Winter Ready – St Ninian's Primary School

Winter Ready – Nursery

Nursery

If nursery is closed due to bad weather you are welcome to try some of these challenges. You can bring any pictures, models or photos in to show

*Share stories together – use your bedtime read pack, check out ‘storyline online’ on YouTube, talk about what might happen and/or at the end recap on what did happen

*If you have access to a laptop or computer, visit Curious George’s Busy Day website to play some ICT games
Make a snowman – take a photo!

*Talk about the weather and the seasons together.

*Find a recipe you can make together – can your child get an opportunity to weigh, measure, chop, pour, grate whilst being supported by you?

*Play a game together – if you don’t have any board games or dominoes, play X’s and O’s

*Do a jigsaw, alone or supported by a parent/sibling.

*Can you draw patterns, shapes, letters in the snow with a stick? Take a photo and share with us!

*Paint, draw, dress up, pretend.. Get creative and use your imagination!

*PLAY! TALK! Share a meal together! Enjoy the time together <3

Nursery are Winter Ready!

Please find below some activities to keep you busy in the event of a nursery closure due to severe weather.

WINTER SONGS AND RHYMES

WEBSITES FOR EARLY YEARS

www.foundationyears.org.uk

www.earlylearninghq.org.uk

www.sumdog.com

www.topmarks.co.uk

www.activityvillage.co.uk

www.nrich.maths.org/early-years

www.crickweb.co.uk

www.bigeyedowl.co.uk

FUN ACTIVITIES TO TRY AT HOME

PLAYDOUGH

1 cup plain flour
1 cup of water
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
half a cup of salt
food colouring

Put all ingredients in a large saucepan, and heat slowly, stirring all the time until it forms a ball. Keep it in wrapped in clingfilm or in a covered tub to stop it drying out.

MAKE A PAPER SNOWFLAKE

RECORD WHAT YOU DO!

Don’t forget to record what you get up to! Maybe you could take some photos for your online learning Journal or ask an adult to help you write or draw what you have done!

The Nursery Team 🙂

P5-7 Winter Ready Activities

Winter Ready Activities

Maths

Temperature Challenge – Using either a thermometer or a relevant website find out the temperature of Scotland today. Using appropriate methods find out the temperature of another country in the world and compare the temperatures. Complete a short report on your findings, you may want to draw a graph or a chart to show your comparisons.
Be The Teacher – choose an area of Maths that you are very confident in. Create a worksheet on your chosen Maths topic. Don’t forget to make an answer sheet too. Think about how you can make your worksheet interesting and motivating for those who will complete it.
Don’t forget you can log onto Sumdog.

Literacy

Watch the following clip “Lily and the Snowman” and be inspired to write a Christmas/Winter story.

http://www.literacyshed.com/lilyandthesnowman.html

Reading – Choose a book that you really enjoy/enjoyed. Write a book report describing the events in the story and why you would recommend it to a friend.

IDL

Art – watch the following youtube video on how to make a 3D snowflake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tmhFQpruyE

Take a photograph of your completed snowflake and blog a reply.

Science – using household material or if there is snow/ice outside, create a science investigation and write a report describing your findings and results. If you are finding it difficult to choose a question to investigate use the following website for ideas

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html

RE – take some time to reflect on the gifts of God in our own lives. Create a prayer for those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Write the prayer out and add a border and decorations. Display your prayer in your house.

Good luck,

Mrs Currie, Mrs Reeves, Miss McCormack and Miss Ford