Nursery - Hungry Caterpillar

CURRICULUM FOR Autumn 2

This half term our topic is “We Love to Read and Rhyme.”

AS READERS

We will be reading books linked to our half-term theme.  These include:  “Pass the Jam Jim.” “Don’t Put Your Finger in the Jelly Nelly!” and “Stanley’s Stick.”  We will use the traditional tale “The Elves and the Shoemaker” to learn basic Talk4Writing skills to enable the children to perform the story to their parents/carers.  Finally, to link in with Christmas, the children will be learning about “The Nativity,” and other Christmas/Winter-themed books.

AS WRITERS

To improve the children’s fine and gross motor skills we will be doing daily activities that encourage crossing the midline.  We will use scarves, streamers and movements that encourage this.  We have funky fingers activities, for example threading; tweezers; or playdough.  The children are encouraged to mark make using a variety of different media:  post its, notepads, paper, card etc.  We will focus on making vertical lines.

AS MATHEMATICIANS

The children will be developing a strong foundation of number.  They will be subitising objects from 1-3, not counting but using the approach of “What do you see?  How do you see it?  - 1 is 1 because it is on its own.  2 is 2 because it has 1 and another 1 etc.  The children will get a firm grasp of what number sense is, using practical activities and through their own exploring.  Maths is everywhere!

AS EXPLORERS

Through festivals and celebrations, the children will explore Remembrance Day and Christmas.  They will be able to talk about positive differences between people and themselves, and why they are special and what makes them that way.

Last term, we chose a tree in the nursery garden that that we will look at all year round, they called it "Leafy." We will especially look at Leafy when the seasons are changing, to notice changes, explain what is happening and why.
 

PSED

Children follow Jigsaw.  We also have circle times and on the spot opportunities to develop PSED skills.  This term we will still be focusing on separating from their carer, building relationships by making new friends, playing alongside one another, and beginning to share.  They will also work on their self-regulation skills using the techniques they have been learning at nursery and at home.

PE

Lessons will take place every Tuesday morning with our PE Staff.  The children will need to come to nursery wearing their PE kits.  No earrings.

HOME LEARNING

Please ensure that you are logged on to Class Dojo so that you can see what your child has been doing.  Photos and messages will be posted regularly.  Their learning is also displayed in the cloakroom, each child has a section showing their work and any wow speech moments.  This is replaced every half term and placed in their learning journal.

A weekly newsletter about next week’s learning and vocabulary is sent out every Friday.

Please also log on to the platform “Learning With Parents”  The aim is to read three times a week with your child and to post onto the site about it.  We regularly share video and photos of the children reading which they love to share.