Storybooks: Print Awareness

We'll practice print awareness today. Read the page aloud first while your child follows along. Then have your child try. If they stumble, smile and try the sound together. Repetition is the secret — repeat the same words across the week, not all in one sitting.

• pencil
• paper
• highlighter (optional)

Sing the alphabet together once, slowly. Then point to three letters in this room.

1. 1

   Point to the front cover of any book in your room.

   Parent tip: Books have a front, back, and pages.
2. 2

   Open a book. Where do we start reading — top or bottom of the page?

   Parent tip: We read top to bottom, left to right.

1. 1

   Point to a word — any word — in a book or sign in your home.
2. 2

   Find a capital letter on this page.
3. 3

   Find a period.
4. 4

   Show the direction we read with your finger.
5. 5

   Find a book cover. What is on it?
6. 6

   Count the words in one sentence of your favorite book.

What is one thing you'll remember from this passage tomorrow?