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Wednesday 1st July 2020

30/6/2020

Today is the beginning of a new month! Let's start today by singing the days of the month song. See if you can spot the month July as you sing along..
How many claps can you hear in the month name Ju-ly? Can you stamp it? What other ways can you show the beats?

Phonics

Bingo listening game
Listen carefully to all the sounds below and try and match them with the pictures from the story. Can you guess the sounds of the cave, snowstorm, forest, mud, river and grass? How many sounds did you guess correctly?
You can print the pictures from below and place counters on each picture as you match the sounds or just point at the pictures while you match them with the sounds you hear.

Use the answer key to see if you were right: 1. walking through the grass 2. walking through the forest 3. walking through the mud 4. walking through the snowstorm 5. walking through the cave 6. walking through the river.

Maths

Can you circle the odd one out? First count how many are all together, now cover the odd one out, how many are there all together now? Have a go at drawing your own odd one out pictures and play it with your family!

Fine Motor Fun!

This activity is a great way to way relax through tactile exploration as the smoothness calms down the senses. Use objects such as spoons, forks or sieves to see the liquid to powder transition as the gloop dries and becomes cornflour again!
Discussion: How does it feel to you? Have you felt something like this before? How does it go from liquid to powder-is it magic?!

Tuesday 30th June 2020

29/6/2020

Good Morning Nursery!
I hope you all enjoyed watching Micheal Rosen perform the story We're Going on a Bear Hunt.

Our Learning for Today:

Phonics

Print the map below and mark make your own drawings of all the different parts of the story..

Then cut the pictures out and put them in the right order..What comes First? Second? Last?

Use your story map to retell the story to your family.

Maths

Can you think of any other Animals that have 4 legs? Can you draw them and then count how many legs there are all together?

Don't forget to send in your learning! Have a great day!

Monday 29th June 2020

28/6/2020

Good morning Nursery!

I hope you've all had a wonderful weekend.

Now it's Monday!

This week, we will be revisiting one of our favourite stories...

Watch the author, Michael Rosen, perform the story.

Friday 26th June 2020

25/6/2020

Hello Nursery! I hope you all are having a fantastic week! What are your plans for the weekend? Please don't forget to share your learning with us at admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk We look forward to seeing all your lovely learning!

Our learning for Today:

Phonics

Take a look at all your sight words today. How many can you read?
Can you read it in a LOUD voice like a Lion?
Can you read it in a WHISPER voice like a Snake?

What other voices can you use to read them?

Maths

The weather has been boiling hot this week! So we thought we'd give you some popsicles to count to cool you down! :) Can you count how many is in each picture and circle the correct number?
[maybe you can even enjoy a real one as a treat today!] Have a go at writing the number too.

Fine Motor Fun!

Try making your own Lion using different shaped pasta...send in your creations!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Thursday 25th June 2020

24/6/2020

Hello Nursery!
Today is Thankful Thursday!

What does it mean to be thankful?
It means that you know that you have things in your life that are AMAZING and you want to say thank you for them!
Have a talk with your family about all the things in your life that you want to say thank you for!
Below are a few examples to get you started..

Follow this link to see how you can make a GRATITUDE WALL with your family!
http://blog.learningresources.com/smarts-crafts-practicing-thankfulness-with-a-gratitude-wall/

Our learning for Today:

Phonics

At the end of the story of Dear Zoo what did the Zoo send? They had to think very hard and they sent a..? Yes, Well done!They sent a Perfect Puppy!

What sounds do you hear at the beginning of perfect and puppy? The p sound! Can you bounce that sound again? p..p..p..p..What other things can you see below that starts with 'p' ?

Can you say the word? and bounce the sound?
What other things can you find in your home that begins with the P sound?
You can put all the things you have found and put them in a bag, then say the sound and name them as you take them out the bag!

Maths

Make your own 10 frame like the one below, you can make a really big one on the floor using masking tape or draw your own on a large paper or even outside with chalk!

First you will need to go find 10 small toys!

Do you have your number cards to 10 that you made earlier? Have them ready in a pile because in this game you will flip a card over and put *that many* toys into the 10 frame..one toy per square. Repeat as many times as you like with different numbers.

Adults talk about the number with your child, for example:
“Wow, I see you put out 6 toys. How many squares are still open? OH! So 6 and 4 make 10!”

Fine Motor Fun!

Print these out and use your finger or a pencil to trace over the trails carefully, make the animal sounds as you do it!

Wednesday 24th June 2020

23/6/2020

Smile it's Wonderful Wednesday! :)

Our learning for Today:

Phonics

I bet you are so good at re-telling the story of Dear Zoo by now!

Today we are going to be looking at Syllables in words from our story 'Dear Zoo'-that means you are going to practice saying the word and seeing how many claps are in each word!

For example, let's practice clapping the word frog. [frog] That word just has one clap. Now, let's do puppy..
[pup-py] This word has 2 claps in it. Have a go at completing the rest of the words below.

LOOK at the picture, SAY the word then CLAP out the word.

Which word has 1 clap?
which word has 2 claps?
Which word has 3 claps?

Try clapping out your name. How many claps does it have? My name has 3 claps. [Fa-hee-ma]

Maths

Today for Maths we would like you to make your own Number Zoo! [Get your Imaginations going!]

Take a look at the example below.

