List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.

Do you love music? Have you always wanted to be a famous rock star? Complete the following activities to be on your way to becoming a rock star!

Whether they are following along in a book or singing a song, these fun activities will get your little ones up and moving. So get up and groove! 

Complete at least three activities to earn 125 points.

A music journalist reviews albums and concerts, reports on music news, and interviews musicians. They can work online, through print news resources, or broadcast on television, radio, or podcasts. Try your hand at being a music journalist and answer these questions about an album or artist!

Don't you hate it when someone mentions a classic song, and they are convinced that it's called something you know it isn't? This quiz is for you. Using just the artist, year, and a lyric; Name That Song!

Calling photographers of all ages and skill levels! We're holding our first All Ages Photography Contest this year. Submit up to three photos digitally to cheshirelibrary@gmail.com. Use the subject "Photo Contest" and include your name, age, phone number and best email address. We'll print each submission and will display them in the Mary Baldwin Room during the month of August. The public will get the chance to vote on their favorites in each age group and 1st place winners will receive a prize!

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Talking and encouraging conversations will help your child develop vocabulary and understand their reading. 

This information is adapted from everychildreadytoread.org

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It is important to talk to children often so they can hear new words and sentence structures, even if they are too young to speak. You can also include young children in conversation by pausing for 10 seconds after asking a question to give them plenty of time to respond, verbally or non-verbally. 

Complete 3 of these 5 missions to earn 100 points!

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Singing slows down words and breaks them into smaller chunks that children can more easily hear. 

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Singing helps children learn new words and information that may not come up in conversation. It also slows down language so children can hear the different sounds in words.

Complete 3 of these 5 missions to earn 100 points!

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Shared reading is the single most important activity to prepare a child for learning how to read.

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Complete 3 of these 5 missions to earn 100 points!

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Activities that help children learn to grip writing instruments and recognize shapes are important steps in learning to write.

Complete 3 of these 5 missions to earn 100 points!

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Imaginative, open-ended play fosters creativity and allows children to explore their world by thinking symbolically, when one item represents another.

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Even before a child can write stories or spell words, they are developing skills to assist with the written representation of words. Building fine or gross motor skills and learning how to describe differences in shape or size will help when reading or writing letters.

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Play helps to develop language and the understanding of the meaning of words.

This information is adapted from everychildreadytoread.org

Complete 3 of these 5 missions to earn 100 points!

This information is adapted from everychildreadytoread.org

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Follow the clues below to 10 different locations in Cheshire. At each location you will find a flyer with the secret word. Enter the secret word for each clue. If you find them all, you win a prize and an entry into the Scavenger Hunt Grand Prize Raffle. Good luck!