10 ways to celebrate Family Literacy Day |
January 27, 2008 will mark the tenth year of Family Literacy Day®. ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation created this national day with support from founding sponsor Honda Canada to promote the importance of families playing together as a means to help develop literacy and numeracy skills. "Family Literacy Day is one of many days when families can take the time to explore, share ideas and encourage each other's hobbies and interests," says Margaret Eaton, president of ABC CANADA. The following 10 'road-tested' tips are popular activities suggested by families who organize Family Literacy Day events:
10. Create a family book club. Read and discuss the books together.
9. Make a particular night board game night. Maybe invite another family for a challenge.
8. Have your kids create the map for your next road trip then they can navigate by reading signs and billboards. Create a trip journal.
7. Read news articles and magazines and then discuss current affairs together.
6. Volunteer as a family to read at a children's hospital or at a senior's centre.
5. Surf the Internet together to find great sites that support your hobbies.
4. Read a classic adventure together. If your children like Survivor, they will love Treasure Island.
3. Research and write your family's history. Use the Internet, family letters and documents as resources, and interview your relatives.
2. Sing favourite songs. Find out more about the songwriter or singer on the Internet. Make up your own songs.
1. Write your own adventure. Write a short story as a family with alternative endings written by each family member.
For additional Family Literacy Day tips and activities visit www.abc-canada.org/fld.
-News Canada
