NURSERY
SHORT TERM WEEKLY PLANNING
AUTUMN TERM 1 WEEK 6
REFLECTIONS/NEXT STEPS
“…”: letter sound assessment. “…” was playing in dough last week, and calling out names of some letter shapes.
Eagles phonics group: continue to encourage all children to join in with group songs, rhymes and actions. Physical Development was
a good link, and we did as much phonics as possible outside. LAs working on concentration; did well when this was a focus last
week.
INDOOR ENHANCEMENT –
Fine motor: threading leaves: “ …”loved threading numbers.
Autumn puppets and positional language puppets in sound station. Autumn flashcards with vocabulary and picture clue, to read
together with the children.
Dot to dot leaves in writing area: encourage the children to choose a colour, and to fill in their shapes, too.
Easel: brown paint on a plate: use thumbs to paint a tree, then finger tips to ‘dot’ leaves on to branches from other plates of
paint.
Pine cones in sand
Junk boxes in workshop: with Mrs Stoddard. This is a new skill in Nursery for the children. I feel they will benefit from some
adult guidance.
Play dough: make hedgehogs by ‘snipping’ dough with scissors. Guide children to hold the scissors in a natural grip.
Sand: paint numbers on to conkers using acrylic paint. Encourage the children to name and recognize the numerals.
Construction: 2d or 3d shape blocks: “ …” spending time making detailed arrangements with shapes.
Monday
Circle time –
Learning intention
Introduce the concept of
Autumn.
Uses vocabulary focused
on objects and people
who are of particular
importance to them.
Builds up vocabulary that
reflects the breadth of
their experiences.
Tuesday
To count to 10 in
unison.
To say the number
names in the correct
order.
To say one number
name for each item.
To know that the last
number we say is the
total.
Wednesday
Thursday
May be beginning to show
preference for a dominant
hand.
To know that God made
each of us to be
different and special.
Draws lines and circles
using gross motor
movements.
Friday
Shows awareness of
similarities in shapes in
the environment.
Beginning to use
mathematical names for
flat 2d shapes.
Circle time – activity
Using props from the sound
Rote count to 20 together,
station, and photo cards,
using fingers and toes. Then
Collective worship
introduce the mini topic of
crouch down at 5 and 15, jump
Autumn. Focus on new
up at 10 and 20.
takes place at the
beginning of circle
time each morning.
We have been saying
the ‘Hail Mary’
during the month of
October.
vocabulary (eg. conkers,
acorns), and adjectives we
could use to describe Autumn
leaves (eg. crunchy, colour
names). Mrs Green to display
vocabulary cards which match
the children’s suggestions. If
they suggest something which
is not on one of our cards, she
will model write the word, and
draw an impropmptu picture of
it!!
Sing ‘1,2,3 little acorns’
together. Before starting,
demonstrate correspond
counting by placing the acorn
pictures in a line, counting
slowly, touching each acorn and
saying one number name for
each item. Emphasise the last
counting number, and re
enforce that this number is
the total.
“ …” to have a turn at counting
along the line, saying one
Write Dance: All children
to have a turn with scrimbling
sticks, ribbons or scarves.
Focus on MAs and LAs copying
circles and up/ down
movements. The last \Write
Invite the children to
march to music. When the
music stops, listen to
adult instruction, eg. ‘Sit
down if you have curly
hair.’ Adult to emphasise
paper. We will try with some
that some of us are sitting
down, whilst others are
standing. This is because God
made us all differently. We
are all special to him.
Sing ‘I’m a Special Person’
different materials today, to
together.
Dance session needed lots of
verbal repetition, and 2-word
level language, to facilitate the
children to make marks on
music.
Split into family groups. Once in
groups, half of the children to
have a turn while the others
watch, then swap over.
CG to take LAs to rote count
to 10 together, and then to
observe who can do this by
themselves!
Puppets
Stencils in writing area
Workshop with Mrs
Stoddard
Writing area
Cards and envelopes in
writing area
easel
Phonics: in split
groups; works well if
indoor and outdoor
prov finishes at
10.50 and we tidy up,
ready to sit down
for 11.00.
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Phase 1 Aspect 3/6
Phase 1 Aspect 4
Phase 1 Aspect 1
Phase 1 Aspect 4
Recall: Sound Discrimination:
Recall: Give some examples of
Recall: A Listening Moment
Recall: rhyming names
listen to body percussion or
emphasized rhyming words to
(in the classroom).
voice sounds AND COPY
the ch from the bat/cat/mat
Teach: Jamaquacks
Practice: some individual ch to
have a turn.
Teach: I’ve got a phone,
sack.
Teach:Mrs Ryan has a box
Down on the farm (noisy
(fill with environmental
raps)
Teach: Experience a rhyming
sounds).
story told at a natural pace,
with rhyming words
Practice: ch to have a turn
at suggesting what could be
shapes by looking again at the
shape cards we used when
walking in the park. Sing
sensory songs, pointy fingers
for drawing in shaving foam,
talk about shape properties.
Demonstrate how the children
can draw the shapes with the
scrimbling sticks in wet sand.
CG to take HAs to teach oval,
hexagon and rhombus. Use cont
prov shapes.
number name for each acorn.
Introduce
Recap the names of some 2d
Practice: tapping a steady beat
correctly
Eagles to do this with the
adult modelling throughout.
emphasised.
in the box.
‘Let’s Take Over the Nursery.’
Apply: how do you know it is
Practice/ Apply: Send ch off
for snack by saying their
…? What kind of sound is it?
(quiet, rustling, …)
Eagles to tap the beat of
different genres of music
using body percussion, modeled
by adult.
rhyming names, eg. ‘Ralex,
Salex, it must be …Alex!’
Eagles to experience and
respond to the story
Story/Song (in
keyperson groups)
Explain that we are going to
gather together to sing some
Harvest songs now that it is
Autumn. Enjoy singing and
signing together.
Split into family groups to
encourage all ch to use their
singing voices (ie. Ask, ‘Which
is the loudest singing group?)
Focussed Indoor
Activities
(See also separate
planning)
Mon-Wed: Beebots collecting Autumn leaves or photos
Welly Walk Focus
Shows awareness of similarities in shapes in the environment.
Thur:
Phonics group. Quieter children, and those working on concentration.
Fri: HA letter sound assessment
Beginning to use mathematical names for flat 2d shapes, and mathematical terms to describe shapes.
We will walk the same route as last week. This week each adult will have a laminated sheet with a dry wipe marker attached to it. Each
sheet will have photographs of 2d shapes to find on the route, and we will encourage and facilitate the children to spot these in the
environment.