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Adult role - Modelling always to

the children. Week commencing 18th-22nd March Easter Fun
Easter. Making Easter card and chocolate nest. Easter activities.

Topic – Easter Fun. Sign of the week – Rabbit/Bunny, Chick. Stories to share- Brenda’s boring egg (Twinkl)
and other stories. Sue Hendra stories from Mrs Dade. Props for Norman the slug with no shell. Songs
to sing- Five little ducks went swimming one day, 2D shape song, hop little bunny song and other
nursery rhymes. Maths – Sorting the Easter eggs so they have the correct number to the correct
amount. Shape songs. Weighing eggs. Fine motor- Feed Easter bunny the carrots. UW- Bug hunting.
Being kind and gentle, looking after the world around us. Care and concern for the environment. Talk
about signs of spring. Creative – Easter play dough fun, Make Easter chicks, finger print eggs, Junk
modelling fun, Bunny hat Mark making – Using carrots to paint with, Plastic eggs painting, In sand, salt, white
boards, paint, clipboards to draw Easter eggs. Painting daffodils. Phonics – Alliteration, rhythm, rhyme, and
instrumental sounds, oral blending and segmenting ICT – Can you draw flowers on the interactive whiteboard?
Can you draw your super friends? Role Play – Home corner and Easter shop. Light box – Decorating Easter eggs.
Cutting skills – Carefully cut along the line to crack the Easter egg. Physical development - Easter gross motor
game. Can you hop, jump, skip, stomp like a rabbit?

*Outdoor play *Messy/water play (Blue tray) * Black tuff tray * Phonics / Carpet time
(Input and plenary) * Maths.

*Outside – Adult led activity – In a tuff tray

have green rice with flowers to encourage
pouring in different containers (Full, empty,
half full.)
- Garden centre in wooden shed. Flowers, plant pots, tills, seeds, baskets. Have fun
buying plants and plant our own seeds.

Look out for mini beasts/ buds coming out/signs of spring!

-Find the Easter eggs hidden around the garden.

- Chalk fun

- Go on a spring hunt with check list.

- How many worms can you find? Which one is the biggest? Smallest? Compare the
different lengths.
-The Bunny Hokey Pokey.

Monday
AM- Sign of the week- Bunny/. Share news/tapestry. AM- Finger print Easter eggs. Independent.
Easter twinkl power point. Talk about all activities we
are doing in Nursery this week. PM- Finger print Easter eggs. Independent.

PM- Share any weekend news/ tapestry. Have a

masking tape stage. * All week – Make Easter cards. Easter chick
handprint or mark make with a fork. Write their own
Vicky-Look at sounds. S,a,t,p, i, n, m,d,g, o, c, k, ck name on Easter card insert. (Jamie)
and e. Learn the action of the sounds. Get the * Make an Easter biscuit. (Jess)
children to pick objects out of the bag. What sound
does it begin with? Can they think of other objects
that begin with that sound? Can you remember the *Black tuff tray –– Easter fun tuff tray. Making Easter
action? cakes. Rice krispies, coco pops. Eggs. Cake cases and
tins.
Jo-Voice sounds. Play musical phonics. Have 4 objects * Easter eggs in water.
c-a-t, d-o-g, p-i-g and h-e-n. When the music stops * Play parachute games, Egg and spoon races. Easter
stand next to an object. If you are standing next to egg hunt (number, shapes.)
give them a clap.
Play listening bingo on twinkl. * Outside tuff tray – Green rice, flowers and pouring.
* Use fishing rods to fish for the magnetic shapes.
What shape have you found?
Jamie- Play the bean game. Good listening skills.
Runner bean (running on spot), jumping bean(Jump),
broad bean (arms out wide), Jelly beans (wobble),
French beans (say ooh la la),beans on toast (lay down
on your tummy), String beans (On tip toes).

Jamie- Play dough disco/squiggle while you wiggle.

Tuesday
Look at ‘Brenda’s boring egg’ story on twinkl (power AM- Make bunny hats. Paint finger to make the spots
point). Singing/story. around the ears.(Marie)
Story, singing. Pretend to be a seed asleep then start
to wake up as you get some soil, water and sunshine. PM- Make bunny hats. Paint finger to make the spots
How tall can your flower go? around the ears.(Jo)

* All week – Make Easter cards. Easter chick

Vicky - Sit in a circle. Roll the dice with letter sounds handprint or mark make with a fork. Write their own
in. Can you find an object that begins with that name on Easter card insert. (Jamie)
sound? Flash sound we know. Jump on lily pads * Make an Easter biscuit. (Jess
across the river. Only if frog says your name can you *Black tuff tray –– Easter fun tuff tray. Making Easter
jump across the river. cakes. Rice krispies, coco pops. Eggs. Cake cases and
Jo-Kim's game have objects all beginning with tins.
different letter sounds S,a,t,p, i, n, m,d,g, o, c, k, ck * Easter eggs in water.
and e on the tray. Which is missing? Look at the * Play parachute games, Egg and spoon races. Easter
actions for the sounds. egg hunt (number, shapes.)

