Our Learning in Nursery
PSED
We are learning to develop our Listening and waiting skills; Show me 5, following directions,understanding and detecting different feelings. The children will be beginning to understand how these skills will be modelled but also taught through 'Dinosaur School'. Dinosaur School is a program that teaches the children about feelings and rules through puppets.
Literacy
In Literacy the children will be looking at non-fiction texts related mini beasts and jungle animals. We will also be reading lots of lovely fictional rhyming texts.
UTW
This term the children will be thinking about changes, looking after plants and animals including watching our very own eggs hatch in to chicks!
PD
This term the children will be taking part in gymnastic activities and playing games. The children will also be developing their fine motor skills through carefully planned activities such as, 'threading, cutting and mark making with various media. The children will also be rehearsing their gross motor skills on bikes, scooters and balancing equipment.
Maths
In maths this term the children will be learning through songs, games and hands-on-activities. They will be practising recognising patterns, counting skills to 5 and beyond (for some children) and understanding the terms fewer, less than and more than. They will be sorting and grouping objects, learning about 2D shapes and developing their understanding of prepositional language
Communication and language
This term the children will be listening to stories and rhymes, they will be practising using and following directions, answering simple questions including; who, what and why and exploring in the home corner and small world area.
EAD
We will exploring the role play-area, engaging with small world play, moving to music and mark-making with a range of different media.
