The June Writers Academy Blog
Your guide to supporting your child’s development as a writer and thinker.
Why play with words?
Sure, playing around with words is fun. That’s about 50% of why we made our Play With Words videos, which are perfect for young kids who are learning to read and write. But that’s not the only reason. Playing with words is also a wonderful way to pass time on a bus or train ride with a kid (particularly if you’re tired of, for example, discussing Paw Patrol), help children develop stronger phonemic awareness, and make words relevant and useful to their lives.
Play With Words: No Smoking, Drinking, Eating, or Graffiti
What new words and phrases can you make with “No Smoking, Drinking, Eating, or Graffiti?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Get Paid To Sleep
What new words and phrases can you make with “Get Paid To Sleep?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Push Button For Walk Signal
What new words and phrases can you make with “Push Button For Walk Signal?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Not A Through Street
What new words and phrases can you make with “Not A Through Street?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Cross Traffic Ahead
What new words and phrases can you make with “Cross Traffic Ahead?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Road Closed To Vehicles
What new words and phrases can you make with “Road Closed To Vehicles?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Look Out For Traffic
What new words and phrases can you make with “Look Out For Traffic?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: No Parking In Red
What new words and phrases can you make with “No Parking In Red?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Road Work Ahead
What new words and phrases can you make with “Road Work Ahead?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Please Do Not Hold The Doors
What new words and phrases can you make with “Please Do Not Hold The Doors?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Thank You For Shopping Here
What new words and phrases can you make with “Thank You For Shopping Here?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Mom & Baby Yoga
What new words and phrases can you make with “Mom & Baby Yoga?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Danger—Rip Currents
What new words and phrases can you make with “Danger: Rip Currents?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: STOP
What new words and phrases can you make with “STOP?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Ice Cream Cone
What new words and phrases can you make with “Ice Cream Cone?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Only
What new words and phrases can you make with “Only?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Bike Lane
What new words and phrases can you make with “bike lane?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Speed Limit 15
What new words and phrases can you make with “Speed Limit 15?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!
Play With Words: Speed Humps
What new words and phrases can you make with “Speed Humps?”
Our free wordplay videos are fun ways to help your blossoming reader fall in love with words. Watch for inspiration and then find your own signs to play with out in the world!