Parents

(Source: http://fslactivities.ca/trucs.html)

With the help of Elgin Parents and Teachers and Early / Formative Years Team (Curriculum Services), here’s a list of activities you can do with your child at home.

listen to the radio, TV, live performances, plays…
borrow games, movies and documentaries from the public library
sing songs, listen, locate and identify sounds in the environment
take time to explain meanings of unfamiliar words and world events
play sound / word / spelling games: rhyming words, opposites (grand-petit), synonyms (beau, joli), words that begin or end with the same sound, identify silent letters
have books and other print material in your home
join the Public Library to borrow books, tapes, videos, records, CD ( list borrowed items)
vary the types of books that you read to yourself and with your child (science fiction, poetry, mystery, humour, non-fiction, legends, folktales, books that focus on Canada and other countries and cultures)
vary the ways you read to and with your child: 1) take turns-sentence, paragraph, page, 2) read together (choral) 3) whisper 4) silly voice 5) note the punctuation
gather and use information from a variety of sources ie. use a picture, dictionary, newsletter encyclopedia, thesaurus, graph, map, poster, schedules, sign, label, recipe, menu,
talk about and use book features (table of contents, index, glossary, title page)
have your child write the notes to the teacher—you sign and date them
write notes and create cards (reminders, to-do lists, instructions, grocery lists, invitations)
write letters to the company that makes your favourite cereal or candy or to your favourite author, sports personality, relative, friend in different cities, penpal (mail, e-mail) or…
encourage diary writing, keep a personal dictionary of interesting or important words
use newspapers / magazines to find words / letters / pictures and use them to create poems, stories, mystery letters, books (alphabet, color, rhyming, riddle of the day, joke)
supply special paper and / or stamps as gifts
play / create word games ie Scrabble, Clue, Spill and Spell, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, do crossword puzzles
write a poem about someone special as a gift, or write new words for familiar songs
write labels for things in the home ie. clock, chair
list or use a word of the day (week-end), collect signs, logos, word stickers, cards, badge