To help you learn our “Rhyme of the Week”, Mrs. Irving has recorded Hickory Dickory Dock for us on her accordion. We hope that you all enjoy singing along with her.
Tag: literacy and english
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
One of the children’s favourite stories in Nursery is “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” and if you click on the link below you can see the author Michael Rosen reading the story which we feel sure the children will thoroughly enjoy. Ask if they can remember the special word for the person who writes a story as we have talked a lot about the term ‘author’ as well as ‘title’ and ‘illustrator.
This is such a brilliant book to read over and over again and Michael Rosen’s voice and facial expressions are brilliant. The repetition helps children to recall the story and retell it themselves. See if they can join in with the story and actions as many of them love to do this in Nursery.
Ask them what they think happened to the bear and how they think he was feeling at the end of the story. Who does he live with or does he live alone? What will he eat for his tea? Maybe they could make a cave for their own teddy bear using an old cereal box or using material, such as towels, under a chair or a table?
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Stay At Home Ideas
The World Book Day website has a “Stay At Home Ideas” section that provides fun ideas, craft activities, and free book resources that families can enjoy together.
It’s a great opportunity to share stories and enjoy the magic of books, including free audiobooks and storybook videos such as a lovely selection from Julia Donaldson’s “Tales From Acorn Wood” series. They hope that you’ll find something to inspire all ages from mini bookworms to older readers and they plan to update their page over the coming weeks with new ideas to keep everyone engaged and busy.
Click on the link below to explore their ideas.
Rhyme Of The Week
We hope that you have all been singing and enjoying nursery rhymes at home. Our suggested “Rhyme of the Week” is Hickory Dickory Dock. We hope that have fun singing along to this little clip.
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Rhyme Of The Week
As we have said previously, singing songs and rhymes together is very important for children’s development so we will continue to share a suggested “Rhyme of the Week” here although the more rhymes the children enjoy, the better.
This week’s rhyme is “Humpty Dumpty”. We hope that you all enjoy singing along to this clip. Simply refresh our page to watch it again.
We think that Humpty Dumpty looks happy with his bandages on. I wonder if you could try to draw him at home? Will you draw him before or after his big fall?
How Does Music Make You Feel?
Towards the end of last term the children in the Raindrop Room were talking about their feelings and they discussed how music makes them feel. We would like to share some of their thoughts.
Summer: it makes me happy. My Mum cleans the house up with Alexa.
Lola: it makes me happy ’cause I go to sleep.
Kara: it makes me happy because it sounds nice. I like piano music.
Mason: we love music – “We Will We Will Rock You” and “Riding Riding Shotgun”.
Barclay: it makes me happy ’cause we can dance.
Violeta: I like “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, it makes me happy.
Kyla: it makes me happy. I like “Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star”.
Cooper: music’s good. It makes me go to sleep.
Alfie L.: it makes me happy ’cause it’s fun.
Olivia: I like Ed Sheeran.
Skye B.: it makes me happy. I like “Alligator, See You Later”.
We hope that you are all enjoying lots of music and dancing at home.
Rhymes Together
Rhymes are not only fun and engaging for young children but they can make a real difference to their language and literacy. Research suggests that children who have a good understanding of rhyme do better in literacy than children who have poor skills in this area.
• The rhythm of nursery rhymes can help children’s listening skills – they are the foundations of the careful listening needed for developing clear speech.
• Rhyme helps children begin to recognise patterns in words and to discriminate between different sounds, for example ‘cat’ and ‘hat’, which are the skills needed in the future when sounding out words for reading.
• Many nursery rhymes and songs also have their own actions that can help to engage even those who struggle to listen and most children enjoy the combination of music and actions. Actions encourage them to take part, engaging them in repetitive songs and rhymes, which in turn support their language development.
• Finally, singing and rhyming is a wonderful way for families to bond with your children. Music is proven to help reduce stress levels and spending just a few minutes a day sharing a song or rhyme together can have a positive impact on everyone’s mental health.
This unprecedented closure of nurseries and schools is an opportunity to have fun with your children, learning lots of different nursery rhymes which will not only be a wonderful experience to share but will also benefit their development for the future. We will put a “Nursery Rhyme of the Week” on our blog during the times that the children would normally have been in Nursery as a suggestion, but the more rhymes they enjoy, the better.
We suggest starting with “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” as most children are familiar with it and should be able to join in with the words and actions. We will be listening hard for Hecklegirth Nursery children singing “Twinkle Twinkle” all over the town.
Outdoor Stories
I wonder how many of you have been enjoying stories with your families this week? It’s a great chance to revisit your old favourites and to get to know some not so familiar. You could look online for stories as well as enjoying those you may have at home. These children from the Raindrop Room enjoyed looking at books outdoors recently which you could perhaps do if you have a garden? Please leave a comment to let us know if you have enjoyed any good stories this week and we can share it with others.
Happy Mother’s Day
The children in the Rainbow Room were talking about their mothers and grandmothers towards the end of last week as they started to think about Mother’s Day. We would like to share a few examples which we hope will make you smile.
Isaac M.: I love Mummy because she gives me chips.
Berrie: I love Mummy because she always gives me big hugs.
Primrose: my Mummy takes me to the swings.
Skye C.: Mummy gives me food.
Arthur: I love Mummy because she gives me hugs.
Euan: my Mummy takes me out on my bike. We all go together with the dog.
Danielle: my Mummy makes me noodles.
Teddie: my Mummy plays outside with me and my toys.
Alex: she makes me my pasta. She gets me toys I didn’t have.
Leigha: my Mummy gives me lots of yoghurt and she lets me bring toys downstairs.
Poppy: my Mummy gives me big hugs.
We hope that you will all be especially kind to your Mums and grandmothers today.
Cosy Stories
Thanks to Miss Nixon, our children have been enjoying some cosy story times in Annan Academy library. We hope that in time all the children will have the opportunity to enjoy this wonderful experience and would like to thank Miss Nixon for her time and for making us feel so welcome.