Don't worry if you haven't got any lollipop sticks at home, you can use cardboard, cereal boxes, straws etc to make the pens. I'm sure you will do an amazing job with the help of your family! Make your little animals for each pen by drawing them on paper and cutting them out, or you can even put in imaginary animals with whatever you have at home. [counters, pasta, beads, seeds, milk bottle lids etc]

**Send in your amazing creations!**

Fine Motor Fun!

For this activity you will need a tray, some kitchen towel, some colouring pens and a spray water bottle! It's so easy to set up but so much fun watching how the colours get bigger and change shape as you spray water over it! You can draw shapes, numbers, or write the letters in your name, like I'v done below. You can even draw the animals from the zoo! Send in your photos when you've tried this!

Challenge: Can you try mixing colours and see what happens..Have fun!

Remember you are all amazing! :)

Tuesday 23rd June 2020

22/6/2020

Happy Tuesday Nursery!

Did you enjoy listening to the Dear Zoo story?

What was your favourite animal in the book? I hope you all had a go at drawing it.

Our learning for Today:

Phonics

Do you remember who was hiding behind each crate? Point to each one below and guess who was behind it. Were you right? You can re-watch the video again to see if you were correct! :)

Take a look at the crates and animals below from the story of 'Dear Zoo'

The Animals need to go back to the Zoo! Can you draw lines to match each character to its crate? We’ve done the first one for you!

You can either print the pictures out or simply drag your fingers across the screen to match, and then get an adult to check! [Please encourage talk with your child about the size, colour and shape of each crate and animal they see]

Maths and Fine Motor Fun!

Get some cupcake cases and write the numbers 1-6 in them [Adults can support this stage]. Can you use a tweezer to put in that many objects inside each case? It does not have to be pom poms, can be stones, pasta, or anything small that you can count and fit inside the cases. Remember to count each object as you place them in one by one.

Now, can you find the number that shows how old you are? Have a go at mark making that number on paper or even outside with chalk!

Please keep sending in your photos, we love to see how you are getting on with the activities
Keep learning and keep growing!
Enjoy and have a great day! :)

Monday 22nd June 2020

19/6/2020

Good Morning Nursery!
I hope you all had an amazing weekend!

Our Book of the week is Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Enjoy listening to the story below.

Our learning for Today:

Phonics
Did you listen to the story carefully?
What animals were in the story? Can you name them?
Can you think of YOUR favourite Zoo Animal? Now, have a go at drawing it.

Maths
How many animals were there all together in the story? Watch the video again if you can't remember and this time point and count the animals as you go along. Try to find that number of objects in your home and practice counting them as you point at them. Now, have a go at writing that number!

Fine Motor Fun!

Did you know you can draw a giraffe using your own hands!
Take a look at how you can below...

Don't forget to send us your learning of the week to admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Look forward to seeing all your lovely work.
Have a great week :)

Friday 19th June 2020

19/6/2020

Good morning!

Today we are going to use our voices.

One of the activities below includes the song 'Old MacDonald', sing along with Lucy, Aoife and Salma to warm up!

For maths, practise counting and matching numbers using this game!

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting

June 18th, 2020

18/6/2020

Good morning Nursery!

Today for phonics we are thinking about alliteration. That's where the first sounds of two words are the same! Complete the challenges below.

Maths

Today we are thinking about the number 6! Print out the activity below if you can.

Can you count out 6 toys? 6 bits of pasta? 6 beads?

Do you see the number 6 anywhere in your house?

Remember to send your learning into admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk

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Today is the beginning of a new month! Let's start today by singing the days of the month song. See if you can spot the month July as you sing along..How many claps can you hear in the month name Ju-ly? Can you stamp it? What other ways can you show the beats?

Phonics

Maths

Fine Motor Fun!

Our Learning for Today:

Phonics

Maths

Don't forget to send in your learning! Have a great day!

Our learning for Today:

Phonics

Maths

Fine Motor Fun!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Hello Nursery!Today is Thankful Thursday!

​What does it mean to be thankful?It means that you know that you have things in your life that are AMAZING and you want to say thank you for them!Have a talk with your family about all the things in your life that you want to say thank you for!Below are a few examples to get you started..

Follow this link to see how you can make a GRATITUDE WALL with your family!http://blog.learningresources.com/smarts-crafts-practicing-thankfulness-with-a-gratitude-wall/

Our learning for Today:​​Phonics

Maths

Fine Motor Fun!

Smile it's Wonderful Wednesday! :)

​Our learning for Today:Phonics

Maths

Fine Motor Fun!

Remember you are all amazing! :)

Happy Tuesday Nursery!

​Our Book of the week is Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Don't forget to send us your learning of the week to admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.ukLook forward to seeing all your lovely work. Have a great week :)

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Today is the beginning of a new month! Let's start today by singing the days of the month song. See if you can spot the month July as you sing along..
How many claps can you hear in the month name Ju-ly? Can you stamp it? What other ways can you show the beats?

Hello Nursery!
Today is Thankful Thursday!

What does it mean to be thankful?
It means that you know that you have things in your life that are AMAZING and you want to say thank you for them!
Have a talk with your family about all the things in your life that you want to say thank you for!
Below are a few examples to get you started..

Follow this link to see how you can make a GRATITUDE WALL with your family!
http://blog.learningresources.com/smarts-crafts-practicing-thankfulness-with-a-gratitude-wall/

Our learning for Today:

Phonics

Our learning for Today:

Phonics

Our Book of the week is Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Don't forget to send us your learning of the week to admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Look forward to seeing all your lovely work.
Have a great week :)