Nursery
Hello, Nursery!
After a very successful first term where children are settled and happy in Nursery, we are excited to tell you about our next steps in learning!
Mrs Williams, Mrs Carr-Colliver and Mrs Hall.
What We're Learning This Half-Term
Our learning this half-term will centre around this Topic and question:
Protect the Planet; what is life like in the ocean?
COMMUNICATIONS AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Through our new topic, children will continue to learn new vocabulary and develop their conversational skills during group discussions.
Children will be able to express a point of view and to debate when they disagree with an adult or a friend, using words as well as actions.
We will be finding out about and sharing views on key environmental aspects including life in the ocean. Children will explore and talk about their natural environment and share how they show care and respect.
Physical Development
Children will continue to develop their movement, balancing, riding (scooters, trikes and bikes) and ball skills in daily outdoor provision.
Children will use a variety of one-handed tools and equipment, for example, making snips in paper with scissors.
Through daily activities, children will develop and use a comfortable grip with good control when holding pens and pencils as they practise name writing and enjoy other fine motor activities such as drawing and colouring.
We will also be using the hall and field to practise key physical skills in preparation for sports day.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Naturally, children will continue to grow in maturity, confidence and independence as they enjoy coming to nursery.
Adults will be helping children to find solutions to any conflicts and rivalries. For example, accepting that not everyone can be Spider-Man in the game, and suggesting other ideas.
Through daily in and outdoor provision, children will play with and alongside their peers, developing their own interests and sharing ideas with others.
Literacy (Reading and Writing)
Through daily literacy, story sessions and our reading area, children will continue to understand the five key concepts about print:
- Print has meaning
- Print can have different purposes - we read English text from left to right and from top to bottom
- The names of the different parts of a book
- Page sequencing
Children will use some of their print and letter knowledge in their early writing. For example: writing a pretend shopping list that starts at the top of the page; writing ‘m’ for mummy.
Some children will be able to write their first name in preparation for moving to Reception in September and others will continue to explore a variety of mark making activities.
Maths
Children will talk about and explore 2D and 3D shapes (for example, circles, rectangles, triangles and cuboids) using informal and mathematical language: ‘sides’, ‘corners’; ‘straight’, ‘flat’, ‘round’.
Children will begin to describe a sequence of events, real or fictional, using words such as ‘first’, ‘then...’ This will be developed through stories and discussions about typical life situations such as daily routines.
We will also be learning how to make comparisons between objects relating to size and length. This learning will be mostly linked to our new topic ‘life in the ocean.’
Understanding the world
Children will begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things. Children will learn about life in the ocean and find out how they can help with this e.g. not throwing litter.
They will talk about the differences between materials and changes they notice. This will be explored through water where children will investigate what happens to different materials when they are wet.
Expressive Arts and Design
Children will continue to draw with increasing complexity and detail, such as representing a face with a circle and including details. Children will also use drawing to their own represent ideas.
In the writing area, children will have opportunities to draw and colour ocean themed pictures, and in the creative area, explore a variety of forms from collages to paintings.
We're looking forward to a terrific half-term filled with learning, exploration, and adventure.
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