Thanks everyone for your thoughts.

We do read - LOTS. Elle is now at the stage where she gets frustrated because she wants to know what the words are saying. It's not that I'm pushing her into it - she's asking. Sometimes she is content to have me read to her and talk about the pictures, sometimes she just makes up a story from memory of me having read it and/or the pictures. I am just interested in what might be out there.

I'm a teacher and I know that most teachers do a great job - but I disagree with leaving it to school's to do the job. I absolutely agree that it shouldn't be fromal learning as such - more fun and games with the info incidental. If you have an interested child, then why wait? School's have a difficult time catering to all abilities. It's politically correct to say that they do and they do try - but in reality - it just doesn't happen all that well in a lot of places.

We do rhyming games, play eye spy, read, sing, make body shapes. I guess I'm just looking for some more ideas, so thanks for your input and any more would be greatly appreciated.