Ages 7–8: Building Independence

🧭 What parents can do

Encourage silent reading, quick fact practice, and the habit of checking work. Ask "how did you get that answer?" often.

🪜 Step-by-step

1. Encourage daily independent reading
2. Practise number facts in short bursts
3. Ask them to explain their thinking
4. Introduce the self-check pass
5. Support first short writing projects

🏡 Try this activity

The shop game: your child runs a pretend shop and gives correct change (start with whole dollars).

❓ Questions to ask

• “How did you work that out?”
• “What was the main idea?”
• “Can you check your own work?”
• “What would you do differently?”

⚠️ Common mistakes

Treating these ideas as strict checklists — every child develops at their own rate.

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