Nursery learning Spring 1 2021

Maths

Number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diMJIlv-4N0

Sing the song “1,2,3,4,5 Once I Caught A Fish Alive”. Look around your house and sort things into groups of 5 and count them ( for example, a group of 5 spoons, 5 toy dinosaur toys, 5 pens). Practise touching each item and counting it 1,2,3,4,5.

Theme

Humpty Dumpty

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-humpty-dumpty-sat-on-the-wall/zhn7kmn

Watch the video about the nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty”.

Draw a picture of Humpty Dumpty sitting on top of the wall in your Home Learning Journal. Think about where you live, if you were sitting up really high what do you think you would see?

English

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6kPcQSSsEY

Follow the instructions in the video, this is to help your child hold a pencil correctly.

Phonics

We will be looking at exploring fast and slow.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/eyfs-listening-skills-rhythm/zv6tjhv

Play the video, decide whether the music is fast or slow.

Try to identify what type of music it is.

Have a go at clapping along to the music.

Maths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCUGLyVkMlM

Watch Numberblocks with your child. Talk to them about what they have watched, practise counting.

Theme

Humpty Dumpty

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-humpty-dumpty-sat-on-the-wall/zhn7kmn

Watch the video about the nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty”.

Draw a picture of Humpty Dumpty falling through the air in your Home Learning Journal. Think about where you live, if you were sitting up really high what do you think you would see?

English

Help your child to continue to try to write their name. Concentrate on one letter if they are finding it difficult.

Phonics

Fast or slow.

Continuing from yesterdays activity, put on your favourite music and get your child to clap along in time to it! (try to use a fast song and a slow song just for them to notice the difference).

Maths

Number

Talk to your child about the Numberblocks video they watched yesterday, how it talked about the numbers 1 and 2. Then sing the song “If You’re Happy and You Know It” Try to count the movements ie the claps, the stomping the feet.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71hqRT9U0wg

Theme

Humpty Dumpty

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-humpty-dumpty-sat-on-the-wall/zhn7kmn

Watch the video about the nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty”.

Draw a picture of Humpty Dumpty sitting on the floor in pieces Home Learning Journal.

Go for a walk (keeping safe of course), pretend you are Humpty Dumpty and are very high! What kind of things would you see. Then pretend you are Humpty Dumpty after you have fallen on the floor, what kind of things can you see now? Write some of your ideas in your Home Learning Journal.

Phonics

Clap a simple rhythm (or you get out some pots and spoons and drum it). Get your child to repeat the rhythm back. For example clap 1,2,3 and ask them to do the same.

Maths

Number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diMJIlv-4N0  Sing your favourite counting song.

Theme/ cooking

Humpty Dumpty

Talk about the fact that Humpty Dumpty was an egg. Talk about what you eat that contains egg. If you are brave enough, let your child crack an egg and see it. You could use the eggs to make scrambled eggs for dinner!

English

Practise drawing circles in your Home Learning Journal and create a family for Humpty Dumpty! Don’t forget to give them faces and get your grown up to label who they are.

Talking activity

Watch a childrens TV show with your child (whatever they enjoy). Ask them about it. Ask questions like    “ What was the story about?”   “What was your favourite bit? Why?” Tell them what you liked about the show and what your favourite part was too.

Maths

Number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diMJIlv-4N0  Sing your favourite counting song.

Theme/ cooking

Humpty Dumpty

Talk about the fact that Humpty Dumpty was an egg. Talk about what you eat that contains egg. If you are brave enough, let your child crack an egg and see it. You could use the eggs to make scrambled eggs for dinner!

English

Practise drawing circles in your Home Learning Journal and create a family for Humpty Dumpty! Don’t forget to give them faces and get your grown up to label who they are.

Talking activity

Watch a childrens TV show with your child (whatever they enjoy). Ask them about it. Ask questions like    “ What was the story about?”   “What was your favourite bit? Why?” Tell them what you liked about the show and what your favourite part was too.

Maths

Number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diMJIlv-4N0

Watch the video and join in with the singing. Play a counting game using objects around your home.

How many cushions can see? How many spoons can you find? How many shoes can you see? Take pictures of what you find to enquiry@hawthorn.bham.sch..uk

Theme

We’re Going On a Bear Hunt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds

Watch the video of the story “We’re Going On a Bear Hunt”.

What is your favourite part of story?  Get your grown up write about some of things in your Home Learning Journal.

English

Encourage your child to draw vertical and horizontal lines, you can draw a line for them to draw over with a highlighter. Write this in your Home Learning Journal.

l l l      ___     / / /

Phonics

Watch the video Mrs Browning has a box,

https://vimeo.com/413019437

Find a collection of things from your home (a packet of crisps, a bunch of keys, a squeaky toy)

Put them under a towel or blanket. Ask your child, what can you hear? What did you think it is?

Maths

Sorting a collection of objects based on one attribute (thenational.academy)

Copy and paste the above address into the search bar.

Watch the lesson with your child.

Find some toys and put them in a bowl for your child to sort. Take photos of your child doing this and send them to  enquiry@hawthorn.bham.sch..uk

Theme

Re watch  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds  focusing on doing the actions we tried out in our live lesson.

English

Encourage your child to draw circular lines (clockwise and anti-clockwise),

c c c o o o 

Phonics

What's Behind The Door? (Phase 1) - Online Phonics Game (phonicsbloom.com)

Play this game online with your child.

Maths

 Ladybird Spots - Counting, Matching and Ordering game (topmarks.co.uk)

Play the above game with your child.

Theme

Re watch  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds . Sing the song and make sure you do the actions!! Cut out the pictures of the different places (the wood, the river). Talk about what you can see.

English

Encourage your child to zig zag lines, put it in your Home Learning Journal.

v v v z z z

Phonics

Find a few toy animals. Show them to your child and then hide them under a cushion. Using statements, let your child guess what animal you are describing.

“It likes to eat bananas” “It likes to swing in trees”  (Monkey)