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Thursday 30/04/2020 Nursery Home Learning Suggestions

 

Hello everyone. I hope you enjoyed the activities that were suggested yesterday. Here are today’s suggested activities.

Learn some new seaside songs (please see below and click on the link). Once you’ve mastered them why not make up a dance for the song.

seaside songs

 

For phonics please listen to Jolly Phonics on YouTube all the way through and then practice the ‘m’ song again. Use your finger to draw an ‘m’ in the air. Then use your finger to draw an ‘m’ anywhere. Maybe you could do it on somebody’s back or in the steam in the mirror after you’ve had a bath!!

 

 

Draw lots of different shapes on a variety of coloured or textured paper and then cut them out. Keep your shapes safe for tomorrow.

 

 

Finally, have a lovely session of Cosmic Yoga. Try ‘Squish the Fish’.

Wednesday 29/04/2020 Nursery Home Learning Suggestions

 

Hello everyone!! Unfortunately the weather isn’t as good as it has been but hopefully these activities will keep you busy.

 

I would like you to make me a postcard. On a piece of paper draw a picture – it could be you at the beach or  you at home – anywhere you want it to be. On the other side write to me to tell me what you have been doing. You could tell Mummy or Daddy what you want to say and then they write it or you could do some mark making / writing yourself and then tell tell them what you have written.

 

I hope you enjoyed the phonics session on Class Dojo yesterday. Today’s session is on Phonics Play and is ‘Super Smoothie’. This session is more suitable for the Nursery leavers but we have used it with younger ones and they enjoy it – particularly the hippo at the end!

Username: march20
Password: home

Follow this link:

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/member-only/SuperSmoothie.html

 

 

Have a go at some more Makaton. Today’s sign is ‘bucket and spade’.

   

Why not watch an episode of Something Special afterwards – they are at the beach:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03ybm4c/something-special-were-all-friends-series-9-22-beach

 

 

Remember it is still as important to keep moving! Try dancing with Darcey Bussell’s team on Facebook. Their page is DDMIX and they are live at 1:30PM for a daily shake up!

 

Have a lovely day!

Leanne

Tuesday 28/04/2020 Nursery Home Learning Suggestions

 

Hello again!

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s activities. Here are some suggested activities for today:

 

When we are at the beach we see lots of things – one of those is water! Today I would like you to have a big tub of water and find lots of pots. Take time to explore the water and pots. Which one do you think will hold the most water?

How could you change the water? Use different things from around the house to change the water. Maybe you could use food colouring or bubble bath?

 

Look on Class Dojo stories for our ‘n’ phonics activity.

 

Don’t forget to keep moving! Find Oti Mabuse on Youtube and try out the ‘Kids in America’ dance. The link is below:

 

Another activity you could do is to find your lego and see what you can build. Could you build a boat to go out to sea on?

 

Don’t forget to send photos and have a lovely day, Leanne.

Monday 27/04/2020 Nursery Home Learning Suggestions

 

Hello everyone. I hope that you had a lovely weekend! Welcome back to our second week of the Summer Term.

 

We will continue our topic of ‘Seaside’.

When we go to the seaside we usually enjoy different foods (especially if the sun is shining!) What would you eat and drink if you were at the seaside? In your purple sketch book you could draw or paint pictures of what you would eat at the seaside. If you have the boxes or wrappers of some items you could stick these into your sketch books too. When you have done this see if you can make your own ice lolly. Below is a link to show you how you could make one yourself.

Another easy way to make an ice lolly would also be to use squash or juice and then put it into an appropriate container before freezing.

 

For phonics today it is a noisy one!! Find some beaters (two wooden spoons will do) and use them to bang on different objects or items. Can you make it quieter or louder? Can you do it slower or faster? What objects make the best noise?

 

What does a rectangle look like? Can you find any in your house / garden? In your purple sketch book draw what you find. Are the rectangles all the same size?

 

Today’s Makaton sign is ‘beach’. Practice signing this at home.

 

Don’t forget to send photos to Class Dojo. It’s really nice to see what you have been up to.

Leanne.

Friday 24/04/2020 Nursery Home Learning Suggestions

 

You have made it to Friday!

 

I hope you had fun making your junk box vehicles yesterday.

 

Here are some suggested activities for today:

 

Make a collage of what you think you would find at the beach. You could use and cut up photographs, magazines or catalogues. Would you find a bucket and spade or would you find a play house? What do you think? Everything that you cut out glue into your purple sketch book to make a picture. You can use crayons and other craft materials too.

 

For phonics take a look on Phonics Play and follow the link below:

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/member-only/AnimalBingo.html

Don’t forget the Username is: march20 and the Password: home

 

Draw numerals 1-5 in your purple sketch book. Go around your house and find one of something, two of something, three of something etc and place it next to the numeral and then take a photo.

 

You need to keep moving so try this Spiderman work out. It’s great fun! I would love to see some videos or photos! Follow this link:

 

 

Don’t forget to keep a look out on Class Dojo stories for some videos from me.

 

Have a great day, Leanne.

