If you are unsure of where to start with helping your child at home here is a list of tips and priorities of activities:

• Child colours, draws or writes something everyday
• Read a story to your child everyday
• Some reading/blending activity (putting sounds together to make words). Regular practice is more important that lengthy duration. A little goes a long way every day with this. You can use Twinkl, Junior/Seniors phonics resources and worksheets as a guideline.
• Some reference to Tricky Words. This could be informally in environmental print or using the children’s cards.
• Counting actual items. One to one correspondence with the item as it is counted.
• Grouping items such as lego, dolls, blocks into groups to match a number.
• As much outdoor activity as possible

Here is a list of possible outdoor activities:

• Looking for bugs/insects
• Looking for signs of Spring (buds, flowers etc…)
• Pretend play e.g. set up a shop, hospital, vet, fire-station, school, café etc…. outside in yard
• Home-made obstacle course using household items such as boxes, brush handles, chairs, rope etc…
• Homemade fairy garden or bug hotel using stones, leaves, sticks, flowers etc…
• PE/exercise class with parents or siblings