Help your child learn: Age 4–5

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Fun learning ideas

Simple games and activities to do with your 4–5-year-old child. Have fun together while developing skills!

What to expect in Reception

Reception is all about learning through play! Find out exactly what to expect and how you can support your child at home.

What happens in Reception?

Learn to read with phonics

Find out what phonics is, how your child will be learning with phonics, and how you can support them at home.

Parent guide to phonics

Reading skills

Find out about comprehension skills and phonics as your child learns to read.

Reading: Age 4–5

Maths skills

Discover the maths skills your child learns at school and ideas for helping at home.

Maths: Age 4–5

Maths and gardening

Gardening is a brilliant way to boost children’s maths skills.

Cultivate your child’s maths skills

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Building vocabulary

Find out how learning new words can help your child to develop.

The wonder of words

Activity books

Browse our collection of activity books from Progress with Oxford.

Progress with Oxford books

Practise subtraction

Build your child’s confidence and subtraction skills at home with these simple activities.

Everyday activities to practise subtraction

Biff, Chip and Kipper: My Phonics Kit

Read with Oxford | Stages 2–3

Packed full of fun activities, engaging stories and useful tips, this kit provides you with everything you need to support your child in the lead up to the national phonics screening check for 6-year-olds. Contains three activity books, three story books, stickers, and more. View product

Julia Donaldson’s Songbirds: The Trunk and The Skunk and Other Stories

Read with Oxford | Stage 2 | Age 4–5

This collection of seven fun stories by Julia Donaldson helps your child develop early reading skills at home. Read about the Trunk and the Skunk, find out why Gran is so cross and discover how Ron Rabbit makes a rocket! View product

Addition and Subtraction Age 4–5

Progress with Oxford

This activity book will help to develop your child’s mathematics skills, whilst ensuring they have fun! They will quickly learn to add and subtract numbers and learn how to count on and back to find the correct answers. Includes stickers and a progress chart. View product

Big Words for Little People: Bravery

Helen Mortimer & Cristina Trapanese | Age 3+

This little hardback picture book creates a moment to focus on Bravery. It introduces words to talk about feelings with confidence and in a way that feels good. View product