Made for little discoveries

Ages 2–3: point, name & discover

A few clear pictures, a familiar grown-up and time to explore. Start with pointing, naming and matching real objects; there is no need to complete a worksheet.

Start with a few minutes and a few items. These are flexible browsing suggestions, not a checklist of what a child must be able to do.

Explore everything for this age

Shapes & colours

First shapes flashcards

Eight clear shape cards to show, name and print, with hidden labels and a simple answer guide for adults.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Shapes & colours

Colour flashcards

Ten bold colour cards for naming, sorting and finding familiar objects, with clear labels for grown-ups.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Shapes & colours

Colour scavenger hunt

A flexible colour hunt for the living room, classroom or outdoors. Point to a find or bring back a safe object.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

First numbers

Number cards 1–10

Clear number cards from 1 to 10 for matching numerals with small groups of real objects.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Words & picture cards

Body parts picture cards

Seven clear body-part pictures for pointing, naming and talking together without a memory-test feel.

2–3 · 3–4 years · FreeExplore activity

Words & picture cards

Animal picture cards

Eight familiar pet and farm-animal pictures to name, compare and use in quick guessing games.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Words & picture cards

Everyday objects picture cards

Familiar home objects with British and American labels, ready for pointing, naming and “what do we use it for?” games.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Words & picture cards

School and nursery objects

Books, pencils and other familiar classroom objects, with rubber/eraser vocabulary and easy adult prompts.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Feelings & routines

Feelings chart and prompt cards

Six feelings words with gentle conversation prompts. Use the pictures as invitations, never as a test of someone’s feelings.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Days & weather

Weather cards

Six weather pictures for looking outside, naming what you notice and keeping a simple daily observation.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Feelings & routines

Visual timetable builder

Choose familiar routine pictures and put them in your own order for a simple now-and-next or longer visual timetable.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Feelings & routines

Morning routine chart

A simple morning picture sequence you can adapt to your household, with no scores, streaks or pressure to race.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Words & picture cards

Opposites picture cards

Five clearly illustrated comparisons for big and small, open and closed, full and empty, high and low, long and short.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Words & picture cards

Clothes flashcards

Eight clothing pictures for naming, describing and pretend packing, with trousers/pants and jumper/sweater vocabulary.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Words & picture cards

Food picture cards

Eight familiar foods to name and compare, with open-ended prompts and no pressure to taste anything.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Little hands at work

First picture sorting activities

A real cut-and-place sorting board: put clothing and food pictures into two groups, then explain your choices.

2–3 · 3–4 · 4–5 years · FreeExplore activity

Make it work for your child

Try pointing or talking before using a pencil. Offer a smaller set, show an example, or use a familiar toy alongside the picture. You can stop halfway through and come back another day.

What if another age group looks more suitable?

Use it. Interests, experience and comfort vary. Choose by the activity and your child’s response, and ask their school or early-years setting if you need individual guidance.