We have had a busy week settling green group into Nursery and helping them to explore their new environment. They’re all doing really well and are gradually getting to know us and beginning to make some new friends. Some of the children have already stayed for lunch and next week will stay for their first full day, what a fantastic start!
This week, in Maths, we have been representing numbers in lots of different ways with our fingers, on a five frame and with marks. We have been counting carefully and finding out about the “stop” number. The concept that the final number counted is the total number of items in a group.
We’ve also explored different shapes. Noticing which shapes had straight or curved sides and how many corners each shape had.
We also discovered a new word “transparent”. We used it when we looked through the ice last week and this week we found that lots of our shapes were transparent too.
Next week we will start some new learning about weight. We will be using words such as heavy, light, heavier and lighter to compare different objects.
Help at home: You could continue this learning at home by asking questions during everyday activities. Which bag from the supermarket is heaviest/ lightest? Which toy is lighter? Can you find something that is lighter than the bottle of milk? Can you find something that is heavier than a packet of crisps?
Next week’s learning
Sound next week
Nursery rhyme of the week
Story of the week
Little Red Riding Hood
Reminders
Things your child needs every day in nursery..
- A water bottle.
- A warm coat, hat and gloves – we play outside every day.
- A change a clothes in a bag.