This half term we are thinking about Spring and Life Cycles.

In Nursery we will be:

-Singing and listening to our favourite songs and learning some new ones.

-Learning new words eg. petal, stem, frog spawn, cocoon.

-Sharing fiction and non-fiction books to include learning about parts of a plant and what they need to grow, the life cycles of the caterpillar and frog.

-Using various techniques and materials to create pictures and models eg. potato printing, hand printing, observational painting, sticking, cutting, folding, joining 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:

-Creating a repeating 2 colour pattern.

-Learning to recognise the pattern of spots on a die.

-Learning to name 3D shapes.

-Ordering numerals 1,2,3,4 and 5.

-Reciting numbers in order backwards.

This half term we are thinking about Winter.

In Nursery we will be:

-Exploring cold colours eg, blue, grey, silver and white.

-Learning new words eg, shiver, icy, chilly and frosty.

-Sharing fiction and non-fiction Winter books.

-Using various techniques and materials to create winter pictures. eg, printing, sticking, cutting and mark making.

-Finding out about the weather, what we need to wear, animals that live in cold climates, animals that hibernate and activities to enjoy in the snow.

-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:

-Using and understanding positional language eg. in, on, under, in front, behind, next to, in the middle.

-Sorting and naming 2D shapes ie. triangle, square, rectangle and circle.

-Counting objects and recognising numerals 1,2,3,4 and 5.

-Finding the odd one out of group of shapes. Discuss which are the same and which is different and why.

This week we are continuing to think about Summer.

"I wonder how we can keep safe in the sun?"

Craft Activity:

We'll be adding more detail to the seaside pictures that we created last week using a variety of materials and techniques learnt throughout the year.

Maths:

We'll be playing a variety of Maths games practising our counting and number skills.  

Phonics:

Letters and Sounds Phase One:

Aspect 4 - Rhythm and Rhyme:-

Click here to learn all about 'rhythm and rhyme' with Maddison and Felix.

Aspect 5 - Recap recognition of all letter sounds in the alphabet, and also sh, ch, th.

This week we are continuing to think about Summer.

"I wonder how a rock pool is made?" "I wonder what we might find in a rock pool?"

Craft Activity:

We'll be making a 3D model of something you might find in a rock pool, for example a starfish, a crab, an anemone, seaweed, a fish, etc using various recycled items, such as boxes, tubes, bottles, yoghurt pots.

Maths:

Number:

We will be counting objects in a rock pool and finding the numeral to match the quantity.

We'll also be finding one more/two more and one less/two less than a given number of objects. We'll then try and work out the total number of objects in two groups. 

Phonics:

Letters and Sounds Phase One:

Aspect 2 - Instrumental sounds:-

Click here to learn all about 'instrumental & animal 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 'th'.

Finding things that begin with 'th'.

This week we are celebrating the people in our family.

Craft Activity:

We are making our Dads a Father's Day card. We'll be cutting out a 'tie' shape, decorating with glitter and then sticking onto a card in the shape of a 'shirt'. We'll also have a go at writing our name inside.

Maths:

Number:

We will be recognising numerals and completing a 'Colour by Number' Summer picture. 

We'll also look at some pictures of Summer objects and try to say which one shows more and which one shows less.

Phonics:

Letters and Sounds Phase One:

Aspect 7 - Oral blending & segmenting:-

Click here to learn all about 'blending and segmenting' 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 'sh'.

Finding things that begin with 'sh'.

This week we are continuing to think about Spring.

Craft Activity:

We'll be making a kite by firstly cutting out a diamond shape. We'll then paint a repeating pattern on it and attach a ribbon to the bottom.

Maths:

Number:

We will be pegging items of clothing on a washing line and counting how many there are. We'll then try to work out how many items are on the line if we have one more or one less. 

We'll also try to work out which numbers are missing from a sequence of numbers from 1 to 10.

Phonics:

Letters and Sounds Phase One:

Aspect 5 - Alliteration:-

Click here to learn all about alliteration with Maddison and Felix.

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 'z'.

Finding things that begin with the letter sound 'z'.