Milestones: By the age of seven
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Your seven year old is at the perfect age to take new things in very quickly. They will have learnt a lot about how to listen and ask for help if they don’t understand. They can tell you stories, ask you ‘why’, use exciting language and take turns with their friends.
Hear it, get it |
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Play a game Story telling Words up Your child is learning to compare words in different ways, by look, sound and meaning, e.g. “Bare and bear sound the same but they mean different things.” They can guess words when given clues like shape, size and letters, e.g. “It’s a large animal, grey with thick skin, not an elephant and it starts with the letter ‘h’.” Your seven year old will enjoy using new words they’re learning and telling you what they mean, e.g. “symmetry is when you draw a line down a shape and it’s the same on each side.” |
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Play word games There are lots of games to play with your child. Here are some examples,
Age 5-7 milestones |