Weekly plan · Nursery · ages 3–4

One week, one page.

One activity for each strand this week. Do them on the days that suit you, repeat any you enjoy, and skip what doesn't fit. Each strand moves through its own units at its own pace.

Our week: Nursery, week 3

Dates: to  ·  Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.

Reading & talking

Letters in My Name
Week 3 of about 3

Do: Name everywhere. Label their cup, their chair and their bed with their name. Point to it whenever you use them: 'Whose cup? It says Ali.'

You need: Paper and tape

Talk: How many letters are in your name?

We noticed:

Game (optional): Letter Pop

wasilearn.com/learn/nursery/letters-in-my-name

Writing & pencil control

Pencil Play
Week 3 of about 4

Do: Tong transfer. With an adult beside them, let your child try moving whole socks between bowls with the tongs. Help them avoid pinching fingers. Using their hands is fine too; choose the action they can manage comfortably.

You need: Kitchen tongs, whole socks and two unbreakable bowls

Talk: Which hand do you like to draw with?

We noticed:

Game (optional): Trace It

wasilearn.com/learn/nursery/pencil-play

Numbers & shapes

Numbers to Ten
Week 3 of about 4

Do: Count and jump. Hold up fingers or a number card. Your child jumps, claps or hops that many times while you count together.

You need: Nothing

Talk: Is 8 more than 3?

We noticed:

Game (optional): Counting Stars

wasilearn.com/learn/nursery/numbers-to-ten

Science & our world

Animals and Their Homes
Week 1 of about 2

Do: Animal homes sort. Talk about where each animal finds food and shelter. A fish lives in water, a cow lives on land, and a garden bird may use trees and the ground. Explain that many birds make nests for eggs and chicks. One animal can use more than one place.

You need: Adult-drawn pictures of a fish, cow and familiar garden bird

Talk: Where does a fish live? A bird? A lion?

We noticed:

Game (optional): Living World

wasilearn.com/learn/nursery/animals-and-their-homes

Thinking & feelings

Patterns and Sorting
Week 3 of about 3

Do: Clap, stamp, clap, stamp. Do an action pattern and let them join in and continue. Try clap-clap-stamp once they are good at it.

You need: Nothing

Talk: How else could we sort these?

We noticed:

Game (optional): Pattern Parade

wasilearn.com/learn/nursery/patterns-and-sorting

Moving & making

Balance, Roll and Aim
Week 3 of about 3

Do: Send and receive. Sit opposite your child. Open your hands as the ball rolls towards you, then gently send it back. Invite your child to choose where you sit: near the box or beside it. Later, try a very short gentle toss into waiting hands if they wish.

You need: The same soft ball

Talk: Where would you like me to sit?

We noticed:

Game (optional): Position Quest

wasilearn.com/learn/nursery/balance-roll-and-aim

A possible rhythm: one or two strands a day, on the days that suit you. Swap days freely. Games are optional and never replace the home activity.

Something we would like to repeat:

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