(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Ask children what they see, taste, smell or touch
Ask your child to tell you about their writing.
Take them to the library and let them choose books.
Pretend with your child and play different roles with them
Talk to your child as you work around the house (I am mopping the floor.)
Encourage child to read to you. Use the pictures to tell the story.
Ask your child about their feelings. Provide vocabulary as needed
Encourage your child to describe items at home or outside
After you have read a story, act it out with your child.
Comment on writing that you see at home- cereal, signs, TV, computer, etc
Plan things with your child- day, party, library
Model cooperation for your child and talk about how you help at home.
Ask questions while reading- who, why, where, how
Talk to your child about their friends.
Provide daily opportunities to play outside
Count with your child daily- number of pennies, chairs, towels, etc
Encourage your child to write.
Sing and dance with child- ask child to describe music
Read to your child every day. Make it part of your routine.
Talk about shapes you see in the house and outside
Patiently answer your child's questions even if you answered them many times before.
Talk to your child about the letters of the alphabet. Make it fun!
Ask child questions about what they see around them
