Here are the December activities to promote oral language and early literacy skills. How many can you and your child complete this month?
A tip for each day! | √ |
What 2 words do you hear in “candycane”? What sound does ‘candy’ and ‘cane’ start with? | |
Do you know another word for “present”? (gift, package) | |
Here’s a riddle for you: What is warm, chocolate, and has marshmallows? | |
New word: “famished” What does that mean? | |
Name as many things that you can think of that come in a can (pop, peas, soup, etc.) | |
Let’s drum out the beats in the word “decorations” [de/co/ra/tions]—4 parts. | |
Tell 5 things that you will need for winter that you do NOT need for summer. Use complete sentences (e.g., I will need gloves, I will need boots….) | |
Make popcorn. Talk about how it looks (before and after it pops), sounds, smells and tastes. | |
How many words can you think of that rhyme with the word “sack”? (e.g., tack, rack, pack). | |
Watch a holiday video with your child. Who were the characters? What was it about? | |
What do you do with these things: snow shovel, sled, scarf, present, snowball | |
Let’s stretch out the sounds in the word: “lights” [l-igh-t-s]—4 sounds | |
Let’s write a list of our favourite things! | |
Tell me another word for “sparkly”. | |
Tell me one thing that belongs in each category: furniture, sports, tools | |
How many things can you think of that zip up? (coat, pants, back pack, pencil case) | |
What sound do you hear in the middle of these words: doll, log, box, song | |
Let’s name or point to something that is: *long, *short, *hot, *cold,*sweet, *sour | |
Which 2 words go together best: mittens, boots, cookies. Tell me how/why they go together. | |
What does it mean if a person says “I am roasting in here!” | |
What kinds of things might you see in a toy store? | |
Find as many “white” things as you can! | |
How may syllables do you hear in the word “holiday” [ho/li/day]—3 parts | |
Tell me some words that rhyme with “tree” (e.g., bee, me, see, etc.) | |
Sing a holiday song with your family. Tell what the song is about using complete sentences. What is your favourite song? | |
What sound do you hear at the end of these words: love, give, have, save | |
Tell me where you might find these things: socks, juice, plate, coat, dirty dishes | |
What is crunchy, orange and used to make a snowman? | |
Have a chat or look at pictures from this year with your family: “What did you do this year?” “Where did you go?” “What was your favourite thing about this year?” “What do you hope to do next year?” | |
What month comes next? Do you know what year it will be? Bye-Bye 2010! |
Provided by: The Speech and Language Services Department of
the Greater Essex County District School Board
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