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Spring Term Focus Ideas
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01.03.2021 – 05.03.2021
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Monday
Welcome back to another week!
As always, we spend a little time in Nursery listening to what you got up to at the weekend. Take some time to tell your grown-ups what you have enjoyed doing with them. You might want to tell someone outside of you house what you have been up to!
You could make a phone call to a friend or relative or even write a letter or draw a picture. You could even post it to them in a post box – but don’t forget the stamp!
Don’t forget – the grown-ups in Nursery love to hear what you’ve been up to as well! You can let us know by telling us on the Class Blog!
Tuesday
We are continuing to explore Traditional Tales this week.
A Traditional Tale is a story that has been told and retold for a very long time.
Last week, we looked at Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Can you remember what happened in that story?
This week, we are focusing on Jack and the Beanstalk.
If you have a copy of the story at home, have a read.
If you discovered a beanstalk in your garden, would you climb up?
Why would/wouldn’t you like to climb up?
What do think you might find at the top of the beanstalk?
Be as imaginative as you can!
Wednesday
Ten Town
We have now met the first five characters of ten town.
Let’s take some time to reflect – can you remember how to write each of the numbers?
Have a go at writing the numbers 1-5 on separate pieces of paper. Can you put them into the correct order?
Can you match the correct quantity to each number?
Thursday
Today is World Book Day in school!
The theme this year is ‘The Masked Reader’ – so we have a challenge for you!
We would like you to have a go at making your own mask to represent a character from a book!
You can use anything you like to create your mask – add hair with wool, use pens/crayons/paints to add colour, use collage pieces – the possibilities are endless!
There is also a potato decorating competition – to create a character from a book in potato form!
If making a mask might be a little tricky, why not have a go at decorating a potato instead!
Here are some ideas, if you need them.
Remember – the only limit is your imagination, and it doesn’t have to look like the character they say it is! As long as your child can explain what they’re doing, while they’re doing it –that’s okay!
Don't forget to show us what you create on the Class Blog!
Friday
Silly Soup!
We have looked at making silly soup with rhyming words, but now let’s see if we can make some with the same initial sounds.
Remember, initial sounds are the sounds we make at the beginning of words.
Miss Bailey has had a go at making her own Silly Soup – can you work out what initial sound all of the ingredients in her soup have?
A Comb
A Cork
A Can
Some Cotton wool
A Clip
Have a go at making your own Silly Soup!
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22.02.2021 – 26.02.2021
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Tuesday
Traditional Tales
We are focusing on Traditional Tales over the next few weeks in Nursery – but what are they?
A Traditional Tale is a story which has been re-told lots and lots of times over many years, and is a story that most people know.
This week, we are focusing on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Do you know the story?
Retell the story to your grown-ups at home!
Not sure? That’s fine! See if you have a copy of the story at home you could read, or listen to Miss Bailey read it here:
What do you think of Goldilocks?
Do you think she should have gone into the Three Bears house and done all of those things?
How do you think the Bears felt when they found out what she had done?
Wednesday
Ten Town
So far, we have met four of the characters living in Ten Town.
Today, we are going to meet Fiona Five – her story is here:
Fiona Five
This is Fiona Five. She is the manager of the Ten Town Sports and Leisure Centre and she helps the other people in Ten Town stay healthy. She also helps them to choose five healthy foods to eat every day.
Fiona Five has a special sports wheelchair because she is an athlete who enjoys playing lots of different sports, her favourites are tennis, archery, swimming, wheelchair racing and basketball.
Can you count how many sports she likes?
King One wanted to get fit so she takes him out training in the Ten Town park. She is facing away from King One because she is leading him round the park and she is faster than him!
To write number five, remember the rhyme:
“Down her back around you go
Arms out straight, don’t be slow!”
Can you be like Fiona Five, and eat five healthy things today (and everyday!)
Have a go at writing the numbers 1-5 on separate pieces of paper, mix them up and put them back in the right order!
