Nursery Remote Learning Week 12 – w/c 29.06.20

Dear Nutmeg friends, parents and carers,

This week we are reading, and making music to, the wonderful 'Tanka, Tanka Skunk' by Steve Webb.

With only three more weeks of Nursery left, we are also starting to talk about transition to Reception and starting our new classes in September.

Even if we are not all together at the moment, it is still important that we celebrate the wonderful time we have had together as Nutmeg Class and all the fabulous learning that has taken place across the year. So many happy memories!

Lots of love, Miss Parnell and Miss Amma

Stay in touch. Send your feedback and work to: eyfs@bevington.rbkc.sch.uk

Our new topic this term...

Exploring Summer - Move and Groove

Miss Parnell’s book of the week

'Tanka Tanka Skunk!'

by Steve Webb

Meet Tanka, the elephant and his friend Skunka. Say their names together and they SOUND LIKE DRUMS! Tanka, Skunka, Tanka, Skunka, Tanka Tanka Skunk! They have lots of friends for you to meet, so say their

names to the Tanka Skunka beat!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ng3QOLKXxs

www.heyyouitsmestevewebb.com/tanka-tanka-skunk

Hello from me and Miss Amma

Monday

Wake up, shake up Time to get our bodies moving and start the day...

www.youtube.com/watch?list=RD7zySLpeEUcM&v=1gUbdNbu6ak

Literacy - Story Time and Phonics Our story of the week, 'Tanka Tanka Skunk!' by Steve Webb

- At www.heyyouitsmestevewebb.com/tanka-tanka-skunk, look at the front cover and title of our book, Tanka, Tanka, Skunk.

What can you see on the cover? What do you think it is about?

Read the first double page to introduce the children to the characters of Tanka and Skunk .

- Talk about:

* Who are Tanka and Skunk?

* Have you seen these animals before?

* What do you know about them?

- Talk about whether you have ever played the drums before, or any other instruments. If you have one at home, look at a drum and a beater, a bit like the one Skunk is holding in the first illustration. See if you can clap along to a steady beat and keep to the pulse created.

- Looking at the next double page spread, let's slowly beat out the syllables of the words (beat out the rhythm of the words) by using two fingers on the palm of your hand like a drum:

Skunka, Tanka, Skunka Tanka (Words)

X X, X X, X X, X X, (Beats)

Tanka, Tanka, Skunk (Words)

X X, X X, X (Beats)

- Now, let's join in with the chorus again, by either clapping out the syllabic beat or using some claves or rhythm sticks to tap out the beat!

- Tomorrow, we will read more of the story.

Mind Up and Peace Out Time - Brain Break deep breathing exercises to help calm down and relax: https://mindup.org.uk/mindup-activities/

- Peace Out: Refresh Your Sense: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R69zNPYz0uM

Lie back, close your eyes and let your mind relax as you are guided through this wonderful meditation. We will take a tour through a magical house and tune into each of our senses as we enter each room.

- Feelings talk: How are you feeling now? Did the Peace Out make your feel calmer?

Maths Positional Language

- Let's watch Where's the Monkey at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJYhjGyWTU

- Now play a game of hide and seek with one of your favourite teddies or toys.

- Ask an adult to hide the toy in your house and then you ask questions to find out where it is, starting with the room it is in and then more specific questions, e.g. “Is it underneath something?” or “Is it behind something?”

- Then, you could hide the toy and they can ask the questions to find it.

Expressive Arts & Design Let's investigate drums!

- Today let's research and find out about a variety of different styles and types of drumming.

- While we look at, and listen to the different drums, talk about:

the different shapes and sizes of drums

the different materials they are made from

the different ways they are played

Jo Jones, Jazz Drummer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eANTTBvIXmI

Orchestral drums: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbwZ_e-zk5w

Phil Collins, Rock drums: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2NU4Xu_HXE

Jalikunda African Drums: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZHfmgIb4mc

Batucada Samba Drumming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQLvGghaDbE

Jiangzhou drum music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4hwpSeMN6M

Hand Drums: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KnnbiBwwTU

Hang Drum: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDQgU1CPpis

Steel Pans: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lTQR-KZBkw

Now, we have listened to the different drums, talk about:

which ones were your favourites

which ones did you like the least

which ones would you like to try and play

Singing - Let's tap out the beat and sing the Tanka, Tanka, Skunk chorus again.

Tuesday

Wake up, shake up Time to get our bodies moving and start the day...

www.youtube.com/watch?list=RD7zySLpeEUcM&v=1gUbdNbu6ak

Literacy - Story Time and Phonics Continuing our story of the week, 'Tanka Tanka Skunk!' by Steve Webb

- Yesterday, we read the start of our story and met Tanka and Skunk.

- Let's keep reading our story, Tanka, Tanka, Skunk at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ng3QOLKXxs

- Tanka and Skunk had so many friends: They’ve got the beat, and so have their friends.

- Did you recognise all of these animals? Are there any that you didn't know?

- Talk about, and investigate the fact that some of the animals have words to describe them and some don’t.

- Look at the illustration of one of the other animals in the text, for example the panther and think of a word that could describe it... 'sneaky panther’. Can you describe each of the animals?

Mind Up and Yoga Time - Brain Break deep breathing exercises to help calm down and relax: https://mindup.org.uk/mindup-activities/

- Cosmic Yoga - 10 poses! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9uttOZdOQ

- Feelings talk: If you had to pick an animal to describe how you feel which animal would you pick?

Maths Positional Language, Directions and Maps

- Today let's make our own treasure map and use positional language to describe the how to get to the gold!

