#5-8 years
As children start to advance through primary school, is it important that they have the resources available to build on their language, literacy and communication skills from home. Scroll through our list of games, reading activities, videos and more – designed with year 3, year 4 and year 5 children in mind.
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Take a quiz about Pride
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Five audio stories to listen to during Pride month
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Six layer rainbow cake recipe
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Make a mini zine about a drag queen
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My Storytelling Scrapbook
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The Rustle of Leaves Read and Explore
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Create a toilet roll solar system!
Craft a solar system out of toilet roll.
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Chat about a science scavenger hunt
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Play with snowball slingshots
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Read about people in physics
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Watch a video about young engineers
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Make fantastic shadow beasts
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Listen and learn about vibrations
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Write a poem about the moon
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Read and explore I Love My Bike
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Read and explore Perfectly Polite Penguins
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Practising phonics at home
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Make your own 3D Christmas tree
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Take a quiz about winter celebrations
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Talking to young children about blindness
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Read and explore Postman Bear
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Take a quiz about autumn
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Christmas cards and pictures for 0-5's
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Our autumn-themed booklist
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Paint your own pumpkin
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Take 10 to read every day
Reading for at least 10 minutes every day is great for your child’s happiness, wellbeing and, of course, for improving their reading and writing.
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Take a quiz on books about friendship
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Friendship-themed book list
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Celebrate International Dot Day!
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Make a friendship necklace
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Talking to young children about climate change
It’s never too early to talk to your child about the things you love to see and experience outdoors together.
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Make your own frozen yoghurt and berry pops