In Nursery this week our focus has been on people around the world.
The children listened to different stories from around the world. These included ‘Fatou Fetch the Water’ by Neil Griffiths, ‘Handa’s Surprise’ by Eileen Browne and ‘My Granny went to Market’ by Stella Blackstone. The children enjoyed acting out the story ‘Handa’s Surprise’ with puppets.
We looked at different foods from around the world and the children enjoyed tasting pain au chocolate from France! It was yummy!
The children learned to say ‘hello’ in different languages. They then used percussion instruments to tap out the syllables in the words.
In Maths the children explored pattern and shape and used beads to make repeating patterns. They also looked at some African fabrics and spotted 2d shapes within the design. We played as subitising game where the children had to say the correct number (without counting) and show the number using their fingers. The children also enjoyed reading numerals and counting out the correct number using the people sort! They used the people puppets to help them!
Using the ‘Little Wandle’ Phonics Scheme the children have learned the new sound ‘th’ which comes at the beginning and the end of words. We practiced making a soft ‘th’ sound as in ‘thumb’ and ‘bath’ and a ‘buzzing’ ‘th’ sound as in ‘the’ and ‘this’. We played lots of games to develop their phonemic awareness and oral blending. We also did ‘Rhyme Time’ where the children sang ‘Down at the station’ in different ways such as loud, in a whisper, fast and slow. They also thought about syllables and clapped them, rhyming words and words that began with the same sound.
Other activities have included;
Learning different kinds of dances from around the world, such as Flamenco, Bhangra, Irish, African and Hula dancing!
Around the world people and food, patterns and Handa’s Surprise colouring.
Practising their races for Sports day.
