Home Learning Activities for Children Aged 5-7

Support learning and keep children entertained at home with these fun book-based activities and teaching resources.

 

A Planet Full of Plastic: and how you can help

By Neal Layton

Themes: Environment, plastic, energy, pollution, creative writing, reading, suitable for years 1-6

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My Monster and Me

By Nadiya Hussain

Themes: anxiety, worries, speaking and listening, writing, suitable for Years 1-6

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Oi Frog and Friends

By Kes Gray and Jim Field

Themes: humour, rhyming, phonics, Reception, Years 1-2

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Learn to draw Oi Frog and Oi Cat with Jim Field!

 

Picture Books from Rachel Bright and Jim Field

Themes: Phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, Reception, Years 1-2

The Lion Inside teaching notes

The Koala Who Could teaching notes

The Squirrels Who Squabbled teaching notes

The Way Home for Wolf teaching notes

 

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Learn to draw the little mouse from The Lion Inside! 

 

Giraffes Can’t Dance 

By Giles Andreae and Guy Parker Rees

Themes: Literacy, citizenship/PSHE, Reception, Years 1 and 2

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Ten Little Series – Maths Lessons

By Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty

Themes: Maths, counting, times tables, Reception, Years 1 and 2

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Claude

By Alex T Smith

Themes: Activity sheets, colouring in

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Bombs and Blackberries

By Julia Donaldson

Themes: drama, history, literacy, WWII, Years 1-4

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Fantastically Feminist: Michelle Obama

By Anna Doherty

Themes: feminism, non-fiction, citizenship, inspiring figures, Years 1-4

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Download ‘how to draw Michelle Obama’ activity

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Avocado Asks

 

By Momoko Abe

Themes: humour, identity, activity sheets, art

Download colouring sheets, how to draw avocado character and how to grow an avocado tree.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rabbit Bright

By Viola Wang

Themes: bed time, dreams, activity sheets, art

Download colouring sheets