February 2022 - ART + LOVE
Talk, Read, and Sing - Talking is Teaching
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Created by Great Lakes Bay Parents - Informing parents since 2012! |
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You are your child's lifelong teacher.
"Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing" is a public awareness and action campaign that helps parents recognize their power to boost their children’s early brain and vocabulary development through simple, everyday actions ... "
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Let’s talk about ART! When your little one shares her artwork with you, you can encourage her creativity while also having a great conversation! You can ask questions like, “Tell me about your art!”, “How did you do that?” and “How do you feel about what you made?”
Talking is Teaching has tips and resources to help parents talk to their children, even those who are very young.
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When your little one shares her artwork with you, you can encourage her creativity while also having a great conversation!
You can ask questions like:
- Tell me about your art!
- Ask about the colors that they used.
- How did you do that?
- How do you feel about what you made?
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Talking is Teaching's Calendar of Activities |
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Simple interaction like the ones listed on the Talking is Teaching Tips calendar helps your child's brain and language development, setting them up for success in school and beyond.
Check out the ART activities on this calendar that you and your little one can do together.
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Sesame Street in Communities: Learning Through Art |
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Sesame Street in Communities Art has a range of resources that you and your little one can discover. Including activities, videos, articles, books, and games.
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Sesame Street in Communities “My Self Portrait” is a wonderful way to introduce your child to artists and drawing.
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Talking is Teaching Recommended Books & Videos |
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There are so many beautiful and unique examples of art across the world! Explore the diversity of ART with your little one by reading books together on how people around the world create
art.
Reading books and watching videos with your child is a great way to get the conversation started. Check out the book/ video recommendations from Talking Is Teaching.
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More Book & Video Resources
Visit or Contact Your Local Librarian
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Au Gres Community Library
989-876-8818
Mary Johnston Memorial Library (Standish)
989-846-6611
Omer Little Eagles Nest Library
989-653-2230
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Alice and Jack Wirt Public Library
(Bay City)
989-893-9566 ext. 2111
Auburn Area Branch Library
989-662-2381 ext. 207
Pinconning Branch Library
989-879-3283
Historical Sage Library
Bay City
989-892-8555 ext. 207
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Sing to Sesame Street's MAKE YOUR OWN ART SONG |
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Listening to music and singing with your little ones has many benefits. Music is more than words, when children are actively engaged with music – clapping, bouncing, and dancing – they develop motor skills and body coordination. Let’s sing about ART with Sesame Street!
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WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK TO OUR CHILD |
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By Too Small to Fail
There are many ways to boost your child’s early brain and language development, including activities like talking, reading, and singing. And when you bring art and creative activities into the mix, such as drawing, coloring, or even using playdough, there are great benefits!
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How Art Encourages Creativity (And Other Development, Too) |
By Too Small to Fail
Art engages children on many different levels as it supports eye-hand coordination, creativity, and visual learning, among other developmental skills
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Let's celebrate Valentine's Day by talking about LOVE! |
Asking your child questions about themselves helps to develop their self-confidence. Showing interest in your child's interests also makes them feel important, valued and loved. Spend time asking your little one to tell you about their favorite things like which animals they love most or what their favorite games are. |
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At bedtime, snuggle with your little one and read a book about LOVE. These loving moments of bonding also help your child expand their vocabulary, build language skills, and stimulate their brain development. |
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Let's celebrate Valentine's Day by going on a LOVE Scavenger Hunt! Talk about the things you see by describing their colors and shapes. Talking to your little one during everyday activities helps build their vocabulary and brain. |
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Can Council - In Person & Online Parent Classes |
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Communication is key to learning about how your child feels.
Bay County Library System's LENA Start is a FREE 10-week class for families with children ages birth to 36 months old. The goal of the program is to help parents increase talk, which encourages their babies' literacy and brain growth.
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MSU Extension Parenting Classes |
Extension Extras Parenting Hour:
WHAT CHILDREN NEED TO KNOW TO START SCHOOL
February 22 at 8:30 pm
SETTING THE STAGE: PROMOTING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH IN YOUNG CHILDREN
March 8 at 8 pm
SCREEN TIME FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
March 15 at 8 pm
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Extension Extras Parenting Hour: LEARNING TO TALK - The Development of Speech-Language Skills in Children |
WHEN: March 17 at 8 – 9:30 pm
WHERE: Zoom
This free online series of early childhood professional workshops will provide training and professional development for caregivers of young children .
Participants may register for as few or as many workshops as they wish.
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Bay City: FREE – MotherBaby Cafe @ Bay City Town Center |
DATES: Every Thursday at 10 am - 12 pm
LOCATION: 4101 East Wilder Rd., Bay City
Join other mothers and their children for weekly themes, Question and Answers, and guest presenters. Meetings will be at the Bay City Town Center in the Community Room near Game Stop.
Prizes will be raffled.
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Standish: FREE – Bay-Arenac Great Start Family Network @ Arenac Community Center |
DATE: 1st & 3rd Wednesday at 4:30 pm.
LOCATION: 583 E. Cedar Street, Standish
Drop in for an evening of fun. Connect with other parents, and learn about upcoming events and local resources. Each family will receive a meal kit to make at home.
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STEM Passport App
STEM Pipeline
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Locate STEM events & programs near you by using the STEM Passport App.
The app is currently available on Android / Google Play Store, and iOS / Apple App Store.
FREE
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*This newsletter was supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5), Grant Number 90TP0055-01-0090TP0002, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
**Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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