Marsden Community Primary School

Nursery Learning Zone and Curriculum Overview

Our Learning - Autumn 2 2024

Our Learning - Autumn 1 2024

We have been learning about the changes in the weather. We have learnt all about 'Autumn' and how the leaves on the trees change colour and fall down from the trees. We introduced the senses 'listening' and 'looking', thinking about what we might find on our scavenger hunt.  Our learners walked through our school playground in their learning partners and used their clipboards to see if we could find red, yellow, orange and brown leaves. We listened to the leaves rustling in the wind and crunching as we walked on them and saw the leaves falling down and dancing in the wind! We have been busy exploring colour sorting, mixing, printing and size matching with the leaves. We have also been learning to dress for colder weather and putting on our coats independently!

We have explored the topic of 'night time', learning about the importance of brushing our teeth and going to sleep when it is night time. We looked at steps to brushing our teeth and practised brushing, whilst singing the teeth brushing song! Learners enjoyed wearing their pyjamas to Nursery, as we talked about the patterns and colours on our pyjamas and listened to a night time story. We have been looking at the painting 'Starry Night' by Vincent Van Gogh, and have explored some new mark making shapes- circles and lines! Learners enjoyed using paint and black paper to create their own landscapes and enjoyed learning about the colours that we could see in the painting. We have also been creating our own stars in the playdough area, exploring light and shadows, and learning the actions to the song!

This half term, we have been learning all about ourselves as we settle in and make new friends. Learners have enjoyed getting to know who is in our Nursery and what makes us similar and different. We have been learning about the features of our face and beginning to count our features using our wiggly fingers. Our learners have been busy practising lots of different mark making techniques, using paints, crayons, chalks and pencils to create lines and circles that represent our faces and families. We have been setting up our new house with pictures of our families and our favourite objects from home! We are excited to add lots of new items to our house as we learn about household sounds, animals and the use of objects!

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