6 activities to start teaching younger children about the energy of colour. Recommended age: 4-6 Includes teaching notes and worksheets.

Activities to explore insects Recommended age: 3-4 years old Scavenger hunt - spot creepy crawlies in a local park Exploring similarities and differences between insects Insect photos These activities are a great way of exploring archetypes - what are insects like? What do they do? How are they similar and different? Children observe different insects and begin to relate to some of their characteristics, e.g. slow, hard-working, strong.

Fun activities to learn about different professions for preschoolers Activity 1 - Scavenger hunt. How many of these can you spot? Activity 2 - Match duties with the jobs. Activity 3 - Draw a day in a life of a … (choose a profession) Activity 4 - Role-play a day in a life of … (profession on your choice)

A homeschooling activity to learn different types of sea creatures Recommended age: 2 4 years Includes a plan and sea life photos

A homeschooling activity to learn about farm life Recommended age: 2 - 4 years old Includes a plan and farm photos

A homeschooling activity to learn how to cross the road safely Recommended age: 3-4 years old Includes a plan and traffic lights posters

A homeschooling activity to practise saying ‘thank you’ and ‘please’ Includes a plan only

A homeschooling activity to learn how to look after a baby Recommended age: 2.5 - 4 years old Includes a plan and picture cards

A homeschooling activity to learn more about creepy crawlies Includes a plan, creepy crawlies picture cards, colouring sheets and a scavenger hunt chart

A homeschooling activity to practise describing events in order Includes a plan and daily routines picture cards

Understanding the world progression of skills from birth to 5 years old Do you know that developmental milestones children reach at each stage lay the foundation for progress in school? This comprehensive progression map outlines how children develop the understanding of the world from birth to school age. You can follow this chart to assess your child’s progress and readiness for school, as well as plan activities for homeschooling. The school expectations at age 4-5 are taken from the National Curriculum in the UK. Please note that all children develop at a different pace and this progression map is designed to give you a brief overview of what you can expect at each stage. It includes 8 areas of understanding the world development: • People and communities • The world • Technology and tools • Materials • History • Living things • Forces • Geography If you find this progression map useful, you can find Mathematical skills, Communication & Language, Literacy, Physical development and Personal, Social and Emotional Development progression maps in our shop.

A homeschooling activity to inspire little dinosaur lovers Recommended age: 2.5 to 4 years old Learning goals: • Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity. • Describe the size and the colour of objects. Includes: • A plan • Dinosaur colouring • Dinosaur pictures (to make a puzzle)

Pendulum dowsing chart template (in PowerPoint) Editable with instructions for editing the categories and the background Customize the colour, the size of the segments and the text