Thursday, 25 February 2021

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Hello children

Today we are going to watch our story 'We're Going on A Bear Hunt' read by Michael Rosen. 

Michael Rosen is the man who wrote this fantastic story, he is the Author of the story.

You should know this story really well by now so stand up and join in with the words and actions you can remember as Michael tells the story.

Click below to get started.

 Grown ups don't forget to join in!


We hope you enjoyed the story 😊

The Bear Hunt Song

 Hello Children,

We hope you have enjoyed this week's story 

'We're Going On A Bear Hunt' 

Today Miss Sykes is going to sing a version of the story.

Click below to watch and join in with the song



We hope you enjoyed the song.

Don't forget to can listen as many times as you like to help you learn the words really well!

We cannot wait to sing it with you here in nursery 😊


Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Let's Get Active- We're going on a Bear Hunt

 Time to get Active!

Today we have a yoga version of our new story 

'We're Going On A Bear Hunt'

Move along with the video and the story while practising your skills of balance and coordination.

Have Fun!



We're Going On A Bear Hunt

 This week's story is called 'We're Going On A Bear Hunt' Today it is Miss Sykes' turn to read the story.

Click below to watch Miss Sykes read the story and don't forget to join in with the words and actions.



We hope you enjoyed the story. Don't forget you can watch the video as many times as you like to help you learn the words and the actions.


Can you use the word mat in your pack to talk about the story and the things you remember with your grown up?


Can you find this sheet in your work pack and find all the different parts from the story? 



Tuesday, 23 February 2021

All about Number 3

 Hello Boys and Girls!

Time for some counting!

Can you remember learning about number 1 and number 2 before the holidays?


Who Am I?




Who Am I?

Today we are going to meet number 3


Click on the video below to watch a song all about number 3


How many fingers are held up?



How many spots are on the dice?


How many fish are in the bowl?



How many pigs can you see?



Have a look around your house for the following things:
3 Spoons 
3 Cups
3 jumpers

Can you find three of anything else?

We would love to see all the different ways you made three. Remember you can send pictures of your learning to
reception@hovingham.org

Can you find this sheet is your home learning pack?


See if you can complete the activities now with your grown up.



Monday, 22 February 2021

We're Going On A Bear Hunt

Hello Children and grown ups learning at home!

We hope you enjoyed your week of rest. 

Welcome back to the blog. This week we are introducing a brand new story and it is called

 'We're Going On A Bear Hunt' 

This is a  fantastic story for repetition and participation so make sure you join in with all the words and sounds as the family go on their bear hunt.


We hope you enjoyed the story. Remember you can watch it as often as you like and join in with the words and sounds.

Remember to keep checking the blog as this week the early years teachers will be reading this story for you many times as well as lots of other activities to keep you busy and learning at home.

DON'T FORGET TO COLLECT YOUR PACKS TOMORROW AS THERE ARE LOTS OF EXCITING 'BEAR HUNT' ACTIVITIES INSIDE FOR YOU TO ENJOY AT HOME!

HOME LEARNING PACK COLLECTION FROM EARLY YEARS PLAYGROUND 

TUESDAY- 1.30- 3.00

Friday, 12 February 2021

Baby Goz

Hello Children,

Here is another story from the farm yard. Today's story is all about a baby goose and it is called 'Baby Goz'

Listen carefully and you might hear some animals!



Which animals did you see in the story?

Can you remember the sounds that they made?

Number Farm

 Hello Everyone,

Come and join us on the number farm and meet all of the animals that live on the farm while you practise your counting skills.


Can you remember all of the animals from the farm?

Can you remember how many of each animals you saw?


Story- 'Farmer Duck' read in English and Urdu


Good Morning everyone.  Please join Mrs khan and Ms Charlton for this story read in English and Urdu  



We hope you enjoyed the story.  Look out for more bilingual stories coming to the Nursery Blog soon. 

Thursday, 11 February 2021

Song-Old Macdonald

Good Morning to everyone watching today.  Please help me to sing this fabulous song all about farm animals.  All you will need is your beautiful voices and your lovely fingers.   






 

Can you remember which animal came 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and finally 5th? 

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Farm Animal Listening Game

 Hello Everyone,

Today we are going to play a listening game. Well done if you collected your work pack on Tuesday, that means you will have the farm animal word mat that looks like this. Have a look at the animals with your grown up now and see if you can name all of the animals. Do you know what sound they make?


Now that you know which animals are on your mat it is time to play the game. 

Click on the video below to begin 


We hope you enjoyed the game. 

Which animals did you hear?

Can you make that sound with your grown ups?

Below is a song all about the sounds of the animals at the farm.

Click on the video to listen and join in with the song.


Which animals did you hear in the song?

Can you make up some more verses with your grown ups using other animals from the farm?

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Story-Snore

Good Morning children, parents and carers. In this story today the poor farm animals cannot get any sleep because there is lots and lots of snoring. 












