Our week: Nursery, week 9
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: What happened? After a story, ask three questions: Who was in it? What happened? How did it end? Help with the words if needed.
You need: Nothing
Talk: What would you do if you were one of the characters?
We noticed:
Game (optional): What's Missing?
Writing & pencil control
Do: Choose a place. Let your child choose a place for their drawing activity at the table or on the floor. They put the card there and tell you whose place it marks. Offer to help add another name mark if they want; copying is optional.
You need: The name card
Talk: Where shall your name card go?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Trace It
Numbers & shapes
Do: Three bears. Act out the three bears story. Give each bear the right-sized bowl, spoon and bed.
You need: Three bowls, three spoons, three cushions of different sizes
Talk: Which is the biggest? Which is the smallest?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Size Safari
Science & our world
Do: Notice two features. Draw a familiar building, or look together from a safe window without climbing. Point out a door and a window if visible. Ask what people use them for. Explain that roofs help keep rain out; roofs need not be pointed.
You need: Paper and intact chunky crayons
Talk: Where could people go into this building?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Shape Builder
Thinking & feelings
Do: My place at the table. Invite your child to put out their cup and spoon. At their usual meal, let them try using the spoon while seated and supervised. Afterwards, help them carry the empty cup to a low, safe place and wipe their space. Adults handle hot food and drinks.
You need: An unbreakable cup, a spoon and a cloth
Talk: What can you say when you need help?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: Press a cloth corner. Fold the towel into a broad pad with a corner to hold. Help your child dab it lightly in paint and press onto paper. Turn the pad and compare the next mark. Without paint, draw around the folded cloth and colour the outline. Keep the cloth whole.
You need: An old hand towel, paper and optional washable paint or crayons
Talk: What changed when we turned the cloth?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Trace It
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: