Daily Reading Challenge
Friday June 5: Read a book about Kindergarten today. Try Countdown to Kindergarten
Connection: Draw a picture of what you look like on your very last day of preschool.
Thursday June 4: Read a book about friendship today. Try We Don’t Eat Our Classmates
Connection: Make a picture or card for a friend. Ask a grown-up to share it with them.
Wednesday June 3: Read a book about being responsible today. Try I Just Forgot
Connection: Complete 3 tasks that make you feel responsible.
Tuesday June 2: Read a book about being kind and helpful today. Try Be Kind
Connection: Think about all the ways you can be helpful. Offer to help someone in your home today.
Monday June 1: Read a book about being independent today. Try All by Myself
Connection: Write/draw a list of the wonderful things you can do all by yourself.
Friday May 29: Read a book about the desert today. Try Way Out in the Desert
Connection: Write/ draw a story with a desert setting. Who will your characters be?
Thursday May 28: Read a book about the mountains today. Try The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Connection: Pretend to climb a mountain. What supplies will you pack? How long will it take you to get to the top?
Wednesday May 27: Read a book about the United States. Try Clifford Sees America
Connection: With a grown-up, call someone you know that lives in another state. Tell them your favorite part about living in Michigan. Ask about their state, too.
Tuesday May 26: Read a book with an American Flag in it today. Try F is for Flag
Connection: Create your own striped pattern using colors of your choice.
Friday May 22: Read a book about sand castles today. Try When a Dragon Moves In
Connection: Build or draw your own castle with materials you have at home. Who might live in it?
Thursday May 21: Read a book with water on the front cover. Try Hello Ocean
Connection: Paint with watercolors. Try making your own with this recipe.
Wednesday May 20: Read a book outside today.
Connection: Draw/ write 3 details from your book using chalk outside.
Tuesday May 19: Read a book about ocean animals today. Try Commotion in the Ocean
Connection: Pretend to swim in the ocean. What do you see? How does the water feel?
Monday May 18: Read a book with a sun in it today. Try Sun, Sun
Connection: Write/ draw a list of your favorite things to do on a sunny day.
Friday May 15: Read a book about school today. Try David Goes to School
Connection: Tell someone what you miss most about going to school.
Thursday May 14: Read a book about different homes today. Try My Home, Your Home
Connection: Practice saying/writing your address.
Wednesday May 13: Read a book about community helpers today. Try Career Day
Connection: Write/ draw a picture to thank a community helper.
Tuesday May 12: Read a menu or restaurant flyer together today.
Connection: Pretend to open a restaurant. Make a special menu for your guests.
Monday May 11: Read a book about communities today. Try Franklin’s Neighborhood
Connection: Draw a picture of your community. What is special about where you live?
Friday May 8: Snuggle up and read a book with your mom today.
Connection: Make something beautiful to give your mom for Mother’s Day!
Thursday May 7: Read a book in a slow motion voice today.
Connection: Construct a turtle shell to wear and crawl slowly while wearing it.
Wednesday May 6: Read a book with a fish character today. Try The Rainbow Fish
Connection: Blow bubbles like a fish. Try making your own with this recipe.
Tuesday May 5: Read a book using a duck quacking voice today.
Connection: Squat down and waddle like a duck. How far can you go without falling over?
Monday May 4: Read a book with a frog character today. Try I Don’t Want to be a Frog
Connection: Pretend to jump like a frog. How many jumps can you do in a row?
Friday May 1: Read a book with stars on the front cover today.
Connection: Sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star together.
Thursday April 30: Read a book with a rocket ship in it today. Try Roaring Rockets
Connection: Draw a picture of a rocket ship. Give your rocket a name and include it in your drawing.
Wednesday April 29: Read a book with a nighttime setting today. Try Steam Train, Dream Train
Connection: Look up at the nighttime sky. How many stars can you count? Do you see the moon?
Tuesday April 28: Read a book with a daytime setting today. Try Mighty, Mighty Construction Site
Connection: Go outside and soak up the sunshine! How many shadows can you find?
Monday April 27: Read a book about planets today. Try The Cat in the Hat
Connection: Pretend to travel to a new planet. What will you pack? What will you see when you get there?
Friday April 24: Read a book with a colorful cover. Dance it out here and here!
