July

Guilford County's School Readiness Calendar
The School Readiness Calendar helps parents and providers get young children school ready with these fun and simple activities!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Preschoolers learn by asking questions and through play. Help them find answers in books or by trying things out, and talk about what will happen and what actually happened.
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  • Play a "morning routine" role-playing game
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  • Make a family portrait with crayons
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  • Encourage child to pretend to be the teacher
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  • Draw out feelings on cards and practice using them for big feelings
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  • Trace letters in sand or rice
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  • Build a fort with blankets and pillows
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  • Sing the Song "The Ants Go Marching"

    Lyrics:
    The ants go marching one by one,
    hurrah, hurrah!
    The ants go marching one by one,
    hurrah, hurrah!
    The ants go marching one by one,
    the little one stops to suck his thumb,
    and they all go marching down to the
    ground to get out of the rain,
    boom, boom, boom!
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  • Practice getting dressed independently
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  • Draw shapes and practice cutting them out
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  • Sing the alphabet every morning together
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  • Pack a pretend backpack for school
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  • Practice writing the numbers in your address
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  • Play freeze dance with music to practice following directions
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  • Play "circle time" with friends or toys
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  • Race to match shoes to correct feet
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  • Pretend to eat lunch in a cafeteria
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  • Freeze a small container of water then go outside and watch it melt
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  • Practice washing hands for 30 seconds
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  • Make and fly paper airplanes
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  • Share about your day around the dinner table
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  • Pretend to solve conflicts with toys
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  • Play a sock matching game
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  • Practice counting insects outside
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FREE BOOK FRIDAYS! Don't forget to visit your local Goodwill Store on Fridays to get a FREE book!

Tips for Parents:

Read together every day!  Make reading a daily habit, choose engaging books based on your child’s interest and spend at least 15 minutes reading aloud to your child, discussing the story and pictures. For More Information, visit readbondgrow.org

Book(s) to Read this Month:

“The Day You Begin” by Jacqueline Woodson

"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents."
— Emilie Buchwald
Jul 2026