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Your child should be happy and relaxed about starting at school. On Parents in Touch there are pages which will help you and your child achieve this. It is a good idea to start preparing your child by meeting other children who will be in the same class. Remember it may be a worrying time for you so make sure you have the support of ‘Mums’ in the same situation. At this link you will find suggestions and ideas for both you and your child.
All the papers below have loads more ideas. Try them and see how much fun you can have with your child!
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Finger rhymes play and enjoy
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Our worksheet on 'Help with getting your child ready for school' has activities you can do with your child, as well as the entire text of this article.
There is a great new Topsy and Tim app available to help reassure your child.Topsy and Tim start school is Penguin's first paid-for app. Find out more at www.topsyandtim.com
Use these papers as ideas to enjoy with your child.
Animal pictures to read and colour
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Children love stories and will enjoy books such as Spot, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Handa's Surprise.
Here are some ideas to help with phonics. Books to help with phonics.
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Animal sounds used to teach phonics
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Phonic actions for g,o,u,l,f and b
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Children should be encouraged to enjoy playing with one another. They have to learn to share, to be sympathetic and wait to take their turn. School is much more enjoyable when children have lots of friends, are invited to tea, parties and sleepovers.
We hope your child has a successful and happy time at school.
 Spot has also got a great new app to help your child settle at school - go to the Spot website for more info.
Lunchies from Dillon's Toybox
.jpg) Send your little one off to school happy with one of this range of enchanting lunchbags from Dillon's Toybox. Or they are perfect for mum to take when out and about with little ones.There are six lovely animal characters to choose from - I was sent Skip Hop Dog Zoo for review (shown left). Bright colours and appealing animal faces and attention to the smallest detail (such as the bone as the zip pull on this one) make them most attractive - there's even an integral name label on the inside. They are insulated and there is a mesh pocket inside to insert an ice pack, ensuring lunch is kept safely cool. I particularly like the way the bag opens up like a book making it easy to pack and easy to clean. The bag (which is recommended for 3+) adheres to all the relevant safety standards. You can get matching backpacks too.
"Dillon's Toybox is a family run business based in St Albans Hertfordshire. Our vision is that all children have real childhoods. Our Mission is to realise that vision by sourcing and offering high quality well made wooden toys that will last and inspire both children and parents to learn and play together." They have some wonderful traditional toys - do take a look!
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