#3-4 years
Sharing stories, playing, reading together and making crafts – these activities from Words for Life will help your 3 or 4-year-old improve their speaking, reading and communicating skills at home. Support your young child as they practise their literacy skills and bolster what they are learning in nursery.
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Read Chatty TV Time nowChatty TV Time
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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 Halloween book list nowHalloween book list
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Read Asking questions with books nowAsking questions with books
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Read Tongue Twisters nowTongue Twisters
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Read Spotting signs and logos nowSpotting signs and logos
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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 Read and explore The Tiger Who Came to Tea nowRead and explore The Tiger Who Came to Tea
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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
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Read There was an old lady who swallowed a fly nowThere was an old lady who swallowed a fly
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Read Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree nowKookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree
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Read Sleeping Bunnies nursery rhyme nowSleeping Bunnies nursery rhyme
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Read Talking about toys nowTalking about toys
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Read This Little Piggy nowThis Little Piggy
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Read Jack and Jill nowJack and Jill
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Read Monday's Child nursery rhyme nowMonday's Child nursery rhyme
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Read Row, Row, Row Your Boat nowRow, Row, Row Your Boat
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Read When I grow up book list nowWhen I grow up book list
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Read Playing at routines nowPlaying at routines
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Read Non-fiction activities nowNon-fiction activities
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Read Reading and writing non-fiction nowReading and writing non-fiction
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Read Write a non-fiction book nowWrite a non-fiction book
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Read Non-fiction book list nowNon-fiction book list