Welcome to our Nursery’s home learning page. Here you will find access to a range of websites and activity ideas which you can use to support your child with their learning at home. Please don’t hesitate to contact the office if you have any questions.
3 & 4 Year Olds Home Learning(2)
3 & 4 Year Olds Home Learning (3)
Sensory Play
At nursery we provide many sensory activities. Sensory activities are calming, and aid brain development, fine motor skills and supports language development. If you are feeling adventurous, these are some of our favourite sensory activities at nursery…
Links for Online Safety
https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/
https://www.durham.gov.uk/esafety
https://www.getsafeonline.org/safeguarding-children/under-5/
Document to support learning at home
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/help-children-aged-2-to-4-to-learn-at-home-during-coronavirus-covid-19
Self Help Skills
We would be grateful if you could practice self-help and independence skills with your child at home. In Nursery we encourage your child to do the following tasks independently and would love your support to help them at home.
⦁ Put on/take off shoes.
⦁ Put on/take off trousers
⦁ Put on/take off coat.
⦁ Put on/take off tops (if loose)
Establish a Routine
If you have to isolate at home, children will be calmer if there is a predictable daily routine. Try to create a simple timetable of what will be happening and when, throughout the day. For example: snack, story, lunchtime, tv time, free play time etc. The timing can be flexible but the routine of when things will happen can bring a feeling of security to children. This should ultimately make your life easier.
Tiny Happy People
Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills. Click on the link to visit the Tiny Happy People website.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people
Songs & Rhymes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-songs-index/zhwdgwx
Our children love to join in with songs and rhymes from Super Simple Learning Songs! Try their favourite, ‘Walking in the Jungle’, you’ll be humming the tune all day long…
Supporting children with Speech and Language difficulties at home
We have put together some useful information and ideas of ways you can support your child’s speech and language at home.
Children’s Speech and Language Guidance
Brendon the Music Man
The children have thoroughly enjoyed working with Brendon in Nursery. He has his own YouTube channel with lessons to develop rhythm and rhyme for children. These skills are the building blocks of developing phonological awareness. Click here to view his mini music lesson playlist.
And finally, something for adults and children alike…
Physical activity and movement are such important parts of your child’s development. Here is a link to Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) Check out his YouTube channel at The Body Coach TV for the latest videos.
Useful websites
Hungry Little Minds – Simple, fun activities for kids, from newborn to five.
Top Marks – Free educational resources and games for English and Maths.
Oxford Owl – Free ebooks and reading resources available when you create a free login.
Oxbridge Baby – Animated Fairy Tales, including The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man and many more.
BBC Nursery Rhymes and Songs – Animations of some of the best-known traditional nursery rhymes, many sung by BBC Children’s TV presenters, with music that your children will love!
CBeebies Numberblocks and Alphablocks – Learn and sing about letters and numbers.
Other activities
Cosmic Yoga – Our children have been enjoying Cosmic Yoga at the start of the school day.
Dough Disco – Use some play dough and join in with Dough Disco!
Online games to practise numbers, counting and shapes
Teddy Numbers
Underwater Counting
Ladybird Spots
Shape Monsters
CBeebies – Numeracy
