Make the routine easy to return to
The British Council’s advice on starting English at home favours short, regular sessions, familiar routines and repeated language. It also encourages parents to follow their child’s interests. Parents do not need perfect English to begin.
You might keep a small book and a pencil beside the place where you read together. Choose something you can prepare without searching for a new lesson each day. If you use a recording, listen to it before asking your child to follow along.
An example with a toy box
This is a suggested activity, not a fixed lesson plan. Put a toy car, a ball and a toy animal on the table. Name each object as you point. Ask your child to choose one, then use the same names while putting the toys away.
On another day, draw the objects and match the drawings to the toys. A child who already knows the words could add a colour or describe where an object is. Keep the subject familiar while changing what your child does with the words.
Leave a useful note
Write down an observation such as “pointed to the ball after hearing the word” or “needed me to repeat the instruction.” That is more useful for choosing the next activity than recording only that the lesson was completed.
Do not turn every shared activity into a test. If your child wants to hear the story again, reading it together can be the whole session. For a story-based routine, see reading picture books aloud.