Play a making words game. Give your child magnetic letters or letter cards. You tell your child a two- or three-letter word to make that has a letter pattern she/he can hear. Some possibilities are: bag, hid, set, wig, mop, hut, mad, red, pen, lit. If this is easy for her/him, make it more challenging by asking her/him to change the first letter in the word to make a different word, or try words that end with a silent e, such as bike, mile and late.

Remember to keep the activities quick and fun. Most important, enjoy your time together reading, writing, and talking!