Getting School Ready
Please click on the links below for some fun activities you can complete with your child to help them build their confidence and practice skills that will help them become ‘school ready.
Mark Making
Use the suggested activities below to explore mark making with your child. Talk to your child about the marks they make, ask them what they are doing and describe what you can see.
Use the suggested activities below to explore mark making with your child. Talk to your child about the marks they make, ask them what they are doing and describe what you can see.
- Painting the paving stones with water and a paint brush
- Drawing shapes in the air with a wand
- Dance with a ribbon in your writing hand
- Chalk on path or dark coloured paper
- Draw in the sand
- Finger paint
- Make rubbings on rough surfaces like tree bark or the fence
- Draw in slime or shaving foam or even the sauce left over from your baked beans!
- Draw on the back of old wallpaper rolls and go large!
- Colour in pictures
Please click on the documents below for a selection of printable resources.
Maths - Numbers & Shapes:
Maths is an important part of learning in the early years. It is one of the four specific areas within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Each specific area is divided into Early Learning Goals, for maths these are:
Numbers - children learn to count and the value of numbers, higher and lower. These skills support them to solve problems, use money and calculate more or less.
Shape, Space and Measure - these skills support children to understand size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money and compare quantities, objects and solve problems.
Stories, songs, rhymes and games that have a mathematical content help children understand number systems. Play and practice using numbers together. Using your fingers or having objects that the children can see and touch will help too.
Communication & Language
Useful Communication & Language Websites;
CBeebies Story time is filled with free interactive story books and bedtime stories for young children and is a great way to enjoy reading with your little one. The library is always growing, with amazing stories featuring all the CBeebies’ favourites.
Physical Development
Nursery Rhymes & Songs
