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Activities are organized around Early Years Foundation Stage areas, with Physical Development, Communication and Early Literacy, and Mathematics in scope. 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It is intended to provide ideas for keeping younger children active, engaged and learning whilst they are spending an increased amount of time at home. It’s particularly aimed at those who live in flats or have limited outside space and aims to utilise things that we are likely to have around the house already.  \nIt is roughly organised into the areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Communication & Literacy are amalgamated with Personal, Social and Emotional Development threaded throughout).  \nPhysical development  \n􀁸 Living room Olympics-How long can youstand onone leg? How many jumps can you do in minute? Who can jump the furthest? Don’t forget to warm up and cool down. Maybe make some medals out of silver foil and learn some national anthems for the medal ceremony.  \n􀁸 Play stepping stones / Avoid the Shark– create a pathway around the room with pillowsand cushions. If you touch the floor you’re out.  \n􀁸 Make a masking tape tight rope on the floor – how far can you go without wobbling?  \n􀁸 If you have a balcony or garden provide a bucket of water and paintbrush and ask children to paint the walls/fence (very young children especially enjoy this & it’s great for building shoulder strength needed for writing.)  \n􀁸 Make an obstacle course – crawl under tables, weave in and out of plastic cups, throw stuffed animals into the laundry basket. Who was the fastest? Most accurate?  \n􀁸 Toy bath time – wash any plastic toys in the bath, provide sponges, cloths and some bubbles.  \n􀁸 Hide small objects in a big bowl of shredded paper/rice for children to pick out with tweezers or tongs (develops the pincer grip ready for writing) .  \n􀁸 Play parachute games with a bed sheet. [http://www.youthwork](http://www.youthwork)[practice.com/games/parachute-games.html](practice.com/games/parachute-games.html)  \n􀁸 10 things to do with tape [https://www.cbc.ca/parents/play/view/ten-fun-ways-to](https://www.cbc.ca/parents/play/view/ten-fun-ways-to)play-with-tape  \n􀁸 Play Follow the Leader.  \n􀁸 Egg and Spoon races (you can use a ball or a scrunched up paper as the egg.)  \n􀁸 Balloon tennis.  \n􀁸 Toy balance – balance a small soft toy on your head and walk from one point to the other. Once this is mastered up the challenge by having to walk around objects or in zigzags.  \nCommunication & Early Literacy  \nN.B. any mention of writing in these activities is dependent on the age and stage of your child. Some children will be at the stage of making marks, others may be beginning to make the link between sounds and letters and other will be writing words. Meet your child where they are, be a writing role model and provide opportunities for practice (not perfection).  \n􀁸 Read stories to your child as often as you can.  \n􀁸 Sing songs and nursery rhymes.  \n􀁸 Have a birthday party for a favourite toy – write invitations, make party hats out of  \npaper, set a table, create a music playlist, play pass the parcel, Simon Says, musical statues etc.  \n􀁸 Play shops – use real tins and packets. Write signs, shopping lists and price labels.  \n􀁸 Play pirates – make some treasure maps, flags and ‘Keep Out’ signs. An upturned table, large box or the bath would make a perfect pirate ship.  \n􀁸 Make up a story together – choose three random things you have to get in the story  \n(e.g. batman, a spatula, a rainbow). If imagination isn’t flowing change a story you already know well e.g. tell the story of The 3 Three Little Mice and The Big Bad Cat. Do this orally or write it down together and illustrate if your child is ready for that.  \n􀁸 Create your own board game around an interest your child has – lots of opportunities for practising number and writing simple words and phrases.  \n􀁸 Messy play in a tray or washing up bowl – use shaving foam, lentils, rice, flour and make patterns, create pictures or shapes, trace letters and numbers.  \n􀁸 Odd one out – choose four things and dis","cbCaiuq5BkfKi9WP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuq5BkfKi9WP","pdf",160307,"English","# Physical development\n## Communication & Early Literacy\n## Mathematics","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of these EYFS at-home activities?\",\"answer\":\"They provide activity ideas to keep younger children active, engaged, and learning while at home, especially for families with limited outside space.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the activities organized within the EYFS areas?\",\"answer\":\"They are roughly organized into EYFS areas, with Communication \\u0026 Literacy and Personal, Social and Emotional Development integrated through the list.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of materials are used for the games and learning activities?\",\"answer\":\"Most activities use common household items like pillows, tape, paper, bath toys, sponges, and objects for sorting, counting, and targeting.\"}]","EYFS at home - activity ideas for young children | PDF"]