So, we are back to Friday! I hope  you are all okay after another week.

For our flexi fingers activity today, draw some road lines on a big piece of paper or using some chalk on the garden path and go and find some cars or trucks. Can you drive your vehicles inside the two lines? Is it tricky?

I would also like you to make a jungle animal mask. Choose an animal and then use paper, paints, any craft materials to make a mask. Photos to Class Dojo would be great.

Follow this link for a fun maths activity.

Hidden Jewels (maths.org)

For Phonics today have a go at this activity with a grown up.

Mrs Browning has a box:
Turn a box on its side with the opening facing away from the children. One by one place
between four and six familiar noisy items (e.g. a set of keys, crisp packet, squeaky toy)
into the box, pausing to name them and demonstrate the sound each one makes.
Sing to the tune of ‘Old MacDonald’ but using your own name or the child’s:
Mrs…has a box ee i ee i o
And in that box she has a…
Stop. Gesture and ask the child to listen.
Handle one of the objects in the box, out of sight, to make a noise. The child to guess what is making the sound. Continue the song but imitating the sound using
your voice.
With a zzz zzz here and a zzz zzz there…

Pop onto stories on Class Dojo to hear a story.

Have a lovely weekend! Leanne.

Good morning, I hope you had a good Wednesday.

Here are some activities for today.

To warm your fingers up find those pegs again and this time find a kitchen roll tube. Now see how many pegs you can put onto the kitchen tube.

For your activity today, let’s get moving!

Can you stomp like an elephant?

Can you slither like a snake?

Can you hop like a rabbit?

Can you flutter like a butterfly?

For some Maths fun today, get your filled basket from yesterday and see if you can find anything that is a square, a circle and a rectangle. Can you draw them or take a photograph of them?

Go to Class Dojo’s where you will find a story time video and a Beat Baby video for Phonics.

Leanne.

Good morning! Happy Wednesday!

Here are some activities for today:

Just for fun – grab some children’s scissors and some old scrap paper and make some snips in the paper. This will help to keep your fingers strong!

For today’s activity, find an old paper plate or a piece of card cut into a circle. Now get your pens, paints, crayons – anything and decorate it.

Then cut into it to make it look like this… Use paper or paints to make the eyes and tongue. Make a super colourful snake with lots of patterns! Send me a photo on Class Dojo, I would love to see your snakes!

For a little bit of number fun find a basket and put lots of objects in. Tell a grown up what is in the basket. How many things are in the basket? How many would there be if you took one away. How many are there now?

Keep this basket of toys ready for tomorrow.

For phonics find two sticks / twigs (anything that can be used as beaters). Now go out into your garden and use the beaters to make some different sounds. Where do you make the best sounds? Is it on a tree or the gate?

Finally, take a look on Class Dojo and listen to today’s story.

Leanne.

Good morning!

Let’s warm our fingers up this morning! This is a bit of a silly one but here goes! Find a toy animal and then some wool. Can you wrap the animal up so much that you can’t see it anymore? Then, unwrap it and put it back where you found it!

Now, have a look at your drawing from yesterday. Let’s bring your animal to life! Grab your paints and let’s do a painting of the animal today. What colours do you need?

We’re going to look at number 2 today! Go out for a walk and see where you can find the number 2. Is it on a house or a sign post? How many 2’s can you find? Take some photographs of what you find.

Pop over to Class Dojo’s (stories) for a story and then join me at 11:45am on Microsoft Teams to have a catch up and a phonics activity..

Leanne.

Good morning. I hope you had a lovely weekend. We’re back for another week. Here are some activities to keep you busy today!

To help develop fine motor skills find some pegs. Now see where you can put these pegs. Can you attach them to a curtain or a carpet, or even your trousers?

Find some books with animals in and see if you can find your favourite animal. Now draw and colour in that animal. I can’t wait to see your pictures!

So, today is a new week so we are going to start looking at numbers. Today we’ll look at number 1. Can you find one piece of fruit? Can you find one cup? Can you find one shoe? Can you find one toy? Now draw the things that you have found.