I hope you can get to sleep tonight and no one is keeping you awake with their snoring!

Noisy Farm

 Hello Children,

We hope you have enjoyed 'The Three Little Pigs' Story on the blog. You might see some more pigs in today's story along with lots of other animals that live on the farm. 

Click on the video below to watch Miss Sykes read the story 'Noisy Farm' I wonder if you can guess what some of the animals are from the noises they make.


We hope you enjoyed the story.

Can you remember what the pigs babies are called?
Can you remember what noise pigs make?
What other animals did you see in the story?
Can you remember what their babies are called?
Can you remember the different sounds they make?

Don't forget to visit the blog each day for more stories, songs and listening games.

Don't forget to collect your learning pack from nursery today between 1.30 and 3.00pm


Monday, 8 February 2021

Story with props-The Three Little Pigs

Good Morning children and grown-ups.  I need your help today.  I am going to use some props to tell the story of  'The Three Little Pigs.'  I know that many of you are familiar with this story so please join in. 




If you were going to build a house which material would you use, straw, sticks or bricks?


I hope you enjoyed that story.  Remember if you go for a walk in the park, you could try and collect some grass or straw and some sticks and some small stones, to use at home to tell your own story about the Three Little Pigs.  



Friday, 5 February 2021



Good morning to all you lovely children who are learning at home with your grown ups.  Here is a song to liven your Friday morning up and make you feel happy.  Get ready to sing and dance with me. 
Have fun!





Can you remember the names of the animals we sang about in our song today. 

I wonder if you can remember which animal came out of the bag 1st, then 2nd, then 3rd, then 4th and finally the 5th animal.  Well done if you remembered the order of the animals.

See you again soon with some more learning on the blog. 



10 Little fingers and Ten Little Toes- A counting Story

Good Morning Children,

Today we have another story to share with you. Today's story is 'Ten Little Fingers and 10 Little Toes'. 

This story  has lots of opportunities for counting so make sure you join in!

Click below to watch Miss Sykes read the story.


We hope you enjoyed the story and joined in with all the counting. Our own fingers and toes are a brilliant counting resource that we carry around with us all the time so make sure you make use of them during your time at home.


Click below to hear Miss Sykes singing a song all about counting fingers and toes. 

Make sure you join in!


We hope you enjoyed the song and joined in with the words and counting. Don't forget you can watch the story and song as many times as you like to practise your counting skills!

Get Counting and have fun!

Thursday, 4 February 2021

Maths story-One Bear Lost


Good Morning all you lovely children learning from home. Please join Ms Charlton to count backwards from 10 in this lovely story all about bears. 







Can you practise counting backwards from 10 using your fingers?

Did all the bears get back together again?

Wednesday, 3 February 2021

All about Socks- Exploring Number 2!

 

Hello Children,

Last week we met Numberblock number 2. Sometimes when there are 2 of something we say they are a PAIR. You might have a pair of socks on your feet. Today's story is all about socks. See how many pairs of socks you can find in the story. 


Click below to watch the story


There are lots of sock activities in your packs this week. Why don't you complete them now with your
 grown ups.






We hope these activities help you learn about the number 2 and have lots of fun!



Tuesday, 2 February 2021

The Farmyard Song


Good Morning children. 
come and join me for this counting farmyard song and help me make lots of different animal sounds.   


 

              How many animals did you count? 

              Which one was your favourite?  

Can you think of any other animals that live on a farm.

The Three Little Pigs

 

Good Morning Children,

Yesterday Ms Charlton read a brand new story called 'The Three Little Pigs' Today we have an animated version of the traditional tale for you to enjoy at home.

Click on the video below to watch the story


We hope you enjoyed the story.

Please do not forget to pick up your packs from the nursery today between 1.30 and 3.00.
You will find lots of fun activities relating to the story, number and counting activities and much more!



Monday, 1 February 2021

A Modern Version of the traditional story The Three Little Pigs.


Good Morning to all you lovely children learning at home.  Please join Ms Charlton to read this  traditional story which many of you are familiar with. 

Remember to watch out for the greedy wolf. 



Which material would you use to build a strong house?

Which pig built the strongest house in the story, what material did they use?

What colour is the front door on your house? 

Why not try drawing your front door and writing the number on it.  You could bring it to school to show Ms Charlton or Miss Sykes when you come to collect your learning pack on Tuesday between 13:30-15:00.

Bye Bye and stay safe. 


Rhyme- This Little Piggy


Good Morning to all you lovely nursery children watching at home.

Come and join Ms Charlton to sing this fun rhyme which involves using your fingers to count the characters and a big tickle at the end.
ENJOY and HAVE FUN !!!! 





How many Piggy characters are there in this rhyme? 

Can you remember what each Piggy character in the rhyme does?


Which Piggy character would you like to be?