Heckmondwike - Nursery and Pre-school

Nursery and Pre-school

The Early Years team have created this pack of ideas for you to try at home to continue to support your child’s development.

This is not a tick list but suggestions of ways to engage your child and support their love of learning.

Many of these activities do not require any additional resources as we have tried to think of ideas that are open ended and flexible.

Choose as many as you like, repeat your favourite or make up your own!

Listen to Miss Biver read a story.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development	Communication and Language
Talk to your parents about what makes you feel happy. Can you show a happy face? Can you draw a happy face? Sing if you’re happy and you know it; clap hands, stamp feet, jump up and down etc.	Ask your children to stand at the door and listen for sounds they can hear outside. · Talk about what sounds you can hear and what could be making them.
Physical Development	Literacy
Can you practise getting ready for bed without a grown-ups help? Go outside into your garden, can you do 10 jumps Hop on 1 leg Crouch down and jump to the sky 5 times 5 star jumps	Watch the story of The Very Hungry caterpillar. Can you draw a caterpillar in your special book? Talk about what sounds you can hear and what could be making them. Can you practise writing your name?
Maths	Understanding the World
Can you find any numbers in your house? Can you write down the numbers you find? Can you count the steps as you go up to bed? How many people live in your house can you count them?	Look outside for signs of spring talk about the changes you can see. Using a phone / tablet search for changes in spring and talk about them.
Expressive Arts and Design	Other Useful Links
Ask your children to sing you a song that they sing at nursery Watch Mr Tumbles’ nursery rhymes on you tube. Join in with the words and actions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyIDg6m4gA0	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY The Very hungry caterpillar animated story.

Home Learning and Practical Ideas

Things to do at home with young children:

Talk talk talk! Your child needs to continue to develop their social language and vocabulary
Play simple describing games e.g. what’s in the box, describing an animal or toy
Sing simple nursery rhymes and songs
Play eye spy
Read and reread favourite books
Draw a picture or a card
Practise counting aloud
Go on a shape hunt in the house
Practise getting dressed independently including shoes and socks
Make an obstacle course using things around the home
Play simple games that require turn taking
Explore water play in the sink using cups, jugs
Practise using children’s scissors
Sort and thread buttons and bead
Complete a jigsaw
Bake or cook
Do simple jobs or chores around the house e.g. laying the table, sorting socks
Plant something in the garden
Play ball games in the garden throwing, catching, kicking
Go on a bug hunt in the garden
Get creative paint, create a collage or a model
Dress up using things around the home e.g. mummy’s scarf, sunglasses etc.
Put on music and dance
Make a musical band using pots and pans
Make a shaker using empty bottles, rice and dried peas

Websites

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