All The Way To K
Building Strong Foundations for Learning
Talking with your child every day builds the language and literacy skills they need for success in school and beyond. All the Way to K provides parents, caregivers, and educators with research-backed resources, activities, and strategies to help young children (birth to age 5) develop essential language skills through conversation, storytelling, music, and play.
Developed in partnership with the NYC Department of Education, NYC Administration for Children’s Services, and Johns Hopkins University Science of Learning Institute, this initiative is grounded in cutting-edge literacy research. Through simple, engaging activities, families can turn everyday moments into learning opportunities, laying the foundation for kindergarten readiness and a lifelong love of learning.
Explore free, downloadable posters and activity guides in English and Spanish to spark conversation and support your child’s early literacy journey.
Make Art
Making art together is a great way to spark conversations between you and your child. Find simple projects you can make at home together!
Bottle of Surprises
Shake, explore, and discover with sensory bottles made from everyday objects.
Nature Sun Catchers
Capture the beauty of nature with a simple, weather-inspired window craft.
Puppet Making
Make recycled animal puppets and bring stories and emotions to life.
Surprise Storytelling Box
Turn household items into prompts for creative storytelling and play.
Family Storytelling Book
Build a growing book of family memories, drawings, and shared stories.
Conversation Activity Posters
Talking with your child helps build language, curiosity, and confidence. Download colorful activity posters—available in English and Spanish—for fun ways to connect and learn together, from birth to age five.
Ages birth – 2 years / Edades de nacimiento a 2 años
English – 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17
En español – 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17
Ages 2 – 3 years / Edades de 2 a 3 años
English – 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17
En español – 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17
Ages 4 – 5 years / Edades de 4 a 5 años
English – 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17
En español – 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17
Storytelling Videos
Reading together is a wonderful way to introduce your child to letters, words, and stories. As you explore books, ask questions, talk about the pictures, and let your child take the lead—just like our storytellers do in the videos below. Sharing family stories and rereading favorite books helps build vocabulary, memory, and a lifelong love of reading. Introduce your child to the love of reading with this list of additional books!
Music Videos
Singing, in any language, and moving together with your child is a fun way for them to learn rhythm and new words! Enjoy the music videos and a song list of our favorites.
Resources
Check out these organizations and site and learn more with these resources for learning and literacy.
Vroom.org is a wonderful site offers additional brain-building opportunities for children ages 0–5.
The NYC Department of Education Pre-K for All and NYC Administration for Children’s Services.
