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Supporting Your Child at Home

If they’re having fun, they’re learning. If engagement is high, learning happens naturally. If the activity starts to feel forced or stressful, it’s more effective to stop and try again later; children retain much more information when they are relaxed and interested  

Language, Literacy, and Communication (LLC)

Building a love for language is all about interaction, not just instruction.

• Play the "Narrator" Game: Describe what you’re doing as you do it (e.g., "I’m peeling this orange, it feels bumpy and smells zesty!"). It builds vocabulary effortlessly

• Read a wide range of stories with your child and discuss their content.

• Read and recall Nursery rhymes 

• Play sound games such as 'I spy with my little eye something beginning with...'

Mathematical Development

Maths is everywhere once you start looking for it. It’s about patterns, shapes, and quantities.

• Encourage your child sort to objects such as socks,  by colour, size, or pattern. 

•  Let them help with baking. "We need three scoops of flour" or "Which bowl is heavier?"

• Number Hunts: On your walk to school, look for specific numbers on front doors or license plates. Count stairs and objects.

• Encourage your child to use coins to pay for items in shops.

• Look at shapes around the house and talk about their properties

Social and Emotional Development

Helping children understand their feelings and how to interact with others is the foundation for everything else.

• The "Emotion Mirror": Make different faces in the mirror (sad, surprised, grumpy) and talk about what might make someone feel that way.

• Turn-Taking Games: Simple board games or even just rolling a ball back and forth helps them learn the "wait and go" rhythm of social interaction.

• Special Helper Jobs: Give them a "job" (like watering a plant or setting the table). It builds a sense of belonging and responsibility

Physical Development (Gross & Fine Motor)

Physical play prepares the body for writing and coordination.

• Jumping, stomping, hopping, skipping and crawling under objects builds core strength and balance.

• Threading objects such as dry pasta onto string is the perfect workout for the tiny muscles used for holding a pencil.

• Squeezing, rolling, and pinching dough strengthens the 'pincer grip'.