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

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