To Encourage Your Child to Read and Engage in Literacy Activities at Home, Here Are Some

May READO!

To encourage your child to read and engage in literacy activities at home, here are some ideas. Once your child completes an activity, sign a corner of the box. When they get 5 in a row they get READO! and can bring the board in for a prize. Continue the activities throughout the month and see if you can fill up the whole board before the month is over! Have fun 

Choose one of your favorite stuffed animal and read them a story. / Write your own story about an insect of your choice. / Write three sentences using one of your sight words: of, have, from, by, my, do, one / Read a story. Talk about the beginning, middle and end of the story. / Draw and/or write about your favorite book you have read this month.
Cut out 10 objects from a magazine and label them to make a collage. (If you want, bring it in to hang in the classroom!) / Read a story and tell the person you are reading with about the main characters. / Help a family member write a grocery list. / Read two stories by the same author. Discuss how the stories are the same and different. / Look outside. Make a list of objects that have a long e or short e sound in the word.
Turn out the lights and read a story with a flashlight / Write a story using words from the -ug or –ut word family. / READO!
Free Space / Write three sentences using one of your sight words: of, have, from, by, my, do, one / Have a conversation about your favorite day in school. Tell why it is your favorite.
Read a story with someone and learn about a new word. / Look at a picture of a butterfly. Make a list of words to describe it. / Work with a family member to make a list of opposites either through conversation or written list. / Review your kindergarten trick words or word ring. / Write a story using words from the –et or –en word family.
Write a Mother’s Day card to your mom, grandmother, aunt or other female family member. / Turn out the lights and read a story with a flashlight / Watch a movie with someone in your family. Retell the story in your own words. / Play I-Spy with a family. Choose an object in your house and use describing words to help your partner guess the object. / Listen to someone read you a story. Discuss your favorite character and explain why.