(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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Take them to the library and let them choose books.
Talk to your child about the letters of the alphabet. Make it fun!
Talk to your child about their friends.
Ask your child about their feelings. Provide vocabulary as needed
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.
Read to your child every day. Make it part of your routine.
Comment on writing that you see at home- cereal, signs, TV, computer, etc
Sing and dance with child- ask child to describe music
Ask your child to tell you about their writing.
Ask children what they see, taste, smell or touch
Pretend with your child and play different roles with them
Patiently answer your child's questions even if you answered them many times before.
Encourage your child to write.
Plan things with your child- day, party, library
After you have read a story, act it out with your child.
Ask child questions about what they see around them
Ask questions while reading- who, why, where, how
Model cooperation for your child and talk about how you help at home.
Encourage your child to describe items at home or outside
Count with your child daily- number of pennies, chairs, towels, etc
Provide daily opportunities to play outside
Talk about shapes you see in the house and outside
