imoves ~ Quick Blast Yoga Poses

imoves is an online resource with lots of quick, interactive games and moves to support our whole-body development

It helps us to:

Click on the picture below for a quick 2 minute Yoga Blast Video!

You might like to use this video as a Brain Break throughout the day or to start your mornings off even before school! 😊

Your Afternoon A r t ~ Directed Drawing!

After listening to the story 'Pete the Cat and his four groovy buttons' I thought we could have a go at drawing him!

At the beginning of the video, we hear another 'Pete the Cat' story! We could read this one together soon 😊

(Remember to pause the video to help you with drawing each step!)

Happy Drawing!!

Story Time ~ Pete the Cat!

On Monday when we were exploring collections we used the story Pete the Cat to help us!

Click on the video below to listen to the story – can you see other collections of 4 in the story? Look closely at the pictures. Can you spot a different collection? Is it bigger or smaller than 4?

Enjoy the story 😊

Maths ~ Nursery

As we continue to develop our knowledge of reciting/counting numbers to 5 and beyond, listen to the song below and join in!

**Parents/carers** Please remember - developing our children's number sense is essential for future mathematical understanding. It involves repetition, and using gestures and concrete materials to connect math language (this makes it powerful as it engages our whole body in the learning!)

Your child might just like to listen first - that is okay. On the second watch, encourage and model using your fingers to count the bees🙂

To support please see the script below:

"Here is the beehive (hand cupped) but where are all the bees?

Hiding away where nobody sees…

Here they come flying out of their hive

One, two, three, four, five (extend fingers one by one)

Here is the beehive (hand cupped) but where are all the bees?

Hiding away where nobody sees…

Here they come flying out of their hive

One, two, three, four, five (extend fingers one by one)

buzz up high

buzz down low

buzzing fast

buzzing slow

buzz to the left

buzz to the right

buzz all day but sleep at night.

Here is the beehive (hand cupped) but where are all the bees?

Hiding away where nobody sees…

Here they come flying out of their hive

One, two, three, four, five (extend fingers one by one)"

After listening and re-enacting the song, help your child to draw and make 5 bees. They could have a go independently using the picture to help, or you could guide them with drawing an 'oval' for the body, 'circles' for the eyes and 'lines' for their legs and stripes.

They could then use their beautiful bees to re-enact the song 

Happy Counting and Buzzing!! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Maths ~ Reception

Today we will be continuing to explore collections and representing them. We will use our five-frame to add items and talk about what we can see.

Let’s get started!

Look at the picture below… what can you see? How many birds are there?

Draw a five frame and place them in there. 

Here is mine:

I wonder if yours looks the same or different to mine…

Does it matter? Does it change the amount of birds we have?

Let’s try that again!!

Can you place the birds in the tree in another five-frame?

What do you notice about your five frame?

I can see mine is now full! So 5 items fill up a 5 frame!

Can you have a go at finding other objects to add in your five-frame?

I wonder if you can show the same collection in a different way...

H E L P ! Our new mat has some covered friends... ~ C&L and MarkMaking/Writing

Oh ohhh😧... it seems that 3 of our friends on our mat have been covered!

I can't see their full face, but I wonder if you can help me work out what animal they are?

Nursery: Describe what you can see under our small world resources (the yellow arrow is there to help you!)

Can you tell us what animals you think there are under there... Why do you think that? What can you see or notice?

Have a go at drawing the 3 animals that might be under the mat!

Reception: Using your phonics and your mark making skills, retell what animals you think are under the small world resources! Can you tell us why you think it is that animal?

I wonder if it could be something different...

Have a go at drawing all 3, using their features and recording the sounds you can hear to name the animal. You might even like to label one of the animals - what can you see they have? (hint, I think they all have 2 ____ to see with and 1___ nose to smell with)

I look forward to seeing your amazing responses!

Listening and Attention Games ~ Nursery

Today for our Listening & Attention Game it’s time for a Dance!

You can choose your own music, or you might like to use the song I chose below.

Play the music – and when it stops you need to  f r e e z e !

(Parents/carers - try to hide the music source so our children can't see when you're about to stop it!)

 

This game helps us to build our listening and attention skills by carefully stopping and starting when the music does. It helps us to work on impulse control. 

You might like to try this game with different songs, and also different movements - when you freeze you might like to do a 'happy face', 'sad face' or 'silly face'. You could even pose as different animals.

 

Happy   d a n c i n g !