Hello Little Winners and Little Stars. I hope you have been able to get outside whether it’s raining or not. Remember what they say, there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing! I have enjoyed seeing ducklings, lambs and calves on my walks, I hope you have had the opportunity to see some animals too. This month at nursery we would have been concentrating on animals and plants. Therefore, this week our blog theme will be related to animals.

To begin with, we would like to say a special thank you to, Reggie, Rex, William, Isabelle, Darci and Arya for sending us photos of the wonderful activities they have been doing at home. Remember if you have a drawing or a photograph of something you have been doing, feel free to send it via the Home Learning Showcase. We love to see your creations.

Friday 8th is VE day. How will you be celebrating? Here is a wonderful website that helps young children understand what VE Day is all about. There are also suggested craft ideas to help you celebrate.

Little Winners & Little Stars - All About Animals

Suggested tasks for Mathematics:

Count forwards to 12
Count backwards 12 to 0
Play this counting game. Count how many animals you can see Animals on the Farm
Watch a Numberblocks clip each day at BBC or CBeebies
Sing a counting song – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive and 5 Little Men in a flying saucer (show the number on your fingers as you take one away)
Practise writing numerals 1,2,3 - paint, chalk, in sand

Suggested tasks for Writing:

Draw an animal of your choice. Add as many features as you can think of e.g. whiskers, teeth, tail. Write any sounds you can hear in the name of the animal
Practise holding your pencil correctly – one finger on the top and holding it near to the nib
Practise writing your name, write your surname too if you can already do your first name
Practise doing up your own buttons and zips to strengthen your fine motor skills

Suggested tasks for Phonics

Play this Animal Sounds Match Game Phonics Bloom
Sing Old McDonald had a farm adding as many animals as you can think of into the song. Sometimes make the animal sound instead of saying the name, and ask your child to tell you which animal it is.
Think of words that rhyme with a dog, nonsense words are ok too (such as sog, nog, zog) Try others – cat, mouse, pig etc
Sing songs and rhymes, adding actions and changing the words. All Nursery Rhymes

Suggested wider curriculum projects:

The project this week aims to provide opportunities for your child to learn more about animals they are interested in. Dear Zoo –
Read the story Dear Zoo or watch the online video
Visit the Dear Zoo website and play an interactive game
Think of your own animal to add to the story e.g. They sent me… a hedgehog but he was too prickly so I sent him back Animal Details –
Listen to birds in your garden or outside the window, can you hear different sounds that different birds make? Identify them using the RSPB website.
Play charades – take it in turns to act out different animals. Add in their noises as an extra clue
Create an animal den with blankets and sheets. Act out being an animal in there
Practise identify animals names and sounds via this very simple website Knee Bouncers

Useful Websites-

Virtual Chester Zoo
Virtual London Zoo
Virtual Edinburgh Zoo
San Diego Zoo live cams
Each day at 7pm (UK time), Cincinnati Zoo will Livestream a home safari.
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary - Australia
Tarongo Zoo - Australia
Houston Zoo - Texas
Monterey Bay Aquarium - California

Nursery Home Learning- Week Beginning 11.05.20