The 6 by 6 Recipe Cards created at the NWKLS are now located on the Kansas State 6 by 6 website. You can download all 25 cards to use in your libraries or simply hand them out weekly at storytime to your preschool age families so they can learn and read together.
For Early Talkers (Birth to two years)
Goodnight Moon Skill: Notice Print All Around
Hug Skill: Tell Stories About Everything
I Kissed the Baby Skill: Talk, Talk, Talk
Kitten’s First Full Moon Skill: Have Fun with Books
Moo Baa La La La Skill: Have Fun with Books
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Skill: Notice Print All Around
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear Skill: Take Time to Rhyme
White on Black Skill: Look for Letters Everywhere
For Talkers (Two to three years)
Edward the Emu: Skill: Tell Stories About Everything
Five Little Pumpkins Skill: Talk, Talk, Talk
The Great Fuzz Frenzy Skill: Notice Print All Around
I’m a Little Teapot Skill: Have Fun with Books
Llama Llama Misses Mama Skill: Take Time to Rhyme
The Rainbow Fish Skill: Look for Letters Everywhere
Shape by Shape Skill: Talk, Talk, Talk
Sheep in a Jeep Skill: Tell Stories About Everything
The Turn-Around Upside-Down Alphabet Book Skill: Look for Letters Everywhere
For Pre-Readers (Four to five years)
Bad Kitty Skill: Look for Letters Everywhere
Bear Snores On Skill: Talk, Talk, Talk
The Giving Tree Skill: Tell Stories About Everything
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie Skill: Take Time to Rhyme
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Skill: Notice Print All Around
Olivia Skill: Have Fun with Books
The Pout-Pout Fish Skill: Notice Print All Around
Stellaluna Skill: Tell Stories About Everything
Information for this page was taken from the Northwest Kansas Library System’s 6 by 6 page. A special thank you to Mary Boller for letting us use their information.