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Literacy for Kids: 50 Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking Activity Ideas

50 Early Literacy Actitivy Ideas

If you are looking for reading, writing, listening or speaking ideas suitable for young children, then these 50 activity ideas provide a great place to start. Follow the link under each picture for more information.

Reading & Writing

#2: Calendars and Diaries
playing school#4: Playing School
alphabet-rocks#5: Alphabet Rocks #6: Messages of Love
labels#8: Labels
literacy in the block corner#10: Literacy in the Block Corner
#12: Postcards
story ideas#14: Extending the Story Experience
invitation to write#16: Invitations to ‘Write’
simple letterbox#18: Playing Postman
Routine-Cards#20: Printable Picture Card Routines
kids and magazines#22: Magazines
literacy-outdoors#24: Literacy Learning Outdoors
reading with children#26: Growing Kids Who Read
kids literacy ideas#28: Literacy Links
old fashioned technology#30: Old Fashioned Technology
reading road trip#32: Reading Road Trip
cafe play#34: Restaurants & Cafes
#36: Letter Stamps

Speaking & Listening

kids literacy ideas#39: Clap It Out
nursery-rhymes#41: Nursery Rhymes
video literacy for kids#43: Video as a Literacy Tool
#45: Playing With Puppets
literacy experiences#47: Revisiting Family Experiences
kids literacy ideas#49: 5 Games for Playing with Language
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What are your favourite playful literacy activities?

Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

Read the comments or scroll down to add your own:

  1. Natalie says

    These are great ideas. There are so many fun activities out there to help encourage literacy among kids - a favourite in our house is the giant blackboard wall in the kitchen, nothing like some good old wall writing to make them want to practice the alphabet.

  2. Jode says

    Oh my goodness Christie...i am so excited and inspired reading all these wonderful activities...thanks for putting together such a fab post...am pinning to the co-op board now!

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