language and literacy
Encourage and reinforce early literacy skills with this fun, purposeful literacy activity.
Your child will love making this book all about their favorite things!
purposeful literacy
My Favorites Book
This book activity is so much fun and was always a favorite with my students as well as my son! Kids absolutely love the idea of creating books-especially when it’s filled with all their favorite things.
Although making this book of favorites is quite time consuming-the end result is definitely worth it!
Children learn to sight read the words and names of people and objects that are most important to them first. Making this book of favorites with your child is an excellent way to expose them to a large number of words that are significant in their lives. Here’s how you do it!
First, ask your child about their favorite things and make a list.
Examples: favorite food, toy, color, movie, drink, book, fruit, game, song, sport, holiday or anything else you can think of.
After you’ve completed the list of favorites , it’s time to start making the book!
Gather all your supplies (see below for the supply list).
Take a photo of your child with each of their favorite items.
Print the photos.
Alternative: instead of taking a photo for each item, you can simply print clip-art off the computer. Invite your child to help you chose which clip-art to use for each favorite item.
Next, glue or tape the photos or clip-art onto the paper you’ve chosen to use.
Keep in mind each favorite should have its own page.
Next, with your child, write the appropriate sentence underneath each picture.
Every sentence on each page should have the same sentence structure to make the sentence predictable and easier for your child to read.
In addition, you can underline the word of the favorite item to help your child make the connection between the word and the picture.
After the book is finished, read it often! Keep the book out so your child can read it whenever they like.
examples
purpose
Name recognition
Exposure to high frequency words
Encourages independent reading
Reinforces print knowledge
Encourages use of strategies to read print (referencing the picture to know what the corresponding word will be)
Improves reading confidence
materials
Pictures or photos of favorite objects
Printer paper or construction paper
Glue
Writing utensils
Hole puncher
Ring binders
variations
Instead of using “My” use the child’s name. Example:
Sam’s favorite color is red.
Sam’s favorite color is toast.
Sam’s favorite movie is Cars.
Use a different color for the child’s name to reinforce name recognition.
