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Book of the Month Literacy Program

Read with your family at the National Building Museum!

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The National Building Museum is pleased to announce its newest early childhood programming—Book of the Month! Each month, this series features a new book with activities that your family can explore together at the Museum and at home.

Research shows that reading with pre-school-aged children can enable youth to:
• Practice effective expression of needs, wishes, and ideas
• Increase their vocabulary and use language to relate to experiences, thoughts, and feelings
• Create stories, dramas, and songs
• Use language to resolve conflicts
• Use symbolic representation of language

At 10:30 and 11:30 am on the first Tuesday of each month, the Museum will introduce a new book during a read-aloud in the Building Zone’s Book Nook. The books explore themes such as patterns, city planning, construction, and celebration of other cultures. Families will then be invited to participate in corresponding hands-on play activities in the Building Zone. The Book of the Month program is free and recommended for ages 3 to 5.

For more information about family programs at the National Building Museum

Upcoming Book of the Month programs

Book of the Month: Tip Tip Dig Dig\ March 2, 2010  Learn More

Past titles from the Book of the Month program