Activities for 4-5 year olds

This activity will help your child recognise and practise the different starting sounds of words.

Hopscotch helps children to manage body rhythm, master body control and boost their language and numeracy skills.

Challenge your child's phonic awareness with this fun activity.

Odd one out games help your child develop vocabulary, letter sounds and rhyming skills.

This fun activity will help you introduce rhyming words into your everyday routine with your child.

Playing a game of 'I spy' is a fun way to explore word sounds with your child.

Spending time looking after an animal comes with many advantages for your child's language and wellbeing.

This fun game will help your child effectively manage their feelings and emotions.

Help your child learn to share and co-operate with this easy pretend play activity.

This simple activity helps your child talk about the different emotions they may be feeling and why.

Ideas to make the most of sharing photos and stories about family with little ones.

This fun activity can help with School Readiness and teaches kids how to get ready by themselves.

We have some great tips to help you help your child go to the toilet with confidence.

It's important for children to connect with nature, so go and explore with this fun activity.

Make tidying fun by chatting as you build a den.

Encourage your child to use their imagination and make up games.

Chat while you unpack your shopping and help build your child's conversation skills.

This fun and simple game is a great way to help explain tricky plurals like mice, sheep and feet to your child.

Making and playing with sock puppets is a great way to encourage pretend play.

Playing in the sand is terrific for developing motor skills, building hand-eye coordination, and strengthening muscles.

This fun traffic light game with Rangers Soccer Academy can help develop motor, listening and language skills.

Action songs are more than just great fun. they help children learn the words more quickly.

Obstacle courses are great for learning teamwork and problem-solving skills.

Drumming games are great for building your child's sense of rhythm.

Simple ball games can help your child learn to take turns and learn words for describing actions.

Sorting objects in a row is a great way for children to develop their reasoning and organisational skills.

Try playing this game with your child and use position words such as 'over' and 'under'.

Playing throwing games with different targets helps to boost your children's hand-eye coordination and concentration.

An indoor treasure hunt is a really fun way of developing your child's attention and listening skills.

Throw a teddy bear's picnic and you'll help boost your child's imagination.

Why making up stories is a great way to start a conversation with your child.

Adding sound effects to a story is a great way for your child to link words and sounds.

Make up your own nursery rhymes by changing the words to the classic tunes.