YN Special Page
Welcome to our Special Nursery page!
This is where you will find daily home learning challenges for you and your child to complete together.
Any important messages or events will be shared here.
If you have any questions please feel free to email us: yn@abbey-inf.sandwell.sch.uk
We would also love to see what you have been doing at home, you can upload photos, videos, messages on our Padlet page:
https://padlet.com/sallygaxherri/97mp0oxt7mn0uggs
A message from Mrs Gaxherri
Phonics play
You can access the games and resources on Phonics play for free using the log in below.
In Nursery we would be following phase 1 & 2 of the phonics programme Letters and Sounds.
Tuesday 26th January
Good morning! I hope you all had lots of fun in the snow yesterday. Thank you for sending your snowman photos, did you like the one I made with my son? Take a look on the padlet if you haven't seen it yet.
Yesterday I did an experiment with the snow, you can find out all about it by watching my video, the link is below.
You may want to have a go at doing your own experiment with snow and ice, here are some examples of what you could do before it all melts away.
Monday 25th January
Good morning children! I hope you had a good weekend in the snow. Did you make a snowman? or go out on a sledge? I'd love to see the photos, I'll put mine on the padlet for you to see.
As it is snowing and freezing cold, I thought we could do some Winter activities today.
Please watch my video in the video resource centre and have a go at some of the Winter activities.
Winter cutting activity
Winter pencil control
Winter craft
You might want to have a go at some Winter crafts today, here are some ideas.
Fun in the snow
Don't forget to get outside and enjoy the snow too, build a snowman, have a snowball fight. Below are some other things that you can do in the snow for ideas.
Painting the snow
You can either bring some snow inside or take your paints outside. This works just as well using food colouring mixed in water too!
Snow Angels
It is lots of fun to lay down in the snow and move your arms and legs to make a snow angel.
Frozen bubbles
If you blow bubbles in the cold weather it can freeze. If you don't have bubble mixture you can use washing up liquid mixed with water. You can also make your own bubble wands using pipe cleaners.
Story time 25/1/21
Today I would like you to listen to the story 'Robin's winter song' on the bbc iplayer
It is a lovely story about the Winter season and the changes that take place.
Friday 22nd January
Good morning Nursery! We are at the end of another week of home learning. It has been nice talking to lots of children and their parents on the phone this week. All of your teachers miss you, but it has been good to hear that you are enjoying the activities at home.
Today, I would like you to watch the video 'Monsters not allowed' in the video resource centre. I will read a story to you about a monster who goes to school, but the Deputy Headteacher sends him away. The children made 'Missing monster' posters.
Once you have listened to the story, I'd like you to have a go at making your own poster.
Below is the one that I have made.
The Monster shuffle
Today you can join in with the monster shuffle dance on YouTube.
The link is below, I hope you enjoy the song.
Story time 22/1/21
Today's story is 'Walking through the Jungle' read by Mrs Appleby.
Thursday 21st January
Good morning! Today we are going to do some phonics activities. I would like you to watch my phonics video, then please watch the silly soup song and have a go at making your own silly soup at home with any objects that you can find. Both videos can be found in the video resource centre.
Don't forget to send a video or photo to the padlet or email.
Below are the words to the silly soup song.
Rhyming activities
Below is a rhythm and rhyme home challenge sheet with ideas of activities to do at home to promote an awareness. There is also a rhyming activity sheet for you to complete if you wish and a counting syllables activity sheet.
Rhyming activities to do at home
Rhyme activity sheet
Counting syllables activity
Blob monsters
Today you could have a go at making a blob monster using paint and either blowing the paint with a straw, using a fork to spread the paint in different directions or you could marble paint, finger paint or use a sponge to make a monster picture.
Here are some examples:
Story time 21/1/21
Today you can watch Mrs Appleby read the story 'Owl babies'. The video can be found in the video resource centre.
Wednesday 20th January
Good morning! I hope everyone is safe and well.
Today we will be looking at patterns and making patterns with objects from around the home. Please watch my video in the video resource centre and have a go at making some patterns, you can either use the print out sheet of Gruffalo characters below or you can paint, draw or use objects at home. Make sure you remember to send any photos to me on the padlet or the nursery email.
