50 Things To Do Before You're Five

50 Things To Do Before You're Five

A menu of exciting activities for families with young children, giving them great suggestions for how to have fun and learn at the same time.

What is 50 Things?
A firm evidence base

50 Things is underpinned by a strong evidence base including the Education Endowment Foundation and Public Health England.

Evidence Base
The 50 Things Mobile App

Information, guidance and supporting resources that allow parents to build a digital memory bank of their child's special moments.

What's in the app?
Inspirational Activities

Inspired by parents and carers, each activity has been developed by early years experts and language specialists to create a fabulous resource!

The Activities
Nationwide Impacts

We are excited to see 50 Things To Do being actively used in many areas already! Find out which regions are already on board...

Regions

50 Things To Do helps parents develop their home learning environment, suggesting a wide range of low-cost and no-cost local activities. The 50 Things approach improves early language and literacy, motor skills and resilience.

As a result children thrive cognitively, physically and emotionally, and will be more ready for primary school.

Mother Tongue: The Benefits of Multilingualism in Early Years

Patricia Ramon, 50 Things Team Member and multilingualist, explains how being around different languages benefits speech and communication development in the Early Years.

Wakefield: Why and how we invested in 50 Things for our Local Authority

Angie Gaughan, Health Improvement Specialist in Wakefield Council shares why partners and using data have been key factors in the success of 50 Things.

Making 'Things' Happen: Bringing 50 Things To My Nursery

Carrie Priestley, nursery school Co-Teacher, shares her story of how she launched 50 Things in her setting.

50 Things aligns with the DfE's pre-school literacy priorities and develops children's awareness of their cultural capital

The 50 Things approach promotes the benefits of experiential learning. By having fun at home and in the outdoors, children will become more confident communicators, less likely to start school with a word-gap.

Helping parents improve their home learning environment

Access life-changing, fun, low or no-cost experiences with your family. These activities are a great way to support and develop young children’s oracy skills and confidence, ready for school life.

For Parents

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The mobile App

Discover 50 Things To Do Before You’re Five. To get started, simply download the mobile app from Apple App Store or Google Play Store.