Books to check out:

Everyday Literacy by Stephanie Mueller (J 372.6 Mue)

Summer Bridge Activities: Preschool to Kindergarten by Julia Hobbs (J 372.21 Hob)

(Summer Bridge... would be a great addition to your home library and is available at local bookstores.)

Learning Games Exploring the Senses Through Play (PRNT J 649.55 Sil)

Early Learning Basic Skills PreK - 1 by Sherrill B. Flora (J 372.21 EAR)

Links to click:

Scholastic web site http://www.scholastic.com/parents/index.asp

Jan Brett’s web site http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages.htm

RIF web site http://www.rif.org/

PBS Teacher Source web site http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2.htm

Things you can do every day:

Talk to your child and listen when he/she talks to you. 

Answer questions as completely as possible.

Name, label and point out letters, numbers, shapes and colors.

Encourage your child to be independent even if it takes a little longer to get ready.

Read together every day.

Limit the amount of time your child watches TV or plays video/computer games.