Gruffalo characters- pattern making
Gruffalo cakes
The EYFS key worker children have decorated some Gruffalo cakes in school, maybe you would like to have a go at home too. It was lots of fun to make and they tasted very yummy too! Don't forget to wash your hands before cooking and to ask a grown up to take a photo before you eat your cake! I can't wait to see them.
Story time 20.1.21
Today Mrs Appleby will be reading the story 'Snore' you can find this in the video resource centre. Enjoy
Tuesday 19th January
Good morning! Today we are going to describe some scenes from books and films that you may know about monsters. I want you to watch my video, look at the scenes from the story or film and talk about what you can see, how the characters are feeling, where they are, what might happen next etc...
When you have watched the video you can choose a scene from your favourite book or film and describe it to your grown up. Have fun!
Gonoodle- Smallfoot
Today you can join in with the Gonoodle dance by clicking on the link below. It is from the film Smallfoot who is a Yeti.
Story time 19/1/21
Today you can listen to the story 'Spaghetti with the Yeti' read by Mrs Gaxherri.
Monday 18th January
Good morning Nursery, I hope you had a good weekend. It was nice to see the sun shining even if it was still a little cold.
Today I would like you to watch my video about ordering monsters by size. Once you have watched the video you can find objects around your home to order by size, length or height or you can print off the sheets below and have a go at cutting and sticking the monsters in the correct order from smallest to biggest, longest/ tallest to shortest.
Ordering by size activity
You may also want to play a game on the computer or tablet. This is a great game to practise understanding of the vocabulary of size and to identify the given object.
Have a go it's lot of fun!
Story time 18/1/21
Story time today will be read by Mrs Appleby. The story is called 'Where's my teddy' you can find this in the video resource centre.
Friday 15th January
Good morning everyone! I hope you have had another fun week of learning at home. All of the staff are missing you lots and hope that you are staying safe and well.
Today I would like you to watch my video called ' mood monsters'. Today we will be talking about different feelings and emotions and what makes us feel a certain way. We will also think of ways to help us feel safe, calm, happy etc...
The video is 10 minutes long, you can watch it in small chunks if you need to.
Once you have watched the video, you might want to make a worry monster.
Here are some ideas of what you could do.
You can write or draw your worries on a piece of paper and feed it to your worry monster. They will gobble your worries up and take them away.
Here is a lovely poem to go with the worry monster. I can't wait to see what you make.
Story time 15/1/21
Today, you can listen to the story 'Monsters don't eat broccoli' read by Mrs Gaxherri.
The video is in the video resource centre. I'm sure you will like it.
Thursday 14th January
Good morning children! Today we are going to play a memory game called Kim's game. You can watch the video in the video resource centre. You may want to play the game at home with a brother or sister or a grown up, it's really simple and lots of fun!
Monster Yoga
I would like you to have a go at some 'Monster Yoga' today. You can watch the video by clicking on the link below. Yoga is good for your body, it is good for stretching and building up strength. The first part of the video is for you to do by yourself, the second part is paired yoga, if you want to do that you will need a grown up or sibling to join you.
Have fun!
Monster songs
Mrs Appleby has recorded some Monster songs for you to join in with. These videos can be found on the Video resource centre.
Story time 14/1/21
Today you can listen to the story 'Bedtime for monsters' read by Mrs Gaxherri.
You can find the video in the video resource centre. Enjoy.
Wednesday 13th January
Good morning, today I would like you to watch my Phonics video and play a game on the Phonics play website (grown ups I have done a video tutorial of what to do and where to access the game) These are both in the video resource centre.
Phonics play log in:
User name: jan21
Password: home
I would also like you to watch my Monster describing video and have a go at describing a monster of your choice, it could be one from the video, a monster you have made, painted or drawn or it could be a monster from a film etc..
Think about some words to describe the monster, what it looks like and what type of monster it is for example scary, friendly, grumpy etc... Then have a go at writing some of those words.
Here are some monsters for you to describe if you would like to print them off and label.
Describe a Monster
Story time 13/1/21
Today you can listen to the story "A monster surprise" read by Mrs Appleby.
This story can be found in the video resource centre.
Tuesday 12th January
Good morning children! I hope you are all staying safe and well.
Today I would like you to watch my Maths sorting video which can be found in the video resource centre.
