Tips4Kids and Bedtime Stories
Each and every child deserves the chance to fall in love with reading!


Wissahickon's Tips4Kids
If you have children between the ages of zero and five, then Wissahickon's Tips4Kids is for you!
Literacy tips are tailored to specific age groups: babies (0-1), toddlers (2-3), and preschoolers (4-5). Children learn the alphabet and letter sounds, expand their vocabulary, and develop critical thinking skills.

Tips4Kids
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Enjoy this week's Tips4Kids, Wissahickon School District's literacy tips that are tailored to specific age groups to help your child(ren) learn to love reading and develop a solid foundation to come to Kindergarten ready to learn and grow.
Babies (0-1) Read everyday. Hold baby in your lap while you read, talk about the book, and point to the pictures. Use short, simple sentences. Even sing some of the words!
Toddlers (2-3) Listen to music and sing along. Whether it’s the ABCs and nursery rhymes or a new song on the radio, listening and singing along to songs helps your child develop an ear for different
Preschoolers (4-5) Make an obstacle course with things to go over, under, through, and around. Talk with your child about how to move through the obstacles.

Bedtime Stories with Wissahickon
Wissahickon has created story time videos featuring our staff, students and partners reading children's books for your enjoyment.
Check out our extensive library of video readings to watch and listen to your favorite stories with family members young and old.
To access more stories, check out Storyline Online. This literacy website for children also has books read aloud by celebrated actors and well-known people.

