Learning & discovery

Children test a balloon rocket travelling along a string
ages 10–12

Balloon rocket: test the push of escaping air

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Children investigate changing shadows using a lamp and toy figure
ages 10–12

Shadow laboratory: investigate size, direction and distance

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A child compares sprouting seeds in clear cups with and without soil
ages 10–12

Do seeds need soil to sprout? Run a fair germination test

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Children test a foil boat with coins in a basin of water
ages 10–12

Sink, float, redesign: a foil-boat science challenge

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A family enjoys comics and graphic novels together on a sofa
ages 10–12

Comics and graphic novels count as real reading

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A parent, child and teacher discuss reading support at a school table
ages 10–12

Persistent reading and spelling struggles: what to ask about dyslexia

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A child tells a story while a caregiver helps turn the ideas into writing
ages 10–12

From talk to text: help a child who freezes when asked to write

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A child revises one part of a draft with gentle caregiver support
ages 10–12

Teach revision without covering a child’s writing in corrections

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A child reads comfortably beside a supportive caregiver without a timer
ages 10–12

Build reading fluency without timers, embarrassment or public performance

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A caregiver and young child write together using playful invented spelling
ages 3–5

Invented spelling: protect young writers’ ideas while teaching correct words

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A parent and child pause over a story to discuss its meaning
ages 10–12

When a child reads the words but misses the meaning

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A child relaxes with comics, an audiobook and different reading choices
ages 10–12

Help a reluctant reader without turning books into a battle

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A family builds vocabulary through conversation while cooking together
ages 0–2

Build vocabulary through everyday family conversation

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A multilingual family reads and talks together using books and a communication board
ages 0–2

Your home language supports English and literacy learning

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Paper-cut collage illustration of a smartphone screen shape between two teenager figures with raised arms, representing a conversation about social media safety
screen time

Helping your teen build a safer relationship with the internet and social media

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Illustration of a parent and child chatting on a porch at sunset with speech bubbles holding a star and a heart
ages 10–12

After the game: what to ask, and how to handle winning and losing

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Illustration of a big cardboard box overflowing with blocks, a ball, a hoop, chalk and rope while two children look on happily
ages 3–5

The play box: a dozen ordinary things that make play easier

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Illustration of three children in a meadow pretending to be a hopping frog, a butterfly and a tree, with a rabbit-shaped cloud overhead
ages 3–5

Move like a frog, stand like a tree: animal, plant and cloud games

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Illustration of three children running in a garden carrying crumpled paper and empty bottles toward a blue paper bin and a yellow plastic bin
ages 3–5

Clean-up relays: sorting rubbish, picking up litter and saving water

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Illustration of a child adding a box to a tall tower of colourful boxes beside a lolly stick bridge and a row of bottles
ages 10–12

Tallest tower, strongest bridge: four build-and-test challenges

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Illustration of two children at a table around a red horseshoe magnet picking up paperclips, with a magnifying glass above
ages 3–5

Magnet detective: what sticks and what doesn’t?

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Illustration of a child stepping across a grid of pink and blue floor spots while a parent claps and music notes float by
ages 3–5

Pattern games for feet, hands and a ball

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Illustration of a child lying on the floor with arms stretched out to measure with string and shoes, beside a toy road map rug
ages 10–12

Measure it with your body, then map the room

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Illustration of two children at a kitchen counter with paper helicopters spinning in the air, an ice cube ramp and a ball ready for a straw race
ages 3–5

Predict, test, write it down: four quick kitchen experiments

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