25 Simple Stories Activities For Beginner Readers Learn To Read Ages

Learning to read is a crucial milestone in a child's development. It opens up a whole new world of imagination, knowledge, and growth. As a parent or teacher, it is important to provide engaging and effective activities that can help beginner readers enhance their reading skills. In this article, we have compiled 25 simple stories activities specifically designed for beginner readers between the ages of 4 and 6.

1. Picture Book Reading:

Introduce your child to picture books that have simple and repetitive text. Encourage them to explore the pictures and make connections between the text and visuals.

Learn to Read: Sight Words Storybook: 25 Simple Stories & Activities for Beginner Readers (Learn to Read Ages 3-5 Book 1)

by Kimberly Ann Kiedrowski (Kindle Edition)

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2. Word Building:

Provide building blocks or letter cards to help children create simple words. Start with CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words such as "cat" or "dog".

3. Rhyming Words Hunt:

Give your child a list of simple words and ask them to find rhyming words around the house or in their favorite storybook.

4. Make your Own Story:

Encourage your child to create their own story using picture cards or their favorite toys. This activity promotes imagination and storytelling skills.

5. Sensory Storytelling:

Create a sensory bin with various objects related to a story. Let your child explore the objects while listening to or reading the corresponding story.

6. Letter Sound Matching:

Prepare flashcards with letters and corresponding objects. Help your child match the letter sound with the object, e.g. "A" for "apple".

7. Story Retelling:

After reading a story, ask your child to retell the key events or summarize the plot. This helps them improve comprehension and storytelling skills.

8. Alphabet Scavenger Hunt:

Hide letters around the house or classroom and ask your child to find them. Once found, encourage them to say the sound each letter makes.

9. Story Props:

Use puppets or props while reading a story. This makes the reading experience interactive and engaging for beginner readers.

10. Sight Word Bingo:

Create a bingo game with sight words. Call out the words and have your child find and mark them on their bingo card.

11. Story Sequencing:

Give your child a set of story cards and ask them to arrange them in the correct order. This activity helps develop comprehension and sequencing skills.

12. Word Family Building:

Introduce word families such as -at, -an, -og, etc. Provide word cards and ask your child to create as many words as possible from each family.

13. Alphabet Hopscotch:

Draw a hopscotch grid with letters instead of numbers. Call out a letter, and your child has to hop to that letter while saying its sound.

14. Storybook Charades:

Select a familiar storybook and act out the key events while your child guesses the story. This activity boosts comprehension and memory skills.

15. Word Puzzles:

Create simple word puzzles by cutting words into individual letters. Your child has to piece the letters together to form the correct word.

16. Storytelling Board Game:

Create a board game where each spot represents a story event. Your child moves along the board and narrates the corresponding event.

17. Virtual Field Trips:

Explore virtual tours or videos related to stories or topics of interest. Discuss and ask questions to encourage reading comprehension.

18. Sight Word Memory Match:

Create cards with sight words. Flip the cards face down and have your child find matches by remembering their positions.

19. Reading Rockstars:

Turn reading time into a musical experience. Play background music and encourage your child to read aloud like a rockstar.

20. Letter Tracing:

Provide tracing sheets or sand trays for your child to practice forming letters. This helps develop letter recognition and writing skills.

21. Story-based Art:

After reading a story, engage your child in an art activity related to the story. They can draw, paint, or create crafts based on their favorite parts.

22. Word Hunt:

Write simple words on sticky notes and hide them around the house. Encourage your child to find and read the words.

23. Storybook Star:

Select a storybook and ask your child to choose a character. Encourage them to act like that character while you read the story aloud.

24. Reading Aloud:

Read aloud to your child regularly, using expressive voices and emphasizing punctuation. This helps develop their listening and comprehension skills.

25. Story Mapping:

Using a large sheet of paper, draw a map representing the key locations in a story. As you read, your child can add important details to the map.

These 25 activities aim to make the process of learning to read fun and engaging for beginner readers. Remember, each child is unique, so feel free to adapt the activities based on their interests and abilities. With these interactive and enjoyable activities, your child will be on their way to becoming a confident reader in no time!

Learn to Read: Sight Words Storybook: 25 Simple Stories & Activities for Beginner Readers (Learn to Read Ages 3-5 Book 1)

by Kimberly Ann Kiedrowski (Kindle Edition)

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	17391 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
X-Ray	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	235 pages
Lending	:	Enabled

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Help kids ages 3 to 5 start reading with simple stories and sight words

Help your little one learn to read thanks to 50 essential sight words. From “up” and “down” to “could” and “it,” these simple and enjoyable illustrated stories help kids recognize words in sentences and understand their meaning. There’s even a pair of fun activities after every story to further reinforce what they’ve learned!

Get your young reader learning sight words with:

• 25 Stories―Sight words are introduced in a slow, progressive manner, with each story increasing slightly in difficulty as they learn to read.
• Common sight words—Give your child a solid foundation for reading with top sight words like “many,” “time,” “go,” “out,” “do,” and “know.”
• Educational activities—At the end of each story you’ll find two fun activities where your child can practice identifying the words they’ve just read, reinforcing the learning.

Kids will learn to read faster and easier―and have more fun―with this sight words storybook.