Supporting parents and carers with learning at home

With a library of activities and resources for every stage of the learning journey, curated by the team at Oxford University Press, we are here with inspiration to help your little ones learn, grow and flourish at home, in the classroom and beyond.

Just click on the sections in the menu to explore by subject, or use the options below to uncover content by age group.

Add a bit of extra sparkle and imagination this Christmas!

Christmas reads for all ages

Get wrapped up in a magical story this Christmas with festive classics, brand-new adventures, and a world of words to discover. Whether you’re looking for stocking fillers or extraordinary gifts, explore our recommendations to help make the season special with lists for every age group. 

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Vocabulary and Dictionaries Survey

Calling all parents of 4-18 year olds! We’re trying to learn more about how you support your child’s vocabulary development and use dictionaries at home. Completing our quick survey takes 5 minutes and will help us make sure we can provide the support you need. 

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Creative Writing at Christmas

Discover our top five tips from author Christopher Edge, to help fan the flames of your child’s creative writing this Christmas!

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Listen in to the Little Pod

The Little Pod is a little podcast for parents of under 5s! You can already check out episdoe 3 on creativity, for ideas on storytelling with under 5s.

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Storytelling with little ones

Telling stories develops children’s reading and writing from an early age. Check out our tips to transform the youngest children into storymakers.

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Helpful tips and advice

Maths games and activities

Fun and practical ways you can help build your child’s maths skills at home, whatever their age.

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Raise a Reader

Find out more about our incredible campaign to get children reading, including a parent pack for you to download with helpful advice.

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Get reading!

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Free eBook library

Explore our library of tablet-friendly eBooks, including all of your child’s favourite characters from Biff, Chip and Kipper to the Project X Team.

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Amazing Series to explore

Oxford Children's Dictionaries

Including our guide on how to find the right dictionary for your child, explore our books on vocabulary and our range of picturebooks.

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Big Words for Little People

Discover new vocabulary with this series of picturebooks designed to help you talk about new experiences with your child.

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Read with Oxford

Exciting levelled readers to help children develop their reading skills at home, with parent tips and and free activities from Read with Oxford.

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Bookshop Categories

Picture books

Beautifully illustrated stories for age 2+

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Children's Fiction

Fiction for 5-11s to explore

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Non-fiction

Non-fiction and reference books

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Activity books

Workbooks and activity books for all ages

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