Pencil and Paper Games
If I ask my children to practice handwriting, they don't want to. But if I invite them to play a game, they jump at the chance of beating...
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Magic Rain
The first part of this activity is from the Pre-Writers Club - Unit 1. This unit is themed around Incy Wincy Spider and contains lots of...
Down and Up
Find out what the Incy Wincy Spider letters have in common and how to support your child.
Fishing
Wishing Well This activity is from the Summer Camp (Set 2 - m). What you need: Pot of coins Magnetic Fishing Rods/Spoon Tray filled with...
Using Board Games
Using board games is a great way to develop the directional language that will help your child with letter formation.
Helicopters
Develop skills needed for writing while making this paper helicopter. Watch as it twirls down to the ground.
Onset & Rime Fireworks - Blending Activity
If your child is finding blending a bit tricky, focusing on onset and rime can be a great way to make it a little easier. This firework...
Halloween Snacks
Here are a few Halloween themed snacks that your child can help to make. The activities help to develop pre-writing skills. Halloween...
l, ll - let it snow
Children in reception will be learning to: Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. (Literacy) What you need: Milk carton Washing...
l, ll - lift the ball
Children in reception will be learning to: Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them. (Literacy) What you could use...
ff - puff pastry flowers
Children in nursery will be learning to: Talk about and explore 2D and 3D shapes (for example, circles, rectangles, triangles and...
u - under the water
Children in reception will be learning to: Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely...
u - mud cafe
Children in nursery will be learning to: Take part in simple pretend play, using an object to represent something else even though they...
Speckled Logs
Physical Development - Moving & Handling (40-60+ months): Handles tools, objects, construction and malleable materials safely and with...
Speckled Frogs
Physical Development - Moving & Handling (40-60+ months): Handles tools, objects, construction and malleable materials safely and with...
k - rhyming keys
Children in nursery will be learning to: Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can recognise words with the same initial...
c - cookie jar
Children in nursery will be learning to: Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can count or clap syllables in a word....
c - decorating cupcakes
Children in reception will be learning to: Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. (Literacy) Ingredients: Cupcakes: 125g butter...
o - cheerio octopus
Children in reception will be learning to: Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. (Literacy) Develop their small motor skills so...
g - grass heads
Children in nursery will be learning to: Plant seeds and care for growing plants. (Understanding the World) Children in reception will be...
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