JCPL's January 2017 Reading Activity Calendar
Welcome January by
2017 starts this month.
making a list of all the
Can you set 3 goals for
things in your house that yourself about reading this
start with the letter "J."
year?
Is it cold outside? Talk
Check out a music CD Play a game that you about the temperature
Schedule a Play Date Participate in an outside
activity, such as football,
from the library and
make up or find online and the weather. Do you
@ the library!
like
cold
or
hot
weather
sledding, skating, etc.
dance to it.
or in a book.
better?
If you want to read a
Write a letter to your
Make a bird feeder from
great story about finding favorite fictional character. household items or things you
friendship, try Corduroy What do you want to tell find in nature. Hang it out for
by Don Freeman.
them?
the birds.
Check out a book that
shows the phases of the
moon. Draw a picture of
the moon.
Have a silly Saturday by
Grab a jumprope and
Check out a book on Martin
see how long you can
reading I Love You,
Luther King, Jr. and learn
jump without missing.
Stinky Face by Lisa
three things about him.
Take turns with a friend.
McCourt.
Attend a library
program this month.
Can you count how
many books you own?
Now read two of them!
What would you do if your
teacher got replaced by a scary
witch? Read Miss Nelson is
Missing! by James Marshall to
see what happens.
Check out an
exercise tape for
kids and learn the
moves!
Make a winter treat and
enjoy it. For more fun,
share it with someone.
Can you find 5 different Make cookies and deliver Use the library's free Go for a walk outside. Can Make a winter craft using
some to a person not in
pass to Minnetrista and you point out 2 different
a craft book, an online
triangles in your house
your family who would
visit the cultural center in
kinds of plants and 2
idea, or your own
today?
appreciate them.
Muncie.
different animals/tracks?
imagination.
Spend at least one night Drink hot chocolate and use Make a snowman from a
without TV or other
a peppermint stick to stir it.
drinkable yogurt bottle.
electronic devices. Can Add lots of marshmallows Marker or paint on details;
you do it longer?
too!
make a cloth scarf and hat.
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Do you know what a
Use pasta and/or other Head to the library today.
Create a winter scene
hippopotamus looks like?
items to make a picture on Can you find any books
inside a shoe box (called
a piece of cardboard.
about events that
Read Too Loud Lily by
a diorama).
Mess it up and do it again!
happen in January?
Sofie Laguna to find out.
Have a relaxing day today.
Do you have any books
Draw a picture of what
Do something nice for
Read your favorite book that you don't read
you want to be when you
someone. Don't tell
even if you've read it 100
anymore? Pass them along
grow up. Write a
them who did it!
times!
to a friend or donate them. sentence or two about it.
I HAVE READ THE FOLLOWING BOOKS:
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