Whether it is on your phone or games console the internet is a part of our lives just like children. Although unlike those with children I have a spare five minutes to search for what I am interested in, and that is early literacy. Many may think books, but I am interested in research for babies and making free activities available for parents with no time to look for these sites.
I have just spent a few minutes looking over several websites and here is what I found.
TTYB - 'Talk To Your Baby' is a campaign by the National Literacy Trust. It has many resources for parents and babysitters to download, and it is FREE.
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talk_to_your_baby/resources
Another fabulous resource is a set of activity cards to get your toddler talking. If you have any concerns about your toddler not talking enough try these out:
http://www.ican.org.uk/Book-shop/Early%20Years/Toddler%20Talk.aspx
Babbling Babies - I love this title. Get your babies babbling with this set of activity cards.
http://www.ican.org.uk/Book-shop/Early%20Years/Babbling%20Babies.aspx
I also saw that in London there are war stories being told at the Imperial War Museum! What a way to engage children than in history and real events.
http://wartime.iwm.org.uk/?page_id=13
Have fun and get talking :-) Em x
