This page shows examples of how to read and count with your child.
- Ask your child about the title, author, and illustrator.
- Talk to your child about their favourite parts of the book and ask them to explain the story.
- Ask your child to read sections and explain elements like speech, capital letters, and punctuation.
- Encourage your child to get involved in the story as they read – ask them what they think the characters are feeling, what do they think might happen next, what would they do?
- Use the cards to ask your child to explain the different maths symbols.
- Let your child to set their own difficulty level, but make sure to challenge them!
- Get your child to set challenges for you.
- Ask your child to explain the sum to you, using the correct words for the numbers and symbols.
- Guide your child through the steps needed to work out the sum, giving them plenty of time to work out the answer.
- Help your child to identify the patterns they are seeing in the numbers.
- Have fun!
