Be your child's P.A.L. - Parents Are Leaders
Be your child’s P.A.L. (Parents Are Leaders)
PAL Plan: Use the timer on your smart phone… 15 Minutes of Family Fun!
2 minutes: Play “Rhyme Time”
You and your child think of words that rhyme with your names, favorite foods, favorite movies, favorite activities or words of the week.
8 minutes: Play “Flashcard Fun”
5 minutes: Play “Reading Rocks”
*Listen to or read to your child read a book to you.
Writing ChoicesShow a letter or word, have your child write it with a two fingers while saying the letters out loud.
(say C while writing the letter C, say A while writing the letter A, say T while writing the letter T. Underline the word and say CAT)
Write it on the ground outside.
Write it on the ground inside.
Write it on your leg.
Write in with a pen, marker, crayon, chalk, paintbrush, Qtip, toothpick.
Write it on a bag of gel, salt, dirt, sand
Write it in salt, sand, shaving cream, soap - on a cookie sheet.
Write it on the garage door with water and a paintbrush or finger tip.
Write it in the grass.
Write it like a rainbow, write it with play dough, write it with magnets.
PAL Plan: Use the timer on your smart phone… 15 Minutes of Family Fun!
2 minutes: Play “Rhyme Time”
You and your child think of words that rhyme with your names, favorite foods, favorite movies, favorite activities or words of the week.
8 minutes: Play “Flashcard Fun”
- Read one flashcard aloud to your child.
- Show the word and have your child write the letter or word using a WRITING CHOICE below.
- You use the word in a sentence that you tell your child. Ask your child to use the word in a sentence to tell you.
- Repeat for each flashcard multiple times…
5 minutes: Play “Reading Rocks”
*Listen to or read to your child read a book to you.
Writing ChoicesShow a letter or word, have your child write it with a two fingers while saying the letters out loud.
(say C while writing the letter C, say A while writing the letter A, say T while writing the letter T. Underline the word and say CAT)
Write it on the ground outside.
Write it on the ground inside.
Write it on your leg.
Write in with a pen, marker, crayon, chalk, paintbrush, Qtip, toothpick.
Write it on a bag of gel, salt, dirt, sand
Write it in salt, sand, shaving cream, soap - on a cookie sheet.
Write it on the garage door with water and a paintbrush or finger tip.
Write it in the grass.
Write it like a rainbow, write it with play dough, write it with magnets.