Morning!  Today I would like you to extend yesterday’s activity (pick a picture on phonics play) by creating your own words to go with real objects.  Please could you start by collecting some objects with very simple names such as hat, cup, pen, bag (you will only need about 4 or 5).  They need to be words in which each sound can easily be heard.  When you have done this ask your child to write each word on a slip of paper, help them to sound out each letter carefully using the pat and stroke the arm technique.  Once they have created a label for each object can you mix them up and see how quickly they can match them to the objects.

Thank you to everyone who has been sending in videos and photo’s of the challenges they bring a smile to my face!

Good morning nursery,

This week you have shared some fantastic activity photos with us, including some extra special celebrations. Thank you, we are so proud of you all.

Here are the suggested activities for today, we hope you are enjoying the music week.

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Starry Eyed Stan

Good morning everyone!

Your phonic challenge today is again to help children blend the letters in a simple word in order to read them.  It’s another great phonics play game, please select the game “pick a picture” at phase 2.  This gives the children a word on the screen and three possible objects.  Please can you help your child blend their sounds by tapping on their arm for each sound and then stroking it to blend them together.  I call this patting and stroking the dog!   It may seem strange but it seems to work.  If there are any unfamiliar letters please go back to Mrs Giodano’s post which shows the children the letter cards.

Have fun!

Good morning nursery, it’s Wednesday already!

Did you create a rain maker or shaker yesterday? please send them in to us, we would love to see them and share them with you all.

The suggested activity for today is a fun game we are sure your children will enjoy; ‘Kim’s game’. See the attachment for details.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/mr-tumbles-rhyme-time?collection=fun-activities-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers

Today’s challenge will help support your child’s reading by helping them to blend letters together.  Please find phonics play on the web and then input the username march20 and the password home.  Then select the game “dragons den” at phase 2 level.  In this challenge the children find out that the dragons eggs are mixed up and are unable to breathe fire.  In order to help them they must read the eggs and give them to the correct dragon.  They need to give the green dragon the real words and the red dragon made up words.  Good luck in helping the dragons!

Good morning nursery,

Please find attached the suggested activities for today. It’s time to get crafty, let’s make our own rain makers and shakers! These can be made using lots of resources you may have in your home.

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Enjoy, The Nursery Team

Good morning nursery

We hope you enjoyed our ‘Art’ themed activities last week, we received some fabulous photos, thank you.

This week’s theme will now focus on ‘Music’. Music can be simple and can be enjoyed by all, nursery love using instruments to make simple sounds and tap out beats.

We would like you to enjoy music in lots of ways using lots of resources if you can. The activity today uses pots and pans! Have a little look below.

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Enjoy your day,take care.

On a Friday we usually go over the phonics we have learnt that week and play a few games.  One of the games that has always proved popular is bingo.  This particular version is available on twinkle (this is a free website at the moment) and the game you are looking for is called “cvc bingo matching card game”.  Again, use the phase 2 level as this is most appropriate.  However, this only works with a printer.  You could instead though make your own version with your child, they could draw the pictures and write the letters.  You would need to make two boards (if you’re not sure how they should look just google the game even if you’re not going to print it).  The words include net, man, dog, tap and so on.

Have fun!