Week 8 learning

Hi Nursery,

I am still missing you all lots but I am loving to see all of the wonderful activities and learning that you have been doing at home with your grown-ups. You are all making me very proud!

Don’t forget to ask your grown-ups to email pictures of your learning and activities to nursery@hilltop.doncaster.sch.uk and I can share these on the blog so your friends can see what you have been doing too!

Mr Bear and Jenie Jigsaw are still having fun setting you the weekly challenges – they hope you enjoy this week’s!

Here are your challenges for the week:

You could begin your days by singing the ‘Days of the week’ song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQcnZ2JWsY

You could also talk to your grown-ups about the weather and if you are feeling up to a super challenge – name the day that it was yesterday and the day it will be tomorrow!

Monday:

Phonics – Warm up by singing the ‘Jolly jingles’ song on YouTube (you don’t have to sing them all in one go, you could sing a few each day)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euxN7LGOoLc

Today, you are going to need some letter sounds, some objects which begin with each sound and a plastic bottle. Look at the picture below to help your grown-ups to see how to set this game up. 

When you spin your bottle and it lands on a sound, can you name the sound and something that begins with that sound? It can be the item which you have put with the sound, or something else you can think of.

Challenge: Can you form the sound as the bottle lands on them? Challenge yourself even further and have a go at sounding out the word such as:     h     a     t      (you could also write each word if you like)

Maths-

Today your tricky challenge is to feed some hungry shape monsters! https://www.topmarks.co.uk/early-years/shape-monsters

Ask your grown-ups to click on the link above and have a go at matching the monsters to their shapes.

Challenge: Can you name each shape as it comes onto the screen? How many sides does that shape have? How many corners?

Tuesday:

Phonics – log on to phonicsplay.co.uk. Play flashcard speed sounds (phase 2) and practise saying all of the sounds. How many could you remember? Are you getting faster at naming each sound?

Last week, your Tuesday challenge was to make your name on a paper chain. Today’s challenge is similar and you will need to ask your grown up to write your name on a piece of paper. Ask them to then cut it into single sounds ready for you to piece back together like a jigsaw.

Challenge: Can you form each letter in your name correctly now? If you can do this confidently, ask your grown up to challenge you to piece together the letters in your surname.

Maths- Warm your maths brains up by singing our ‘2D shape song’ song with our favourite character – Big Walrus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEbRDtCAFdU

Today you are going to have a go at making your own shape animal. You could use pens to draw the shapes, you could use paper cut into shapes and stick them onto paper or you could find objects to draw around which will help you to make a shape.

Look at the pictures below to help.

Challenge: Can you count how many of each shape you have used and write this number down?

Wednesday:

Phonics – Sing the phonics song 2 on YouTube and see if you can spot any of the sounds in your name when they come onto the screen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs

Mr Bear and Jenie need your help today! They have been sent some pictures and words but the words have some sounds missing – do you think you could help them to work out the missing sound?

_ o g

t a _

_ u n

r _ t

c o _

p _ g

_ e t

Challenge: You could choose one of the pictures and have a go at drawing your own version and writing what it is.

Maths- Make sure you have your best counting voices ready, Big Walrus will be checking to see if you can use your fingers to help you count as you sing along to his song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ajq682yrA

 

We are going to be exploring shape again and how the shape of an item or its properties can help it to roll. Can you ask your grown-up to help you make a ‘homemade ramp’?

Experiment which of your toys will travel the fastest down the ramp. Which will travel the slowest? Can you predict this before trying it out?

You could use language such as: furthest, longest, quickest, speed, heavy and light.

Thursday:

Phonics –  Using your log in for Oxford Owl, choose a new story to read. Look at the front cover and guess what you think might happen in the story. Can you spot any letter sounds that you know in the title?

Can you spot the characters in the story, how might they be feeling/why?

Challenge: Can you recall the events that happened in the story? Tell your grown-up your favourite part of the story – you could even draw a picture to show your favourite part if you want to!

Maths- Warm up your brains by choosing either the Big Walrus or Macarena counting song!

Gather together 10 items (more if you would like a challenge) and the same amount of pegs. Your grown-up is going to show you any number of items and your challenge is to attach that many pegs to either a piece of paper/cardboard/string. Practise this until you have had a go at pegging a few different totals.

Challenge: Have a look at how many pegs you have secured to your paper/cardboard/string. How many pegs would you have if one was taken away? How many would you have if you added another peg?

Fun Fridays:

Well done for completing the tricky challenges for Phonics and Maths this week Nursery – I hope you have a super fun Friday and I cannot wait until we can share those fun times together again!

