Home Learning
Welcome to our Home Learning page — a friendly collection of ideas and optional activities designed with your little one’s early development in mind. These are things you can pick and choose depending on what feels right for you and your child — there’s no pressure, only possibilities. Small moments of play, listening, talking, exploring and sharing can help build important foundations in your child's mind. Whether you try one activity today, a few this week, or simply observe your child's interests, you are helping them grow.
Handwriting
Spelling
High Frequency Words Sets 6-10
Common Exception Words Sets 1-5
Common Exception Words Sets 6 -10
Maths
Reading
Why Home Learning Matters — What the Research Tells Us
A lot of recent research shows that even in early infancy, what children experience at home has a strong influence on how they develop — in thinking, emotions, language, behaviour and motor skills. Here are key findings:
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| Cognitive, Language & Early Learning Skills |
Infants’ brains are rapidly developing; early experiences of talking, reading, being read to, exploring objects, and being engaged in conversation help build the circuits for later language, attention, perception, learning. PubMed+3SAGE Journals+3peeple.org.uk+3
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| Motor / Psychomotor Development |
The “home parenting environment” (availability of safe space, objects to explore and handle, encouragement of movement and play) correlates with better motor and psychomotor skills in under-5 children. PubMed+1
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| Social-Emotional Development |
Warm, responsive interactions and consistent, supportive home environments help infants begin to learn about emotion regulation, trust, attachment, self-control and social competence. SAGE Journals+1
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| Longer-Term Impact |
What starts in infancy tends to carry forward. A rich home learning environment predicts stronger language, academic, and social skills later on (including when children start school and beyond). Also, improvements in home learning during early years are associated with better outcomes later. PubMed+3ScienceDaily+3Education Policy Institute+3
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| Everyday Activities Make a Difference |
Things like reading picture books, talking with your child, singing songs or rhymes, letting them explore sound, objects, textures, movement, and simply playing are powerful. Even playing with household items (safe ones) can stimulate curiosity and learning. SAGE Journals+4Verywell Family+4peeple.org.uk+4
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In short, optional home learning doesn’t have to be formal or time-consuming to make a difference — just small, consistent, playful, and responsive moments do wonders.