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. Buy on Amazon

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. Buy on Amazon

Starting to Write Letters Age 4–5

Progress with Oxford

This Progress with Oxford activity book offers support with writing, teaching your child how to correctly form letters. Colourful and inviting activities, along with stickers and a handy progress chart help make learning to write letters fun! Buy on Amazon

Winnie the Witch

Valerie Thomas, Korky Paul | Age 2+

Whoops! Winnie the Witch has just sat on Wilbur . . . again! But that's what happens if you share your black house with a black cat. Can Winnie find a magical way to put a stop to the accidents? Buy on Amazon