| Children laugh when they are doing playful and | | | | 2. Reading to my Baby Toy/Doll - to promote |
| funny kindergarten games and laughter can | | | | pre-reading and language skills. |
| stimulate both sides of the brain, increases | | | | Children who play kindergarten games which |
| learning and retention and breaks down | | | | encourage them to pretend to read during their |
| communication barriers and creates bond | | | | early years are more likely to become successful |
| between people. | | | | readers. Provide the children with many |
| Children will roar with laughter when they hear, | | | | opportunities to pretend to read, such as reading |
| read, do or see something silly or funny. | | | | to their baby dolls. Find books with big prints and |
| 1. "Knock Knock" silly stories to promote literacy | | | | pictures and read to your child and later |
| skills | | | | encourage them to read the same book to their |
| This game requires more than one child to play | | | | favorite toys and you can also play lullaby music |
| and can develop rhyming and sequencing skills. Pair | | | | to set the mood. |
| the children and ask them to pretend play as they | | | | 3. What will Papa buy? - to promote creativity and |
| think of something to say, pretend to knock on | | | | imagination skills. |
| the door when saying Knock Knock and the other | | | | Sing this nursery rhyme and encourage the |
| child putting their ear against an invisible door. | | | | children to think what Papa will buy for the baby. |
| Knock Knock | | | | Hush, little baby, don't say a word; |
| Who's there? | | | | Papa's going to buy you a mocking bird. |
| Susan | | | | If the mocking bird won't sing, |
| Susan who? | | | | Papa's going to buy you a diamond ring. |
| Susan, the crooked cat who caught a crooked | | | | After you have sung this rhyme, challenge the |
| mouse. | | | | children to sing the same rhyme but replace |
| Knock Knock | | | | "diamond ring" with something else. |
| Who's there? | | | | Children will enjoy these kindergarten games as |
| Peter | | | | they are delightful and fun to play with and |
| Peter who? | | | | provides the foundation for language development |
| Peter, the knight riding on a white horse. | | | | in their early years. |