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Did you know that playing a game can help your childs language GROW? Playing a game is a great way to have fun with your child and build language at the same time!
Heres a list of fun games that you might be able to nd at the toy store, at second hand shops, at garage sales, online, or maybe even at Grandmas house:
Clue Junior 5-8 years Parker Brothers Cranium Cadoo for Juniors 7 years and up Cranium, Inc. Go Fish 4 years and up various companies GooseBumps Story Telling Game 7 years and up Parker Brothers Guess My Name Game 6-10 years Ravensburger Guess Where? 6 years and up Milton Bradley Guess Who? 6 years and up Milton Bradley Outburst Junior 7-14 years Golden Hersch Pictionary Junior 7-12 years Pictionary, Inc. Race to the Roof 5-10 years Ravensburger Scattergories Junior 8-11 years Hasbro Scrabble Junior 5 years and up Hasbro Secret Square 4 years and up University Games Silly Stories 4 years and up Binary Arts Taboo Junior 8 years and up Hasbro Tell a Story 4-8 years Ravensburger Three for Me 4 years and up Patch Products Tri-Bond Kids 7-11 years Patch Products Twenty Questions 12 years and up University Games Whats in Neds Head? 4 years and up Fundex Games
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Hedbanz Junior 7-14 years Pressman Toy Corporation I Spy-Mouse Follies 4 years and up Giftcraft Toys I Spy-Puppy World 4 years and up Giftcraft Toys Loaded Questions Junior 8 years and up All Things Equal, Inc Magnetic Boards/Create a Scene 3 years and up Smithport Mystery Garden 4-12 years Ravensburger Original Memory Game or variations 3-6 years Milton Bradley
Everyday and everyway GAMES ON THE GO
Children learn language every single day and in almost everything they do! When youre on the go, a perfect way to spend time with your child is to play a GAME ON THE GOHere are some ideas for games that are easy to play, build language, and dont cost a thing! Remember, play these games in the language you know best.
I Spy: Take turns guessing things that you see. Pick something that you can both see, but dont say what it is. Give clues until your child guesses what you are describing. For example, if you spy a knife, you might say, I spy something sharp, I spy something long, or I spy something that I eat with. What am I?: Take turns giving clues to guess objects that you think of. Your descriptions will sound like a riddle! For example, if you are describing a goldsh, you could say, Im orange, I swim, and I have ns. What am I? Chain Game: Take turns saying words that go together. See how long you can go without breaking the chain! For example, start by saying, sun. Your child then adds a word that goes with sun, like summer. You will need to come up with a word that goes with summer. You may end up with a very long chain of words like, sun-summer-hotbeach-sand-sandcastle-shovel-pail. Keep going until you cant think of any more words. Twenty Questions: Take turns thinking of a person, place, or thing. Dont say what youre thinking of. The other person asks questions to guess what youre thinking of. You can only say yes or no when you answer. Youre only allowed to ask 20 questions to guess what the object is. Simon Says: Give 1, 2, or 3 directions to your child. Start most of your directions with Simon says. For example, say, Simon says, touch your ear, then jump up. Your child can only follow the directions that start with Simon says. If you dont say Simon says at the beginning of your direction, she shouldnt do what you say. For example if you say, Turn around and clap your hands, your child should do nothing and say, You didnt say Simon says! Take turns being the person who gives the directions. Word Subs: Say 2 or 3 sentences that are exactly the same except for one word. Ask your child to tell you the word that you changed in the sentences. For example, your three sentences could be, I folded your shirt and put it into your drawer. I folded you undershirt and put it into your drawer. I ironed your shirt and put it into your drawer. Your child would then tell you the words you changed were shirt and undershirt, and folded and ironed. Telephone Number: Say a list of 3 to 5 numbers. Say each number, like 3-6-9-4-5. Dont say thirty-six thousand, nine hundred forty-ve. Have your child say the numbers back to you in the right order. As this gets easier for your child, add one more number. Let your child give you a list of numbers to repeat! Throw One Back: Name 2 or 3 things that belong to the same group or category, and 1 thing that doesnt belong to that group. Have your child tell you, or throw back the object that doesnt t. For example, if you say, broccoli, celery, hotdog, lettuce, your child would say, Hotdog does not belong, because its not a vegetable. Mix-Up: Tell your child 4 or 5 words that are all mixed up, but that make up a sentence when they are in the right order. Ask your child to put the words in the right order! For example, if you say, outside, is, it, cold, your child would tell you the sentence, It is cold outside. To make this trickier, ask your child to tell you 2 sentences with the same words. For example the words, outside, is, it, and cold can also turn into the question Is it cold outside? Word Building: Give your child a word. Ask him to add another word to it to make a new word. For example, if you say, rain, your child could add the words coat, bow, hat, or fall to make the words raincoat, rainbow, rain hat, and rain fall.

These games are fun to play with the whole family! Play them in the car, on a walk, at the doctors office, in a line up
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