Nursery WAGTAILS Spring Term Winter and Festivals Understanding the World • Explore Winter, comment on the changes in their environment. • Explore ice. • Explore different type of animals and where they live. • Interact with age appropriate computer/interactive whiteboard activities. • Take part in various festivals. Physical Development • Opportunities to practice climbing skills. • Provide resources to show control in using mark making tools, pouring jugs, containers etc... • Beginning to hold a pencil using three fingers. • Encourage children to help with self - care , i.e. putting coat/shoes on. Expressive Arts and Design • Begin to experiment with colours, blocks and marks. • Role Play developed alongside children’s interests. • Using media and materials to create Winter scenes/Valentine gifts and props for Chinese New Year. • Use instruments to create various sounds. Literacy/Writing • Wide range of props (puppets, real items) for children to enjoy. • Beginning to join in with favourite stories. • Start to distinguish and talk about the marks they make. Communication and Language • Helicopter Stories. • Talking Telephones. • Encourage listening and responding, using tone, rhythm and repetition. • Winter walks to provide opportunities to discuss senses. i.e What you can hear, see. • Learning new vocabulary and sharing experiences. Personal, Social and Emotional Development • Values - exploring our own feelings and how to express them. • Learning to engage within a small group, showing friendly behaviour. • Extend PSED linked to our values, including Gr8 AS U R. Mathematics • Props to aid counting songs and rhymes. • Use games and equipment for counting. • Begin to make comparisons between quantities. • Sand/Water play to explore volume and capacity.