These 20 games using the numbers and letters on car number plates are suitable for use with children from age 4 – 13, are simple and easy to play and will improve those all-important basic literacy and maths skills. Each game is unique so select the ones you think will appeal or which meet the learning needs of your child. Some require a little recording, but many do not. Some are quite challenging so you may need to have the calculator handy on your phone! The activities are graded from * to ****.

This is a set of tips for teachers and parents to help develop a good, strong pencil grip in their pupils and children. Unless children learn how to hold a pencil correctly, it is difficult to develop a clear, fluent and legible style of handwriting. Children with poor pencil grips tend to have greater problems writing neatly at speed and may end up with wrist pain.