 

 

Thursday 23/04/2020 Nursery Home Learning Suggestions

 

Hello! I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s activities. Did you all have a go at  practicing the Makaton sign for sunglasses? Here are some activities for today:

 

We packed a bag yesterday for a holiday but how can we get there? Can you please look at some different modes of transport (using books or the internet) and then using junk box items (e.g. yoghurt pots, food boxes etc) make a model of the vehicle which will get you there.

 

For phonics could you please listen to Jolly Phonics Phase One on YouTube and learn the song for the first sound of your name, for example if your name is Bob listen to all of the Jolly Phonics songs and then go back and learn the song for ‘b’. It would be great to see some videos! When you have done this grab a pot of water and a paintbrush and practice drawing the first sound in your name on your path / wall (anywhere that will show up with water).

 

In your purple sketch book can you please draw a circle and then go on a circle hunt in your house and garden. If you find any objects with circles draw these in your book too.

 

For some fun physical movement try this out. Follow this link:

https://www.thisgirlcan.co.uk/activities/disney-workouts/

and join in with ‘Under the sea’ from the Little mermaid. It looks like great fun!

 

Have a lovely day, Leanne.

Wednesday 22/04/2020 Nursery Home Learning Suggestions

 

Hello again! I hope you’re enjoying the sunshine still. Below are some activities to do today.

 

We are thinking about the seaside so today have a think about what you would take on holiday. Look around your house to help you. You could even pack them in a bag or suitcase to see if everything fits in! When you have done this draw a picture of a suitcase or bag in your purple sketch book (use a double page if you need to) and then draw some of the things that you have decided to take on holiday.

 

For phonics today I would like you to go into your garden and sit quietly and close your eyes for a moment. Think about what you can hear – can you hear a dog or a door shutting? See if you can make any of those noises yourself!

 

Go into your garden and find some interesting stones. Nursery leavers – guess how many there are and then count them. Now draw the stones in your purple sketch book and then draw the numeral relating to the amount you have found. How many are there if you take one / two away? Younger children – guess how many stones there are and then count them. Next draw them in your book.

 

As we are thinking about going on holiday and what we should pack see if you can sign ‘sunglasses’ in Makaton. Below is the symbol for sunglasses with a picture to help you sign it. Send a video of you doing it to Class Dojo.

 

    

 

I hope you have fun doing these activities and keep sending photos and videos. I love seeing what you are doing and which activities you like the most.

 

Leanne

 

Tuesday 21/04/2020 Nursery Home Learning Suggestions

 

Hi everyone, here are Tuesday’s home learning suggestions:

 

Start the day with some physical activity. Try the following activity to get ready for the rest of the day.

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups/jack-jacks-super-shapes

 

If you didn’t see it yesterday take a look on the stories on Nursery Class Dojo. Join in with the recorded phonics session on ‘p’.

 

After you looked at holiday photographs yesterday, please draw a picture from your favourite holiday in your purple sketch book and talk about the drawings.

 

Next, in your purple sketch book can you draw a square? What does a square look like? Can you find any squares in your house or garden? Draw some of the things that you have found.

Guess what? My egg hatched! Have a look and see if you were right about what you thought was in the egg.

Have a lovely day, Leanne.

Monday 20/04/2020 Nursery Home Learning Suggestions

 

Hello everyone!!

I hope you have had as good an Easter break as you could have done. Thank you for sending me lots of photographs of the activities that you have been doing at home. I love seeing photos of you doing some of the activities that I post on here.

So….we are now into the Summer Term and what should be the last term in Nursery for some of our children. I will continue to post home learning suggestions for as long as we are not in Nursery. These activities are suggestions but it would be great if you could continue to do them with your children. Our theme will be ‘The Seaside’ so something which can provide lots of lovely activities.

Today I would like you to spend time finding and looking at old holiday photographs. Support your child in talking about the photos and what they can see. Who is in the photo? What were they doing? How old do they think they were then? Also use this as an opportunity to look at shapes and colours in the photographs. Once you have done this your child could make a collage in their purple sketch book with some of the photos found.

 

For our daily phonics please go to www. phonicsplay.co.uk and then sign in (information below):

Username: march 20   and Password: home

Then follow this link:  https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/member-only/SoundStimuli.html

 

For another activity sing ‘One, two, three, four, five….’  with your child. The lyrics are below (remember to use your fingers as a visual representation).

One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let it go again

Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right

One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a crab alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let it go again

Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right

One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught an eel alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let it go again

Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right

 

Don’t forget to send photos and videos of your child doing these activities (through Class Dojo). If you have any questions please get in touch.

 

Leanne.

 

 

 

Easter Home Learning Suggestions

 

As it is Easter…have lots of fun! Enjoy being together.

 

Below are some suggestions of things that you could do together:

Draw, colour in and cut out Easter eggs and rabbits. Use these to have an Easter hunt together.

 

Make some Easter nests to eat. https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/shredded-wheat-nests

 

Here is a good page for other Easter treats that you can make together:  https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/fun-easter-projects-kids

 

Try this page for a variety of Easter crafts: https://www.babysavers.com/easter-crafts-for-preschoolers-and-toddlers/

 

I would love to see what you have done over the Easter break so feel free to send any photos through Class Dojo.

 

Happy Easter, Leanne.

 

 

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