Hobbies And Interests
Picture Cards
Playing "Matching Opposites" helps your child's memory and understanding of opposite themes. Several note cards with images of clear opposites, such as hot and cold or fast and slow, serve as the game pieces. For the artistically challenged, stickers of images work well, too. Line the cards in a row and let your child match the corresponding opposite images. Remove each correct match and place it aside.
Movements
Opposite movements combine Simon Says with Hokey Pokey so your child develops an understanding of opposite motions and practices his listening skills. Children stand in front as you direct them to perform opposite motions, such as walking forward, walking backward, speaking loudly, speaking softly, standing up and lying down. After you give the first direction, such as standing up, ask the children to yell out the opposite direction of lying down.
Stories
Opposite stories build your child̵7;s reading comprehension and lets her use her imagination. Your homemade storybook must include pictures or images relevant to her life that alternate between storied pages and blank pages. When you reach the blank pages, ask your child to come up with the opposite of the page you read previously. Don̵7;t expect her to offer thematic detail, but if the boy on the previous page took a shower and became clean, she could say that the opposite would be a boy who is dirty.
Sensations
Opposite sensations use your child̵7;s tactile perception and memory. Create several patches of materials with varying textures or use items from around the home. Possible opposite textures include rough sandpaper and smooth tile or a soft stuffed animal and a hard rock. Introduce your child to one object at a time, let him feel and examine the item and say, "What are some good words to describe this toy?" When he says a certain texture or size, ask what the opposite of that adjective would be.