Welcome to this PLA-sponsored program! ECRR – Implementation Tips! Read! Learn! Grow! Free fun activities for you and your little one. Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. TODAY!! 10am-12pm in the Meeting Room Read! Learn! Grow! Shaving Cream Fun Color Magic Puppets Side by Side Books Play Dough Play Dress Up Sing Along Books with Beat Sensory Box Ants on a Log Shaving Cream Fun! •Shake up the shaving cream can, then squirt out a generous mound onto the table. •Encourage your child to "finger paint", write, draw and create with this mixture. Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. •Get your child to talk about what he or she is experiencing and you will not only promote language development, but help your child integrate different parts of the brain! Color Magic Encourage your child to use the color magic makers and paper to practice writing the letters in their name, drawing a story or even just doodling. Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. Puppets! •Select a book to read together. •Encourage your child to retell the story using puppets. Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. •Read the story a second time with the puppets! Side by Side Books •Pick a book to read with your child. •Refer to the label in the front of the book for an activity and questions to talk about. Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. •Use the supplies to complete one of the activities in the book. Play Dough! •Squish, Mush and Shape the dough into anything! •Encourage your child to talk about what they are making and to make more and expand! Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. Play Dress Up! •Encourage your child to put on a community helper outfit •Encourage them to pretend they are the community helper. Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. •Read a story about the community helper they dressed up as. Sing Along! •Press Play on the IPOD. •Sing, Dance and be silly with the music! Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. Books with Beat! Pick a book to read together, sing the words, play the instruments and feel the beat! Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. Sensory Box •Place an object in the box without your child seeing the object. Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. •Encourage your child to put their hand in the box and use words to describe what they are feeling. •Tell them synonyms for those sensory words. Ants on a Log •Fill the center of the celery stick with peanut butter or cream cheese. •Place a few raisins or chocolate chips on top to be ants. Help your child learn new words with simple activities every day. •Eat and enjoy! •Talk to your child about each step and ask them to tell you what they are doing in their own words.