Climb the Stairs

Put a word on each step. The child says each word as they climb the stairs (can lay on floor if there are no stairs)  Say it first or put the same word on each step until child has mastered a few.  Add a few at a time.

Newspaper Fun

Give child a flash card and have him look for that word (5-10 times) in a newspaper or magazine.  Each time she/he finds the word she/he circles it and says the word.

Hide and Go Seek

Hide the words around the room when the child is busy elsewhere.  When child returns, have him find the words one at a time and tell you what word.  A variation could be to break a word up into letters and hide the letters around the room and then she/he could put the letters together to make a word.

Concentration

Make two sets of cards using the words he/she is practicing.  Spend them out face down on a table/fllor. As your child turns over each word she/he must read them.  If they match she/he wins them, if not they are turned back over.

What 's Missing?

Child places 3-4 words on the table, identifies words, and then closes eyes while parent removes one word.  Child identifies missing word.  Then parent closes eyes and lets child remove a word.

Painting Words

Paint words on cement with water.  Paint words on paper using water colors.

Rhyming with Words

Play rhyming games such as "I'm thing of a word that rhymes with "cat" and begins with /b/. (bat_

Sound Deletion

Play deletion games such as "what is cart with the /c/?" (art) "What is bark without the /k/?" (bar)

Flashlight

Put words around a room that is dark or semi-dark and have your child find the words with a flashlight and read them.