Blog Author: Holly Mayer

In phonics we have been listening to different noises that animals make. We began with looking at farm animals, singing 'Old Macdonald Had a Farm'. We then looked at animal noises from pets at home, we completed a quiz to guess which animal was making the sound. We also used our senses to go on a…

We have learnt the numerals 0 and 1. All children are confident at recognising the numerals and we have now looked at comparing them. In numbers and patterns the children have been looking at how to represent the numbers in different ways, like with our fingers, objects and dots. We then sorted…

In ducklings we have been developing our fine motor skills and learning how to use tweezers. Most children have now found their dominate hand and have been experimenting with different grips on tools. This supports the muscle growth in our hands in preparation for writing. 

We carefully picked…

The children have listened to 'The Colour Monster' this week as we have been learning all about our emotions. We sat in small groups for a short period of time listening to the story. At the end of the story we took part in discussions around the books, answering a range of questions. The children…

In phonics we have been learning all about different sounds that we hear inside and outside. We discussed these and listened to different audios carefully, identifying what was making the different sounds. Later in the week we went on a walk around our school grounds to identify different sounds…

This week we have started to learn about numbers, we started with the number 0. The children have been brilliant at recognising the numeral and understanding the value. 

We began with reading a story by Kathryn Otoshi called 'Zero'. We then looked at zero represented in the environment and went…

In Duckling class we have been using the mirrors to look at the different features on our faces, we found that everyone has similarities such as two eyes, a nose, a mouth but we also have lots of differences, such as the colour of our eyes and hair. 

We enjoyed using our fine motor skills to…

This term we are learning all about me!

This week we are starting with a discussion around our body parts - knowing we have 2 hands, 2 legs, 2 eyes, ect. We used the potato heads to create different bodies ensuring we have all of the correct body parts. We had lots of discussions around the…

This week we have learnt the rhyme '5 Little Ducks' as we are learning all about our class.

. The children have loved learning the rhyme and actions, and are able to apply this in their independent learning. They have used the props on the maths table to sing with friends, count the ducks and…

Today we showed Miss Mayer how we hold our pencils and how many of the pre-writing shapes we can complete. This is something we will be working on over the year as it will help us in so many ways. When colouring we will learn new types of lines to represent objects. people and animals and it will…

We loved free colouring today! We could choose to draw anything we wanted. Miss Mayer was super impressed with how many colours we knew and how we could communicate our interests. We looked at what hand the crayons felt comfortable in and how we correctly hold a pencil/crayon.

Well done…

Our first 3 days in Nursery were so fun! We met our new teachers, made new friends and explored all of the different areas in our classroom and outside!

I hope you all had as much fun as I did and I can't wait to see you for our first full week on Monday.