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Language and Word Games |
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| Riddle Time |
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Use three or more sentences to describe a person, place, or
thing to your child. They then guess what, who, or where
you are describing. For Example: I am an animal. I
live in a tree. I fly. I lay eggs. I am red.
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| Do Not
Touch |
As you walk through stores or outdoor places ask your child to describe
how something you see might feel. Ask your child to
describe the object without touching it. Some describing
words: rough, jagged, scratch, rocky, soft, stony, sharp,
spongy, hairy, fluffy, flimsy, feathery, choppy, ruffled, silky,
bumpy, smooth, prickly, moist, mushy, crisp.
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| Following
Directions/ Treasure Hunt |
Hide an
object (snack, treat, balloon etc.) in a room, your house or in
your back yard. Give your child five directions on how to
find it. For example, walk five steps toward the
door. Some directional vocabulary: backward, forward,
straight ahead, sideways, towards, away from and rear. For
older kids you might want to try: left, right, north, south,
east, west, and clockwise.
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| Topic
Turntaking |
Choose
a topic. Take turns giving words to fit the
category. See how many items you can name. Possible
Topics: things that are red, round, grow, sticky, soft, grow,
happy, helpful, can be filled, can be opened, noisy, heavy,
plastic, or scary.
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| Action
Tag |
This
game is the same as regular tag, however, the person who is
"it" decides on how the players are going to
move. Everyone including "it" moves that
way. Some action words that you can use: roll, hop, jump,
skip, tiptoe, one leg jump, crabwalk, gallop, and of course fun!
You may also pretend to be an animal. Play like you're a
monkey, penguin or turtle.
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| Straight
Face |
Make
funny faces or body movements, and have the child name the
actions you are doing without laughing. Have you child do
the same. Some possible things you can do: wiggling your
nose, sticking out your tongue, wrinkling your nose, crossing
your eyes, jumping up and down on one leg.
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| Simon
Says |
No
need to explain this one. For older children you might
want to add adjectives/adverbs to actions, Simon says "Rub
your head slowly" etc.
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| Alike/Different |
Give
two items that are pairs. Have your child explain how they
are the same and different. Then have your child give you
two items and explain how they are alike and different.
Some examples or pairs: shoe/sock, table/chair, fork/spoon,
pen/pencil, dog/cat, pillow/blanket.
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| Volley
With Words |
Say
a word then throw a balloon or ball up in the air or against a
wall. Before the ball or balloon hits the ground your
child must say another word that goes with the word. You
could have them say an opposite, like hot/cold; the same letter,
light/lion; rhyming words, sat/hat; or part and whole,
car/wheel. Your child then throws the balloon and you can
add to the list or have the child give another word.
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| Acting
Strangely |
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first person starts with an action, the second person names the
first action, copies it and adds one of his own. This
continues until someone can't remember all the actions.
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