Early Years
- Children must read at least 4 times each week to be green. Reading is to be recorded on 'boom read' using the codes sent home with the children so they can be monitored throughout the week.
- Reading books are to be brought back to school each Friday so they can be changed.
In the Sunshine and Sunflowers project your child will explore their local environment and see how it has changed throughout the year. They will grow flowers, fruit and vegetables in the garden area. They will learn how to care for plants and animals, identifying some different types. They will take part in outdoor learning activities and find out how to stay safe in the sun.
Supporting your child at home
- Grow some quick growing plants together, such as salad leaves, radishes or cress.
- Plan and go on a picnic.
- Go on a local walk and talk about the changes that have happened to living things throughout the year.
- Share and discuss the Sunshine and Sunflowers - Did you know? resource.
Spring Term (2nd half) 28th Feb - 31st March
Project - Dangerous Dinosaurs
In the Dangerous Dinosaurs project, your child will find out about prehistoric animals that lived on Earth. They will learn facts about dinosaurs and discover how big some of these giant creatures were. They will learn about the difference between carnivores and herbivores. They will also find out about the animals that lived after the dinosaurs and which modern-day animals have prehistoric relatives.
Supporting your child at home
Go onto the Natural History Museum website and look at interesting facts about dinosaurs together. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dinosaurs.html
Go to the CBeebies Dinosaurs website and explore the games and videos together. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics/dinosaurs
Look up interesting dinosaur facts to share with the class. https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/dinosaurs-and-prehistoric-life/
Listen to the song and story https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-dinosaurs/z6snmfr https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/songs-dinosaurs/zbykcqt
- Reception Autumn 2nd half term 2022.docx
- Nursery Spring 1st half term.docx
- Nursery Spring 2nd half term.docx
Many little things light up hungry little minds. Kids take everything in, and even the smallest things you do with them can make a big difference.
They love it when you chat, play and read with them, even when they’re too young to understand everything. Whatever the time and wherever you are, you can turn almost anything into a game.
And every little thing you do together will help set them up nicely for the day they start school.
How to look out for your child's mental health
Maths
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Bud’s Number Garden - Join Bud the bee to explore his magical garden and practise recognising numbers, counting, sequencing and much more. This game is great for children in their first year of school or for pre-school children who want a taste of what they'll be learning when they start.
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Counting - A collection of musical films on counting one to 10, 10 to 20, sets and ordinal numbers.
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Measuring - Songs for learning the vocab of measuring as well as how to counting time and money.
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Space and shape - A collection of musical films on 2D and 3D shapes, movements, shapes and patterns.
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Numberblocks - An animated series full of number tricks, available to watch on iPlayer.
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Bitz and Bob - Join Bitz and her little brother Bob in their animated engineering adventures. Available to watch on iPlayer.
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Bitz and Bob game - Help Bitz and Bob solve fun engineering problems and earn rewards along the way. A great way to explore maths and puzzles.
Literacy, Language and Communication
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School Radio: Nursery rhymes collection - A collection of well-known nursery rhymes and counting songs designed to promote joining in with singing and actions.
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School Radio: Playtime - Ideal for shared listening to get kids moving. Presented by Andy Day and Steven Kynman of CBeebies.
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School Radio: Listening Skills - A collection of 14 audio episodes inviting children to listen carefully to sounds and identify them. An easy way to promote listening skills and sustained focus.
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Welsh language - Learn the names of colours , the days of the week and how to count from one to 100 in Welsh.
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CBeebies Storytime App - Read over 40 interactive stories including fairy tales, nursery rhymes and stories with CBeebies favourites like Peter Rabbit and the Octonauts.
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Alphablocks - Play to learn phonics with the Alphablocks.
Understanding the World
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School Radio: Listen and Play - A collection of 50+ audio episodes that include a story, a song to join in with and simple movement activities, ideal for learning at home. Presented by CBeebee's Cat Sandion.
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Maddie’s Do you Know - Learn new things with Maddie as she explores the world around us and discovers how stuff works. Available to watch on iPlayer.
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Go Jetters - Funky Facts from Ubercorn and the Go Jetters crew to help explore places all around the world help with Geography.
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Kit and Pup - Explore the wonderful world around us with Kit and Pup as they learn about everything from bubbles to trees.
Expressive Arts and Design
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CBeebies Get Creative app - Get your kids painting, making music, creating stories, inventing toys and building blocks with their favourite CBeebies friends. Perfect indoor activities to inspire creativity.
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Bring the Noise - The campaign to inspire music learning and make every child in the UK a musician. Includes songs, quizzes, musical exercises and more!
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Ten Pieces - Resources to help your little ones get creative with classical music.
Wellbeing and development
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Personal Development and mutual understanding (PDMU) - A collection of 17 films featuring puppets Pip and Declan to help children understand their feelings and emotions and how they can keep healthy and safe.
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My first day at school - A great game to play with your child and walk them through their first day at school.
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Starting Primary School - Support and resources for parents to help prepare your little ones take the first big step into Primary School.
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Teach: feeling better - A collection of clips presented by Dr Radha Moghil that explore feelings and emotions, as well as providing talking points and tools to feel better.
Physical Education and Development
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Super Movers - Resources across the curriculum to help get your little ones learning whilst staying fit and healthy! With subjects spanning from Maths to Modern Foreign Languages,these musical videos encourage movement whilst engaging the brain.
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See Bring the Noise for more songs with actions to improve rhythm, timing and counting.