Home Learning

This section will give parents and carers the opportunity to discover new, exciting, and fun activities you are able to do at home to help with your child’s development and prepare your child for their first steps into education.

Communication and language

NSPCC – Look Say Sing Play
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/look-say-sing-play/

NHS – Learning to talk 3 to 5 years
https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/toddler/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-3-to-5-years/

BBC Tiny Happy People – Children’s language development and parenting advice
https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people

Words For Life – Walk and Talk cards
https://wordsforlife.org.uk/documents/456/Walk_and_Talk_Cards_Digital_Final.pdf

Words For Life – Talking to your child when you’re out and about
https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/talking-to-your-child-when-out-and-about/?mc_cid=fe99d5971e&mc_eid=842cd039d7

Speech and Language UK – The Communication Trust
https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/talking-point/for-professionals/the-communication-trust/

Bilingual Family – Resources for parents
https://bilingualfamily.eu/resources-for-parents/

The Hanen Centre – The Land of Make Believe: How and Why to Encourage Pretend Play
https://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/The-Land-of-Make-Believe.aspx
Physical development

GOV – Physical activity for early years
physical-activity-for-early-years-birth-to-5.pdf

ERIC – How to start and best age to potty train
https://eric.org.uk/potty-training/#how-to-potty-train-your-child-free-resource-to-help-you

Early Movers – Helping under-5s live active and healthy lives
https://www.earlymovers.org.uk/

Learning Through Landscapes – Early years outdoors
https://ltl.org.uk/early-years/#lesson-ideas

Learning Resources – Ten activities to develop fine motor skills
https://www.learningresources.co.uk/blog/ten-activities-to-develop-fine-motor-skills/

Woodland Trust – Things to do in the woods
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/things-to-do/

Famly – 6 of the best spring outdoor learning activities
https://www.famly.co/blog/6-of-the-best-outdoor-spring-activities
Physical, social, and emotional development

Raising Children – Toddlers: behaviour tips & strategies
https://raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/behaviour/behaviour-management-tips-tools

Young Minds – A guide for parents – Challenging behaviour
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/challenging-behaviour/

ERIC – How to start & best age to potty train
https://eric.org.uk/potty-training/#how-to-potty-train-your-child-free-resource-to-help-you

NHS – How to wash hands – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VjeIWLnEg

BookTrust – “Don’t sit on the baby!”: Smriti Halls’ guide to introducing a new baby to their big brother or sister
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-features/features/2021/february/dont-sit-on-the-baby-smriti-halls-guide-to-introducing-a-new-baby-to-their-big-brother-or-sister

Early Education – Food to share – Recipe Booklet
https://early-education.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Food-to-Share-recipe-book-lo-res.pdf
Mathematics

National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics – Number blocks at home
https://www.ncetm.org.uk/classroom-resources/ey-numberblocks-at-home/

CBeebies – Number Blocks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks

CBeebies – Puzzles – Activities to support problem solving, number games and more
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/puzzles

CBeebies – Numeracy at home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics/numeracy
Understanding the world

National Trust – 50 things to do before you’re 11¾
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/50-things

RSPB – Activities for children and families
https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/for-families/family-wild-challenge/activities/

Scholastic – The Parent’s Guide to Teaching Kids About Diversity
https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/multicultural-childrens-books.html
Online safety

Foundation Years – Foundation Years vodcast on online safety
https://foundationyears.org.uk/2022/10/foundation-years-vodcast-on-online-safety/

CBeebies – Toddlers and Tablets: Ten First Steps
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/toddlers-and-tablets

NSPCC – Get advice on setting up parental controls to help keep your child safe online
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/

NSPCC – Talking to your child about online safety
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/talking-child-online-safety/

NSPCC – Online safety for families and children with SEND
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-safety-families-children-with-send/

Internet Matters – Online safety advice 0-5
https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/0-5/
Home safety

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service – Safety Advice
https://www.merseyfire.gov.uk/safety-advice/

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service – Home Fire Safety
https://www.merseyfire.gov.uk/safety-advice/home-fire-safety/

Safelincs – Home Fire Safety Check
https://www.safelincs.co.uk/hfsc/?cookies=accepted
Water safety

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service – Water Safety
https://www.merseyfire.gov.uk/safety-advice/community-safety/water-safety/

Royal Life Saving Society UK – Parent Resources
https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/category/parentsresources

Royal Life Saving Society UK – Winter Water Safety
https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/category/winter-water-safety

Child Accident Prevention Trust – Water Safety/Drowning Risks
https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/category/parentsresources

World Health Organisation – Drowning Risks/
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drowning

Royal National Lifeboat Institution – Beach Safety
https://rnli.org/safety/beach-safety
Car safety
First aid
Healthy eating

NHS Better Health Healthier Families – Recipes
https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/

NHS Healthy Start – Get help to buy food and milk
https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/

NHS Healthy Start – Getting vitamins
https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/getting-vitamins/

The British Association for Early Childhood Education – Food to share recipe booklet
https://early-education.org.uk/product/food-to-share-recipe-booklet/
Screen time

Internet Matters – Balancing screen time
https://www.internetmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Internet-Matters-Guide-Balancing-Screen-Time-0-5.pdf

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health – The health impacts of screen time: a fact sheet for parents
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2018-12/rcpch_screen_time_parent_fact_sheet_-_final.pdf

World Health Organization – Guidelines on Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep
Guidelines on Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep document

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