#1-2 years
Chat, learn and play with your toddler to improve their early literacy skills and improve their confidence in communicating. Support your 1 to 2-year-old in reaching their literacy milestones. By the age of 2, many children can say around 50 words. Words for Life provide activities, songs, games and nursery rhymes to help you practise English language reading and speaking skills at home.
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Read Milestones for one-year-olds nowMilestones for one-year-olds
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Read Milestones by two years old nowMilestones by two years old
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Read Songs and rhymes nowSongs and rhymes
All children like songs and nursery rhymes, even small babies.
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Read Sharing stories together nowSharing stories together
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Read How to play with your child nowHow to play with your child
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Read The memory game nowThe memory game
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Read Books to wind down nowBooks to wind down
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Read Cosy book time nowCosy book time
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Read Chat about the day ahead nowChat about the day ahead
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Read Audiobook recommendations exploring mental health and wellbeing nowAudiobook recommendations exploring mental health and wellbeing
Discover 10 audiobooks available with Audible which will help children explore themes of wellbeing and mental health.
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Read Storytelling tips with Niall Moorjani nowStorytelling tips with Niall Moorjani
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Read Playing with boxes nowPlaying with boxes
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Read Chat together at Christmas nowChat together at Christmas
Chat with your child to teach them new words this Christmas
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Read Read together at Christmas nowRead together at Christmas
Cosy up and share a story this Christmas
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Read Play together at Christmas nowPlay together at Christmas
Play with your child and support their early development
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Read When will my child's drawings develop? nowWhen will my child's drawings develop?
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Read Family routines for 1 to 5 year-olds nowFamily routines for 1 to 5 year-olds
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Read Arts, crafts, and creative activities for under-fives nowArts, crafts, and creative activities for under-fives
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Read Painting at home nowPainting at home
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Read South Asian audiobook recommendations nowSouth Asian audiobook recommendations
We are celebrating South Asian Heritage month with our next list of audiobook recommendations!
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Read Minibeast exploration nowMinibeast exploration
Minibeasts Exploration - a range of bug related activities
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Read Planting and gardening with children nowPlanting and gardening with children
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Read Walking in towns and cities nowWalking in towns and cities
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Read Make up a game nowMake up a game
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Read Make up a song nowMake up a song
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Read Getting outdoors whatever the weather nowGetting outdoors whatever the weather
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Read Exploring the outdoors with your baby or toddler nowExploring the outdoors with your baby or toddler
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Read Collecting Treasure nowCollecting Treasure
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Read Taking photos and talking about them nowTaking photos and talking about them
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Read Why spend time outside with your baby or toddler? nowWhy spend time outside with your baby or toddler?
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Read Good Housekeeping's guide: ten must-reads for 11 to 13-year-olds nowGood Housekeeping's guide: ten must-reads for 11 to 13-year-olds
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Read Good Housekeeping's guide: ten must-reads for under fives nowGood Housekeeping's guide: ten must-reads for under fives