IT'S a focus on early years in Home Times today.

Our education experts have put together a raft of activities for pre-schoolers to help them learn literacy and numbers through play with their parents and carers.

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Telling stories can be used as a way of sparking the imagine of your wee ones and learning new words.

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Using everyday household objects you can make creative play opportunities to boost little people's learning.

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Maths can also be built into the every day and you'll find some suggestions for a number walk.

As always, there are videos to go along with the content in the paper.

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For those who don't have a smart phone, here are the links to the QR codes.

Playing: youtube.com/watch?v=LC0b4bZjgNU

Early counting: youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=VaflDfOR2T8

Cake in a Mug: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qSxR0Tmec4o