- Draw an island in the middle of the paper. Draw a pirate ship next to the island on one side and a ship wreck on the other side. Above the island, draw some boats. Below the island, draw some hungry sharks. What else can you add to the map? Draw a cross on the map to show where some gold treasure is hidden. Can you describe the position where the treasure is hidden?

STEM and Expressive Arts & Design

- Let's beat out the names of the animals in our story:

- ‘This is kangaroo. His name has three beats, like this… kan ga roo'

Beat the word using two fingers on your palm or with a drum or claves.

You could draw out three circles to record this visually and point to each circle to help them follow the beats, as represented in the drums on the page, e.g: kan ga roo O O O

- Now read on to, ‘And this is caterpillar. His name has four beats, like this… cat-er-pil-lar'

You could draw out four circles to record this visually and point to each circle to help follow the beats, e.g: cat er pil lar O O O O

- Keep going with the other animals in the story!

Singing - Let's tap out the beat and sing to some of our other favourite songs.

Wednesday

Wake up, shake up Time to get our bodies moving and start the day...

www.youtube.com/watch?list=RD7zySLpeEUcM&v=1gUbdNbu6ak

Literacy - Story Time and Phonics Oral blending and segmenting

- Let's play a game of oral blending and segmenting a selection of the animals from our story.

- The adult should pick one (from choices below) and keep it a secret.

- Then sound out the name of the animal and see if they can tell you which animal it is:

b-a-t bat y-a-k yak o-x ox

d-u-ck duck f-o-x fox p-i-g pig

Mind Up and Yoga Time - Brain Break deep breathing exercises to help calm down and relax: https://mindup.org.uk/mindup-activities/

- Peace Out: Rainbow Waterfall: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh58j2Yw6dg

In this guided relaxation, we go floppy like cooked spaghetti and then take a journey into a magical forest in our minds. Eventually we discover a stream and follow it to the beautiful Rainbow Waterfall!

- Feelings talk: How are you feeling now? Did the Peace Out make your feel calmer?

Maths Comparing Numbers - bigger, smaller

- Let's watch the Numberblocks Series 3 Peekaboo! at:

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bmkk2p/numberblocks-series-3-peekaboo

- Now use your unifix blocks or Numicon to compare numbers and see which smaller numbers can hide behind the bigger numbers. Explore numbers up to 10.

Which numbers can hide behind 5? Who is smaller than 7?

Talking about next year and starting Reception Class - Talk about how we only have a few weeks left in Nutmeg Nursery Class and then in September, after the Summer Holidays, we will be starting Reception in a new class. Think about how that makes us feel? Do we want to talk about our feelings?

- Talk about what superstars we have been this year and all the things we have learnt.

- Sing the We're Superstars Song (to the tune of 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'):

In our class, we're superstars, We've learnt so much, And come so far.

Making friends and having fun, But the year is nearly done.

In our class, we're superstars, We've learnt so much, And come so far.

- Make a picture of a trophy to celebrate all the things you have learnt and what good learners we have been.

What was really hard at first but now you can do it? What things are you proud of?

Singing (and moving!) - Let's tap out the beat and sing to Tanka, Tanka, Skunk.

- Can you tap out the beat to some of your other favourite songs?

Thursday

Wake up, shake up Time to get our bodies moving and start the day...

www.youtube.com/watch?list=RD7zySLpeEUcM&v=1gUbdNbu6ak

Phonics - Today we are going to learn the letter 'i' and the sound it makes:

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIXQNPOi8zE

- Let's make the 'i' sound together, i - i - i - insect. It is a short, bouncy sound.

- What words can we think of that start with the 'i' sound?

- Can you use your finger pen to draw a big 'i' in the air like an insect

down the body, dot for the head

- Now let's get some big paper and see how many 'i' letters we can write!

- You could also paint your 'i' or write it in sand or sugar.

- To learn more about 'i' you could watch...

Watch the Alphablocks i episode at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P1mK48VdEM

Watch Mr Thorne and Geraldine the Giraffe Episode i at:www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyiT8CP1M5A

Mind Up and Yoga Time - Brain Break deep breathing exercises to help calm down and relax: https://mindup.org.uk/mindup-activities/

- Cosmic Yoga - Let's practise our 10 poses again! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9uttOZdOQ

- Feelings Talk: - Talk about what it’s like to feel tired, happy, excited. What do you like to do when you feel like this?

- We know Tanka and Skunk like to play the drums. What things do you like to do?

Maths Positional Language Games

- Go on a walk and play a positions game with a friend or grown-up. Ask them to spot an object and you have to guess what it is. Ask them to give you clues to identify the object, e.g. “It is behind the fence.” or “It is in front of the tree.”

- Or, play a twist on the game ‘I Spy’ but instead of guessing the word beginning with a certain letter, give clues as to the object’s position, e.g. “I spy with my little eye, something behind the …” or “next to the …”.

Expressive Arts & Design

My favourite activities at school

- This morning, in Feelings Talk time, we talked about the things we like to do.

- Now, let's think about your very favourite activities that we do in nursery class. Working with an adult to write down your ideas for you, make a list of your favourite school activities saying why you like them.

- Next, talk about what activities are you looking forward to doing in Reception class.

- Can you draw a picture, to give to your new teacher, of you doing one of your favourite things? Don't forget to put your name on your picture so they know who did it.

Singing - Let's take a walk in the jungle - 'Walking in the Jungle' www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoSq-yZcJ-4

Funday Friday

Outdoor Shapes and Mark Making Fun

When it rains... explore the weather

And, learn about capacity!

It's great to hear from you!

Please email your work, photos and videos or questions to Miss Parnell at

eyfs@bevington.rbkc.sch.uk