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Family Involvement

Help Your Child Be Successful in School & Life!

picture of family with dogGet involved and stay involved in your child’s education to help them:

  • Start school ready to learn!
  • Earn higher grades and test scores in school!
  • Enroll in advanced classes in High School!
  • Adapt well to school!
  • Attend school regularly!

Starting now can make all the difference.

Here are some free resources to help you get started, or order copies from KPIRC!

Take your child to your local library for storytime!

Tips for Reading with Your Children (.pdf)

Shining Stars: Toddlers Learn to Read! (.pdf)

Shining Stars: Preschoolers Learn to Read! (.pdf)

Summer Fun With Reading (.pdf)

Everyday Ways to Support Your Baby’s and Toddler’s Early Learning (.pdf)

The Future Starts Here! (.pdf)

Looking for ideas to get kids moving in the early childhood years?

PE Central

KidsHealth: Fitness for your 2 to 3 year old

KidsHealth: Fitness for your 4 to 5 year old

WeCan! Get the Family Moving

USDA Food and Nutrition Services: Eat Smart. Play Hard.™(Activity sheets, bookmarks, comics, & stickers)

Sharin' with Sharon: Movement, Play, and Physical Activity for Children

 

 

 


Previous Kansas Reads to Preschoolers projects

2008 - Bear Feels Sick
2007 - Safety
2006 - Bunny Cakes
2005 - No Matter What


Kansas Children's Book Awards

  • Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award

  • William Allen White Children's Book Award



    10 Questions with Doreen Cronin

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    Kansas Parent Information Resource Center Kansas Public Health Association Kansas Department of Health and Environment Kansas Association for Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Kansas Pediatric Foundation Healthy Kids Challenge