Connection: Write your name using all the colors in the rainbow. Try your last name too!
Thursday April 23: Read a book with your favorite animal in it today.
Connection: Dress up and act like any of the animals in the story.
Wednesday April 22: Read a book about our Earth together today. Try I Can Save the Earth.
Connection: Go outside to help clean up our Earth
Tuesday April 21: Read a map together today. Try this one from the Detroit Zoo.
Connection: Draw a map of one room in your home. How many details can you add?
Monday April 20: Read the back of a cereal or snack box together.
Connection: Create a new kind of cereal or snack. Write or draw your ingredients.
Friday April 17: Build a fort and read inside your fort today.
Connection: Give your fort a name and invite someone in your home to come inside.
Thursday April 16: Read a book about pirates today. Try Pete the Cat and the Treasure Map.
Connection: Pretend to go on a treasure hunt inside or outside your home.
Wednesday April 15: Read a book with your family today.
Connection: Draw a family portrait. Can you write everyone’s names?
Tuesday April 14: Read a book about being special and unique today. Try Elmer by David McKee.
Connection: Look in the mirror at your reflection and draw a self-portrait.
Monday April 13: Read a book together that has something yellow on the front cover.
Connection: Find 10 items in or outside of your home that are yellow.
Friday April 10: Call a relative and read them a book together today.
Connection: Ask them what their favorite part was and why they liked it the best. Share your favorite part, too!
Thursday April 9: Read a book about zoo animals today. Try Curious George Visits the Zoo.
Connection: Click the links to visit the animals at the Cincinnati Zoo and the San Diego Zoo.
Wednesday April 8: Read a book about shapes together today. Try City Shapes by Diana Murray.
Connection: Go on a shape hunt in your home or outside. Can you draw the shapes you see?
Tuesday April 7: Read a book about transportation today. Try Pete the Cat's Train Trip by James Dean
Connection: What is your favorite way to travel? Pretend to take a trip. Where will you go and how will you get there?
Take a Road Trip while singing and dancing on GoNoodle.
Monday April 6: Read a book together that has something red on the front cover.
Connection: Find 10 things that are red in your home.
Friday April 3: Read a rhyming book together today. Try Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Connection: Find 5 different items in your home and think of words that rhyme with them.
Thursday April 2: Read a book about flowers today. Try The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.
Connection: Go outside to look for flower buds. Look closely! Can you see any of them starting to grow? What color are they?
Wednesday April 1: Read a book about numbers together today. Try Chicka Chicka 123.
Connection: Begin with 1 and count up as high as you can. What number can you count up to?
Tuesday March 31: Read a book together that has something blue on the front cover.
Connection: Find 10 things that are blue in your home.
Monday March 30: Read a book about bugs today. Try The Very Quiet Cricket.
Connection: Go outside to look and listen for bugs. How many different kinds of bugs do you see or hear?
Friday March 27: Read a book with dinosaurs in it today. Try One More Dino on the Floor.
Connection: Sing and dance to the Dinosaur Stomp on GoNoodle.
Thursday March 26: Pretend it is raining and find a cozy spot to read a book while you wait for the rain to stop.
Connection: Sing '10 Little Raindrops' with Mrs. Falotico in Class Dojo Stories.
Wednesday March 25: Read a book outside today!
Connection: Use your senses to make observations. What do you see, hear, smell, and feel while you are outside?
Tuesday March 24: Read Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons.
Connection: Find a shirt or other piece of clothing in your home with buttons. How many buttons does it have? How many buttons would be left if one popped off and rolled away?
Monday March 23: Read an ABC book today. Try this Dr. Suess ABC book.
Connection: Sing the ABC song. Can you practice writing your letters too?
Friday March 20: Read a non-fiction book today. Give this springtime one a try! (Click here and scroll down to day 5)
Connection: Pretend to get dressed for spring. What will you wear?
Thursday March 19: Read a book with a stuffed animal today.
Connection: Tell your stuffed animal all about your favorite part of the book.
Wednesday March 18: Read a recipe and make something yummy together!
Connection: Draw a picture of what you made. Can you add 3 or more details to your drawing?
Tuesday March 17: Read a book together that has something green on the front cover.
Connection: Find 10 things that are green in your home.
