Family Literacy Day takes place annually on January 27 to celebrate adults and children reading and learning together, and to encourage Canadians to spend at least 15 minutes enjoying a learning activity as a family every day.
The theme for 2011 is "Play for Literacy." Playing games creates a strong family bond, promotes language comprehension and improves reading skills.
On January 27 and throughout the year, try some fun play-based literacy activities that your whole family will enjoy:
- Host a family game night where everyone reads instructions, participates and keeps score.
- Turn off the radio in the car and play games involving billboards, signs and license plates.
- Open a book and make up a story using the pictures.
- Follow a recipe to make a batch of cookies. This helps improve math skills (with a treat at the end!).
- Play card games like "Go Fish" to help children learn to articulate sounds and improve memory development.
- Have a scavenger hunt! Give kids a list of items hidden around the house and ask them to find them.
