-Retell the story
-Look at and talk about the pictures
-Locate sight words
-Make note of rhyming words and words that begin with the same sound
-Predict what might happen next
-Talk about what their favorite part is
-Discuss and ask questions after a TV show, movie, etc.
Recognizing letters and letter sounds:
-Find letters at the grocery store, road signs, license plates, store signs
-Highlight letters in magazines
-Cut out letters in a newspaper
-Give your child a small list of items at the grocery store
Mathematics-Count Anything:
-Count anything at home such as silverware, flowers, stairs, people, cars, etc.
-Count groups of objects
-Discuss the numbers on a clock and start telling time by the hour
-Find numbers everywhere such as license plates, elevator buttons, magazines, house
numbers, road signs, price tags, etc.
-Count and sort items from the grocery store
Writing and fine motor skills:
-Practice writing his or her name and other family members
-Cut, glue, color and draw
-Use Legos or Playdough
-Dial the phone or switch the TV channel
Games:
-Play different games such as Candyland, Go Fish, Checkers, etc.
-Use Scrabble letters or magnetic letters to think of words that start with a specific letter
or spell words
-Play I Spy- "I Spy something"- use colors, starting with a specific letter, shapes
-Take turns rhyming words. Example: ball-tall, cat-hat, mouse-house, fan-pan
-Play the opposite game. Example: hot-cold, night-day, hot-cold
-Count some change and put it into a bank
Help your child memorize:
-His or her full name
-phone number including area code
-address including street and town
