Play "I Spy."

Invite your child to play a guessing game. Without revealing it to her, select an object in the room and provide phonics clues to help her guess what it is. For example, "I spy something that begins with the letter 't'." Keep offering clues ("What sound does 't' make?") until your child guesses that the object is a table.

On walks or in the car, take turns spotting objects that begin with different letter sounds. "I spy something that begins with B." Work up to more complex challenges, like words that begin with letter blends (such as "brush"). "I spy something that begins with the sound 'brrr.'"

Showcase a special letter, and then ask how many things she can find at the dinner table that begin with it. Or designate a word of the day, like "bug," and challenge her to make new words by replacing the first letter.