2.5y–4.2y12 minArtReadingFamily time
Make-and-Share Mini Books
Help your child create a child-made book, scribe their words, then add it to the book area and share it with someone—building motivation for books, storytelling, and print meaning.
What you'll need
Essentials
- paper (any kind), folded into a simple booklet (2–4 pages is enough)
- crayons/pencils
- a pen for you to write your child's words
- tape or a staple/paperclip (optional) to hold pages together
Nice to have
- stickers or scrap paper for collage
- a soft toy or doll to be the 'audience' for sharing the story
Movement level: false
What you'll do
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
What it practices
- Enjoys rhyming and rhythmic activities.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Shows awareness of rhyme and alliteration.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Continues a rhyming string.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Hears and says the initial sound in words.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together and knows which letters represent some of them.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Add child-made books and adult-scribed stories to the book area and use these for sharing stories with others.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)