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