#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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Reading about feelings
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Make a sign for your child's bedroom door
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The rain game
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Chat and play
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Act out a favourite story
You can bring books to life for your child by acting out stories with them.
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Painting with water
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Problem solving with your child
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Learning about numbers and problem solving
The best way for children to learn about numbers is through everyday real experiences.
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Halloween book list
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Asking questions with books
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Tongue Twisters
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Spotting signs and logos
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Talk 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 and explore The Tiger Who Came to Tea
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The Wheels on the Bus
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Sing a Song of Sixpence
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There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
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Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree
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Sleeping Bunnies nursery rhyme
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Talking about toys
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This Little Piggy
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Jack and Jill
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Monday's Child nursery rhyme
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat
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When I grow up book list
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Playing at routines
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Non-fiction activities
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Reading and writing non-fiction
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Write a non-fiction book
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Non-fiction book list
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Make your own friendship cookies
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Out-of-this-world biscuits