5. Week 2 - Friday
Age 2–3
- Share the story again and ask your child some questions such as:
- Where are the family going?
- Who is riding on Daddy’s back?
- What sound does the long, wavy grass make?
- How will the family cross the river?
Age 3–4
- Visit your local park or woods and take a bag or bucket with you to collect things in then discuss what you’ve collected when you get home.
- As you walk, play “I Spy”. Model the sounds that you can hear at the beginning of words, for example; “I spy with my little eye, something beginning with “ssssss” – it’s a stone!” or you can ask your child to find things that are different shapes or colours.
What can we spot on the way game (BBC)
Age 4–5
- Share the story again and ask your child some questions such as:
- When do the family take their shoes and socks off?
- Who is the smallest person in the family? Who is the tallest?
- Why do they trip in the forest?
- What happens after they’ve been through the forest?