Sharing books
Visit the library and talk about the story. Sharing books in your home language is just as valuable.
Parents Information
Home Learning
Learning continues at home — and the most powerful home learning is ordinary family life, shared with a grown-up who talks and listens.
Learning Continues at Home
Home learning doesn't mean worksheets or recreating nursery at home. Young children learn through talking, playing, reading and everyday family life.
Home learning doesn't have to be complicated. Talking, playing, reading and exploring together can make a big difference.
Pick whatever fits your day — none of it needs planning or special resources.
Talking together
Cooking, shopping or walking are chances to build vocabulary — comment more, question less.
Drawing and making
Builds creativity and the fine motor strength children need for writing.
Songs and rhymes
Language, listening, memory and an ear for the sounds within words.
Numbers in everyday life
Count steps or toys, spot numbers, sort and compare sizes.
Learning through play
Building, pretend play and puzzles encourage communication and problem-solving.
What Comes Home from Nursery
A few of the things we already share between nursery and home:
- Weekly book and reading log — each week your child chooses a book to take home with a reading log to share. See how we build a love of reading.
- Tapestry — photographs and observations you can view and add to from home. More about Tapestry.
- Read Write Inc. home-learning activities for our preschool children, so sounds practised at nursery can be enjoyed at home too. More about our phonics.
Looking for more ideas?
Activities, ideas and advice
Parents and carers can find playful, age-appropriate ideas through BBC CBeebies Parenting.