Ways to Inexpensive Literacy Play

(How to create a literate home)

Things to do together.

1. Count baby’s toes. Count babies fingers. 1-2-3-4-5
2. Sing lots of songs to baby.
3. Rock baby while you sing a lullabye.
4. Play patty-cake.
5. When your baby babbles, babble back (imitate her).
6. Use your pointing finger. Trace the shape of letters on your baby’s belly. Say the letter, A, B, C.
7. Take baby’s hand and feel something soft, hard, squishy, etc. Say “soft” “hard” squishy”.

   

8. Blow gently on your baby’s face. Have baby blow on your face.
9. Stick out your tongue. Get baby to stick out tongue.
10. Show baby your teeth. Make the sound “S.” Get baby to imitate you.