Monday March 16: Read your favorite book with a flashlight today.
Connection: Draw a picture of what you look like on your very last day of preschool.
Thursday June 4: Read a book about friendship today. Try We Don’t Eat Our Classmates
Connection: Make a picture or card for a friend. Ask a grown-up to share it with them.
Wednesday June 3: Read a book about being responsible today. Try I Just Forgot
Connection: Complete 3 tasks that make you feel responsible.
Tuesday June 2: Read a book about being kind and helpful today. Try Be Kind
Connection: Think about all the ways you can be helpful. Offer to help someone in your home today.
Monday June 1: Read a book about being independent today. Try All by Myself
Connection: Write/draw a list of the wonderful things you can do all by yourself.
Friday May 29: Read a book about the desert today. Try Way Out in the Desert
Connection: Write/ draw a story with a desert setting. Who will your characters be?
Thursday May 28: Read a book about the mountains today. Try The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Connection: Pretend to climb a mountain. What supplies will you pack? How long will it take you to get to the top?
Wednesday May 27: Read a book about the United States. Try Clifford Sees America
Connection: With a grown-up, call someone you know that lives in another state. Tell them your favorite part about living in Michigan. Ask about their state, too.
Tuesday May 26: Read a book with an American Flag in it today. Try F is for Flag
Connection: Create your own striped pattern using colors of your choice.
Friday May 22: Read a book about sand castles today. Try When a Dragon Moves In
Connection: Build or draw your own castle with materials you have at home. Who might live in it?
Thursday May 21: Read a book with water on the front cover. Try Hello Ocean
Connection: Paint with watercolors. Try making your own with this recipe.
Wednesday May 20: Read a book outside today.
Connection: Draw/ write 3 details from your book using chalk outside.
Tuesday May 19: Read a book about ocean animals today. Try Commotion in the Ocean
Connection: Pretend to swim in the ocean. What do you see? How does the water feel?
Monday May 18: Read a book with a sun in it today. Try Sun, Sun
Connection: Write/ draw a list of your favorite things to do on a sunny day.
Friday May 15: Read a book about school today. Try David Goes to School
Connection: Tell someone what you miss most about going to school.
Thursday May 14: Read a book about different homes today. Try My Home, Your Home
Connection: Practice saying/writing your address.
Wednesday May 13: Read a book about community helpers today. Try Career Day
Connection: Write/ draw a picture to thank a community helper.
Tuesday May 12: Read a menu or restaurant flyer together today.
Connection: Pretend to open a restaurant. Make a special menu for your guests.
Monday May 11: Read a book about communities today. Try Franklin’s Neighborhood
Connection: Draw a picture of your community. What is special about where you live?
Friday May 8: Snuggle up and read a book with your mom today.
Connection: Make something beautiful to give your mom for Mother’s Day!
Thursday May 7: Read a book in a slow motion voice today.
Connection: Construct a turtle shell to wear and crawl slowly while wearing it.
Wednesday May 6: Read a book with a fish character today. Try The Rainbow Fish
Connection: Blow bubbles like a fish. Try making your own with this recipe.
Tuesday May 5: Read a book using a duck quacking voice today.
Connection: Squat down and waddle like a duck. How far can you go without falling over?
Monday May 4: Read a book with a frog character today. Try I Don’t Want to be a Frog
Connection: Pretend to jump like a frog. How many jumps can you do in a row?
Friday May 1: Read a book with stars on the front cover today.
Connection: Sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star together.
Thursday April 30: Read a book with a rocket ship in it today. Try Roaring Rockets
Connection: Draw a picture of a rocket ship. Give your rocket a name and include it in your drawing.
Wednesday April 29: Read a book with a nighttime setting today. Try Steam Train, Dream Train
Connection: Look up at the nighttime sky. How many stars can you count? Do you see the moon?
Tuesday April 28: Read a book with a daytime setting today. Try Mighty, Mighty Construction Site
Connection: Go outside and soak up the sunshine! How many shadows can you find?
Monday April 27: Read a book about planets today. Try The Cat in the Hat
Connection: Pretend to travel to a new planet. What will you pack? What will you see when you get there?
Friday April 24: Read a book with a colorful cover. Dance it out here and here!
Connection: Write your name using all the colors in the rainbow. Try your last name too!
