Nursery
On this page there are additional resources, weblinks and ideas you can use to support your child at home if they are at home due to having tested positive for COVID. These resources in addition to any homework set that week by the class teacher should support the child for up to 3 days as per the guidance for isolation ( updated in April 2022). Please only complete these activities if your child is well enough and any work completed should be upload to SeeSaw for your teacher to give feedback on.
Take Home Tasks
Maths Follow the link:- https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/early-mathematical-experiences-205e Lesson 1 – Sorting a collection of objects based in one attribute. Lesson 5 – Sorting shapes based on name or colour. Lesson 7 – Matching pairs of related objects.
Phonics Lesson 1 – Hold up an orange, ask your child to say what it is? Explain it starts with a o sound. Practise saying the o sound. Can your child think of anything else starting with an o sound? Model writing the sound o with your magic finger. Use shaving foam, play dough or modelling clay, make the letter shape o. Show a few o items, orange, oval, octopus, olives, getting your child to say what they are. Drop the items at the end in a pile on the carpet with other items starting with n, m. Can your child put the items in the correct sound pile?
Lesson 2 – Hold up a picture of a cat, ask your child to say what it is? Explain it starts with a c sound. Practise saying the c sound. Can your child think of anything else starting with a c sound? Practise making the letter shape with magic fingers in the air. Have a stuffed toy cat. Explain that this is Cathy the cat and he only eats things that start with the sound c but he won’t anything unless you say ‘Cathy, Cathy, did you eat something yummy? What ‘c’ things can we find for your tummy?’ Have a selection of items that begin with any sound but more with sound c (candle, cake, candy cane, camel, car, cap, coffee).
Lesson 3 - Hold up a picture of a dog, ask your child to say what it is? Explain it starts with the d sound. Can your child think of anything else starting with a d sound? Get your child to use their magic finger to write d in the air/backs/hands. Model writing on the whiteboard. Get your child to look around the house for objects that begin with the letter sound d.
Project Lesson 1 – Can you find out how bread is made? Where does flour come from? Research and display your findings in your own way.
Lesson 2 – Can you make a tractor using junk modelling?
Lesson 3 – Can you find out what farm animal your family members like the best? Can you put this into a bar graph to show your results?
Nursery Rhyme of the Week
Old MacDonald had a farm – Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O And on that farm he had a cow E-I-E-I-O
With a “moo-moo” here And a “moo-moo” there Here a “moo”, there a “moo” Everywhere a “moo-moo” Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O
(Repeat with different farm animals)
P.E
Follow the links to get active:- Joe Wicks Teddy Bear Workout Cosmic Yoga – On the Farm Joe Wicks – the Spiderman workout
English Read a book every day. Practise writing your name. |
Reading Why not look at the website below where you can access reading books online for you to read with your child? |
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Understanding the world
Expressive Art and Design
Personal, Social and Emotional Development Chop the vegetables for dinner together Give your children the responsibility to help with household chores. Look at Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube and join in together Sharing a family meal and talk about your day.
Physical Development Threading pasta on to wool or string Water play in the bath – scooping, pouring and measuring Design a treasure hunt around the house Junk modelling Make playdough Musical movement games – like musical statues Lego and block play. Make a sensory tray with shaving foam, soap, jelly etc Painting with water in the garden Building dens and tunnels with blankets and under the kitchen table Watch episodes of ‘Come Outside’ on YouTube
Communication and Language Storytelling with homemade puppets – use old socks, lolly stick and straws Singing nursery rhymes and action songs, such as Simon Says Make music with saucepans and pots Play guessing games – such as think of an animal and model giving clues to help your child guess the animal Play board games https://wetalkmakaton.org/ Learn to sign the Makaton Sign of the Week
Maths Pairing socks Playing Snakes and Ladders Bigger and Smaller games – using Goldilocks Add numbers to pegs and the help your child to order them Measuring ingredients to cook/ help make dinner Sing number songs, such as 5 currant buns or try CBeebies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sePZkXefyE&list=RDQM26Gygm2q0_o&start_radio=1&ab_channel=CBeebies Sorting toys by colour or shape Sorting coins Build train tracks in different shapes Build towers from blocks – how many blocks did you use? Can you use the same blocks to build a different tower? Make a bowling game with toilet rolls
Literacy Share storybooks and talk about what is happening on each page Play lotto games – matching pictures Sing Jolly Phonics songs
Hide an object in a ‘mystery bag’ and give clues to what might be inside Tap out syllables to break up your name on musical instruments Phonics play (use the sounds write link) |
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