Early Years Foundation Stage - Hints and tips and videos

Please find below a range of resources that will help you and your child through those first essential years of pre-school, nursery and reception.

Resources

High Frequency Words

What are high frequency words?

High frequency words are quite simply those words which occur most frequently in written material, for example, "and", "the", "as" and "it". Children are encouraged to read these from sight rather than teaching them to read phonetically. They are sometimes called tricky words and children learn them over time.

Download the first 100 words here.

Download the next 200 words here.

How do I encourage my child to learn them at home?

You can help your child by playing games, singing songs, using flash cards and watching videos.

You can watch this YouTube video which goes through the first 100 words.

Foundation Years EYFS - Parents Guide

A guidance to your childs learning and development in the early years foundation stage. This document sets out what your child is learning and the 7 areas of development. It explains how your child is learning and what you can do as a parent to help your child in early years.

Oxford Owl - Maths in Reception

What will my child be learning in Reception, what do I expect my child to learn in Reception. Oxford Owl goes through the reception maths curriculum and gives you hints to help you at home.

Maths skills at 4

Maths in Reception

Foundation Years website funded by DfE

This website provides a range of resources to help support parents through the early years of development. Resources include : school reception class, support if your child has SEND, understanding how your child will develop and learn.

Small Talk

Small Talk is a pilot project from the National Literacy Trust, run with the Department for Education (DfE).

We want to support parents to chat, play and read with their child at home as much as possible.

Playdough activities

Activities with playdough to do with your child.

Tiny Happy People

The BBC has created this resource to help you develop your child's communication skills through simple interaction and play.

Easy Peasy App

Get inspired with playful activities to help your child develop skills for school and life. Easy Peasy App

Hungry Little Minds

Hungry Little Minds is the new Department for Education campaign that encourages parents and carers to adopt positive activities and behaviours to boost children's communication, language and literacy development

Apps and Resources for Early Years support

The Department of Education and a panel of experts have approved this list of Apps and Websites that can help you and your child during those early years. Click here to find out more.

Words for Life

This new website Words for Life gives you an idea of what communication milestones your baby and child might reach as they grow. There are ideas for fun activities you can do together to help your children develop their skills.

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