25 minRien du tout
The Alphabet Game
Find A, then B, then C, on every sign you pass.
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Rhyming Chain
Cat, hat, mat, flat. Keep going until you run out.
A verbal game that needs nothing, works in a car or a queue, and is real phonics practice.
Ce qu’il vous faut
Rien du tout.
Comment faire
- Say a simple word: cat.
- Take turns adding a word that rhymes.
- Nonsense words are allowed and should be encouraged.
- When nobody can think of another, whoever said the last one picks the next starting word.
- Try a harder starting word once they are confident: orange never works, which is funny.
Pourquoi c’est bon pour eux
Hearing that words share an ending sound is phonological awareness, and it is one of the strongest predictors of how easily a child learns to read. Allowing nonsense words matters, because it proves they are working with sound rather than meaning.
Adapter selon l’âge
3 to 4 yearsYou say two rhyming words and ask if they sound the same.
7 to 9 yearsRequire real words only, or rhymes with two syllables.
Sécurité
None needed.
Astuce rangement
None.
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Twenty Questions
One of you thinks of something. The other has twenty yes-or-no questions.
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Invent a Secret Language
Ten words, one code, and a conversation nobody else can follow.
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Three Word Story
You give three random words. They build a story around them.
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Name That Sound
Close your eyes. What made that noise?
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Five Minutes of Absolute Quiet
Everyone silent for five minutes, then say what you heard.