This half term we are thinking about Nursery Rhymes.

In Nursery we will be:

-Singing and listening for rhyming words in our favourite songs.

-Learning new words eg. rhyme, stars, moon, nocturnal.

-Sharing fiction and non-fiction books to include learning about nocturnal animals, spiders, eggs and Easter.

-Using various techniques and materials to create pictures and models eg. printing, sticking, cutting, folding, joining, marble painting and mark making.

-Playing small group turn taking games.

-Thinking about our feelings and emotions, helping us to feel 'Green' so that we are calm, happy and ready to listen, learn and share with our friends.  (Zones of Regulation) 

Letters and Sounds Phase One Phonics

Each week we are thinking about a different aspect and enjoying a small group activity:

Aspect 1 - Environmental Sounds

Aspect 2 - Instrumental Sounds

Aspect 3 - Body Percussion

Aspect 4 - Rhythm and Rhyme 

Aspect 5 - Alliteration

Aspect 6 - Voice sounds

Aspect 7 - Oral blending and segmenting

We will also be learning a song of the week which focuses on one of the aspects. 

Maths

Each week we will be learning about different concepts and enjoying a small group activity:

-Copying and continuing a pattern using 2 colours.

-Comparing 2 groups of objects, recognising when they are the same or different.

-Exploring 3D shapes using construction toys eg. wooden bricks.

-Separating a group of up to 5 objects in different ways, knowing that the total is still the same.

-Finding one more and one less than a number up to 5.

-Exploring capacity by filling and emptying various containers.

This week we're thinking about the colour 'yellow'. Why not have look around your house to see how many yellow things you can find, for example a yellow car, a yellow brick or a yellow crayon. You could also have a look for yellow things outside when you go for a walk or play in the garden. 

Physical Development:

There are lots of different things we can do to practise our fine motor skills so that we develop more control in our hands and fingers. Why not try some of the ideas on these Activity Cards? 

Remember to do some physical exercise everyday to keep your body fit and healthy! There are so many different ways you can do this - go for a walk, ride your bike or play football in the garden. You could also try Peppa Pig's copying game or do some yoga with Duggee on CBeebies. Have fun! 

Maths:

We enjoy our daily singing time at Nursery, including lots of number rhymes. Click here to join in with your favourites!

Literacy:

Don't forget to share lots of story books at home with a grown up or a big brother or sister. You could also watch a story video by clicking on the link below: 

Dinosaurs Love Underpants

 

Useful websites:

Numberblocks

Alphablocks

Helping Young Children to Learn at Home Useful advice for parents/carers of children who have not yet started school. Click on the Hungry Little Minds link for more ideas.

 

This week we are continuing to think about Summer. "I wonder what we might find under the sea?" Craft Activity: We'll be making a seaside picture using a variety of materials and techniques learnt throughout the

This week we are continuing to think about Summer.

Craft Activity:

We'll be thinking about going on holiday and how we will get there. We'll be making a 3D model of a type of transport we might use to get to the seaside, for example a car, a train, a bus, etc using various recycled items, such as boxes, tubes, bottles, yoghurt pots.

Maths:

Shape:

We will be exploring 3D shapes by playing 'Kim's game' and we'll try to identify the missing shape.

We'll also put various 3D shapes in a bag, an adult will describe each one and we'll try to guess which shape it is.

Phonics:

Letters and Sounds Phase One:

Aspect 1 - Environmental sounds:-

Click here to learn all about 'environmental sounds' with Maddison and Felix.

Aspect 5 - Recap recognition of sounds (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, e, u, r, h, b, f, l).

Aspect 5 - Recognising and writing 'ch'.

Finding things that begin with 'ch'.

This week we are starting to think about Summer.

Craft Activity:

We'll be thinking about colours that make us feel hot when we see them.  Red, orange, yellow make us think of the hot Summer weather. We'll then be making a collage using various hot coloured materials.

Maths:

Shape:

We will be making repeating patterns using the Numicon shapes. First we'll try with 2 different shapes, then we'll try with 3. 

We'll also try to spot a mistake in a pattern and see if we can correct it.

Phonics:

Letters and Sounds Phase One:

Aspect 6 - Voice Sounds:-

Click here to learn all about 'voice sounds' with Maddison and Felix.

Aspect 5 - Recap recognition of sounds (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, e, u, r, h, b, f, l).

Aspect 5 - Recognising and writing 'qu'.

Finding things that begin with 'qu'.

This week we are continuing to think about Spring.

Craft Activity:

We'll be creating a frog by firstly making green handprints on a piece of card (these are the frog's legs). We'll then decide what to use for the frog's head/body from a variety of resources (eg. paper plates, card), and also add eyes and a tongue.

Maths:

Number:

We will be counting as we perform different actions eg. jumps, claps, hops, stamps, clicks.

We'll then try to perform a specific number of actions depending on what numeral is shown.

Phonics:

Letters and Sounds Phase One:

Aspect 4 - Rhythm and Rhyme:-

Matching rhyming picture pairs.

Aspect 5 - Alliteration:-

Recap recognition of sounds (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, e, u, r, h, b, f, l).

Aspect 5 - Alliteration:-

Recognising and writing the letter 'y'. Finding things that begin with the letter sound 'y'.