Thursday, September 8, 2011

Literacy At The Dinner Table

Since my oldest was in pre-K, we have been playing games with sounds and rhyming.  One of the family's favorites is a sound game that we play around the dinner table.

While we eat dinner, someone will say a letter and everyone has to think of things we can eat that start with that sound. 

"What can we eat that starts with B?"
"b, b, bananas!"
"b, b, brocolli"
"b, b, brownies"

And then my little one gets silly and says something like "b, b, books!" Hey, at least he recognizes the sound!

We will also get them guessing about their dessert.  "Your surprise starts with the sound like C."
"candy?!"
"cupcakes?!"
"cauliflower?!" 

This helps with sound recognition, yet they think it's just fun!

What sound games do you play at home?
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4 comments:

  1. coronaryrnSeptember 9, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Catching up on my Friday Hops! Really enjoyed your post! As a parent of 5 outgoing kids there was never a break in conversation at our dinner table! Follow back @ http://www.pargasjunkyard.wordpress.com and/or on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pargas-Junkyard/259287017434763

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  2. MarleeSeptember 9, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Great idea! Haha and now I'm hungry...Great blog, am a new follower :).

    http://marleeindebt.blogspot.com/

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  3. UnknownSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    @Marlee Thanks! I will follow back.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    @coronaryrn Thanks! I will follow back.

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