We will be finding different ways to sort the monsters.
Once you have watched that, you may want to have a go at sorting objects from around your home, please ask a grown up first. You can sort objects by colour, shape, size, pattern, use etc...
Here are some ideas of what you might want to do. Don't forget to take some photos and send them to me.
Monster sorting activity
Story time 12/1/21
Today you can listen to the story “Monsters love underpants” read by Mrs Appleby. I’m sure you will like it.
You can find the video in the video resource centre.
Monday 11th January
Good morning, I hope you all had a good weekend and that your grown ups managed to have time to relax. I know I needed it 😁
This week we will be continuing with the topic of Monsters, we had lots of fun with the Gruffalo last week. This week we will be making our own monsters, sorting them into groups and watching some videos of monsters.
Today I would like you to watch a few clips from one of my favourite films...
Monster's inc. While you are watching the clips, talk to your grown up about the different monsters, how many eyes do they have? do they have a tail? are they spikey? Furry? Slimy? Which monster is your favourite and why?
Here is a link to some clips for you to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1p2mNSSs6w
ICT Monsters
You may want to have a go at making your own monster using a phone or a tablet. This App is a great way to make your own individual monster.
Here are the monsters that I made using the App. Once you have made your monster, you can take a photo of it and send it to the Nursery padlet or email.
Storytime 11.1.21
Today you can listen to the story “Don’t call me sweet” about a little monster, read by Mrs Gaxherri.
You can find the video on the video resource centre. Enjoy 📖
Friday 8th January
Good morning children! Did you have fun labelling the Gruffalo yesterday? Thank you for sending your pictures to the nursery email and padlet.
Today, I would like you to do some maths. I have made a video for you to watch with your grown up, it is in the video resource centre. We will be doing some counting using characters from the story 'The Gruffalo'.
Before you watch my video, you might like to sing one of our favourite counting songs that we sing to at nursery. The link is below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glkQwKA5_PU
Maths activities
Gruffalo craft
You might want to make some Gruffalo craft at home. Here are some ideas, of course you can make anything you like using whatever resources you have at home. You could paint, draw, make a model using play dough or lego, you may want to use some of the boxes and containers from the recycling box to make something. Whatever you decide to make, I'd love to see a photo on the padlet or by sending an email to the nursery address. Happy crafting!
Story time 8.1.21
Today you can listen to the story ‘Stomp’ read by Mrs Gaxherri
you can find the video on the video resource centre.
I hope you enjoy the story 💕
Thursday 7th January
Good morning children. Did you see the snow yesterday? I was in school and couldn't believe how quickly it was falling down, covering the playground. Did anybody make a snowman? or play in the snow? I'd love to see a photo.
Monsters
Yesterday I asked you to watch 'The Gruffalo' or read the book with a grown up. I hope you liked it, it is one of my favourite stories. Today, I'd like you to watch the video in the video resource centre of this website, in the Nursery remote learning section.
We will be labelling the Gruffalo today. I have attached the document for you to print out at home to label if you wish.
Label the Gruffalo activity
Story time
For story time today, you can watch the story 'The colour monster'.
Wednesday 6th January 2021
Good morning Nursery! I hope you are all keeping safe and well. We will be learning at home again for a while, I know that it is a scary and worrying time for lots of children and grown ups. If you are worried about anything, tell a grown up how you are feeling. We all feel worried or scared at times and it is absolutely fine to feel that way, but it is soo important to talk about your worries.
Here is a nice story about feeling worried, why not watch it with your grown up and talk about the things that make you feel worried.
Monsters
Our new topic is called 'Monsters' we will be reading lots of stories about different monsters, creating our own monsters in lots of different ways and using Monsters to complete maths and writing tasks.
Today I'd like you to watch 'The Gruffalo' with a grown up or read the book, if you have it. Once you have watched or read the story, can you tell your grown up what happened? who the characters were, where the story was set (the place) and if you enjoyed the story and why.
Was the Gruffalo scary? friendly? funny? fierce? Can you tell a grown up what you thought about him and if you think the Gruffalo is a monster.
I would love to see your Gruffalo drawings too, please send a photo of it to the Nursery email or upload to the class padlet.
Here is the link to watch the Gruffalo:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00pk64x/the-gruffalo