Take a word with 7 - 9 letters and have the kids find as many little words as possible. When they get good at it have them find as many as they can before the time runs out, say 3 - 5 minutes.
Example- toothpick
Words- tooth, pick, thick, to, pit, kit, hit, hoot, toot, tick… etc.
This is another way to re use your daily paper before you send it to the recycle bin.
Give your children sections of a newspaper and felt tip markers. Have them look for a letter his or her name begins with. Or if your child is bigger, have them look for specific words, letters or numbers.
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