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Nursery Guidance On Writing And Letters

Have a little look at the following attachments on how you can support your children with writing and letters during your time at home.

The writing activities are suggested for all children. There are also some lovely phonic game suggestions for Mighty Oaks (phase 2).

For Ladybug children, your main focus will be to develop their listening skills using phase 1. Our daily activities provide listening activity suggestions you could use to attune your child to sounds around them and build their foundations ready for phase 2.

Please do not worry too much, try not to make it ‘work based’. Essentially, children in Early Years learn through play. Above all, it is about having fun.

The nursery team are so proud of you all.

Tips & Guidance On Writing (Nursery)

Letters-and-Sounds-Phase-2

 

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Value of the Month- April

Our value of the month for April is Freedom

What is Freedom?

  • Rights and responsibilities
  • Self-expression
  • Freedom of speech

Suggestions for parents to work with children at home:

  • Together, talk about people in history who were being ruled by someone else and wanted freedom, e.g. Moses and the Israelites, slaves in the US before the Civil War; Hanukkah; Nelson Mandela.
  • Discuss with your child about historical slavery and modern day human trafficking.
  • Discuss with your child about the Syria Refugee Crisis.
  • Different Rules of Law around the world. Discuss with your child democracy in Britain and how this may be different from countries around the world.
  • Freedom of self- expression. Discuss with your child the importance of their identity and being able to express themselves. Explain that people living in Britain are able to express themselves how they choose; as long as it doesn’t break the law (Individual Liberty).
  • Discuss inner freedom– having positive thoughts. What does inner freedom feel like? When do you feel most free? What kinds of thoughts make you feel free? Constrained?

 

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Home schooling

Wow I am overjoyed with the response from parents observations and responses to our daily tasks, next steps and suggestions. Particularly in Red group, these have kept me smiling on a daily basis. I’m really proud of you all and how you are adapting, parents and children. This is not easy for little minds to understand especially most of all them not being able to socialise with their friends and play. Hopefully we will see each other soon but for now keep up the fantastic work!

Big round of applause to you all, from Mrs Giordano

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6 years ago
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Make Your Own Playdough Recipe

Good afternoon all! Although I have aimed this at nursery, I think all families may like to have a go! 

Today, I have recorded an easy step by step playdough recipe using ingredients you may well have at home. Have a little look at the video below and see if you can make your own! I find making playdough with the children almost as fun as playing with it.  

 

Please take extra care when using hot water – grown ups to do this bit.

The ingredients you will need are as follows: 

1 cup flour

1/4 cup salt 

3/4 cup of (hot) water 

3 tablespoons lemon juice (this is substituted cream of tartar) 

1 tablespoon sunflower oil 

Food colouring (optional) 

You may need to add more flour once your playdough has been mixed. Keep kneading until you get to a soft texture. You can also add scents such as conditioner/vanilla essence etc to create a nice smell. 

I have also attached some playdough mats you can use once your playdough is ready and cooled down (if you have polly pockets you can pop them inside). 

If you do not have access to playdough tools, how about using children’s toys. Small world figures such as dinosaurs make fabulous prints!

You could also use the playdough for letter or number activities. Let your imagination take over!

I hope you have found this useful. Take care 

Spring Playdough Mats

Easter Playdough Mats

Phase 2 Letters Playdough Mats

Number Playdough Mats

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Make your own pasta

Today would have been our last day of cooking before we broke up for the Easter holidays and as always we listen to the children’s ideas. In blue group Rubie Burrows and Isabelle Richardson wanted to make Farfalle pasta shapes ( pretty bows) Pasta is so easy to make with two ingredients. Roll out the pasta, then using the waved edge cutter ( most have this tool in their play dough set) make a square and pinch in the middle, simple! If you don’t have a cutter like this just use the end of the fork to make the edges look pretty. See video and recipe attached.

If you don’t have the ingredients available then you can always just have a little fun with your play dough.

Try making the other shapes that we all know and love Conchiglie ( shells) by making a little ball put it on your thumb and roll down the back of a fork.

Please go check out Mrs Celobury’s amazing videos on our website on how to make home made play dough.

2 Ingredient Homemade Pasta — Without A Machine! | Bigger Bolder Baking

2 Ingredient Homemade Pasta — Without A Machine! | Bigger Bolder Baking

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Natural resources art

Following our wonderful training with the National Trust, why not try some of the creative ideas with your children at home that we would have been doing on our walks at nursery and School. All you need is what nature gives you and that’s free! I have attached some of the ideas here but let your children’s little creative minds run free and have some fun.

Nature Crafts and Nature Art Activities that use Natural Materials | Rhythms of Play

Nature Crafts and Nature Art Activities that use Natural Materials | Rhythms of Play

10 Ideas for Creating with Natural Materials

• Make a Rock Science Experiment. ( use YouTube video search for this, all you need is sugar, water, food colouring and lollipop sticks)

• Leaf People Craft.

• Play Dough with natural materials

• Painting with Pine Needles, combs, leaves and sticks.

• Make Hedgehog and bird pictures using all natural resources around you.

• Learning how colours can change by mixing and painting with Vegetables.

• Marble art

• Creating with Shells-Sculptures, Play Dough & Sand art.

• Frame your art using sticks.

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Nursery Activities Wednesday 1st April

Good morning nursery, please see today’s suggested activities.

If you signed up to Parent Share through Evidence Me, we would love to see your home activities. Thank you to those who have already shared some with us, the nursery staff think you are doing a fabulous job!

Enjoy your day, take care.

 

Wednesday 1st April Activities

 

Why Do We Celebrate Easter? Story Powerpoint