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Try something new with ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Bear

Every year, no matter where they are in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, children moving into P1 spend their final weeks of early learning becoming familiar with the same story and doing shared activities. This means that when your child starts school, they and their new classmates will already be familiar with the story and characters, and the themes of journeys, adventure and friendship. 

This year, our chosen book is ‘The Everywhere Bear’ by Julia Donaldson. You can .

What we are doing

• six weeks of activity ideas for children to experience in early years settings before the holidays
• six weeks of summer ideas and activities for families during the summer
• ideas to help children explore the book and its themes further through play in P1, with their new friends

Summer holiday activities

Here are some ideas including indoor and outdoor activities, stories and games for each week of the summer holidays. 

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Grant payments

There are three extra payments for parents to help towards the costs of being pregnant or looking after a child:

• Scottish Child Payment
• Best Start Grant
• Best Start Foods.

You may be able to get these if:

• you live in Scotland
• you or your partner are getting certain benefits or tax credits
• you or your partner are pregnant, or are the main person looking after a baby or child who's the right age for a payment.

You can apply to the Scottish Government online, by phone or by post.