Activities to do at home

Reading 

• Use drawing tools e.g. chalk, pencils, crayons, pens, paint 
•  Looks at pictures together e.g. in a book 
•  Make appropriate animal sound when presented with a picture (SEE RESOURCE)
• ‘Act’ out a character e.g. stomping like a giant (SEE RESOURCE)
• Sings the alphabet 
• Recognise own name in writing

 

Writing 

• Use writing in play situations e.g. play 'restaurants' together and write a 'menu' 
• Ask your child to tell you what they would like to write e.g. write a story/diary together
• Write a list e.g. a shopping list (SEE RESOURCE)

 

Maths 

•  Pour sand/water out of a container
• Help an adult count objects e.g. socks, pegs, bricks 
•  Make groups of objects e.g. cars and dinosaurs 
• Counts to 5 (SEE RESOURCE)
• Sequences numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
•  Join in with counting

 

Science 

• Watch birds flying
• Help water plants
• Points to main features on a person’s body when asked e.g. nose, leg, head (SEE RESOURCE) 
• Compare flowers (SEE RESOURCE)
• Takes photos of plants 
• Talk about where you are likely to find common animals/birds e.g. duck= pond