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100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.

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A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?

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A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?

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A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?

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A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?

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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!

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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!

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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!

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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!

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ROY G BIV Poem Stack

Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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ROY G BIV Poem Stack

Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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ROY G BIV Poem Stack

Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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ROY G BIV Poem Stack

Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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Sign up for TALK

Parents with kids 5 and under can sign up for TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten, our free texting service that sends you activity ideas twice a week to help get your little one ready for school success!

All you need is your zip code and your child's birthdate to get started.

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Sign up for TALK

Parents with kids 5 and under can sign up for TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten, our free texting service that sends you activity ideas twice a week to help get your little one ready for school success!

All you need is your zip code and your child's birthdate to get started.

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Taste the Rainbow

Color is all around us, including the food we eat! While there are many foods similar in color, you will be surprised how many different colors food is. Can you think of a food for each of the below colors? Type the name of at least 1 food for each color listed below.

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Taste the Rainbow

Color is all around us, including the food we eat! While there are many foods similar in color, you will be surprised how many different colors food is. Can you think of a food for each of the below colors? Type the name of at least 1 food for each color listed below.

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Taste the Rainbow

Color is all around us, including the food we eat! While there are many foods similar in color, you will be surprised how many different colors food is. Can you think of a food for each of the below colors? Type the name of at least 1 food for each color listed below.

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Taste the Rainbow

Color is all around us, including the food we eat! While there are many foods similar in color, you will be surprised how many different colors food is. Can you think of a food for each of the below colors? Type the name of at least 1 food for each color listed below.

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