#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 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 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