1. Nursery Curriculum Information Spring Term 1
Dear Parents,
In this leaflet you will find information about what your child is learning about this half term and how you can support them at home. Our topic is nursery rhymes and traditional stories and our role play area themes are based on these settings.
Communication Language and Literacy
Please encourage your child to…
talk about the different stories you read together, eg naming the characters, saying what happened in the story and encouraging them to repeat key phrases
show awareness of rhyme and continue a rhyming string, eg cat, hat, mat
hear and say the initial sound in words
talk about their marks and drawings to give them meaning, eg ‘it’s a duck’, and talk about marks, letters and images they see while you’re out and about or in your home
write their name holding a pencil correctly
to listen to others carefully, answer how and why questions and follow simple instructions
use talk to talk about what they are thinking and feeling, and encourage your child to extend their sentences using words like and and because
Mathematical Development
Please encourage your child to…
count to 10
separate a group of three or four objects in different ways reinforcing that the total is the same as the objects that have been moved, and nothing has been added or taken away
sort different objects according to shape or size and encourage your child to describe different objects, eg ‘the spoon is round’
use positional language such as next to, on top, under and behind
Understanding of the World
Please encourage your child to…
show an interest in the lives of people who are familiar to them
talk about significant events in their own experiences, eg birthdays or family outings
comment and asks questions about aspects of their familiar world such as the place where they live or the natural world
operate simple equipment, eg turning on the CD player or using the remote control
show an interest in technological toys with knobs or pulleys, or real objects such as cameras or mobile phones
Expressive Arts and Design
Please encourage your child to…
describe the texture of things, eg, hard, soft, smooth, shiny, rough, slimy
imitate movement in response to music, combining and repeating a range of movements
tap out simple repeated rhythms, eg clapping or stamping in different ways
copy what they see adults do in their play
Use resources to create props to support role-play and build stories around toys, eg farm animals needing rescue from an armchair ‘cliff’
Physical Development
Please encourage your child to…
stand on one foot
use one-handed tools and equipment with control, eg scissors, pens and pencils
hold a pencil correctly and begin to draw a range of letters, and write their name
tell you when they are hungry or tired or when they want to rest or play
go to the toilet independently and wash and dry their hands by themselves
put on their coat and do up their zip
begin to recognise danger, and encourage them to seek help if needed and use equipment safely, eg walking with scissors instead of running holding the blade downwards

2. ***WOW books are collected on Tuesdays.***
Personal Social and Emotional Development
Please encourage your child to…
speak confidently about their own needs, wants, interests and opinions, and express their own feelings such as sad, happy, cross, scared, worried
confidently talk to other children when playing, and communicate freely about own home and community
play in a group, extending and elaborating play ideas, eg building up a role-play activity with other children
initiate play, offering cues to peers to join them and keep play going by responding to what others are saying or doing
demonstrate friendly behaviour, initiating conversations and forming good relationships with peers and familiar adults
be aware that some actions can hurt or harm others and encourage them to help or give comfort when others are distressed
If your child does any of these activities please write it in their WOW book or take a photograph and stick it in!!
***WOW books are collected on Tuesdays.***