org/en/parents/reading-babies.html
How to Read to Your Baby | In The Book US
Best Baby Books 2021 - Best Books for Newborns to 1-Year-Olds (whattoexpect.com)
Best Books for Toddlers 2021 (whattoexpect.com)
Great children's books in Spanish (ages 1 to 2 years) | BabyCenter
Book lists
https://www.bestkidstuff.com/books/best-books-for-preschoolers
https://bookriot.com/must-read-preschool-books
Reading Tips for Parents
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-preschoolers
Spanish
Print cc tip sheet (readingrockets.org)
Haitian Creole
cc_tips_haitiancreole.pdf (readingrockets.org)
School-Age Readers (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth
The Ultimate Guide to Kindergarten: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents
Book Lists
https://morseinstitute.libguides.com/tails-and-tales-2021/k-1
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/grades-k-1
https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/kindergarten
https://www.greatschools.org/gk/book-lists/favorite-books-for-first-graders
The Ultimate Guide to Kindergarten: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents
The Guide to 1st Grade | Scholastic | Parents
Spanish
Lectores en edad escolar (para Padres) - Nemours KidsHealth
School-Age Readers (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-second-graders
The Guide to 2nd Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents
The Guide to 3rd Grade: Reading and Writing | Scholastic | Parents
2nd Grade Reading Lists
2nd Grade Reading List Books
Great Read Alouds for Second Graders
Books for Kids | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)
Book Lists for 3rd Graders
https://www.greatschools.org/gk/book-lists/favorite-books-for-third-graders
Great Graphic Novels for 2nd and 3rd Graders | LibraryMom
Spanish
https://www.themeasuredmom.com/books-for-reluctant…Libros para niños | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)
Spanish
Lectores en edad escolar (para Padres) - Nemours KidsHealth
Delaware Library Summer Reading Program
delawarelibraries.org/summerreading
Delaware Summer Event Calendar
Play
Birth-3
3-4 Years
K-1st Grade
2nd-3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade
Gross Motor Skills in Babies & Toddlers: Development By Age, Examples & Activities (whattoexpect.com)
www.todaysparent.com/baby/how-to-play-with-your-baby/
5 great games for babies | Video | BabyCenter
Preschool Indoor Games for Kids (verywellfamily.com)
16 Indoor and Outdoor Group Games for Preschoolers - Empowered Parents
10 Fun Clapping Games for Kids in Preschool - Empowered Parents
18 Fun Outdoor Games for Kids | Parents
https://www.verywellfamily.com/jump-rope-games-1256809
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/indoor-games-for-kids
https://www.todaysparent.com/toddler/20-fun-indoor
18 Fun Outdoor Games for Kids | Parents
https://www.verywellfamily.com/jump-rope-games-1256809
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/indoor-games-for-kids
https://www.todaysparent.com/toddler/20-fun-indoor
25 of the Best Indoor Games for Kids Aged 8-12 Years (mykidstime.com)
18 Fun Outdoor Games for Kids | Parents
https://www.verywellfamily.com/jump-rope-games-1256809
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/indoor-games-for-kids
https://www.todaysparent.com/toddler/20-fun-indoor
Resources
Birth-3
3-4 Years
K-1st Grade
2nd-3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade
Delaware Library Summer Reading Program
delawarelibraries.org/summerreading
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - Delaware LibrariesDelaware Libraries |
Vroom
https://www.vroom.org
CDC Developmental Milestones
CDC’s Developmental Milestones | CDC
Download the Milestone Tracker mobile app
Developmental Screening
Developmental Screening Resources – Delaware Department of Education
Delaware Summer Event Calendar
Getting Ready to Read Activity Cards
EngINDIVIDUAL121_All.pdf (getreadytoread.org)
Delaware Library Summer Reading Program
delawarelibraries.org/summerreading
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - Delaware LibrariesDelaware Libraries |
Vroom
https://www.vroom.org
CDC Developmental Milestones
CDC’s Developmental Milestones | CDC
Download the Milestone Tracker mobile app
Developmental Screening
Developmental Screening Resources – Delaware Department of Education
Delaware Summer Event Calendar
Getting Ready to Read Activity Cards
EngINDIVIDUAL121_All.pdf (getreadytoread.org)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAyNR3wkHdxe5E0-3xflYcg/featured
Delaware Library Summer Reading Program
delawarelibraries.org/summerreading
Delaware Summer Event Calendar
Getting Ready to Read Activity Cards
EngINDIVIDUAL121_All.pdf (getreadytoread.org)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAyNR3wkHdxe5E0-3xflYcg/featured
Delaware Library Summer Reading Program
delawarelibraries.org/summerreading
Delaware Summer Event Calendar
United Way of Delaware Virtual Reading Angels YouTube Page
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAyNR3wkHdxe5E0-3xflYcg/featured
Delaware Library Summer Reading Program
delawarelibraries.org/summerreading
Delaware Summer Event Calendar