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Foundations for reading
My
Family
Family Photos
Collect photographs of family members.
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Cut pieces of construction paper in half and have your child glue one photo per
page to make a book. You can also use a photo album.
Ask your child to tell you who is in each photo and what they are doing. Write
down what she says under the photo.
Punch holes in the pages on the left hand side and attach them together with
yarn or ribbon. The first page should have the title “My Family” and your child’s
name.
Invite your child to “read” her book to you and others in the family.
“My Name” Puzzle
Write your child’s first name on a large card or piece of cardboard.
Cut the card into three puzzle pieces. Make each cut a different shape so the
pieces fit together only one way.
Invite your child to take his name apart and put it back together.
Special Needs Tips
For a child with small muscle difficulties, glue an empty
thread spool or small cork on each puzzle piece to hold onto.
For a child with vision problems, write his name with a thick,
black marker on a white card.
It Rhymes With...
Read a book by Dr. Seuss or another one with lots of rhyming words. Talk about
the words that “sound like each other.”
Collect a set of objects that rhyme with each other such as a toy cat, a bat, and
a hat. Collect other items that do not rhyme with these items such as a truck, a
ball, and a crayon.
Hold onto one of the rhyming objects and give the rest to your child.
For example, show the hat and ask your child what you are holding.
Ask her to name each object and tell if it sounds like “hat.”
Put the objects that rhyme in one pile and the ones that do not in another.
Make up some silly words that rhyme with cat, hat, and bat.
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