Brain Food

30 minutes of brain food everyday

The thought of reading to your child for 30 minutes can be daunting. But reading for infants and small children involves talking, singing, naming things, telling stories out loud, as well as reading books. Here is how you can fit it all in:

In the morning...

Sing a good morning song to your child

1 minute

Talk about the clothes that your child will wear

2 minutes

Read a thermometer to see what the temperature is

1 minute

Play This Little Piggy while putting on socks

1 minute

Name parts of your body or things in the room

1 minute

Read the cereal box (milk carton, etc.) at breakfast

2 minutes

Think of all the words that rhyme with milk or egg

2 minutes

Read the school schedule to get information

1 minute

Total

11 minutes

During the day...

Sing Old MacDonald while going to school

2 minutes

Read all of the store and street signs along the way

5 minutes

Bring a book to read while in the car or on the bus

3 minutes

Ask your child's teacher/caregiver to read to your child

5 minutes

Total

15 minutes

In the evening...

Read the TV Guide to find out when your shows are on

1 minute

Cuddle with your child and point at the pictures in a book

2 minutes

Sing a lullaby to your child at bedtime

1 minute

Total

4 minutes

This gives you a total of 30 reading activities a day!