Nursery - Hungry Caterpillar
CURRICULUM FOR Summer 1
This half term our topic is “Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes.”
AS READERS
We will be reading books linked to our half term theme, these include “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” “Caterpillars and Butterflies,” (nonfiction) and “Betsy Buglove Saves the Bees.”
We will also retell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk using Talk4Writing.
We are working on our speech sounds/articulation, initial sounds and will introduce the RWI sounds.
AS WRITERS
To improve the children’s fine and gross motor skills we will be doing activities that encourage movement of the whole arm. We have funky fingers daily activities, for example: threading; tweezers; or playdough to strengthen the children’s posture, shoulder and elbow movement, hand grip, pincer, and tripod grip. The children are encouraged to mark make using a variety of different media: post its, notepads, paper, card etc.
AS MATHEMATICIANS
The children will focus on comparing measures: height; length; capacity and mass. They will use vocabulary linked to each one.
We will also sequence routines/growth/life cycles
AS EXPLORERS
This half term we are focusing on growth, we will take the opportunity to plant seeds and learn how to take care of them. We will look at lifecycles of butterflies, plants and bees.
The children will also discover who St George is and what he represents.
PSED
We have circle times and on the spot opportunities to devel
CURRICULUM FOR Summer 1
This half term our topic is ‘Come Outside."
AS READERS
We will be reading books linked to our half term theme: “Come Outside,” these include “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” and “Oliver’s Vegetables.”
We will also retell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk using Talk4Writing.
The children will also be learning the sounds from RWI, m, a, s, d, t, i, n, p, g, o, c, k
AS WRITERS
To improve the children’s fine and gross motor skills we will be doing activities that encourage the control of the whole arm movement using scarves. We have funky fingers activities and name writing in the morning to strengthen the children’s posture, shoulder and elbow movement, hand grip, pincer, and tripod grip. The children are encouraged to mark make using a variety of different media: post its, notepads, paper, card etc,
AS MATHEMATICIANS
The children will be looking at way we can compare objects by height, length, mass, and capacity. Using the appropriate language such as tall/short; taller/shorter; tallest/shortest.
They will also describe an AB and ABC pattern and predict what happens next. They will also fix a pattern.
We will also sequence routines/growth/life cycles
AS EXPLORERS
This half term we are focusing on growth, we will take the opportunity to plant seeds and learn how to take care of them. We will look at lifecycles, particularly of a bean.
The children will also discover who St George is and what he represents.
PSED
We have circle times and on the spot opportunities to develop PSED skills. With the transition into reception upcoming we will continue to mix with reception children and staff, becoming more outgoing with unfamiliar people, in the safe context of their setting.
PE
Lessons will take place every Tuesday morning with our PE Staff. The children will need to come to nursery wearing their PE kits.
“STAY AND PLAY” sessions.
Parents and carers are welcome to stay for a lovely, calm 45 mins on a Friday morning, to share their child’s learning. It might be craft activities, cooking, playing games, sharing books, watching live sessions, or even looking at their child’s learning journals.
HOME LEARNING
Please ensure that you are logged on to Class Dojo so that you can see what your child has been doing. Photos and messages will be posted regularly to show you what your child has been learning at nursery.
DROP OFF INFORMATION
We are now encouraging you to drop your child off at the Nursery gate, so they can put their own coat away, find their picture/name independently, go into the classroom confidently and independently to self-register.
CURRICULUM FOR Summer 1
This half term our topic is ‘Come Outside."
AS READERS
We will be reading books linked to our half term theme: “Come Outside,” these include “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” and “Oliver’s Vegetables.”
We will also retell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk using Talk4Writing.
The children will also be learning the sounds from RWI, m, a, s, d, t, i, n, p, g, o, c, k
AS WRITERS
To improve the children’s fine and gross motor skills we will be doing activities that encourage the control of the whole arm movement using scarves. We have funky fingers activities and name writing in the morning to strengthen the children’s posture, shoulder and elbow movement, hand grip, pincer, and tripod grip. The children are encouraged to mark make using a variety of different media: post its, notepads, paper, card etc,
AS MATHEMATICIANS
The children will be looking at way we can compare objects by height, length, mass, and capacity. Using the appropriate language such as tall/short; taller/shorter; tallest/shortest.
They will also describe an AB and ABC pattern and predict what happens next. They will also fix a pattern.
We will also sequence routines/growth/life cycles
AS EXPLORERS
This half term we are focusing on growth, we will take the opportunity to plant seeds and learn how to take care of them. We will look at lifecycles, particularly of a bean.
The children will also discover who St George is and what he represents.
PSED
We have circle times and on the spot opportunities to develop PSED skills. With the transition into reception upcoming we will continue to mix with reception children and staff, becoming more outgoing with unfamiliar people, in the safe context of their setting.
PE
Lessons will take place every Tuesday morning with our PE Staff. The children will need to come to nursery wearing their PE kits.
“STAY AND PLAY” sessions.
Parents and carers are welcome to stay for a lovely, calm 45 mins on a Friday morning, to share their child’s learning. It might be craft activities, cooking, playing games, sharing books, watching live sessions, or even looking at their child’s learning journals.
HOME LEARNING
Please ensure that you are logged on to Class Dojo so that you can see what your child has been doing. Photos and messages will be posted regularly to show you what your child has been learning at nursery.
DROP OFF INFORMATION
We are now encouraging you to drop your child off at the Nursery gate, so they can put their own coat away, find their picture/name independently, go into the classroom confidently and independently to self-register.
op PSED skills. We will also be working on sharing and waiting our turn during games. Using visuals and our emotional vocabulary, we will continue to work on self-regulation and calming our bodies when we feel angry/sad/excited. We will also find appropriate ways of being assertive.
PE
Lessons will take place every Tuesday morning with our PE Staff. The children will need to come to nursery wearing their PE kits. No earrings.
HOME LEARNING
Please ensure that you are logged on to Class Dojo so that you can see what your child has been doing. Photos and messages will be posted regularly. Their learning is also displayed in the cloakroom, each child has a section showing their work and any wow speech moments. This is replaced every half term and placed in their learning journal.
A weekly newsletter about next week’s learning and vocabulary is sent out every Friday.
Stay and Plays happen every Friday for 45 mins. Parents and carers are welcome to come and join their child in sharing a book; crafts; seasonal/celebrations activities; maths/literacy/phonics workshops.
