ages 3–5

Illustration of a parent and child chatting on a porch at sunset with speech bubbles holding a star and a heart
Family connection & traditionsCommunication & collaborationHome learning & homeschooling

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

Illustration of a big cardboard box overflowing with blocks, a ball, a hoop, chalk and rope while two children look on happily
Family connection & traditionsHome learning & homeschoolingIndependence & everyday skills

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

Illustration of three children in a meadow pretending to be a hopping frog, a butterfly and a tree, with a rabbit-shaped cloud overhead
Science & experimentsEnvironment & natureHealth & everyday wellbeing

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

Illustration of three children running in a garden carrying crumpled paper and empty bottles toward a blue paper bin and a yellow plastic bin
Environment & natureGreen & sustainable parentingIndependence & everyday skills

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

Illustration of a child adding a box to a tall tower of colourful boxes beside a lolly stick bridge and a row of bottles
Science & experimentsCreativity & innovationCritical thinking & problem solving

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

Illustration of two children at a table around a red horseshoe magnet picking up paperclips, with a magnifying glass above
Science & experimentsCritical thinking & problem solvingHome learning & homeschooling

Magnet detective: what sticks and what doesn’t?

Illustration of a child stepping across a grid of pink and blue floor spots while a parent claps and music notes float by
MathematicsCritical thinking & problem solvingHome learning & homeschooling

Pattern games for feet, hands and a ball

Illustration of a child lying on the floor with arms stretched out to measure with string and shoes, beside a toy road map rug
MathematicsHome learning & homeschoolingScience & experiments

Measure it with your body, then map the room

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
Science & experimentsCritical thinking & problem solvingHome learning & homeschooling

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

Illustration of three children holding hands to form a triangle on a rug under paper shapes on the wall
MathematicsCritical thinking & problem solvingHome learning & homeschooling

Shape games that get everyone moving

Illustration of a child hopping along a chalk row of squares showing one to six dots, with a beanbag lying nearby
MathematicsChild development & milestonesHome learning & homeschooling

Number games for a hallway, a garden or a pavement

Illustration of two children at a table with a large dice, a tower of blocks, an egg carton and small buckets for counting games
MathematicsCritical thinking & problem solvingHome learning & homeschooling

Dice, bottles and egg cartons: number games for the table