| 1. Take a nature walk with your child and talk about the things that you
see. (Ex. new leaves on trees, blooming flowers, colors, baby animals)
2. Talk about holiday words and activities.
3. Take a trip to a farm or a zoo and talk about what you see and do there.
4. Plan outdoor activities and talk about what you see and do there.
5. Read books about spring and talk about the pictures.
6. As you travel, talk about what you see.
7. Play 20 questions with your child. Ask him/her to choose the name of a
favorite TV show. You may ask 20 questions (or any number you feel is
appropriate) while trying to guess its name. He/she must only answer the
questions with yes or no. After guessing correctly, switch turns. This not
only enforces your child’s imagination and abstract thinking skills, but
also helps them to think of “wh” questions to ask.
8. Choose a sound that your child has difficulty saying correctly. Tell
him/her what sound you picked. Say a word and ask him/her to say a word
that rhymes beginning with the specific sound you chose. For example, if
you chose the L sound, have your child replace the beginning sound of each
word with L, such as, wag (lag), make (lake), map (lap), head (lead), pink
(link), toe (low), ham (lamb), back (lack).
9. Play a riddle game. Tell your child you are thinking of something that
begins with R. Give him/her clues to guess your word.
- It is a flower. (rose)
- It is a color. (red)
- It looks like a large mouse. (rat)
- It is used to tie things up. (rope)
- You run fast when you try to win this. (race)
- It’s wet and falls from the sky. (rain)
- You play this when you want to hear music. (radio)
Change the beginning sound and make up your own clues.
10. Create a sound picture book by picking a letter and its sound. Have
your child cut pictures out of old magazines that begin with that sound.
Glue the pictures onto paper, creating a special sound picture book. Review
the pictures and sounds that you’ve accumulated. This can be their special
alphabet sound book.
11. Increase your child’s descriptive skills by playing what’s in the bag.
Place and object inside a paper bag. Have your child reach in without
looking and describe to you, it’s size, it’s shape, it’s texture, etc. See
if your child can guess what you’ve put in the bag.
Take turns. Your child will enjoy trying to fool you!
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