Encourageyour childto write.Talk to yourchild about theletters of thealphabet.Make it fun!Plan thingswith yourchild- theday, a party,etc,Ask questionsabout whatthey seearound them.Pretend withyour child andplay differentroles withthem.Take them tothe libraryand let themchoosebooks.Talk aboutshapes yousee in thehouse andoutside.Ask your childabout theirfeelings.Providevocabulary asneeded.Modelcooperation foryour child andtalk about howyou help athome.Talk to yourchild abouttheir friendsand their day.Comment onwriting that yousee at home-cereal, signs,TV, computer,etc.After youhave read astory, act itout with yourchild.Sing anddance withchild- ask childto describemusicProvide dailyopportunitiesto playoutside.Encouragechild to readto you. Usethe pictures totell the story.Answer yourchild'squestions evenif you answeredthem manytimes before.Ask yourchild to tellyou abouttheir writing.Read to yourchild everyday. Make itpart of yourroutine.Talk to yourchild as youwork aroundthe house.Count with yourchild daily-number ofchairs, towels,noddles, etc.Ask childrenwhat theysee, taste,smell ortouch.Encourageyour child todescribe itemsat home oroutside.Ask questionswhile reading-who, where,why, what,how or whenEncourageyour childdaily!Encourageyour childto write.Talk to yourchild about theletters of thealphabet.Make it fun!Plan thingswith yourchild- theday, a party,etc,Ask questionsabout whatthey seearound them.Pretend withyour child andplay differentroles withthem.Take them tothe libraryand let themchoosebooks.Talk aboutshapes yousee in thehouse andoutside.Ask your childabout theirfeelings.Providevocabulary asneeded.Modelcooperation foryour child andtalk about howyou help athome.Talk to yourchild abouttheir friendsand their day.Comment onwriting that yousee at home-cereal, signs,TV, computer,etc.After youhave read astory, act itout with yourchild.Sing anddance withchild- ask childto describemusicProvide dailyopportunitiesto playoutside.Encouragechild to readto you. Usethe pictures totell the story.Answer yourchild'squestions evenif you answeredthem manytimes before.Ask yourchild to tellyou abouttheir writing.Read to yourchild everyday. Make itpart of yourroutine.Talk to yourchild as youwork aroundthe house.Count with yourchild daily-number ofchairs, towels,noddles, etc.Ask childrenwhat theysee, taste,smell ortouch.Encourageyour child todescribe itemsat home oroutside.Ask questionswhile reading-who, where,why, what,how or whenEncourageyour childdaily!

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