Give your child a head start

 This page is called 'Give your child a headstart' as it is written to encourage and help parents to do exactly this. If parents take an interest in their child's schooling and establish a routine at home when and where child can talk about school, read  to a parent and are read to, use pencils and enjoy colouring and painting this routine will stand your child in good stead.

In the night garden

Handa's hen

Rainy day topic

Fun with dinosaurs Free Download

Discussion paper for Foundation Stage learning

Letters and sounds for Foundation Stage Free Download

Introduction to numbers

All sorts of phonics

FS basic thinking skills

Making sets

The little red hen rebus story

Write numbers 1 - 4 Free Download

The gruffalo FS topic

Have fun with play dough

6 goals on The hungry caterpillar Free Download

The little red hen rebus story

Revision of numeracy 2

Science fun Free Download

Literacy booklet

Goldilocks and the Three Bears discussion board Free Download

All about me

All about animals

Harry and Tilly

Tom's diary-writing

Painting a butterfly

Farmyard sounds topic

Animal sounds used to teach phonics

Match up the sounds

Exploring shape and colour for FS Free Download

Fun with sound and pictures

Learning is fun

Language work on Humpty Dumpty

Foundation stage maths ideas

Everyday life for FS Free Download

12 apostles quiz Free Download

Beginning to count

All about me

Numbers 1 to 4 Free Download

Foundation maths

FS maths

Foundation action sheets

This is how a flower grows

Numbers

Rainy day topic

Help your child with telling the time - FS Free Download

Maths thoughts for R and KS1 Free Download

Numbers and counting Free Download

Three Billy Goats Gruff

Learn about colour and shapes

Sequencing actions Free Download

Alphabet of food Free Download

An example of maths ideas for FS

Nursery Rhymes are a good way to extend vocabulary, learn to count, experience rhyme and use imagination. These can also be sung and maybe the child's first experience of music which they may enjoy all their life.

Traditional nursery rhymes

Songs to sing to reinforce sound phonic work

Rhymes to teach listening

Nursery rhymes help with phonic sounds Free Download

Phonic picture cards a-e

Phonic picture cards f-j

Phonic picture cards k to o

Phonic picture cards p to t

Phonic picture cards u to z

Phonic actions for s,a,t,i,p and n

Phonic actions for g,o,u,l,f and b

Phonic actions for y,x,ch,sh,th

Topic webs are cross curriculum projects and are really useful to vary learning . Music, maths, stories, painting, physical activites and science can all be taught under one theme. This helps with concentration, understanding,imagination and creativity. Children love partcipating in topics in this manner. Try one with your child!

Topic on spring

Me

Topic on underground

Topic on mini beasts

Let us learn to count-beginning of number

Brain game for Early years Free Download

Pencil and paper

Exploring shape and colour for FS Free Download