Encourageyour child todescribe itemsat home oroutsideModelcooperation foryour child andtalk about howyou help athome.Pretend withyour child andplay differentroles withthemSing anddance withchild- ask childto describemusicProvide dailyopportunitiesto playoutsideTalk to yourchild about theletters of thealphabet.Make it fun!Plan thingswith yourchild- day,party, libraryAsk your childabout theirfeelings.Providevocabulary asneededEncourageyour childto write.Comment onwriting that yousee at home-cereal, signs,TV, computer,etcCount with yourchild daily-number ofpennies, chairs,towels, etcAsk childrenwhat theysee, taste,smell or touchRead to yourchild everyday. Make itpart of yourroutine.Ask yourchild to tellyou abouttheir writing.Talk aboutshapes yousee in thehouse andoutsideAfter youhave read astory, act itout with yourchild.Patiently answeryour child'squestions even ifyou answeredthem many timesbefore.Encouragechild to readto you. Usethe pictures totell the story.Encourageyour childAsk childquestionsabout whatthey seearound themTalk to yourchild as youwork aroundthe house (I ammopping thefloor.)Ask questionswhile reading-who, why,where, howTake them tothe libraryand let themchoosebooks.Talk toyour childabout theirfriends.Encourageyour child todescribe itemsat home oroutsideModelcooperation foryour child andtalk about howyou help athome.Pretend withyour child andplay differentroles withthemSing anddance withchild- ask childto describemusicProvide dailyopportunitiesto playoutsideTalk to yourchild about theletters of thealphabet.Make it fun!Plan thingswith yourchild- day,party, libraryAsk your childabout theirfeelings.Providevocabulary asneededEncourageyour childto write.Comment onwriting that yousee at home-cereal, signs,TV, computer,etcCount with yourchild daily-number ofpennies, chairs,towels, etcAsk childrenwhat theysee, taste,smell or touchRead to yourchild everyday. Make itpart of yourroutine.Ask yourchild to tellyou abouttheir writing.Talk aboutshapes yousee in thehouse andoutsideAfter youhave read astory, act itout with yourchild.Patiently answeryour child'squestions even ifyou answeredthem many timesbefore.Encouragechild to readto you. Usethe pictures totell the story.Encourageyour childAsk childquestionsabout whatthey seearound themTalk to yourchild as youwork aroundthe house (I ammopping thefloor.)Ask questionswhile reading-who, why,where, howTake them tothe libraryand let themchoosebooks.Talk toyour childabout theirfriends.

"Me and My School' Family Bingo - Call List

(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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  1. Encourage your child to describe items at home or outside
  2. Model cooperation for your child and talk about how you help at home.
  3. Pretend with your child and play different roles with them
  4. Sing and dance with child- ask child to describe music
  5. Provide daily opportunities to play outside
  6. Talk to your child about the letters of the alphabet. Make it fun!
  7. Plan things with your child- day, party, library
  8. Ask your child about their feelings. Provide vocabulary as needed
  9. Encourage your child to write.
  10. Comment on writing that you see at home- cereal, signs, TV, computer, etc
  11. Count with your child daily- number of pennies, chairs, towels, etc
  12. Ask children what they see, taste, smell or touch
  13. Read to your child every day. Make it part of your routine.
  14. Ask your child to tell you about their writing.
  15. Talk about shapes you see in the house and outside
  16. After you have read a story, act it out with your child.
  17. Patiently answer your child's questions even if you answered them many times before.
  18. Encourage child to read to you. Use the pictures to tell the story.
  19. Encourage your child
  20. Ask child questions about what they see around them
  21. Talk to your child as you work around the house (I am mopping the floor.)
  22. Ask questions while reading- who, why, where, how
  23. Take them to the library and let them choose books.
  24. Talk to your child about their friends.