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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.
Phonics phases sound mats
Use our free phonics phases sound mats to see what sounds your child will be taught when in their phonics learning journey. These mats cover phonics phases 2-5.
Sequencing events
Ask your child to cut out the pictures and think about which heading they go under. Once they have placed them under the headings, ask them to give you a verbal sentence explaining what they do and when, for example: ‘In the morning, I eat breakfast.’
Phase 3 phonics sound snap: the /ee/, /oo/ and /oo/ sounds
Let's play a game of sound snap with the /ee/, /oo/ and /oo/ sounds. Just cut out the card, shuffle and deal!
Phase 2 phonics sound snap: middle sound
Let's have a game of snap! Can you hear the middle sound in these words?
Phase 2 phonics sound snap: first sound
Let's have a game of sound snap. Just cut out the snap cards, shuffle up, and deal out!
The phonemes /or/, /ar/ and /ur/ (Phase 3 phonics)
By adding the letter r to the letters o a u we get three new phonemes: /or/, /ar/, /ur/. Try a wordsearch to find words containing these phonemes.
Blending sounds to read: /igh/ (Phase 3 phonics)
A Phase 3 phonics worksheet to help children practise reading the trigraph /igh/.
Blending sounds to read: /oa/ (Phase 3 phonics)
A Phase 3 phonics worksheet to help children practise reading the digraph /oa/.
Blending sounds to read: /ai/ (Phase 3 phonics)
A Phase 3 phonics worksheet to help children practise reading the digraph /ai/.
Blending sounds to read: /ee/ (Phase 3 phonics)
A Phase 3 phonics worksheet to help children practise reading the digraph /ee/.
Dot to dot puzzles
Help your child improve their pencil control and number sequencing with a few dot to dot puzzles. An exclusive extract from The Puzzle Activity Book (£5.99, Buster Books).
Roll a CVC word (Phase 2 phonics)
Using two consonant dice and a vowel die, play this simple phonics game with your Reception child and roll and write CVC words.
Connect 4: words with ‘ll’ endings (Phase 2 phonics)
A downloadable, printable Connect 4-style game to help children practise reading words with 'll' endings as part of Phase 2 phonics learning in Reception.
Spelling words list
Get weekly spelling practice organised with our printable spelling lists, blank and ready to be filled with your child's assigned words. Attach the list to the fridge for quick revision sessions before the weekly spelling test.
Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words
A blank Look, Cover, Write and Check spelling words list for kids to download and print to practise their weekly spelling words and prepare for tests.
Reception spelling tests pack
Introduce your child to spelling with a pack of simple spelling tests, designed to help them show off their new writing skills and reinforce the phonics and spelling work they're doing in the classroom.