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What colour are your eyes?
Let’s find out which eye colour is the most common amongst your family and friends! You can record your results on this pictogram.
Moving fish race
Can you move this fish across the carpet without touching it? Let's have a race...
Find the right mother
Can you draw a line to take each baby to its mum?
Sorting clothes
When it is time to change over your child’s wardrobe from season to season or you are having a big clear out, take the opportunity to involve them and look at what different clothes are made from. Talk about the materials the clothes are made from and together look at the labels showing their properties.
Observing the seasons: spring
As the seasons change, take the opportunity to go on an observation walk to see what’s happening! Here are some great hands-on Spring fun ideas.
Short vowels in CVC words (phase 2 phonics)
A worksheet to support your child with reading and recognising the vowels in the centre of CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words.
Add 1p more
Help your child become familiar with money from their Reception year with this worksheet which practises simple addition (add one).
Spatial awareness vocabulary
Help your child learn and use the correct words when they are describing where things are. Is an object below, in or on another object?
Counting to 10
Your child will need to count count candles and match them with the correct digit in this worksheet, designed to help them practise counting to 10.
On the farm: where animals live
A worksheet designed to help your child match an animal to its home.
Learning the alphabet
A fun join-the-dots activity that will help your child with learning their alphabet.
Add one (and draw)
Get the crayons and pencils out and ask your child to draw a few simple addition problems. Can they add teddies, trees and cakes? This worksheet is suitable for Reception children who are learning how to add one.
Spot and count the shapes
This picture of a house is made up of loads of different shapes. Can your child spot them all and count them? A brilliant puzzle to help boost shape-recognition skills.
Counting objects
A counting and colouring activity for Reception children who are counting up to 10.
Physical processes: morning and night
A worksheet designed to prompt a discussion about the differences between day and night.
Giving spoken instructions
An activity to support your child's speaking skills. It involves blindfolding someone and then giving clear instructions on where to go.
Identifying words that rhyme (Phase 2 phonics)
Stretch your child's beginner phonics skills with this rhyming exercise. Find the words that rhyme and write them on the correct lines.
Fabulous phonics
Learning to read is all about phonics these days, so if you don't know your phonemes from your digraphs our phonics learning pack is for you. You'll get a complete overview of how and why phonics is taught, as well as teacher tips to help you make phonics learning part of your child's everyday life and 50 printable games and activities to put the theory into practice.
Talking about dilemmas
This worksheet gives various school scenarios which children are encouraged to consider. They then need to think about the course of action they would choose.
Count the syllables in animal names
Children are encouraged to say the names of various animals, thinking about how many syllables are in each word. They they need to sort these words into boxes, according to how many syllables they have.
Ones tens number line
Three number lines to help your child understand the order that ones and tens go up in. Also useful for thinking about numbers in between multiples of ten.
Number line jigsaw
This worksheet consists of an empty number line for you to add your own numbers to. The number line then needs to be cut up and muddled up for your child so that they can re-arrange it into its original order.
Simple subtraction story problem
This worksheet encourages your child to think about subtracting one from ten with the use of pictures.
Improve your child's handwriting in 8 weeks
Handwriting is a crucial life skill, but how can you help your child write neatly and legibly? Our eight-week learning pack is packed with information and tips from handwriting experts, as well as fun and practical steps you can take to help your child put theory into practice.