Reading/Writing

What can you do?

• Share a variety of books together

• Look for words everywhere

• Encourage your child to recall words they are frequently exposed to eg. their name

• Talk about the name and sounds of letters

• Model to your child how simple words can be broken down into sounds and blended together to make words

• Notice and encourage the marks your child makes and the meanings they give to them

• Model reading and writing

• Support and encourage your child’s reading and writing as opportunities arise

Numbers/Shape, space and measure

What can you do?

• Count everything

• Involve your child in mathematical discussions or problems

• Enjoy number rhymes and stories together

• Talk about the shape, size and position of objects

• Go on shape and number hunts

People and communities/The world/Technology

What can you do?

• Talk to your child about people they know: Where they live and what they do

• Talk about likes and dislikes

• Look at old and new photos

• Talk to your child about different cultures, faiths and beliefs

• Explore and talk about the world around you

• Do experiments together

• Allow your child to help around the house

• Allow your child to use a variety of technology when appropriate

• Talk about the technology you are using

Exploring using media and materials/Being imaginative

What can you do?

• Enjoy music and sounds together

• Explore different textures and describe them

• Allow your child to be creative with construction, paint, junk modelling etc.

• Talk to your child about what they have created and how they went about doing it

• Encourage and model story telling in play, introducing descriptive language