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Homework for Toddler Books
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Llama Llama Red Pajama
By Anna Dewdney
Look for and write down words on pages that are written in the color blue.
Define and act them out. (vocabulary)
The Snowy Day
By Ezra Jack Keats
After reading Snowy Day, draw a picture with your child of an experience they
have had in the snow. Write words your child says about the picture. (vocabulary)
Mice
By Rose Fyleman
After reading, write descriptive words such as nice, long, small, pink, white.
Practice words that are similar to and opposite of those words. (vocabulary)
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
By Eric Litwin
During reading, ask your child to guess what color Pete’s shoes will change
into. After reading, have your child draw a picture of Pete and all the items
he stepped in. (vocabulary)
Little Blue Truck
By Alice Shertle
During reading, talk about the rhyming words. After reading, write down these
rhyming pairs and add other rhyming words to the pairs of words. Play with
these rhyming words daily. (rhyming)
Little Hide and Seek: Baby Animals
By Charlie Gardner
After reading, write name(s) of your child’s favorite mommy/baby animals on
the top of your paper. Have your child draw a picture of these animals. Ask your
child what animals eat, what they do, where they live. Write what your child
says on your paper. (vocabulary)
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Super Chicken
By Rebecca Purcell
Talk with your child about the word “Super” in the title. Tell them this is letter “S”
and “s” makes an “ssss” sound. Have your child find every letter “S” in the book.
Have your child think of other words that start with “s” and write these words
down. Do the same for words that start with the “ch” sound. (letter sounds)
Odd One Out In, Out, and All around
By Guido van Genechten
During reading, spend time helping your child answer the questions on each page.
Guide them to finding the right answers by pointing to the pictures. (vocabulary )
Where is the Green Sheep?
By Mem Fox
During reading, make a game of having your child find the word “sheep” on each
page. Make a list of other words that rhyme with sheep. (rhyming)
You Can Do It Too!
By Karen Baicker
During reading, review rhyming word pairs on each page. After reading, write down
rhyming pairs and add other words that rhyme. Practice with your child. (rhyming)
Perfect Square
By Michael Hall
After reading, write down the days of the week and what happened in the book
on each day. Help your child draw a picture for each day of the week.
(vocabulary)
Dinosaur vs. The Potty
By Bob Shea
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Before reading, introduce the letter “D” in the title of the book. Tell your child the
name of the letter and the sound it makes (“duh” sound). Have your child repeat
the name of the letter and its sound. Help your child find the big letter “D’s” and
little letter “d’s” throughout book. (letter sounds)
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