Creative time:

This week, your challenge is to have a go at making your own wish tree. When I was in school this week, Miss Elliott, Mrs Ellender and I had a fabulous time making a wish tree with the children. You will need to collect some sticks to decorate. You could wrap them in wool/string/ribbon or you could paint them – be as creative as you like! When you have decorated your sticks, ask your grown-up to help you make a tag to attach onto your wish tree. Each member of your family could add a tag if they would like. On the tag, write down something that you are excited to be able to do again or are wishing for. Some of the children in school wished that they could see their family soon, or that they could come back to school to see all of their friends. Don’t forget to take a picture of your wish tree, including your wishes for me to see.

PE time:

Today, your PE challenge is to walk the plank. Ask your grown-up to lay out some string or use chalks to draw a straight line on the ground outside. Your challenge is to balance along this line using your arms to help you get from one end to the other. Can you make it to the end without falling into the ocean?

Superstar learners ⭐

Hi everyone!

I hope you have all had another fabulous week.

Your grown-ups have been very busy sending in lots of lovely emails this week so here are some of the things that your friends have been getting up to at home. 

Who can you see this week?

If you would like your learning to be shared on the blog each week, ask your grown-up to email nursery@hilltop.doncaster.sch.uk by Thursday so that these can be uploaded each Friday.

Story time with a tiger

Hi Nursery

Here is a link to our new story time! This one is extra special and you need to watch really carefully. Find a comfy cushion or a seat and we hope you enjoy it !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWedzmVF06A

Remember to wash your hands - starring a special guest!

Sophia has been busy at home making up a fabulous song all about washing her hands! ✋

Maybe you could sing along as you wash your hands too Nursery?

Don’t forget to make lots of bubbles with your soap! 🧼

Week 7 learning

Hi Nursery,

I am missing you all so very much and have loved the updates I have been receiving from your grown-ups with lots of fabulous pictures of your learning.

I will be in school this week and will be calling you all at some point for a catch-up, I can’t wait!

Don’t forget to ask your grown-ups to email pictures of your learning and activities to nursery@hilltop.doncaster.sch.uk and I can share these on the blog so your friends can see what you have been doing too!

Mr Bear and Jenie Jigsaw have been doing some research on the internet to come up with this week’s challenges – they hope you enjoy them!

Here are your phonic challenges for the week (Scroll further down the page to see some practical Maths activities for this week):

You could begin your days by singing the ‘Days of the week’ song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQcnZ2JWsY

You could also talk to your grown-ups about the weather and if you are feeling up to a super challenge – name the day that it was yesterday and the day it will be tomorrow!

Monday:

Phonics – Warm up by singing the ‘Jolly jingles’ song on YouTube (you don’t have to sing them all in one go, you could sing a few each day)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euxN7LGOoLc

Today, you are going to need some letter sounds and some play dough to make a phonics telephone! Look at the picture below to help you.

Ask your grown-ups to tell you a sound and see if you can find it on your phonics telephone!

Challenge: Can you have a go at finding and pressing the sounds you will need to spell the words: cat, sun, pin and top?

I would love to see some pictures of you using your phonics telephone!

Maths-

Today your tricky challenge is to match ladybirds to their leaves. The ladybirds will have spots on their shells and each one needs sending to the correct numbered leaf. Follow this link and ask your grown-up to select the ‘matching’ challenge. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/ladybird-spots

You can choose the level of challenge by selecting either 1-5, 6-10 or 1-10.

Challenge: Can you have a go at drawing your own ladybird with spots?

Tuesday:

Phonics – log on to phonicsplay.co.uk. Play flashcard speed sounds (phase 2) and practise saying all of the sounds. How many could you remember? Are you getting faster at naming each sound?

I hope you are ready for some fun again today! Your challenge is to make your own paper chain name like the picture below. 

You will need to cut some paper into strips and have a go at independently writing each sound in your name on a separate strip of paper. When you have done this, use glue/sellotape to secure the strips of paper together into circles, making a paper chain!

Challenge: You could have a go at adding your surname onto the paper chain too or you could even make one for a member of your family!

Maths- Warm your maths brains up by singing our ‘Count to 20’ song with our favourite character – Big Walrus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ajq682yrA  

Today Mr Bear and Jenie need your help to contact some of their superhero friends. Below, they have added some telephone numbers for their friends and they would like you to phone the superheroes by selecting the correct numbers. You could use a telephone/tablet/laptop to do this, or you could ask your grown up to lay out your number cards like this:

1   2   3

4   5   6

7   8   9

0

Spiderman: 1 3 7 2

Elsa: 9 4 6 8

Batman: 5 0 1 3

Rapunzel: 2 4 6 8

Chase: 1 3 5 7

Anna: 2 7 4 5

Iron Man: 3 4 9 7

Princess Poppy: 4 1 2 8

Hulk: 6 3 9 0

Peppa Pig: 0 8 5 1

Be sure to let the characters know that Mr Bear and Jenie are ok and that they will phone them soon.

