Useful:
to be used for a practical purpose.
Useful Activity Book
The Buzzword partners designed this kit to inspire your family to keep learning together. We chose activities that build on your child’s natural curiosity, encouraging a growing vocabulary and a deeper engagement with books.
First, read with your child through Lou, written by Breanna Carzoo. Then, go through the different activities and ideas together, taking time to explain the meaning of the words and connecting them to your child’s real-life experiences.
Useful Book List
Personalized recommendations from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP)!
Community helpers and inventions (like Lou the fire hydrant!) are all around us.
Share these USEFUL books with your little one to start conversations about helpers in your community.
Featured Activity
Make a USEFUL fan!
A fan is a USEFUL tool to have around the house: it can cool you when it’s hot outside, it can create air circulation when it’s stuffy, and it can be a playful accessory to add to your pretend dress-up clothes! Follow these directions from our friends at ACH Clear Pathways to make a fan of your own.
Materials: paper fan, markers
Step 1: Open your paper fan gently. (if you don’t have a Buzz Box, a grown up can help you make a plain fan).
Step 2: Use markers to decorate the fan. Be creative!
Step 3: Find USEFUL and playful ways to use your fan.