1. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Physical Development
LEARNING GUIDE FOR
NURSERY
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Begin to form relationships and friendships.
Seek out others to share experiences
Select and use resources with help.
Begin to understand how to be a friend, for example comforting someone who is upset.
Begin to accept the needs of others, take turns and share resources with support.
Begin to understand that we behave differently at different times or even in different areas in Nursery, such as inside/outside, in play/at the snack table.
Physical Development
Draw lines and circles using gross motor skills, for example, at art easel or on creative wall.
Begin to use one handed tools and equipment with support in a range of activities, for example, making snips in paper with appropriate scissors, or spreading a topping onto toast before cutting with a plastic knife.
Explore and enjoy movement in a range of ways such as slithering, shuffling, walking, running, skipping, jumping, sliding and hopping.
Begin to hold pencil between thumb and two fingers with modelling and support.
Starting Points: Areas of Interest for Children to Explore – Animals (wild & domestic)/ Summer Summer Term 2018
Communication and Language
Listen to stories with increasing attention and recall
Join in with and anticipate repeated phrases and refrains
Talk about what objects are for, and begin to understand language such as under, on, behind when carrying out an action, or finding an object
Retell simple past events in the correct order
Ask simple questions and give explanations
Mathematics.
Recite 1-10 in order, and begin to use some number names accurately in play.
Develop understanding through play and practical exploration that numbers identify how many objects are in a set, and that anything can be counted, e.g. claps, jumps, not just objects.
Begin to know that a group of things changes in quantity when an object is added or taken away.
Explore shapes and patterns, by playing with a range of shape resources and making patterns.
Experience and begin to use positional language in play, stories and activities.
Understanding the World
Begin to understand similarities and differences between ourselves and others.
Begin to explore movement and transportation.
Talk about some of the things observed in environment, such as plants, animals natural and found objects- look at animals and their similarities and differences. Where they live.
Begin to operate simple ICT equipment independently. RE
Stories Jesus heard, and stories Jesus told.
Exploration of festivals and celebrations from different cultures and faiths, celebrating differences in culture, race and individuality.
Begin to understand that we have similarities and differences to others yet we are all valued, unique and special.
Expressive Arts and Design
Begin to join in with dancing and ring games
Begin to create movement in response to music, and to make up own simple songs.
Engage in imaginative role play based on own firsthand experience.
Explore use of different tools.
Use different construction materials with increasing control and independence.
Begin to construct using a range of materials with support, including making instruments to explore how sounds can be changed.
With support, explore how colours can be changed.
Literacy
Look at books independently, and handle them carefully.
Listen and join in with stories 1-1 and in small groups beginning to sustain attention for longer periods and to recall parts of the story.
Have opportunities to mark make for a wide range of purposes, and to talk about what the meaning of the marks they have made.
Recognise own name, and begin to link marks they have made to the writing of their name, or to represent letters from their name in their mark making.

2. ST. ANN’S C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL NURSERY CENTRE AND EARLY LEARNERS
SCHOOL ADDRESS Lathom Avenue
Warrington
WA2 8AL
SCHOOL TELEPHONE
(Nursery Centre) –
Please let us know as soon as possible if your child is unable to come to school for any reason.
SCHOOL INFORMATION   NURSERY CENTRE HOURS
8.45am – 11.45am
12:15pm – 3:15pm
HEAD TEACHER Mrs K. Keen
Deputy Head Mrs R Pimblett   CHAIR OF GOVERNING BODY Mrs J Lazarus
NURSERY TEAM
Class Teachers
Mrs M Williams
Teaching Assistants
Mrs Jones
Miss Stockton
Mrs Duxbury
SCHOOL DATES
Holidays
Half term- 25th May- 11th June
end of term 26th July
Back in school on Tuesday 4th September
For all other dates and events please refer to the school Newsletter
SNACK
SNACK MONEY IS £1.20 PER WEEK – THIS CAN BE PAID
IN ADVANCE,OR WEEKLY ON A MONDAY MORNING.
SCHOOL VISITS/EXPERIENCES
End of term trip to Walton Gardens
Date TBA
Things you can do to help your child at home
Naming colours, counting and recognising numbers 1-10
Teach them to put their coat on and off
Reinforce the letter sounds we are doing in Nursery s, a, t, p, i, n, m, c
Help them to write their name-forming letters correctly
We are aware that some children may be able to achieve some of these targets already. All children will be supported in their learning journey at their own rate and at a level appropriate to their needs, through a range of play activities and experiences.
Remember to ask if you have any queries.
CULTURAL PATHWAY
Author – Mick Inkpen
Composer – Alan Menken
Artist – Alma Woodsey Thomas
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Here you will find Nursery and School information updates, along with an area dedicated to each class with learning guides, activities, along with ideas and links on how to help your child.