Can you match the right number of objects to each number?
Thursday
All about alliteration
Can you hear the sound at the beginning of your name?
Take my name, for example – Bailey.
Really emphasise the beginning sound of your name. Repeat it a few times, if you have to:
“ B-B-B-Bailey”
Keep repeating that initial sound, can you think of/find other words with the same initial sound?
“B-B-B-Brilliant B-B-B-Bailey”
“B-B-B-Bouncy B-B-B-Bailey”
“B-B-B-Beautiful B-B-B-Bailey”
Have a go with your own name – and don’t worry if you find it a bit tricky, it can be the first few tries you have!
Friday
Thinking about this week’s Traditional Tale – Goldilocks and the Three Bears, let’s make some Goldilocks/Bears crafts that you can use in your play!
You could make your very own bear ears or Goldilocks long golden hair, so that you can role play the story yourself. You could even make different sized ears for each of the bears!
You could have a go at making your own porridge with a grown-up!
You could try different toppings on your porridge too. We would love to know if it’s something you enjoy! Let us know on the Class Blog!
Remember to follow the instructions carefully.
If you have some construction items at home, you could have a go at making each of the Bear’s chairs and/or beds!
You could use Lego, Stickle Bricks, or even paper/lollypop sticks/toilet roll tubes/other crafty bits and bobs you might have around the house!
Remember, the Bears all have different sized chairs and beds – so keep this in mind while you make them!
As always, we love to see what you have been getting up to at home on the Class Blog. We check regularly to see what you add, and do our best to reply to every post! Keep them coming!
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22.02.2021 – 26.02.2021
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Monday 22.02.21 – Science Day!
Welcome back! We hope you had a lovely, relaxing Half Term holiday!
Today is Science day throughout the school, and we have lots of ideas for science activities in Nursery too!
Here are some ideas, below - have a go at one and let us know how you get on!
Explore Your Senses
Sight – our eyes help us see: Light and dark. Explore what happens when you put an object in front of a light – can you make your own shadows on the wall?
Hearing – our ears help us hear: Explore what happens to sounds. Can you make them louder or quieter? Can you make sounds ‘bounce’ and make an echo?
Taste – our tongue helps us taste: Different foods have different tastes. Experiment with different flavours like salty, sweet, sour (please have a camera ready if you try lemon, we would love to see your reactions!)
Smell – our nose helps us smell: Just like taste, different objects can have different smells. Test yourself to see if you can recognise smells with a blindfold on!
Touch – our hands (and skin) help us touch: Have a go at a sensory walk by laying out different objects on the floor and walking barefoot along them.
Or make a mystery ‘feely box’ – can you work out what’s in the box just by feeling it?
Floating and Sinking
This is a fun experiment anyone can enjoy – all you need is a container of water and a range of objects.
Can you predict which items might float and which might sink?
What do you notice about the items which float/sink?
Do all of the light items float?
Do all of the heavy ones sink?
Can you add items to something that floats – what happens then?
Try with different objects – fruit and vegetables can surprise you!
Now you have an idea of what floats, can you make your own boat? You could decorate it in any way you like and show us on the Class Blog!
Magnetic Fun!
If you have magnets at home (fridge magnets will do), you could go on a magnetic object hunt!
What do you notice about the magnet?
Sometimes it ‘sticks’ to things – these objects are magnetic.
Sometimes it does nothing – these items are not magnetic.
Can you sort a selection of items in your house into magnetic and non-magnetic piles?
*Bonus* what happens if you try to put two magnets together?
If they pull together, they are attracted and if they push away, they are repelling
It’s never too early to introduce vocabulary like this in your play and investigation!
Forever Blowing Bubbles
We all enjoy blowing bubbles and watching them float away – but this can be a really interesting science experiment too!
You can make a simple bubble mixture with water and a couple of tablespoons of washing up liquid.
Blow some bubbles outside and watch them as they float away.
You can see where the wind blows, just by watching your bubbles!