Welcome to F1 – the Nursery

This year the F1 team is Michelle Martin and Louise Radwan.

Communication and Language

Speaking, listening and understanding are central to all aspects of learning in the nursery. Our goal is for all children to confidently explore concepts, events and stories through talk. During the Summer term we will listen carefully to stories and non-fiction texts, and recall key events and facts.  We will continue to sing known Nursery Rhymes as well as learning many new songs during our Rhyme Time lessons. 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

During the Summer term the children will be learning about the importance of eating healthily and brushing teeth.

Through circle time and play, we will begin to talk about how others might be feeling using words like happy, sad, worried and angry. We will also begin to understand how our own actions might affect other people.

Physical

The children will have opportunities to develop their gross motor skills by balancing, riding scooters, and trikes. They will learn to throw and catch a ball and bean bag. Daily, the children will have opportunities to use one handed tools and equipment, for example using scissors and working towards holding pens and pencils with a controlled grip. During the Summer term we will introduce balance bikes, aiming to move with confidence and stop safely.

Literacy

In literacy, the children will be continue to learn the names of different parts of a book, such as the title, front cover, back cover, and author. We will begin the Summer Term by reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. This classic text charts the progress of a hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through the week before transforming into a butterfly. We will encourage the children to talk about the pictures and story, and make predictions about what they think will happen next. 

In phonics we will continue to develop an awareness of sounds through activities that develop focused listening and attention, including oral blending. 

We will know how to make a variety of shapes  and patterns when mark making – circles, spirals, wavy, zigzagged  & straight lines. Children will be invited to write their name using various tools and media. This is always a well-loved activity and the children are so proud when they form letters in their name accurately!

Mathematics

During mathematics lessons and through play, the children will be learning about weight measurements, using the vocabulary heavy and light accurately. We will also explore capacity, learning the vocabulary full and empty. 

Understanding the World

During the Summer term we will learn how living things change over time through careful observation. We will experience first hand the life cycle of a butterfly which links to our core text, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. 

Expressive Arts & Design

It is important that children have regular opportunities to engage with the arts, enabling them to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials. This term the children will explore a variety of musical instruments, learning their names and how to recognise the different sounds they make. 

We will also complete our final Artist Study of the year when we learn how to create art using natural objects in the style of Andy Goldsworthy. We will use leaves, sand, flowers, pebbles and rocks. 

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