This cool book is about a girl who goes on a listening walk with her father and her dog, Major. It is a silent walk, with no talking.
She listens to the sound of her dog walking, "twick, twick, twick" and her fathers shoes, "dop, dup, dop".
This is a great way to combine reading, writing, physical exercise, and quality family time.
Read the book.
Take a silent walk with the family.
Return home and discuss the sounds that were heard on the walk.
Write the words.
Creating sound words would help develop reading skills by reinforcing word families.
What sounds did you hear that had these sounds?(-ink, -ing, -ong, -ip, -onk, -ow, -op, -up, -ick, etc.)
Another activity could be to write a description of one of the sounds that was heard on the walk.
For example, if you heard a bird tweeting or chirping, you could create a word bank about birds and then use these words to write a short story or a few sentences. The word bank could include: tree, bird, branch, flying, singing, chirping, tweeting, song.
A variation of this activity could be to take walks that focus on one of the other senses, such as the sense of sight, the sense of smell, or the sense of touch.
What do you see on this family walk?
How does the rock feel when you touch it?
What are some of the different things you can smell on the walk?
Another variation could be to use the family walk as a math activity.
On one evening walk, you can count the mailboxes on one block.
Upon returning home, have your child draw symbols for each mailbox.
How many mailboxes are on our block? How do you know?
How many mailboxes are on one side of the block? How many mailboxes are on the other side of our block?
If there are 10 mailboxes on our block, and each house has a mailbox, how many houses do you think are on our block?
Look for something different to count each night.
Enjoy your summer evenings!
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