MONKCHESTER ROAD NURSERY SCHOOL

Using mathematical language in play situations.

Being curious about numbers.

Recognising groups of numbers and counting.

Talking about more and less.

Beginning to solve number problems.

Showing interest in shapes around them.

Naming and describing.

Exploring patterns.

Sorting, matching and making comparisons.

Creative:

Being interested in what we see, hear, smell, touch and feel beginning to describe things.

Making comparisons.

Enjoying ring games and dancing rhythmically.

Using our bodies to explore space.

Representing events, people and objects in different ways.

Making music and singing songs.

Dressing up, pretending and playing imaginatively.

Making up stories.

Making models.

Personal, Social & Emotional :

Using the bathroom and learning to dress ourselves.

Exploring and enjoying a challenge!.

Learning to share and play with others.

Communicating with others and taking turns.

Talking about things I need and sharing my feelings.

Settling in at playgroup.

Looking after people.

Caring for plants and animals.

Knowing what is right and what is wrong.

Physical:

Moving around confidently and safely within a space.

Sharing space with others.

Using our bodies to respond to music and rhythm and stories.

Trying out new ways of moving.

Expressing feelings and ideas through movement.

Using tools and equipment safely and with control.

Climbing, running, jumping, and having fun!

Literacy:

Finding ways of sharing our ideas.

Learning to listen and respond.

Using language confidently .

Hearing rhymes and sounds.

Linking some sounds to letters.

Loving books and looking after them.

Enjoying stories and telling our own.

Knowing what writing is for.

Being confident with writing and drawing tools.

Making marks with meaning.

Recognising some letters.