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Craft Activities


Doing arts and crafts together can be a great way to develop your child's bilingualism at home, as well as developing fine motor skills, creativity and motivation. You can find lots of great idea on YouTube and Pinterest. Here are some useful websites:

Parents' Workshop, March 2019

Here are the video and PowerPoint slides of the recent workshop, which was full of practical ideas about how to support your child's learning at home. The workshop received very positive feedback from all those who attended. In this presentation, you will learn:
  • How to increase your child's motivation for learning
  • The benefits of two-way conversation at home
  • The importance of reading with your child



Grammar Glossary for Parents

You can find basic definitions of important primary-school grammar terms at this link. 

How you can help your child at home

The document provides tips from our very own EAL department for you to develop your child's speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

How you can help your child at home 


Useful links to help to understand and improve your child's learning:

A forum where you can ask other parents advice
Help Your Child Speak Confidently
Family Learning

Pronunciation of English sounds

Listen to the 42 letter sounds, spoken in British English. Each letter sound is clearly spoken twice, before an example word is given.
Click on this YouTube link to assist your child with their pronunciation.

Importance of using your First Language at home:

Reading with your child

Advice in English
Advice in Spanish
Advice in Vietnamese
Advice in Arabic
Advice in Korean
Advice in Russian
Advice in Chinese

Sign up for free to the Oxford Owl website for lots of reading resources and advice on how you can help your child read at home: www.oxfordowl.co.uk

Asking about your child's day at school

Have you ever asked your child "How was your day at school?" and got a one word response? If you want your child to engage more with you, ask these kind of questions instead to inspire them:

What did you eat for lunch?
Did you catch anyone picking their nose?
What games did you play at recess?
What was the funniest thing that happened today?
Did anyone do anything super nice for you?
What was the nicest thing you did for someone else?
Who made you smile today?
Which one of your teachers would survive a zombie apocalypse? Why?
What new fact did you learn today?
Who brought the best food in their lunch today? What was it?

You can find more questions at these links:

    Fine Motor and Handwriting Skills Activities


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