First Steps to the Library highlights the skills young children need to be ready for school and helps caregivers understand how they can grow these skills.
School Readiness Skill: Children engage in increasingly complex play.
As a matter of fact, play is necessary for your little one. Play builds these skills:
BONUS: Play helps your child de-stress.
from NAEYC's 10 Things Every Parent Should Know About Play
Sharing books together like Good Night, Gorilla can create opportunities for play. Using stuffed animals, you and your little one can act out the story. Take turns being the zookeeper and the animals.
Find more information about the importance of play from our friends at Richland First Steps.
First Steps to the Library is a partnership between Richland Library and Richland First Steps.