Activities to do in the car … Play eye spy Ask your child their spelling words. Play rhyming games … what rhymes with … Play number plate games, finding doubles / addition … Counting forwards, backwards …
Activities to do in the morning … Ask left and right … (possibly put a star on the inside of their right or left shoe – or write a R and L) Following instructions (multi level commands)
Activities to do in the kitchen … Letter formation and spelling words in a tray filled with sand, rice or bran (tactile) Measurement while cooking Ask your child which is more / less / heavier / lighter Count down with the microwave Use a timer Sort items into categories (colour, shape, size …) Spelling using magnetic letters on the fridge
Read, read, read everyday.... Read to and with your child.
When reading with your child, ask questions …
Before you read: Look at the pictures, what do you think will happen? What characters do you think will be in the story? During: What has happened so far? What do you think will happen next? After: Can you remember the name of the book? What happened in the story? If there was a problem, was it solved? What was your favourite part of the story?