Learning at home with 4-5 year olds
Check out the links below for fun ways to help your 4-5 year old learn at home, as well as handy information about what to expect as they start school and how you can help as they learn to read.
Fun learning ideas
Simple games and activities to do with your 4-5-year-old child. Have fun together while developing skills!
What happens in Reception
Reception will be a memorable time. Find out what to expect and how you can support.
Phonics
Find out what phonics is, how your child will be learning with phonics, and how you can support them at home.
Reading skills
Find out about comprehension skills and phonics as your child learns to read.
Maths skills
Discover the maths skills your child learns at school and ideas for helping at home.
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Building vocabulary
Find out how learning new words can help your child to develop.
Activity books
Browse our collection of by-age activity books from Progress with Oxford.
Maths and gardening
Gardening is a brilliant way to boost children’s maths skills.