Nursery Weekly Plan
Foundation Weekly Planning Sheet: Nursery Class
Date: 14/11/05 Theme: Festivals & Light and Dark
Shape: cylinder/star letter: r
Key children
LK
Learning
Monday
Tuesday
Circle-group
Intentions
obs
Personal,
Read ‘Goodnight
Have a positive Ask children to
Social and
think about jobs
Owl’ encourage
approach to
Emotional
their
them to join in
new
parents/friends
with the noises
experiences
and others do. Are made by the birds
(ss1)
any of the jobs
and animals in the
1-Continue to be
interested, excited
and motivated to
learn.
2-Be confident to
try new activities,
initiate ideas and
speak in a familiar
group.
Maintain attention,
concentrate, and sit
quietly when
appropriate ELG
Talk freely about their
home and communitySS2
Show
confidence in
linking up with
others for
support and
guidance (ss2)
Initiate
interactions
with other
people (ss3)
Autumn Term 2nd half week 3
preformed at
night, when others
sleep? Share
information books
showing nurses,
policemen, etc..
Talk about police
wearing reflective
material so they
are seen in the
dark. Let children
explore role play
costumes, do they
notice reflective
stripes? What are
these for?
(Nursery)
Focus: night time rhymes
Wednesday
‘
Musical
instrument
session.
Explore musical
instruments as
story. Why was
a whole class
Owl trying to sleep group; take
in the day? Explain
part in singing
that some animals
rhymes and
are awake and
songs, loud and
lively at night,
these are called
soft. Can you
nocturnal animals.
make a quiet
Talk about other
sound? Loud
nocturnal animals,
sound?
share reference
books. Explore
some of the things
the animals do at
night. Have
children any ideas
of things they
could do to help
Owl get to sleep in
the noisy tree?
Number: 6
Colour: blue
Thursday
Friday
Comments
and
Evaluation
Join in with
story on IWB…
help the witch
become
friendly. Take
turns to dress
as witch and
make
expressions,
can children
join in with
spell. What
else could the
witch put into
her potion? Are
all children
joining in
happily?
Circle time –
what I like
about the
day/night.
Start…apples/p
ears,
Elmer likes the
dark….can
children tell
Elmer what
they like about
the night time?
Finish with
action rhymes.
Bonjour, bonjour,
everybody
Bonjour, bonjour,
everybody
Bonjour, bonjour,
everybody
So very glad to
see you. Hello...
Hello... Bonjour
Hello... Hello...
Bonjour
You can say it
once
You can say it
again
It's almost as
easy as counting
to 10
Hello Hello
Bonjour -MFL
Variety of free
choice
activities
available for
exploration
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Nursery Weekly Plan
Communicatio
n, Language
and Literacy
10-Link sounds
to letters,
naming and
sounding the
letters of the
alphabet.
R Mirror
Nocturnal
animals… non
fiction books,
read books to
children, ask
them to name
other animals
that come out
at night. Why
do they come
out at night?
What sound do
the animals
make? What
does cat begin
with?
Ask simple
questions,
often in the
form of ‘where’
or ‘what’ (ss3)
Extend
vocabulary,
especially by
grouping and
naming (ss3)
Confidently talk to
people other than
those who are well
known to them (ss3)
Listen to stories with
increasing interest and
recall-SS2
Sustain attentive listening,
responding to what they
have heard by relevant
comments, questions or
actions-ELG
Autumn Term 2nd half week 3
Mat timelisten to sound
r, link to words,
can you name
something
beginning with
r? model
writing letter
r(sky write)
Sound hoop
game letters r
and m. can
children
identify
objects and put
in correct
sound hoop.
What sound
does it begin
with model
word e.g.
rrrrobot
Sing night time
rhymes.
Non-fiction
books in mirror.
(Nursery)
Playdough and
letter printers.
Can children
print the
letters of their
names? What
sound does
your name
begin with? Can
you find the
letter that
makes that
sound?
Encourage
children to
identify the
sound of their
friends’ names.
I spy with my
little eye
someone
beginning with
s……..who could
it be?
Magnetic
whiteboards
and picture
letter/word
cards. Children
to freely
explore – can
you find the
letters of your
name? Can you
find your initial
letter? Provide
children’s name
cards and
support some
children. Some
children may
find letters to
make individual
words.
Non fiction
books related
to nocturnal
animals and
night sky.
