4 - 5 years

Learning Leap

Key Learning Concepts

Examples of BEST Toys and BEST Books

WORD Leap

Learning to remembering favourite books and read for myself

• Imaginative stories
• Easy to read books with limited vocabularly

NUMBER Leap

Counting to 20 (one to one) and understanding number patterns

• Counting, adding, subtracting toys
• Patterning games
• Memory games

MUSIC Leap

Imitating and following musical patterns

• Instruments to play a simple tune e.g. keyboard / recorder

BODY Leap

Co-ordinating and combining different actions

• Small blocks and building games
• Skipping ropes
• Golf clubs

PICTURE Leap

Using imagination to create own style of art

• Mixed media art materials e.g. collage / paper mache / modeling compound etc

NATURE Leap

Investigating what happens in nature

• Magnifying Glass
• Time and Weather Chart

SOCIAL Leap

Understanding others

• All the toys and books help encourage social interaction between your child and others.