Thursday April 23: Read a book with your favorite animal in it today.
Connection: Dress up and act like any of the animals in the story.
Wednesday April 22: Read a book about our Earth together today. Try I Can Save the Earth.
Connection: Go outside to help clean up our Earth
Tuesday April 21: Read a map together today. Try this one from the Detroit Zoo.
Connection: Draw a map of one room in your home. How many details can you add?
Monday April 20: Read the back of a cereal or snack box together.
Connection: Create a new kind of cereal or snack. Write or draw your ingredients.
Friday April 17: Build a fort and read inside your fort today.
Connection: Give your fort a name and invite someone in your home to come inside.
Thursday April 16: Read a book about pirates today. Try Pete the Cat and the Treasure Map.
Connection: Pretend to go on a treasure hunt inside or outside your home.
Wednesday April 15: Read a book with your family today.
Connection: Draw a family portrait. Can you write everyone’s names?
Tuesday April 14: Read a book about being special and unique today. Try Elmer by David McKee.
Connection: Look in the mirror at your reflection and draw a self-portrait.
Monday April 13: Read a book together that has something yellow on the front cover.
Connection: Find 10 items in or outside of your home that are yellow.
Friday April 10: Call a relative and read them a book together today.
Connection: Ask them what their favorite part was and why they liked it the best. Share your favorite part, too!
Thursday April 9: Read a book about zoo animals today. Try Curious George Visits the Zoo.
Connection: Click the links to visit the animals at the Cincinnati Zoo and the San Diego Zoo.
Wednesday April 8: Read a book about shapes together today. Try City Shapes by Diana Murray.
Connection: Go on a shape hunt in your home or outside. Can you draw the shapes you see?
Tuesday April 7: Read a book about transportation today. Try Pete the Cat's Train Trip by James Dean
Connection: What is your favorite way to travel? Pretend to take a trip. Where will you go and how will you get there?
Take a Road Trip while singing and dancing on GoNoodle.
Monday April 6: Read a book together that has something red on the front cover.
Connection: Find 10 things that are red in your home.
Friday April 3: Read a rhyming book together today. Try Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Connection: Find 5 different items in your home and think of words that rhyme with them.
Thursday April 2: Read a book about flowers today. Try The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.
Connection: Go outside to look for flower buds. Look closely! Can you see any of them starting to grow? What color are they?
Wednesday April 1: Read a book about numbers together today. Try Chicka Chicka 123.
Connection: Begin with 1 and count up as high as you can. What number can you count up to?
Tuesday March 31: Read a book together that has something blue on the front cover.
Connection: Find 10 things that are blue in your home.
Monday March 30: Read a book about bugs today. Try The Very Quiet Cricket.
Connection: Go outside to look and listen for bugs. How many different kinds of bugs do you see or hear?
Friday March 27: Read a book with dinosaurs in it today. Try One More Dino on the Floor.
Connection: Sing and dance to the Dinosaur Stomp on GoNoodle.
Thursday March 26: Pretend it is raining and find a cozy spot to read a book while you wait for the rain to stop.
Connection: Sing '10 Little Raindrops' with Mrs. Falotico in Class Dojo Stories.
Wednesday March 25: Read a book outside today!
Connection: Use your senses to make observations. What do you see, hear, smell, and feel while you are outside?
Tuesday March 24: Read Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons.
Connection: Find a shirt or other piece of clothing in your home with buttons. How many buttons does it have? How many buttons would be left if one popped off and rolled away?
Monday March 23: Read an ABC book today. Try this Dr. Suess ABC book.
Connection: Sing the ABC song. Can you practice writing your letters too?
Friday March 20: Read a non-fiction book today. Give this springtime one a try! (Click here and scroll down to day 5)
Connection: Pretend to get dressed for spring. What will you wear?
Thursday March 19: Read a book with a stuffed animal today.
Connection: Tell your stuffed animal all about your favorite part of the book.
Wednesday March 18: Read a recipe and make something yummy together!
Connection: Draw a picture of what you made. Can you add 3 or more details to your drawing?
Tuesday March 17: Read a book together that has something green on the front cover.
Connection: Find 10 things that are green in your home.
Monday March 16: Read your favorite book with a flashlight today.