Listen and join
in with night
time rhymes
e.g. twinkle,
twinkle little
star. I wish I
may I wish I
might—
Wish stars/
draw or write
what they
would wish fordecorate with
glitter, stick on
straw
Model, write
wishes onto
dark paper,
encourage
children to
identify initial
sound.
… recap on
story of
‘Whatever
Next’ ask
children where
Teddy went,
how did he get
there. What
else is up in the
sky? How would
you travel
there? If they
went to the
moon what
would they like
to do there?
What would
they take for a
picnic. When
we go on
holiday we
often send
postcards,
show examples.
Give children a
postcard to
send/write to a
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friend.
Mathematics
Begin to use
mathematical
names for solid 3D
and flat 2D shapes
and mathematical
terms to describe
shapes-SS3
Begin to talk about
shapes of everyday
objects (ss2)
Explore 3D
shapes, what
shapes can you
2.Count reliably see? Can
up to 10
everyday objects children name
any? Can you
ss-3 Find the
total number of pass me 3
cubes and a
items in two
cylinder? What
groups by
counting all of could I build?
How many
them
faces has your
Count up to 3 or 4
shape got?
objects by saying one
Can children
number name for each
item-ss3
name other
objects the
Show curiosity and
observation by talking
same shape e.g.
about shapes, how they
can of coke.
are the same or why
some are different ss3
ongoing
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(Nursery)
Explore 3D
shapes, what
shapes can you
see? Can
children name
any? Can you
pass me 3
cubes and a
cylinder? What
could I build?
How many
faces has your
shape got?
Can children
name other
objects the
same shape e.g.
can of coke.
Using playdoh
make 1 or 2
birthday cakes.
How old are
you? How many
candles did you
have on your
birthday cake?
Can you put the
amount in? How
old will you be
next year? How
many candles
do you have
altogether?
How old were
you last year?
Can you make a
wish? Talk
about other
times we make
wishes link to
night time
rhyme first
star I see
tonight. DH
Identify shape
(triangle) is it a
2D shape or 3D?
flat or solid? How
many sides/faces
does it have?
Encourage children
to count. Model
how to stick
together 2
traingles to make
a star shape. Sing
twinkle, twinkle, &
first star I see
tonight. Tell the
children they are
going to make wish
stars, by sticking
to triangles
together. Model
write wishes, in
gold on dark paper.
Some children may
write wish on star,
some may draw a
picture of
something they
would like. Can any
link to initial
sound. SL
Draw some large
shapes on the
playground. The
children move
about until they
hear a drum beat.
This is the signal
to stand in a
shape. Repeat
asking different
questions each
time or giving
different
instructions (e.g.
there must be
three people in
each shape, there
must be 8 hands in
each shape).
Questions could
include:
- How many
people are in
your shape?
How could you
count them?
How could you
check?
- Which shape
has the most /
fewest people
in? SL
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Nursery Weekly Plan
Knowledge
and
Understanding
of the World
1-Select the tools
and techniques they
need to shape,
assemble and join
materials they are
using.
Complete a simple
program on the
computer and /or
perform simple
functions on ICT
apparatus-SS3
1-Investigate
objects and
materials by
using all of their
senses as
appropriate.
Observe, find out
about and
identify features
in the place they
live and the
natural world ELG
Autumn Term 2nd half week 3
Ask children about
bedrooms at home.
Do they have a
nightlight? Does it
give enough light
to see a book? Can
they see
everything in their
rooms? Put small
objects in box
with a lid. Let
children look
through flap at
one end, they
won’t be able to
see clearly, repeat
this time letting
natural light shine
through. What can
they see? Repeat
with a torch did
this help them to
see? What other
forms of light can
they name? Let
children explore in
dark place with
torches. SL
(Nursery)
Explore night
time animalswhy do they
come out at
night? Can
children give
ideas? Look at
non-fiction
books to gather
information
together.
Explore night
time animals
are they all the
same? What is
different?
What animals
have the
children seen in
our town, what
they have seen
in the local
park. Has
anyone seen a
squirrel? What
birds have they
seen?
Junk modellingusing different
sized boxes
and recycle
materials can
children
make/build a
free choice
model. Ask
questions such
as what shapes
have you used?
How did you fix
it together?
What is that
you have made?
What can it
do? Encourage
use of
imaginationwhat did teddy
make with his
box in the
story of
Whatever
Next?
TammyP/H
Cookery- star
biscuits. Make
biscuits by,
beating,
whisking,
mixing
materials
together to
form a dough,
squeeze, pinch,
mould. Print out
star shapesobserve change
in materials
when combining
materials and
after cooking.
