July 2025 (PDF)

Daily literacy-building activities to share with your child.
JULY 2025
S U N D A Y
M O N D A Y
T U E S D A Y
W E D N E S D A Y
T H U R S D A Y
F R I D A Y
S A T U R D A Y
	 1	
WRITING
Plan a picnic. Together, write 
a list of things you will need 
to bring. Check off the list as 
you locate the items.
	 2	
PLAYING
Play store. Set up a store 
with your child’s toys. Take 
turns being the check-out 
clerk and the shopper. 
	 3	
TALKING
Talk about time. Draw a sun 
and underneath, write down 
things that happen during 
the day. Draw a moon and list 
things that happen at night.
	 4	
SINGING
Sing a song with movement, 
like “BINGO.”
(Words are on the back. 
)
	 5	
COUNTING
Talk about sizes. Draw small 
boxes and large boxes. Ask 
your child to circle the small 
boxes. 
	 6	
READING
Look at the cover of a book 
before reading it. Point out 
the book’s title and say “The 
name of this book is…”
	 7	
WRITING
Write a short message and 
tuck it in your child’s shoe. 
Read it together when your 
child finds it.
	 8	
PLAYING
Play “Follow the Leader” 
outside.  
Take turns  
being the  
leader.
	 9	
TALKING
Use a fruit or vegetable your 
child loves. Talk about how 
it looks, tastes, smells, feels. 
Where does it grow? Where 
do you purchase it?
	 10	
SINGING
Play music with a fast tempo 
as you pick up and put away 
toys. Who can pick up the 
most toys?
	 11	 COUNTING
Compare amounts.
You have more crackers than I 
do. I have more blueberries than 
you do.
	 12	 READING
Vary your voice as you read. 
Use different expressions to 
help your child learn about 
feelings.
	 13	
WRITING
Draw the outline of your 
child’s hand on a piece of 
paper. Write the date and 
have your child “sign” the 
drawing. Save it.
	 14	 PLAYING
Lay out letter cards on the 
floor. Children hop from one 
letter to another as you call 
out letters.
	 15	
TALKING
Take a walk outside. Talk 
about all you see. Talk about 
the weather and how it is 
different than in winter.
	 16	
SINGING
Sing or recite 
“Mary Had a 
Little Lamb.”
(Words are on  
the back. 
)
	 17	 COUNTING
Count how many birds you 
see today. Keep a list. Note 
location, color, sounds. At 
the end of the day look at 
your list and discuss.
	 18	 READING
After reading a book 
together have a 
conversation. Talk  
about your  
favorite parts.
	 19	
WRITING
Encourage children to write 
letters to family members. 
This can be as simple as 
drawing a picture and 
adding a few words or their 
name.
	 20	 PLAYING
Encourage children to 
engage in imaginative play 
where they create stories 
and scenarios using dolls, 
action figures, or other toys.
	 21	
TALKING
At bedtime talk about where 
various animals sleep at 
night.
	 22	 SINGING
Play “Freeze” while dancing 
to music. When the music 
stops, everyone has to 
freeze.
23	COUNTING
Use a piece of string to 
measure things. 
	 24	 READING
Read a book about summer.
	 25	 WRITING
Ask your child to dictate a 
letter to a special person. 
Show how to address an 
envelope and add a stamp. 
Then mail the letter together.
	 26	 PLAYING
Play “Riddle Me.”
I’m bigger than your hand and 
I’m in the kitchen. What am I?
Yes, A banana!
	 27	 TALKING
Talk about things you do in 
the morning, things you do 
in the afternoon, and things 
you do at night. 
	 28	 SINGING
Play “Echo Me.” Clap, stomp, 
or beat a drum and have 
your child repeat the noise.
29	 COUNTING
Create a grocery list with 
your child. Together, look at 
what you have and decide 
what you will need to 
purchase.
	 30	 READING
Point out words everywhere 
you go today.
	 31	
WRITING
Spend time drawing 
together.
W W W . P L A . O R G

Check out these books at the library. If they are not available,  
ask the librarian for a recommendation.
Books to Read 
this Month
FOR READERS AGES 0–3
Press Here
by Hervé Tullet
Bear Says Thank You/Oso dice gracias
by Michael Dahl (Text is in English and Spanish)
FOR 
READERS 
AGES 3+
On a Summer 
Night
by Deborah Hopkinson
Heat Wave
by Lauren Redniss
You are your child’s first teacher, and your home 
is where your child begins to learn.
Make your home a great place to learn. It doesn’t take money to create special 
places where you and your child can talk, sing, read, write, play, and count. Here are 
a few ideas.
PLACES TO READ 
Create a special space for your children to look at books. Have a comfortable chair or 
pillows and a small shelf or basket for favorite books. Make sure there’s room for you and 
your child to sit together and that your child can reach books without needing help.
PLACES TO WRITE 
Make it easy for your child to write throughout the day. Set up a space where your child 
can go on his or her own and use writing materials. Provide pencils, crayons, or markers of 
different sizes so your child can write with what is most comfortable. Use unlined paper.
PLACES TO PLAY 
Play requires a little space, simple props, and some imagination and encouragement. You 
don’t need special toys or expensive electronics. Provide props like large boxes, old clothes 
or costumes for dress up, empty food containers, and empty paper towel rolls. Play comes 
naturally to young children and is one of the primary ways they learn. Provide plenty of 
opportunities for your child to play.
B-I-N-G-O
There was a farmer who had a dog  
and Bingo was his name-oh.
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
and Bingo was his name-oh.
There was a farmer who had a dog  
and Bingo was his name-oh.
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
and Bingo was his name-oh.
CONTINUE UNTIL ALL THE LETTERS IN  
BINGO’S NAME ARE REPLACED WITH CLAPS.
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go;
It followed her to school one day
Which was against the rules, 
It made the children laugh and play 
To see a lamb in school.