Welcome to this week’s #goplay Twitter Tips. Today, by special request from a reader who’s looking for ideas to use with her 8-year old son, we’re looking at :
Ideas to encourage reading and writing
#goplay Tip One: If you want kids to read make sure they have easy access to some fab, inspiring books: fact, fiction, stories, comics
#goplay Tip Two: Reading doesn’t have to feel like school, you can read anywhere: garden, park, beach. Pack a book with your picnic.
#goplay Tip Three: Comics are great for reluctant readers: they’re ‘cool’ & the visual prompts help comprehension.
#goplay Tip Four: Make use of your local library for oodles of new books & activities like the summer Space Hop scheme.
#goplay Tip Five: Give reading a purpose to have fun & make kids keen: read the recipe when baking, read instructions to make a model
#goplay Tip Six: Keep it short and sweet: a little blast each day adds up to a whole lot of reading over the summer
#goplay Tip Seven: Link books to a fun day out. Go to the museum and pick up a book on dinosaurs to read when you get home.
#goplay Tip Eight: Writing doesn’t have to be on a blank piece of paper, which can induce writers block in the best of us!
#goplay Tip Nine: Try writing with chalk on a wall, water painted on the patio, sticks in sand, glitter pens on a cute notepad
#goplay Tip Ten: Keep a multimedia scrapbook over the summer with photos, drawings and tickets – and a little writing each day too.
These are a few tips from me. What ideas can you share with our reader?
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Make a secret message book, you can use lemon juice or even easier those colour change pens, you can use the white to write secret messages and leave them. Treasure hunts with clues to read. Write in differnt sizes. Big letters on the beach in the sand or even make letters with fingers in cream or shaving foam
Great ideas Mrs. MadHouse – B would love the secret messages especially.