Going Places- Nursery - Autumn 1

Key Vocabulary

What Are We Learning About?

● BUILDING A HOUSE● MAKING NURSERY A ‘HOME’● DISCOVERING WHERE WE COME FROM● Exploring how we travel● Going on a journey● Helping a friend in need● Becoming bus drivers!● Making a boat● Finding a treasure island● Taking a trip under the sea!● Finding out about things that fly● Going on a plane journey● Drawing MAPS● Visiting the North Pole● Finding out about different places● Having a holiday celebration● Tasting foods from around the

world

Home What is your home like?

JOURNEYWHAT DID YOU SEE ON YOUR JOURNEY ?

transport How many different types of transport can you name?

Our Books of the Week

treasureWhere would you bury some treasure?

adventure What would you take with you if you were going on an adventure?

celebrationWHICH EVENTS DOES YOUR FAMILY CELEBRATE?

nursery Curriculum leaflet

Autumn 1

gOING pLACES

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

We will be learning how to:● MAKE FRIENDS● SHARE AND TAKE TURNS● LOOK AFTER OUR NURSERY

You can Help Me At Home By:● GIVING ME JOBS AROUND THE HOUSE TO

BE HELPFUL, E.G. TIDYing UP MY TOYS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

Maths

We will be learning how to:● Say when there is more/less● Compare amounts of different

things, such as pencils, water or sand.

You can Help Me At Home By:● Asking me to say whether there is

more or less of different things..

Literacy & Communication and Language

We will be learning how to:● USE WORDS TO EXPRESS OURSELVES● LISTEN TO OUR FRIENDS AND TAKE TURNS

IN CONVERSATION● SHARE STORIES AS A GROUP

You can Help Me At Home By:● Reading to me every bedtime.● Singing songs with me when we’re

out and about.

Expressive Arts

We will be learning how to:● DRAW SIMPLE SHAPES AND ADD DETAILS● COMBINE TEXTURES TO CREATE A COLLAGE

You can Help Me At Home By:● HELPING ME CUT OUT PICTURES OF OUR

HOLIDAY PLACES TO MAKE A COLLAGE TO SHARE WITH MY FRIENDS IN CLASS

Physical Development

Our sport coaches will be teaching PE every Wednesday and Friday - Please ensure you wear PE kit on that day.

We will be learning how to:● RUN AND STOP SAFELY, AVOIDING

OBSTACLES● CUT WITH SCISSORS

Home Learning

You can Help Me At Home By:● Pointing out all the different

types of HOMES AND vehicles you see on the way to school.

● Talking to me about the places you have visited

● Sending a postcard to a friend or to the class!

Understanding the World

We will be learning how to:● Look at pictures to find out

about travelling.● Say what is the same and what is

different about different places.

You can Help Me At Home By:● TAKING ME ON A TRAIN/ BUS JOURNEY

AND TALKing ABOUT WHAT WE CAN SEE● TEACHing ME ABOUT OUR FAMILY

TRADITIONS