Wednesday:

Phonics – Sing the phonics song 2 on YouTube and see if you can spot any of the sounds in your name when they come onto the screen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs

Are you ready for some dancing today? I hope so! Your challenge for today is to play ‘Musical letters’. Lay out the letter sounds from your home learning pack on the floor and ask your grown-up to play your favourite song. When the music stops, jump onto a letter and stand suuuuuuper still! Your grown-up will ask you which sound you have jumped on to – can you tell them?

Challenge: Name something beginning with that sound each time the music stops.

Maths- Today is the day for dancing, click onto this link to count along with the Macarena! The song does count to 100, but you could just join in to 20 if you wish - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKXZVxAffM 

Time to get ready for some more dancing! But this time your game is ‘Musical maths’. Your grown-ups will lay out the number cards from your home learning pack onto the floor. Dance to another favourite song and when the music stops, can you jump onto a number? Your grown-up will ask you which number it is and if you get it right, the music will start to play again – Good luck!

Challenge: When you have identified each of the numbers, can you order them, starting from 0? If you want to challenge yourself even more, you could then order them from 20/10, all the way down to 0!

Thursday:

Phonics –  Using your log in for Oxford Owl, choose a new story to read. Look at the front cover and guess what you think might happen in the story. Can you spot any letter sounds that you know in the title?

Can you spot the characters in the story, how might they be feeling/why?

Challenge: Can you recall the events that happened in the story? Tell your grown-up your favourite part of the story – you could even draw a picture to show your favourite part if you want to!

Maths- Warm up your brains by choosing either the Big Walrus or Macarena counting song!

Today, can you have a go at this Door Number activity? 

I wonder which numbers you will see the most of? Which will you see the least of? Can you see any door numbers that are the same age as you or somebody in your family?

Challenge: Can you write the numbers down that you saw? When you have done this, you could count how many different numbers that you saw!

Fun Fridays:

Well done for completing the tricky challenges for Phonics and Maths this week Nursery – I hope you have a super fun Friday and I cannot wait until we can share those fun times together again!

Creative time:

This week, your challenge is to have a go at making your own nature bracelet! This is a super fun activity which is simple and easy to do.

All you will need is some sellotape/masking tape and some signs of nature from your garden or what you have collected on your daily walk.

PE time:

Today, your PE challenge is to have a go at some alphabet yoga poses! Look at the picture below and see if you can have a go at these poses for each letter of the alphabet – Good luck!

Superstar learners ⭐

Happy Friday everybody!

This week I have received some more super photographs of some amazing learning and activities that you and your friends have been up to!

If you would like your learning to be shared on the blog each week, ask your grown-up to email nursery@hilltop.doncaster.sch.uk by Thursday so that these can be uploaded each Friday.

Emmie has been verrrrry busy at home over the last two weeks. She has done some fabulous number learning in her garden, as well as painting a wind chime. She has also been preparing tea with her Mummy and has made a FABULOUS shaker to dance with! 

 

Here is Emmie dancing with her new homemade musical instrument! 🎵

Blu has also been keeping busy whilst being at home. He has been exploring materials with magnets, walked all the way to Conisbrough water tower and has done some baking and painting in his garden!

Sophia has done lots of creative activities this week! From paint blowing at 8am to making an amazing shape butterfly. She also took part in the DT competition which Mrs. Roberts set and created Olaf from Frozen!

Miley has been enjoying the activities on the blog this week. She had so much fun hunting for items around her house and sounding out the words. Miley has also done some wonderful writing in her notepad!

Lilly and Alex have been busy baking again and creating some lovely pictures to send to their family members who they are missing very much!

Ida has been enjoying lots of lovely activities this week. She has been joining in with Cosmic Yoga, walking to Edlington Woods for adventures and has been helping her Mummy to bake and set the table for dinner.

Preston has shown dedication this week by singing and counting along with Big Walrus, all whilst eating his breakfast! Preston has been practising his letter formation too.

George has shown appreciation to the Edlington community this week by making a Thank you card for the postman who has been entertaining families on his morning route by dressing up as different characters. George has also been practising his writing and has enjoyed some lovely walks to Martinwells lake.