Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Nursery Class- Miss Cummings
Summer 1 - How many colours in the rainbow?
In the event that our school has to close we have added a series of links below which your child can follow. Once your child has completed any work we would love to see photos on tapestry. In Nursery we believe the best learning comes through play and exploring so spend lots of your time sharing experiences with your child!
Phonics
In phonics we will be learning to blend sounds to say words e.g. c-a-t is cat. We will be segmenting sounds in the words by trying to hear the initial sound in a word e.g. p p p pirate. You could play blending games at home - please see the ideas below.
To prepare children to learn the pure sounds and to begin to tune in with different sounds below are some FRED games. You can also have fun by adding FRED talking into your daily routine for example, asking your child to find their h-a-t and see if they can guess what you are saying.
Read, Write Inc
We are learning a sound a day to prepare us for tuning into initial sounds ready for our future learning in phonics.
Please see the video below on how to correctly say the sounds.
Maths
As mathematicians we will be naming 2D and 3D shapes. You could go on a shape hunt and see which shapes you can find in your home and in the local environment e.g. on signs, pictures, packaging and toys.
Literacy
As writers we will be looking at recognising and writing our own name and having a go at copying some of the letters. Can you support your child at writing their own name? This could be on their pictures, in cards or on shopping lists. Start with the first letter to help your child recognise their own name.
To develop our fine motor skills we will be doing regular dough disco sessions, follow the link below and have some fun at the dough disco!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrBsNhwxzgc
As readers we will be looking at a range of stories, thinking about the problems and solutions in stories. Whilst you are reading at home can you ask your child the following questions;
-Who are the characters?
-What is the problem?
-What is the solution?
-Would you change the ending?
Below is a letter formation sheet which will help you support your child at beginning to write their own name.
We will also be looking at initial sounds, focusing on hearing the initial sounds in a range of words. Beginning to label our pictures with initial sounds relating to what we have drawn. Can your child draw a picture and label it with the initial sounds they can hear?
Understanding the world- History
As Historians we will also be thinking about the past events we have taken part in throughout our year in Nursery. Can you children use the sheet below to draw their favourite memory from their time within Nursery?
Expressive arts and design- DT
We will be linking our Art learning to the work of Jackson Pollock. We will explore colour mixing and drip painting. You could have a go at painting your own pictures at home. You could make a castle from old boxes to link to our topic this half term!
Physical development
As movers webe using PE eqiupment sich as balls and beanbags. We will hold a ball with two hands and then one hand. We will practice throwing balls and beanbags to a target e.g. a bowl or bucket. You could have a go at this at home, if you don't have a ball you could get creative with rolled up tin foil.
