The best way to fine tune your child’s reading skills is to find time to practice every day. And most kids learn better when they’re doing something they want to do, not because they have to. These kid-approved activities and games are fun and help build reading skills. They’re simple enough to make part of your routine: during playtime, at meals and snacks, or when you’re out and about.
These kid-approved activities and games are fun and help build reading skills. They’re simple enough to make part of your routine: during playtime, at meals and snacks, or when you’re out and about.
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Your child can practice important small motor skills and hand-eye coordination using golf balls and paint.
By the time your child is 3 years old, she can probably walk on a straight line. In this activity, she can show off this new skill, while learning about the letters in her name!
When learning the letters of the alphabet, children often first recognize the letters of their own names. They enjoy seeing the letters of their names and recognizing them. You might hear your child say: “That’s my letter!” or “That’s my name!” Why not go on a letter hunt with foods?
As you probably already know, children love to take a turn with cell phones. This activity encourages children to use the camera feature of a cell phone to store their findings from a letter hunt.
Toddlers love to use a shovel and dig in the sand. Why not make it a fun learning activity by letting them dig for letters?
Let your child have fun exploring letters by using rubber alphabet letter stamps and an ink pad.
Infants respond to high-contrast patterns (e.g., black on white). The youngest babies see shapes by looking to see where light and dark lines meet. This simple game will help your little one focus on a shape with his eyes.
An indoor obstacle course can be an oral language adventure zone! This activity provides physical activity and practice in following directions, number words and positional words.
This activity uses a small plastic toy gorilla or other small toy to give your preschooler practice with prepositions.
Some family restaurants have added fun to the dining experience by putting trivia or question cards at the tables. It’s a great way to get family members thinking and talking. Make your own question cards, and let the fun begin!
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