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MAY 2012
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR
Have fun with your family & support your children’s learning!
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
6
Teach your child to
play Tic-Tac-Toe.
13
It’s Mother’s Day.
Make a picnic lunch
for Mom and go to
the playground
together. Talk about
the mothers
in your family.
20
Play “I Spy.”
“I spy a truck…or a
bird…or a tall
tree……”
27
Help your child to
draw around your
hand. Compare your
hand to your child’s.
7
Tomorrow is National
Teacher Day – help
your child make a
thank you card
for the teacher.
14
Go to the grocery store
together. Look at the
prices on the shelves.
Point out the numbers.
21
Play “I Spy” with
letters.
“I spy the letter M…
or C…or T……”
28
Today is Memorial
Day, when we honor
those who serve in our
military. Draw an
American flag.
1
“April showers
Bring May flowers” – it
rhymes! Can you think
of words that rhyme
with May?
8
How many pennies
equal a nickel? How
many nickels
equal a dime?
15
At the library, look for
books about
something your child
likes…maybe trucks or
frogs or flowers.
22
Take a walk and look
for wild flowers. Talk
about the different
colors you see.
29
Help your child to
learn to pour his/her
own juice.
2
What’s for breakfast?
Make a healthy fruit
salad with your child.
9
Let your child play
with water and
measuring cups. How
many fourths of a cup
make one cup?
16
Read a library book
together. Ask your
child to draw a picture
of the story.
23
Ask your child to help
make lunch or dinner
today.
30
Sing nursery rhymes
with your child. Do you
remember any from
your childhood?
3
On your way to school
count how many blue
cars you see.
10
Look for letters on
signs as you go to
school. “Can you find
the first letter of your
name?”
17
Look for different
kinds of vehicles - cars,
trucks, vans. Discuss
the differences.
24
It’s May. The sun is
shining. “Sun” starts
with S. What else starts
with S?
31
Ask your child to help
clean the house.
Sweeping and
polishing can be fun!
Early Childhood
4
Cuddle up and read a
book at bedtime. Let
your child choose the
book.
11
Fabulous Friday! Make
a sandwich for dinner
and watch a movie.
Talk about the story
together.
18
Play “I Spy” with
colors.
“I spy the color
blue…or green…or
red…or orange…….”
25
Draw a picture of the
sun. Help your child to
write SUN.
5
Cinco de Mayo, a
celebration of culture
for Mexican families.
Can you draw a
Mexican flag?
12
Look at coins with
your child. Teach him
or her the names of
the coins.
19
Have a lazy Saturday
morning. Plan a “play
date” with your child
and play what he/she
chooses.
26
Help your child to
draw around his or
her hand and color it
in.
Have fun with your family
this month!

Family Fun Facts
Did you know?
� Children who eat dinner around the table with their families do better in school.
� Children who take family trips do better in school. Simple, free trips to the park or library are as good as expensive trips away
from home.
� Children who are read to frequently read earlier and better.
� Children who see their parents read regularly are likely to read more themselves.
� Spending 30 minutes a day with your child can help them to achieve better grades in school.
� Children love to spend time with their parents!
(Facts from Harvard Family Research Project, wwww.hfrp.org)
Websites for parents and educators:
Florida Parental Information & Resource Centers (PIRC) at USF: www.floridapirc.usf.edu
Project Appleseed: www.projectappleseed.org
Be There Campaign: www.bethere.org
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