February Oral Language Activities

Here are the February activities to promote oral language and early literacy skills.  How many can you and your child complete this month?

A tip for each day!	√
It's a new month...clap out its syllables.../Feb//ru//ar//y/.
What is a Meteorologist?  Watch the 6 o'clock news.
Sing a song about numbers. (e.g., "Five Little Monkeys")
Talk about nutritious snacks...go and find one in the fridge.
Say these words...sit, pot and hat.  What's the last sound you hear?
Mealtime conversation...Talk about what you did after school.
Show me a grumpy face.  What does it mean?
Let's bake!  Find and follow a recipe.
Practice the rules of conversation.  e.g., "My turn to talk -- your turn to listen."
Name three things you can open.
Listen to the word, /up/..is it a long word or a short word?  Name some short words.
The dentists sas you need to take better care of your teeth.  What things do you need to do?
Use and explain vocabulary wow words..."Mommy is exhausted", that means she's very tired.
Say "mailbox".  Say it again but don't say box.
The sounds in this word are /s/ /t/ /ar/.  Can you guess the word?
What fruits sound like these silly words:  cananan...perry...zapple?
Play a board game.  Talk about all the things you need before you begin.
Name words that thyme with /oat/.
How do you know when you're sick?  What helps you feel better?
Teach problem solving skills...I can only find one mitten, what should I do?
It's time to set the table, what do you need?
Look in a magazine, find a picture and tell a story about it.
Practice following detailed instructions.  (e.g., "Put your shoes on, zip up your coat and open the door."
Let's talk about chocolate.  Go and eat some!
Use the telephone.  Call someone in your family.
Name three animals that live in the cold.
Count the words in this sentence.  "It is snowing."

Provided by: The Speech and Language Services Department of 

                      the Greater Essex County District School Board