Helping children recognise letters
Start with a few meaningful letters, play matching games and make the difference between recognising, naming and writing letters clear.
Read the guide ↗Read, try, make it your own
A little support for the grown-ups.
Simple ideas for everyday learning, without turning your home into a classroom.
A useful place to start
Small ideas for today.
Learning colours through play
Use real objects, clear colour cards and simple experiments to explore colour words without turning play into a quiz.
Read the guide ↗Letters & early reading
Practical parent guides to letter recognition, school phonics and official Read Write Inc. support, with free activities to try together.
Supporting phonics at home
A calm starting point for parents: understand letter names and sounds, follow the school’s approach and keep shared reading enjoyable.
Read the guide ↗Helping children recognise letters
Start with a few meaningful letters, play matching games and make the difference between recognising, naming and writing letters clear.
Read the guide ↗
Where to find official Read Write Inc. help
Find the official parent guides, pronunciation support and school-matched resources, with a practical plan for choosing what to use at home.
Read the guide ↗Learning through everyday play
Simple ways to explore counting, colours and days of the week with young children using real objects, picture cards and familiar routines.
Counting through everyday play
Practical ways to explore small quantities with your child, from touching each object once to matching a group with a number card.
Read the guide ↗Learning colours through play
Use real objects, clear colour cards and simple experiments to explore colour words without turning play into a quiz.
Read the guide ↗
Learning the days of the week
Make day names useful with a small weekly display, familiar events and simple today-and-tomorrow conversations.
Read the guide ↗School & familiar routines
Gentle support for starting school, everyday independence and predictable routines, with free visual timetable and feelings resources.
Starting school: a gentle readiness guide
A flexible, practical guide to starting school: familiar routines, asking for help, everyday independence and working with your child’s setting.
Read the guide ↗Put an idea into practice.
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
Letters & early reading
Alphabet chart
A clear A–Z chart with matching capital and lowercase letters for pointing, comparing and finding familiar names.
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