Around the home

Bed, cot, bunkbeds

Age-appropriate books and magazines

Puppets and toys to tell stories

Children's clothing

Suitable storage

A variety of soft toys for comfort

Blankets to make dens

Board games and puzzles

Talk about bedroom routines and the order in which we do things such as

• bath time

• putting on pyjamas

• story time

• sleep time

Talk and read their favourites stories, older children may want to act them out

Discuss suitable clothing for the day, consider the weather, where you're going and what you're doing. For example 'Do we need to wear a

• wooly hat?

• jumper?

• sun dress?

• sun hat?

• sunglasses?

Role model putting clothes and toys away

Play with you child, valuing what they are saying and doing

Building relationships with special people

Exploring feelings and behaviours

Using language in a creative and imaginative way

Explore differences in size, shape and pattern

Curiosity and an interest in stories and books you share with them

Taking turns through playing games

Mirror

Different sized sponges, empty plastic bottles

Water toys (like ducks, fish, shark)

Flannel, toothbrush, toothpaste

Comb

Bath books

Bubble bath, soap – different smells

Make faces in the mirror - move your tongue, wiggle your nose, make a kiss

Tune in to different smells

Squish, squeeze, and twist different sized sponges

Talk about safety in the bathroom (for example slipping and hot water)

Talk about health and hygiene, why we wash our bodies and teeth

Sing songs (like 'This is the way we wash our hands')

Health and self-care such as basic hygiene, washing themselves, brushing their teeth and how to use the toilet

Independence

Understanding body parts

Safety in the bathroom

Bath time is fun time, through the toys which are offered and songs that can be sung

Rich language through positive interactions and songs

Volume and capacity through different sized containers and sponges

Chair, sofa, table, beanbags

Family photographs

Children's toys

Plants

TV and radio

A variety of fact and fictional reading materials

Clock

Mirror

Ornaments

Make time to snuggle up with your child

Talk about the photos you have on display, who they are and how they relate to you

Play with and alongside your child when playing with their toys, using age-appropriate language and introducing new and exciting words

Talk about past and present

Allow children to water plants and explain why they need water

Point to numbers on the clock

Touch, feel and talk about ornaments within the room

Sing and dance to music

Turn-taking while playing games

Beginning to understand past and present

Understand technology like the TV and radio

Descriptive language looking at furniture and ornaments (for example "This settee is very comfortable")

Physical development – gross-motor (large muscle) skills when dancing

Crockery

Cutlery and baking utensils of different sizes

Weighing scales

Calendar

Clock

A variety of tinned foods

A variety of fresh vegetables and fruit (include some unusual ones)

Food packaging from familiar shops

Talk with your children about the size, taste, texture, and colour of foods. Help them to recognize the differences between rough and smooth surfaces, salty, sour, or sweet tastes, and the smells of certain foods

Play a game where children can look for different shapes and numbers in the kitchen

Let children help prepare the food and set the table

Let them help with the washing up

Language and attention skills - how to listen to instructions and ask questions

Physical skills - movements such as peeling, grating, pressing, stirring, and pouring all help develop hand muscles and hand eye co-ordination

Social skills spending time with family

Using tools in a realistic and purposeful way

Mathematic development - cooking provides opportunities for children to count, measure and calculate

Using tools in a realistic and purposeful way

Scientific skills by observing how different ingredients mix and how food can change when cooked