Flashlight Fun
Let's Build a Fort!
Beginner
Read with a flashlight inside a blanket fort.
Tip: Help your child point to the words as you read them.
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Intermediate
Read with a flashlight inside a blanket fort. Talk about letter sounds and sound out the words together.
Tip: Ask what sound letters and letter combinations make. “What sound does the A make in Bat? Which letters make the “CH” sound in Lunch?”
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Experienced
In a blanket fort, have your child teach a family member, pet, or toy how to read.
Tip: Make sure your child is reading left to right, top to bottom, and putting letters together to make sounds.
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Why is this important?
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Adding fun to learning activities enhances their impact, and practice with letters and sounds supports literacy development. When a child teaches someone else, it reinforces their own knowledge of the subject.
References: Chase, C., Chin, D., Oppezzo, M. & Schwartz, D. (2009). Teachable Agents and the Protégé Effect: Increasing the Effort Towards Learning. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 18, 334-352. 10.1007/s10956-009-9180-4 Merga, M. K. (2017). What would make children read for pleasure more frequently? English in Education, 51(2), 207–223. https://doi.org/10.1111/eie.12143
Looking for more information?
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Check out our Letter Sounds resource to reference throughout the activity!