19/06/2021
The Euros are finally here and we’re looking forward to some fantastic football! Louise Dix, our Speech & Language Therapist, has put together some ways you can help to support your child’s language development while you’re enjoying the action together.
• See how many actions words (verbs) you can see happening and name them eg running, kicking, jumping, cheering. Can you get to 20?
• Create your own mini Euros: draw a pitch, set up a match for teddy bears/small toys/Lego people and provide a commentary together
• Talk about your favourite players and compare: who is taller, faster, stronger?
• When a match is finished or you’re looking at scores, talk about which team scored more goals
• Describe the kit of your favourite team and what you like about it- comment on the details- collar, laces, badge, shades and patterns
• Take photos of family and friends playing football and review them together, commenting on the action shots
• Clap or tap the number of beats in your favourite players names eg Ha-rry Kane (3 beats), Cris-ti-a-no Ro-nal-do (7)
• If it’s a busy Euros day, talk about the order of the matches, which match is first, second, then last in the day
• Link country and nationality words eg the team from Italy has Italian players, players in the team from Spain are Spanish. Look at how the words are related
• For older children, try and simply explain the offside rule, and support them in explaining it back to you!
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