#1-2 years
Chat, learn and play with your toddler to improve their early literacy skills and improve their confidence in communicating. Support your 1 to 2-year-old in reaching their literacy milestones. By the age of 2, many children can say around 50 words. Words for Life provide activities, songs, games and nursery rhymes to help you practise English language reading and speaking skills at home.
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Read Play 'I spy' nowPlay 'I spy'
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Read Make up your own story nowMake up your own story
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Read Choose a favourite book nowChoose a favourite book
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Read Making puppets nowMaking puppets
Playing with puppets is a great way to get your child talking and using their imagination, and they can even make their own ...
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Read We're Going on a Bear Hunt Activities nowWe're Going on a Bear Hunt Activities
We're Going on a Bear Hunt is a great story you can act out at home.
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Read Talking to your baby or child when out and about nowTalking to your baby or child when out and about
Our walk and talk trail contains ideas and tips to help you chat to your baby or child more while you are out and about.
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Read Talking to your child about food nowTalking to your child about food
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Read Teddy’s day out nowTeddy’s day out
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Read Reading about feelings nowReading about feelings
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Read Make a sign for your child's bedroom door nowMake a sign for your child's bedroom door
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Read The rain game nowThe rain game
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Read Chat and play nowChat and play
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Read Act out a favourite story nowAct out a favourite story
You can bring books to life for your child by acting out stories with them.
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Read Painting with water nowPainting with water
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Read Problem solving with your child nowProblem solving with your child
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Read Learning about numbers and problem solving nowLearning about numbers and problem solving
The best way for children to learn about numbers is through everyday real experiences.
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Read Zoom, Zoom, Zoom nowZoom, Zoom, Zoom
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Read Halloween book list nowHalloween book list
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Read Make a book about Me! nowMake a book about Me!
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Read Asking questions with books nowAsking questions with books
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Read Playing on the floor nowPlaying on the floor
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Read Pouring and tipping nowPouring and tipping
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Read Asking your toddler questions nowAsking your toddler questions
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Read Make your own sound box nowMake your own sound box
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Read Talk about feelings nowTalk about feelings
Hearing you use words to describe feelings will help your child to understand and manage their emotions when they are older.
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Read Home-made post box nowHome-made post box
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Read 'Touch and Feel' books now'Touch and Feel' books
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Read Read and explore The Tiger Who Came to Tea nowRead and explore The Tiger Who Came to Tea
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Read Read and explore Wow! Said the Owl nowRead and explore Wow! Said the Owl
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Read Roll the ball nowRoll the ball
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Read The Wheels on the Bus nowThe Wheels on the Bus
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Read Sing a Song of Sixpence nowSing a Song of Sixpence