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

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