{"id":23078,"date":"2022-11-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valleyschool.com\/?p=23078"},"modified":"2022-11-04T07:23:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:23:16","slug":"reading-games-for-your-daily-commute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valleyschool.com\/reading-games-for-your-daily-commute\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Games For Your Daily Commute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The only downside to attending Los Angeles private schools is the traffic during drop-off and pickup. Rather than just sitting and waiting for the cars to go, you can turn this downtime into a fun learning activity. There are a ton of cute games you can play in the car together that will help your child practice their reading skills. Here are some of our favorites:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI Spy\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This classic game is super easy to play. You simply find something in the environment and say \u201cI spy\u2026\u201d. Give it a phonological twist by offering the first letter as a clue. If you see a tree, you can say \u201cI spy something that starts with a T.\u201d Take turns spying things with your child. This will help your child<\/a> begin to associate letters with words with objects in their world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make Rhymes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rhymes are a fun way to stimulate learning memory and practice phonetics. Pick a word and have your child find a rhyme for it. For example, you can say \u201ccat.\u201d Your child would then respond with \u201cbat.\u201d Try to give your child some challenging words too like \u201corange\u201d or \u201cwolf\u201d to stimulate the creative use of language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alphabet Game<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Pick a letter for the car ride. Then look for things on your drive that start with that letter and call them out. For example, you can pick the letter \u201cC\u201d. On your drive you could see \u201ccars,\u201d \u201ccats,\u201d and \u201ccoats.\u201d You can even do one letter every day until you go through the whole alphabet. Guessing together helps your child learn new words like \u201ccathedral,\u201d \u201ccollege,\u201d or \u201ccommute.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

License Plate Sentences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This game can get very silly. Take the letter combinations off of license plates from other cars. Then make a sentence where each other starts with one of the license plate letters. For example, if a license plate is \u201cZMP456,\u201d you could say \u201cZig Zag Monkey Pies.\u201d It\u2019s a great way to practice vocabulary words and laugh together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Categories are a great way to help children associate related words. You simply choose a category like \u201cthings that are green.\u201d Then have your child name ten things that are green like \u201cfrogs,\u201d \u201ctrees,\u201d and \u201ctennis balls.\u201d A great idea is to work with your child\u2019s classroom vocabulary list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These reading games will help make your commute to Los Angeles private schools more fun and educational. For more reading games and ideas, talk to your Valley School teachers<\/a>. We love partnering with parents to help our students thrive!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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