Check out Class Dojo’s stories for Phonics and a story.

Have a lovely day!

Leanne.

Good morning everyone!

So, it’s Friday and we have come to the end of the first week of Home Learning. I hope you have enjoyed it so far!

Today’s Flexi Fingers activity (to help develop fine motor skills) is to find some sand or soil (pop it in a tray if you can) and use your finger to make different marks e.g a line or a squiggle. Could you write your name in it too?

Follow this link to learn this song ‘My Dog Ben’

588cb3d9-c9f6-2ac5-d846-ec82625744df (rspca.org.uk) 

Today, let’s look at shape. Can you find any objects that are a circle? Take some photos or draw some. I would love to see your drawings!

Take a look on the stories on Class Dojo. There is a follow up phonics video on the sound ‘k’ and a story.

I hope you enjoy them!

Have a lovely weekend and I’ll be back on Monday with some more activities.

Leanne.

Good morning!

Here are your activities for today.

Please see Nursery Class Dojo stories for a story video,  as well as a phonics video where we will be looking at ‘k’.

To help to develop fine motor skills please find any construction toys you have e.g. duplo, lego and see if you can build something. Why not try a tower or a house?

Today for some number work, choose a set of something e.g cars, lego blocks or even some fruit (berries). Now, see how many you have. Can you count them? Are there lots? Or not many? See if you can draw how many there are.

Yesterday you took a photograph of your pet/an animal or bird in your garden. Today can you draw a picture of it. If you have your book, draw it in there.

Good Morning!

Here are the first of our home learning activities.

Please watch my video on Class Dojo for our phonics session and story time.

Next, have a look around your home and see what numbers you can find, try and copy some and take photos of the ones you have seen.

For the next couple of weeks we are looking at pets. Can you please take a photograph of your pets using a phone / camera and send it via Dojo’s. If you don’t have a pet see if you can find an animal or bird in your garden or on your daily walk.

Have a lovely day!

Good morning everyone!

As you know we are coming to the end of the Summer term and the academic school year. This will be the final post regarding Nursery Home Learning but will provide many ideas for the next two weeks.

Useful websites / links:

YouTube – Cosmic Yoga

You Tube – Singing Hands for Makaton signing.

YouTube – search Jolly Phonics for the songs.

YouTube – Go Noodle – the following is a current favourite at the moment    https://youtu.be/BQ9q4U2P3ig

To help develop phonics skills, here are some tips.

Go on listening walks – this can be done anywhere, at any time – just listen to the noises of your surroundings!

Sing lots of Nursery rhymes.

Read lots of stories, talk about the pictures in the books.

Look at the various sounds (letters) in the environment e.g. is there a ‘s’ on the sign post?

Use instruments – if you don’t have any use pots and pans and wooden spoons and have lots of fun! Can your child make a loud sound and a quiet sound?

Mathematical skills:

Count – count everything! Count how many pieces of fruit they have and what happens to the amount when they eat one. Count how many people live in their house.

Shapes – shapes are everywhere so talk about the shapes of things they see e.g. what shape is the door? What shape is the window?

Finally, one big, big thing you can do is just talk to your children and listen to them. As you talk they will learn new words and copy these. If you listen to them they will also become good listeners themselves which is a massive skill.

Leanne.

Good morning everyone!!

We are still looking at healthy eating so have a go at making this lollipop.

https://www.abelandcole.co.uk/recipes/frozen-yogurt-lollies

For phonics have a go at a Listening Walk.

This is a listening activity that can take place indoors or outdoors.
Remind your child about the things that good listeners do (e.g. keep quiet, have ears and eyes ready). Invite your child to show you how good they are at listening and talk about why listening carefully is important. Encourage your child to listen attentively to the sounds around them. Talk about the different sounds they can hear. Your child could use ‘cupped ears’ or make big ears on headbands to wear as they go on the listening walk. After you have enjoyed a listening walk indoors or outdoors make a list of all the sounds they can remember. The list can be in words or pictures and prompted by replaying sounds recorded on the walk.

Have a good day!