Count out
teddies to
weigh
ingredients talk
about what is
seen and
happening. DH
Explore nonfiction books
on earth and
moon. Discuss
differences
between the
earth and
moon. IWB
observe space,
what can the
children see?
Light
station –
night time/
shapes and
colours
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Nursery Weekly Plan
Physical
ss-1 Respond to
rhythm, music
and story by
means of gesture
and movement
Engage in activities
requiring careful handeye co-ordination-SS1
Go backwards and
sideways as well as
forwards
Experiment with
different ways of
moving-SS3
Explore malleable
materials by patting,
stroking, poking
squeezing, pinching and
twisting them
Manipulate materials to
achieve a planned
effect-SS3
Scissor
practise
Persevere in
repeating some
actions/attempts
when developing a
new skill (ss2)
Manipulate
materials to
achieve a planned
effect (ss3
Move in a range of
ways, such as slithering
shuffling, rolling,
crawling, walking,
running, jumping,
skipping, sliding and
hopping. Ss2
Observe the effects of
activity on their
bodies-ss2
Fine motor
skills developed
through
decorating
/cutting and
manipulating
materials
Ongoing
throughout
week-respond
to music with
hand actions
In groups make
salt dough to
create a star.
Can children
use
hands/fingers
to mix
materials
together.
Create owl
hats, cut colour
etc
Manipulate
playdoh and
other materials
to create a
desired effect,
can children
pinch, roll,
squeeze, and
squash, cut
with scissors.
Hall Time
Take off shoes
and
socks/jumpers.
Warm up-head
shoulders knees
and toes, fast,
slow. Find hoop of
given colour.
Explain some
animals come out
at night when
others sleep.
When tambourine
is shaken they
have to move like
animal e.g. cat
around hall. When
tambourine is
shaken stop and go
back to circlerepeat for
different animals,
ask children to
name nocturnal
animals. Cooldown- musical
statues. (Tues PM)
Explore water
with whisks –
can children
whip up froth.
What else is in
the water? Can
children find
initial letters
of own name or
recognise other
letters and link Explore sand-use
small spoons to fill
to sounds?
cake cases and
pots.
Autumn Term 2nd half week 3
(Nursery)
Using 1-handed
tools fill cake
cases and other
small pots with
sand. How many
spoonfuls do
you think will
fill the pot?
Cake case?
Manipulate
playdoh to
create a
desired effect.
Take part in
movement to
music session,
can children
follow
actions/join in.
e.g. if your
happy and you
know it wave
your
arms/stamp
your feet.
Play outdoor
games that
involve running,
jumping,
skipping. E.G
What’s the
time Mr Wolf
Large chalk and
paint brushesform
letters/number
s/draw stars
etc
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Nursery Weekly Plan
Creative
Explore the
different sounds
of instruments
Try to capture
experiences and
responses with music,
dance, paint and other
materials or words-ss3
Use available resources
to create props to
support role play-ss2
Outside
Ss2- Show
ss3- Make
constructions,
collages, paintings,
drawings and
dances
Tap out simple
repeated rhythms and
make some up (ss2)
Explore musical
instruments on
offer to create
a tune. Paint a
picture using
easel.
Use ideas involving
fitting, overlapping, in,
out, enclosure, grids
and sun-like shapes-ss3
Using a variety
of media make
a glittery
glue/paint to
decorate your
star.
Sing star
rhymes, count
stars.
Respond to comments
and questions, entering
into dialogue about
their creations-SS3
Ongoing large
apparatus
Autumn Term 2nd half week 3
Bouncers/hoppers/bike
Hide a set of wooden
(Nursery)
Bikes/bats and balls –
free choice
Bubble paint night
time animals, cat
or bat. What
happens to paint
when we blow
through straw?
Why does that
happen? What
sound does cat
begin with? Make
up rhymes, there
once was a bat who
wore a smart hat,
until he bumped
into a low flying
bat…etc
Musical instrument
session, explore
the sound of
musical
instruments and
make a tune to go
with rhymes, fast
slow, loud, quiet.
Hide a set of shapes
(2D / 3D). Place a hoop
Make
constructions
with junk
modelling
media, talk
about creations
and what they
can do.
Wish stars,
join shapes
together to
make a star,
decorate and
make a wish.
Print a star
pattern using
star printers.
aa,b,aa,b/a,b,a,
b what comes
next? Where
do we see
stars? Are
they there all
the time? Some
children may
make there own
pattern.
Paint a night
time picture
free-choice
easel.
