The Five Building Blocks of Literacy
This building block refers to the act engaging in speech. What is it?
Talking
A child's first teacher is a preschool or kindergarten teacher.
False: a child's first teacher is their parent or caregivers.
This is the amount of items you can have checked out on your account at one time.
40
This is the age range when humans learn the most.
Birth-5. By age 3 around 85% of the brain's core structure is already formed!
100 points for every dwarf from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs you can name!
Sleepy, Happy, Bashful, Dopey, Doc, Grumpy and Sneezy
The building block refers to the act of making musical sounds with your voice. What is it?
Singing
You have to read each word exactly from the page when you read to babies or children.
False! Describing what is happening in the illustrations or asking questions about the pictures like "Do you see a puppy?" "What color are the flowers" are excellent ways to build curiosity and observational skills and promote positive feelings around books and the act of reading.
OPL's Partnership Pass program allows patrons to check out a pass to some of the coolest attractions in town like the Children's Museum, The Durham Museum, Fontenelle Forest and more. We just added a new location to the program: The Luminarium. The prefix of this word refers to what?
Light
This is a type of book most commonly found in the children's area that is known for being very early reader friendly, thanks to it's sturdy pages that can withstand drops, bending and slobber (to name a few). What are they called?
HINT: Card...
Board Books
This is the most played video game of all time.
Fortnite
This building block refers to the act of reading words from a page, either out loud or silently. What is it?
Reading
Babies cry with an accent.
True! The cry of babies varies between cultures and regions and typically babies will cry in the accent of their primary caretaker, proving we are picking up language cues very early on.
OPL account holders have access to Freegal where users can download up to 5 songs every month for free. This month's current top downloads includes this new one from Beyonce where she proudly proclaims "This ain't _____".
Texas
This is a baby's favorite sound in the whole world.
Their caregiver's voice.
An emerald is what color?
Green
This building block refers to creating coherent words on paper. What is it?
Writing
Only reading books counts as reading
OPL patrons have access to Mango languages: a free language learning platform similar to Rosetta stone. Which of the following languages is NOT a language it teaches?
A. Cherokee
B. Sign Language
C. Pirate
Sign Language
Children who are read to from birth hear this many more words by the time they enter kindergarten.
1.4 million
This is the record for the shortest amount of time someone has been President of the United States.
This building block refers to the act of engaging in an activity for enjoyment or recreation. What is it?
Playing
All baby talk is bad for babies.
OMG WHAT IS THIS?
A HUMAN SCALP!!!
How old should a child be at minimum when you read to them?
Trick question: there is no minimum! Some people even read to babies while they are still in utero.
This city is set to host the summer Olympics this year.
Paris