How to Bring Literacy Into Your Home (Family Literacy Day 2021)

Family Literacy Day is held annually on January 27th and was created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family.

This year ABC Life Literacy Canada is encouraging families to "Travel the world together". This theme is design to encourage families to use their imagination to explore and travel the world from the comfort of their own home – you never know what you’ll learn or where you'll want to go once it's safe to travel again!

At home, you can take time to celebrate Family Literacy Day and cultivate a life-long love for the written word by: 

• Reading with your child each night, 
• Playing games together, 
• Listening to podcasts or audiobooks as a family, or 
• Engaging in some word play.

Here are 4 fun websites that you can explore and have some laughs with:

1. Would You Rather?
2. Tongue Twisters
3. 25 Best Podcasts For Kids (Common Sense Media)
4. Word Games for Kids and Adults

There are more resources and activities for Family Literacy Day online (click here) where you can find activity sheets, maps and booklets specific to the theme "Travel the World Together".

Happy reading and above all, enjoy many laughs as a family!