Explore the
different
sounds of
instrumentscreate a
musical
instrument
-
Provide a
range of
Chalk numbers on the
playground Ask a
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Nursery Weekly Plan
increasing control
in using
equipment for
climbing,
scrambling,
sliding and
swinging
Variety of writing
media
See ongoing medium
term plan for links
to other ss/Elg &
and other areas in
plan
See other FS
areas for linked
objectives.
Autumn Term 2nd half week 3
numerals or number
cards (one per child).
The children have to
find a number, bring it
back to an agreed point
and then arrange
themselves in order. As
a variation, they could
place the numbers
along a number line
(either chalk the line
or use a skipping rope –
label the ends 0 and
10).
Questions could
include:
Which number will
go before 7 /
after 3?
Hold up your
number if it is less
than 5.
Show on your
fingers a number
between 4 and 8.
Which is the
largest number on
the line? How do
you know?
I’m thinking of a
number. My
number has a
straight line at
the top. Which
numbers on the
line might I be
thinking of?
Provide children with
different resources to
practise writing
numerals. - large
paintbrushes and
buckets of water,
chalk, paint (to use on
large rolls of
wallpaper). Numerals
can also be traced in
sand/ or made out of
playdoh/pieces of
string. Children should
work on a large as well
as a small
Model how to form
number, what number
have you written?
What number comes
next? Can you collect
the amount to match
the number?
Story –
goodnight owl
Songs and night IWB-rhymes,
time rhymes.
counting etc…
(Nursery)
on the ground for the
children to place the
shapes in when they
have been found.
Discuss the shapes
that have been found
and try out different
ways of sorting them.
Draw sets on the
playground and write
labels according to the
children’s suggestions.
Questions could
include:
What can you tell
me about this
shape?
How do you know
this is a square?
How do you know
this shape is not a
square?
I’m thinking of a
shape. It has 3
corners. Can you
see the shape I
might be thinking
of?
What is the same
/ different about
these two shapes?
How could we sort
these shapes?
Why does this
shape belong in
that group?
-
materials for
children to use
to make
repeating
patterns. use
people to make
a pattern e.g
stand, stand,
sit
bean bags etc
– and arrange
in a pattern on
the playground
question or give an
instruction. The
children have to stand
by an appropriate
number. Ask the
children to explain
their reasoning.
Questions/instructions
could include:
Which number is
one more than 6?
Stand by a number
that is smaller
than 4.
Find a number
that comes
between 5 and 8.
This is the number
of toes you have.
What is double 3?
Why did you
choose that
number?
Number
rhymes-five
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Twinkle,
twinkle little
star. IWB
Group time
/before snack
After snack
9-10
13:00-14
Develop a repertoire of
actions by putting a
sequence of movements
together (SS2)
Autumn Term 2nd half week 3
Ring games,
take part in
whole class ring
games, sing
using actions.
(Nursery)
Goodnight owl,
ask questions
related to
story-see PSE
Musical
session-use a
variety of
musical
instruments to
accompany
night time
rhymes-focus,
loud, quiet. If
off to the moon
would a rocket
current buns,
encourage
children to
count and sing.
How many left?
Memory game
(Kim’s game)
show animals
are they the
same, what is
different?
What do they
all do? Can
children name
them? Cover
and take one
away, choose
child to name
missing animalfocus on initial
sound.
IWBinteractive
story- The
witches spell.
Choose child to
dress up as
witch, children
help to make
spell,
encourage
joining in with
Circle timewhat we like
about the night
–see PSE
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Nursery Weekly Plan
be loud or
quiet?
spell, and
repeating
options for
ingredients.
Can children
think of other
things to put in
pot that might
work?
Movement
rhymes, e.g.
Grand Old
Duke, Twinkle,
Twinkle.
Mat time 9:10
Letter of the week: sound and model
write-chosen children attempt to write.
Number of the week: identify-clap-jump
amount, count-find and stick on board mat
Colour of the week: chosen children
identify colour of objects, look and se if you
are wearing the colour- what do we know
that is that colour
Shape of the week: identify shape/chosen
children identify shape-sky draw-draw on
board, how many faces, sides, and vertices,
2D or 3D. Could play close your eyes and
which shape is it
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Nursery Weekly Plan
The enclosed weekly plan links to the rhyme twinkle twinkle little star, all areas of the foundation stage curriculum are on the plan, e.g. maths, Communication Language
and Literacy etc...
www.nurseryclasshcp.ik.org
Autumn Term 2nd half week 3
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