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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Studies have shown that families who start reading aloud to their children at birth help to strengthen their language skills and build their vocabulary – two important tools for beginning to learn to read when they enter kindergarten.
How does the 1,000 Books program work?
Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, toddler, and/or preschooler. The program is self-paced and can take a few months to a few years, depending on how often you read together. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes, you can repeat books) before your child starts kindergarten.
How do I sign-up?
Register in the Children’s Room and receive a free Early Literacy folder. Keep track of books on a fun log as you read them, and receive prizes when you reach milestones along the way. (100, 250, 500, 750, 1,000 books.)
Fun Things to Do When You are Bored
- Visit the Intrepid Air and Space Museum virtually https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/memorial-day
- Microsoft literacy courses – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digitalliteracy/home
- Cook like a Michelin Star Chef – These Michelin Starred Chefs shared their famous recipes. Find their Recipes here: https://www.instagram.com/michelinguide/?hl=en . Cook a dish or two and share it with us!
- Walk on Glaciers, Dive into the Ocean, and Hover Over Volcanoes in this interactive guided tour of 5 national parks – https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/parks
- Escape Room – Work in a team or go solo with these Escape Room Adventures https://wakelet.com/wake/043c113c-5579-4b36-819e-f997cd578128
- Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego? – Relive your childhood or introduce your kids to the beloved game from the 80’s (Que theme music) – https://earth.google.com/web/@17.90693717,-12.41937117,-34606.6327455a,57359668.97d,35y,0.00004064h,18.19296234t,0r/data=CjwSOhIgYmU3N2ZmYzU0MTc1MTFlOGFlOGZkMzdkYTU5MmE0MmEiFnNwbC14LXgteC1zcGxhc2hzY3JlZW4
- Google Arts and Culture –With Google Arts & Culture you can visit top exhibits, zoom in on artworks in mind-blowing detail and browse thousands of stories, photos, videos, and manuscripts. https://artsandculture.google.com/
- Google Earth – Explore the whole world from above with satellite imagery and 3D terrain of the entire globe and 3D buildings in hundreds of cities around the world. https://www.google.com/earth/
- Google Street View – Provides interactive panoramas from positions along many streets in the world. https://www.instantstreetview.com/
- Virtual Tours of 33 National Parks – https://totallythebomb.com/heres-33-national-park-tours-you-can-take-virtually-from-the-comfort-of-your-own-home
- Virtual Field Trips – https://www.discoveryeducation.com/community/virtual-field-trips/
- Take a hike!
Pound Ridge trails from the Pound Ridge Land Conservancy https://www.prlc.net/
Westchester County Hikes https://parks.westchestergov.com/parks-and-destinations/parks-and-recreational-areas - Take a Free Online Course
Coursera – https://www.Coursera.org
Ed X – https://www.edx.org/ - Cook Something Delicious
https://www.instructables.com/class/Cooking-Class/
https://www.skillshare.com/browse/cooking - Broadway Hits Online – https://www.broadwayhd.com/
- Play a Game! – Break out the old favorites: Words with Friends, Sudoku, Solitaire, crosswords, jigsaw puzzles, or try a trivia challenges to keep your mind sharp
https://games.euronews.com/category/puzzles
https://www.triviaquestionss.com/ - Take a tour of the Hudson River Towns – see this link for more information
- Learn to cook everything! link here
- Virtual Field Trips to Beaches, Parks, and More! link here
- Fun at-home activities to save money link here
- Virtual field-trips for museums, historical sites and landmarks, zoos and other interactive sites! link here
