HOME LEARNING

We’ve been having a wonderful time exploring our Seaside theme this half term. 🌊

​Below, you’ll find our home learning Bingo Board with a range of activities to enjoy with your child at home.

​This board is filled with playful, hands-on, and meaningful seaside-inspired experiences—from sand and water play to movement, music, and storytelling. Each activity has been carefully chosen to support your child’s development in a fun, sensory-rich, and low-pressure way.

Participation is completely optional, but we warmly encourage families to explore the board together. Whether you’re making seaside snacks, creating ocean sounds, or enjoying water play, these shared experiences are a lovely way to build connection, communication, and confidence while making special memories.

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Click Here for the Summer 2 Home Learning Bingo Board

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Summer 2 Theme: “The Seaside” – How You Can Support at Home

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This half term, our theme is “The Seaside.” The children have been enjoying a wide range of sensory and engaging experiences inspired by the beach. From exploring sand and water, to listening to seaside sounds and moving like sea creatures, the focus has been on curiosity, interaction, and enjoyment.

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There are lots of simple and enjoyable ways to continue this learning at home or in your community:

 

Sensory and Practical Activities

• Sand and Water Play

• Create a simple seaside experience at home using sand (or dry alternatives like rice or pasta) alongside water play. Encourage scooping, pouring, digging, and splashing.

• Shells, Pebbles and Natural Treasures

• Explore different textures using shells, stones, or similar objects. Let your child sort, hold, and explore them in their own way.

 

Seaside Role Play

• Use soft toys or small figures to act out seaside experiences such as going to the beach, building sandcastles, or looking in rockpools.

 

Movement and Play

• Sea Creature Movements

• Encourage your child to move like different sea animals—stretching like a starfish, shuffling like a crab, or jumping like a dolphin.

• Simple Movement Circuits

• Create small “seaside challenges” such as stepping across “rockpools” (cushions or mats) or carrying objects safely from one place to another.

 

Communication Opportunities

• Use simple words, sounds or signs such as “wave,” “splash,” “sand,” “water,” “big,” and “stop/go.”

• Offer choices to support engagement:

• “Do you want sand or water?”

• “Shell or pebble?”

• You can also build communication through songs, stories, or call-and-response play (e.g. copying sounds or actions).

 

Community Ideas

If possible, you might try:

• Visiting a local park, lake, or water feature

• Exploring a garden centre or outdoor space with natural materials

• Sharing simple seaside-themed books together at home or from the library

 

These activities are designed to be sensory-rich, playful, and flexible, helping to support your child’s communication, independence, and emotional regulation in ways that feel natural and enjoyable.

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We hope you continue to enjoy exploring our Seaside theme together—it’s been a joyful half term full of new experiences, discovery, and fun! 🌊🐚