National Numeracy day

Today is National Numeracy Day so why not have a little fun with numbers at home?
Cut 10 small pieces of paper or card from an old box and write numbers 1 to 10 on them. Or try 1 to 20 if  your child can recognise them.

Scatter the numbers on the floor or a table and give your child a straw. See if they can use the straw to suck up the numbers in order and line them up to make a 1 to 10 (or 20) number line or ask them to move specific numbers using the straw. If you’ve not got a straw you could try it with a clothes peg?

You could then play a game by asking them to close their eyes while you remove a number from a number line. Can they tell you which number is missing once they open their eyes?

Dave The Dog

For any children who might benefit from a story about what coronavirus means, this story may be helpful. It’s called “Dave The Dog Is Worried About Coronavirus” and features Nurse Dotty explaining it all to Dave.

Click on the link below to see the story.

https://nursedottybooks.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/dave-the-dog-coronavirus-1-1.pdf

Early Reading

A focus on early reading skills has been one of our priorities this year in Nursery. We would like to share a few suggestions to support anyone who feels they would like a little advice when reading to their children.

• Find a comfy place to look at a book together ideally with no other distractions.
• Encourage your child to choose their own book to look at with you. Young children love to hear a familiar story again and again. This helps them to process the story and join in with the storytelling.
• Show your child how much you enjoy reading through your voice and facial expression.
• Talk about who is in the story. Use the clues on the cover of the book to help predict this.
• Talk about what they think may happen next in the story, encouraging them to use the picture clues.
• Use the terms ‘author’, ‘title’ and illustrator’ when starting to read a book. These may seem like sophisticated words for a young child but we use them in Nursery when reading a story and your child may well surprise you by knowing what they mean.
• Talk about where the story is set – is it at the farm, in the woods … ?
• Discuss how the characters might feel.
• Can your child hold the book the right way up with the front facing him/her?
• Can he/she turn the pages one at a time?
• Can he/she identify a picture and text?
• Can he/she read from left to right and top to bottom?
• With support, can he/she retell a familiar story using the pictures in the book as a prompt?
• Create a new ending for your story.
• Act out the story with his/her family, toys or puppets.

As well as books you may have at home, there are a range of websites providing online stories. As a starting point you could try these sites.

https://www.worldbookday.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=39

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories

Above all, have fun reading together. There are so many wonderful stories out there waiting for us all.

Sing Along

Mrs. Irving and her son have kindly made us a little video of our “Rhyme of the Week”. We hope that you enjoy singing along with them and remember to do the actions too please. Have fun boys and girls!

 

Well Done

Mrs. Gray is delighted to see all the lovely photos some of our children have shared and left messages for them.

“What a super picture of you Alfie- Im sure Grandma will enjoy her hugs. what a kind thing to do.”

“Well done on your fab writing Kyla. Keep up the good work. I love your bright Toucan- very colourful and great you enjoyed learning alongside your brother of where they live.”

“You have been a really busy little girl Well done on developing your baking skills. I too have been baking cakes and my family are loving all the treats. You look very relaxed at the Spa.”

I think that we all fancy spending some time at that spa. Well done everyone and thank you for sharing your super photos.

Super Work

Miss Fleming has been enjoying looking at some of the photos the children have been sending us:

“Wow Lola, you have been busy. It looks like you have been having lots of fun whilst learning new skills. Your spa looks lovely and relaxing! “

“Super writing Kyla! I love your drawing of the Toucan it’s lovely and colourful.”

Well done Lola and Kyla Miss Fleming is obviously impressed with your work.

What A Busy Girl!

Lola has been very busy while at home during lockdown. Baking has been a big hit and she has been practising her weighing and measuring skills. Lola has been planting some seeds and made her own flower bed. She has been watering her flowers to make sure they grow and stay healthy. Lola has been making pictures to celebrate our wonderful NHS and key workers to display in her window.
As well as being so busy, Lola made a home spa for her and her family to enjoy. “The cucumber was very cooling on my eyes and I loved relaxing”. Lola can’t wait to get back to nursery to see her friends.
I think we are all missing each other Lola. It will be lovely for your friends to see all your hard work here though.
Thank you so much for sending these super photos of all your activities. We love to see what you are all doing at home.

Home Play Pack

Play Scotland are delighted to launch their Home Play Pack to support children and their families. It contains many simple ideas to stimulate children’s imagination, creativity and play time. Many ideas can be led and carried out by children themselves, with very little adult support and some are good fun for all the family.

Click on the link below to see this super free resource. We have also added it to our blog on the right under “Useful Reading” if you would like to return to the play pack in the future.  We hope that you have lots of fun.

https://www.playscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/Play-Scotland-Home-Play-Pack-for-Parents-16pp-Web-1.pdf

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