Nursery Home Learning Activities

Week Starting 22.2.21

Spring has sprung!

Welcome back to a new term. This term we will be learning about the seasons to help children understand the

passage of time and teach them about change. Helping children to notice and celebrate the signs of spring is a wonderful way to hone in on observation skills. This teaches

focus, presence and living in the moment.

The Ugly Duckling

The role of the adult.

Please share and read the following story. Discuss the characters, where it is set and the events in the story.

Read and support your child with the activities.

The Ugly Duckling

It was a warm summer day. A mother duck had her nest hidden in the long grass, safe from weasels and the fox. She sat on her eggs, waiting for the eggs to hatch. Finally, the eggs hatched, with a pop and peep! A bunch of golden ducklings appeared.

The Ugly Duckling

The mother duck was so happy to see her ducklings. But the largest egg in the nest was still there. The mother duck didn't remember laying such a huge egg. Suddenly the large egg cracked open, the baby bird was big, grey and ugly. He had huge feet and a broad beak and didn't look like a duckling.

The Ugly Duckling

The other ducklings didn't like him because he was ugly. A few days later the mother duck took her ducklings for a swim. The big grey duckling also joined other ducklings.

The Ugly Duckling

After a great swim, the duck family waddled(walked with slow steps) on there into the yard. As the grey duckling entered the yard, all the birds started talking about him.

The Ugly Duckling

Every day he was pecked and pushed by ducks and even by the chickens.

One day the poor ugly duckling couldn't take it anymore, so he ran far away from his home. At last, he ended up in a swamp where only wild ducks lived. The wild ducks told him "you're an ugly fellow, you cannot stay here, go away"

The Ugly Duckling

The duckling moved away from those ducks. The poor duckling felt very lonely. He didn't even move from that place. As it was winter, the water was so cold, and he got stuck in the swamp as it froze. In the morning a farmer who came that way rescued the duckling and took him to his house.

The Ugly Duckling

But the duckling was terrified, he fluttered into the milk vessel and splashed it all over the room.

The farmer's wife got furious and chased him out into cold. The duckling went back to the swamp, he spent a long and lonely winter, struggling to survive.

At last, the snow melted away. It was spring and the duckling was big and stronger than before. He flew high in the air, and he landed by a lovely lake surrounded by magnificent, white and graceful swans.

The Ugly Duckling

The ugly duckling thought that if the swans see him they will also make fun of his appearance. He was ashamed of himself and bowed his head low. When he bent his head, he saw his reflection in the water and was astonished.

His ugly feathers were now snowy white. His neck was curved and slender. He had grown into a swan. The other swans came towards him and stroked him with their beaks.

The Ugly Duckling

Nearby children shouted with joy at the sight of him and threw him some bread crumbs. He felt very happy to be with his friends.

The Ugly DucklingCan you use some

describing words to describe the duck?

The Ugly Duckling

How did the story make you feel?

The Ugly DucklingTalk and discuss

the words on the mat.

The Ugly DucklingRead and draw these

words.

The Ugly DucklingIn the story the duck is different to the other

ducklings. In the end it does not matter that he is different we are beautiful.

Talk about what

makes you

special and

unique.

The Ugly DucklingCover your hand

in paint and

make a

print.

What do you want to be when you

grow up?

Have a go at writing your name.

The Ugly Duckling

Use a paper plate to make a beautiful

swan.Add feathers or cotton wool to

decorate.

Mark making activities

Enjoy mark making with feather

using sand. Practise writing

m, a, s, t and d. Paint with feathers and make

some patterns..

Literacy

With an adult can you say the sound the animal begins with?

“m” for mum

“s” for swan

“d” for duck

Literacy

With an adult listen as they say the sounds…can you say the word?

s-a-d

h-e-n

e-gg

PhonicsThis week we are reading; i.

Say; down the body and dot for his head.

Say these words;

insect instrument

itch

Phonics – How you can help at home

Discuss the sound they have learnt.Help them to hear words that start with

the same sound.Help them to spot the letter when they

see words containing the sound.Play lots of Fred games!

Mrs HermonPhonics time!!!

Head to our You Tube

channel to watch this

weeks video on;

c k u and b.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrcisAE4M74&list=UUsYViZ4nC40o8RSq20AxmFA&index=1

Fred games; Fred PE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiBuZdOZ1Fk&list=UUsYViZ4nC40o8RSq20AxmFA&index=5

Maths

There are 5 ducks in the pond. 1 duck swims away. How many ducks are left?

MathsSing 5 little ducks went

swimming one day.

H How many can you count in this

set?

Watch number blocks andFind out all about the

number 5!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4sYesKx0b4

Take a look at this booklet on the school website in the home

learning section.It has some great

activities for you to do with your child while

they are at home'Early years – exciting

learning opportuni

Star of the Week

Savannah from Nursery Yellow is Star of the Week!

Well Done for all your hard work at home!We love to see the pictures of all the lovely things you create at home with Mummy and Daddy such as pizzas, robots and planets.

Well done for all your fantastic writing, you are doing a great job!

Keep up the good work!

Love from Miss Morton

Star of the Week

Charlie from Nursery Blue is Star of the Week!Well done Charlie you have completed the

learning at home tasks. We have loved seeing you dressed up as an astronaut and a

pirate, make marks in foam and make a Chinese fan and hat. We all miss you at nursery.

Take care!

Love from Mrs Dolman and blue class

We hope you are keeping well and having fun whilst you're at home.

Don’t forget to send in your photos using the nursery email address- Nursery@summerpark.co.uk

We will be choosing a star of the week so get sending in those photos and get a special mention in our next home learning.

Next week we will be reading The Little Red Hen.