What can I do to help my child prepare for Reception? Complete a scrapbook over the summer holidays – Linda will give more information during Induction Day. Independence taking off and putting on socks and shoes self-toileting, children must be clean and dry and independent correct washing of hands using a knife and fork getting themselves dressed – knowing the order in which to get dressed carrying their own backpack tidying away their own toys and putting them back where they belong drinking water from a water bottle Sharing books Read to your child every day to encourage a love of books Encourage your child to share books with you and others to talk talk talk! Sing traditional nursery rhymes Counting stairs, pennies, pasta etc. Play outside Go swimming and have fun improving water confidence – key! Learn to ride a 3-wheel bike or scooter Kick a football, bounce a basketball, try hitting with a racket Look out for minibeasts, insects and different kinds of trees and flowers What is the weather like today? Jump in puddles, come back later and then look where the water goes Visit a park and take a teddy and a picnic Play inside Share domestic chores – ask your child to help prepare meals, sort the laundry or make the beds Make a cake or a pizza Look for shapes in your house – circles, triangles, rectangles, square Look for a toy beginning with the sound...s... Write down your family names, can your child recognise their name? Make a train track and count how many trains are on it Build a castle out of empty boxes for a princess or a dragon Play dress-up with some of their parents' old clothes Pretend to write down the shopping list Have a look at the Cbeebies website, just right for this age Preparing for Reception Page 12
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