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Guess how much I love you

           READ ALONG

The story is

Guess how much I love you 

Author: Sam McBratney

Illustrator: Anita Jeram

BEFORE YOU READ

You could look at the front cover of the book and ask your child – What animals are on the front cover? What size of ears do hares have? What other animal does a hare look like? Can you hop like a hare?   What do you think this story is about?

DURING THE STORY

You should listen to the story once all the way through using our Three Read Approach.

On the second read you could pause the video and use the subtitle questions to help your child think more deeply about the story and share their ideas.

On the third read you could mute the audio and ask your child to read the story to you.

AFTER THE STORY

To extend the interest and learning further there are some downloadable resources below that you could explore together. We would love to see what you get up to, so use the SHARE button from the main toolbar to send us a picture, video or comment.

Guess how much I love you song

Alphabet Strips
Colouring Sheets
Counting Sheets
Bookmark
Matching Mat
Pencil Control Sheets
Playdough Mats
Stick Puppets
Story cut-outs
Trace the Words
Up to 10 Addition
Up to 20 Addition
Vocabulary Poster
Word and Picture match
Word Mat for writing
Colouring Sheets
Word Search
Writing Frames – Lined

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar


The Very Hungry Caterpillar
By Eric Carle 

Illustrated by: Eric Carle

 

BEFORE THE STORY

You could look at the front cover of the book and ask your child – What is that on the front cover? What colours can you see? Is the caterpillar long or short?  What do caterpillars turn into? It has big eyes, what other animals have big eyes?  It is wriggly, what other animals are wriggly?

DURING THE STORY

You should listen to the story once all the way through using our Three Read Approach.

On the second read  (not on the same day) you could pause the video and ask questions to help your child think more deeply about the story and share their ideas.  This could be things like:

  • “What will happen next?”
  • “Why did that happen?”
  • “Do you like this character?”
  • “Can you remember what the author does?”
  • “What is the name of the person who drew the pictures?”
  • What does the spine of a book do?
  • What is the blurb?
  • What does a caterpillar turn into again?On the third read (a couple of days later) you could mute the audio and ask your child to read the story to you.AFTER THE STORY

To extend the interest and learning further there are some downloadable resources below that you could explore together. We would love to see what you get up to, so use the SHARE button from the main toolbar to send us a picture, video or comment.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Song

Role Play Masks

Sorting Activity

Stick Puppets

Smoothie Recipe

Counting Booklet

 

 

 

 

 

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Hello boys and girls . . .

Hello boys and girls,

The sun was still shining last week and we hope you got the chance to go outdoor and play.

We loved all the puppets you shared with us from Mrs Johnston’s challenge last week and your use of the resources from the monster story, they were excellent.

Have a look around this week, we have added new content for you:

  • Mrs Blevins has set a new weekly challenge for you, it’s an outdoor one!
  • Mrs Weir (P1 teacher) has shared a video with us on pizza wrap making, we thought you might want to give this a go too.
  • The read-along story this week is one of our favourites – The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.  We have also uploaded lots of additional resources to go along with this book.
  • We have added a link to the new BBC Bitesize Early Years Resources – they are well worth having a look at.
  • We have also added details for the North Lanarkshire Council Educational Psychologist service.

Remember to keep in touch and keep sharing your work on Twitter or within the Nursery Zone.    Stay Safe.

From,
All the Nursery ladies 

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Tuesday 12th May 2020

Hello boys and girls,

This week your challenge is to create an outdoor home. 

Mrs Blevin’s went a walk with her dog Rosie in the woods and came across some little homes that children had created, it gave her an idea . . .

We can’t wait to see what you create and where you put it!
Remember, share it with us on Twitter or press the share button from the main toolbar.

 

 

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Pizza Wraps

Hello boys and girls,

One of our primary 1 teachers has created a video to show you how you can make pizza wraps at home with an adult.

Do you want to give it a go and see if you can follow along with Mrs Weir?
You could share your creations on Twitter or by pressing the big SHARE button in the nursery zone.

We can’t wait to see your creations.

 

 

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Hello Boys and Girls

Hello boys and girls,

We have loved seeing all of you Wonky Donkey photos and videos from last week, it was great to see your faces.

We also enjoyed seeing all of your silly sandwiches, they were very silly but also looked delicious.

Have a look around this week, we have added new content for you:

  • Mrs Johnston has set you a challenge for this week.
  • We have added a link to a story from author Tom Fletcher with lots of additional resources to use with our Three Reads Approach.  We can’t wait to see what you get up to.
  • We have also added information for adults to support children transitioning to primary school and additional resources.
  • Mrs Irons has left a video for you on making ice cube paints in the messy play section!
  • We have added a link to “Play in a Crisis” in the outdoor play section, this is a  newly released publication from the International Play Association providing support in ensuring your child’s right to play during the current Coronavirus lockdown.
  • Finally, we have added some additional resources below around the upcoming VE Day 75th Celebrations.

Remember to keep in touch and keep sharing your work on Twitter or within the Nursery Zone.    Stay Safe.

From,
All the Nursery ladies 

P/S: Remember that Friday 8th May is the May Day holiday and Monday 11th May is a staff in-service day, so there will be a limited staff presence online and content on the Nursery Zone may not update until Tuesday 12th May.  You will find some resources to support your own VE Day celebrations below.

Bunting Template

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VE Day Bunting Instructions

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Monday 4th May 2020

 Hello boys and girls,

This week your challenge is to create puppets from recycled materials.

Mrs Johnstone, Alex and Penny demonstrate on the presentation below and we cannot wait to see your creations.

 

Mrs Johnston used an old milk carton.
What could you use?

There are lots of ideas on Pinterest.
https://www.pinterest.ca/wppuppettheatre/puppets-made-from-recycled-materials/

Extend this learning

  • You can extend this learning by discussing the different materials used and exploring the texture of them.
  • You could allow your child to role play by putting on a puppet show, we would love to see this.
  • You could use the additional resources below to create more puppets – there are templates for stick puppets and finger puppets.
  • You could do more junk modelling and there are lots of ideas on this link.

Additional Resources

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There’s a monster in your book

There’s a Monster in your Book
By Tom Fletcher

Illustrated by: Greg Abbott

 

BEFORE THE STORY

 

You could look at the front cover of the book and ask your child – What is that on the front cover? Do you think the monster is friendly or naughty? What colours can you see on the cover?  Do you know any other books with monsters in it? What do you think will happen in this book?

DURING THE STORY

You should listen to the story once all the way through using our Three Read Approach.

On the second read  (not on the same day) you could pause the video and ask questions to help your child think more deeply about the story and share their ideas.  This could be things like:

  • “What will happen next?”
  • “Why did that happen?”
  • “Do you like this character?”
  • “Can you remember what the author does?”
  • “What is the name of the person who drew the pictures?”
  • What does the spine of a book do?
  • What is the blurb?
  • Do you like getting tickled?On the third read (a couple of days later) you could mute the audio and ask your child to read the story to you.

    AFTER THE STORY

To extend the interest and learning further there are some downloadable resources below that you could explore together. We would love to see what you get up to, so use the SHARE button from the main toolbar to send us a picture, video or comment.

Craft Ideas – https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/216806169546894990/

Monster Number Recognition

Monster Shape Maker

Monster Colouring Sheets

Monster Fine Motor Skills

Monster Counting to 20

Monster Maker Game

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