Sneaky Learning Summer Edition - LITERACY ACTIVITIES

During many of our discussions with parents recently, we have been asked how the children can continue to practice and learn over the summer. Mrs. Steeves and I are strong advocates of learning through fun and play and therefore thought we would collect a number of different ideas of how the kids can do so through the summer months.

The following is a collection of fun ideas of games and ideas for practising LITERACY skills over the summer (another post is on the way with similar math games). The games can be played in both languages and we strongly encourage our students to continue learning through play over the summer! Click on the image to be taken to the page that explains the activity :)

TWISTER with Sight Words!!

A collection of great sight word games- remember: you can play these in either French or English. Just use the sight words we sent home in May!

Great backyard (or driveway) literacy activities!

This is a great activity for very active little people. Just hide foam letters (easily purchased at Dollar Store) outside in the back yard and have a "home base" bucket where they have to drop the letters in once they find them!

HOPSCOTCH and learning?!? Great for letter recognition, sight words, sound blends and even numbers!!

This is a great game that we have played frequently in the classroom. Great for kinesthetic learners.

FUN! (and educational!) Again, this game could be played with numbers, letters, sound blends as well. 

A fun way to practice sight words. Just print these cards and have your child pick one. They then follow the directions on the card and practice their sight words!