Jamie- Environmental sounds - Play noisy neighbours * Outside tuff tray – Green rice, flowers and pouring.
please be quiet. Singing phonics page 31 track 13. * Use fishing rods to fish for the magnetic shapes.
What shape have you found?

*Squiggle while you wiggle/play dough disco.

Wednesday
AM- Mark making using carrots.(Jo)
Look at 2D shapes and remember the names. Singing,
story. PM- Mark making using carrots.(Jo)

*Gross motor. Can you fly like a butterfly? Walk like * All week – Make Easter cards. Easter chick
a spider? Crawl like a snail? Wiggle like a worm? handprint or mark make with a fork. Write their own
Jump like a frog? Be a seed growing into a flower. name on Easter card insert. (Jamie)
Story, singing. Flash card numbers.
* Make an Easter biscuit. (Jess)

Vicky- Have objects beginning with S,a,t,p, i, n, m,d,g,

*Black tuff tray –– Easter fun tuff tray. Making Easter
o, c, k, ck, and e sound – Splat the sounds/splat the
cakes. Rice krispies, coco pops. Eggs. Cake cases and
words.
tins.
… can you remember the action? * Easter eggs in water.
* Play parachute games, Egg and spoon races. Easter
egg hunt (number, shapes.)
 * Outside tuff tray – Green rice, flowers and pouring.
Jo- Take an object out of the basket. Can you guess * Use fishing rods to fish for the magnetic shapes.
what he has taken? Sound talk the object. Can you What shape have you found?
take an object from the basket and sound talk it to
your friend?
Can you make the sound in song? Have pictures of m
- a -n, d-o-g.

Jamie – Instrument fun – don’t wake evil lizard in his

lair. Loud, quiet sounds

* Play dough disco/ squiggle while you wiggle.

Thursday
Easter power point on twinkl. AM- Mark making with Easter eggs. (Vicky)
Singing/read a rhyming book find the rhyming words.
Talk about what makes you a super friend... PM- Mark making with Easter eggs. (Vicky)
Flash card numbers.
Vicky – Voice sounds – Can you make the sounds in …
Splat the sound as you sing… * All week – Make Easter cards. Easter chick
Hedgehogs - Super worm takes an object out of the handprint or mark make with a fork. Write their own
basket. Can you guess what he has taken? Sound talk name on Easter card insert. (Jamie)
the object. Can you take an object from the basket * Make an Easter nest. Melting chocolate and adding
in rice krispies, eggs and chick. (Jess)
and sound talk it to your friend?

Jo – Voice sounds – Can you make the sounds in … *Black tuff tray – Easter fun tuff tray. Making Easter
Splat the sound as you sing… Make up own words. cakes. Rice krispies, coco pops. Eggs. Cake cases and
tins.
* Easter eggs in water.
Jamie- Play musical phonics. When the music stops * Play parachute games, Egg and spoon races. Easter
sit down. Change what you would like them to do egg hunt (number, shapes.)
when the music stops.
Musical instrument fun. Play the instruments loud, quiet, * Outside tuff tray – Green rice, flowers and pouring.
quickly, slowly. * Use fishing rods to fish for the magnetic shapes.
What shape have you found?
*Play dough disco/ squiggle while you wiggle.
 Friday -
AM-Rhyming story /singing. Talk about what makes AM- Fork chick. Adding triangle beak and circle eyes.
you super... (Marie)

PM-Story/singing favourite nursery rhymes - song PM- Fork chick. Adding triangle beak and circle eyes.
bag (Marie)

Vicky- Play musical phonics ... only if you tip toe * All week – Make Easter cards. Easter chick
quietly to the c ,a,t …. Play the music then tiptoe handprint or mark make with a fork. Write their own
quietly. Look at the sounds we know. name on Easter card insert. (Jamie)
* Make an Easter biscuit. (Jess)

Jamie– Musical instrument fun. Play the instruments loud,

quiet, quickly, slowly. *Black tuff tray –– Easter fun tuff tray. Making Easter
cakes. Rice krispies, coco pops. Eggs. Cake cases and
Jo-Kim’s game. Have things beginning with ‘S’ for tins.
super on the tray. Cover over with tea towel. Which * Easter eggs in water.
one has gone missing? Twinkl – Phase 1 phonics with * Play parachute games, Egg and spoon races. Easter
Felix. Look at our rhyming box and objects that egg hunt (number, shapes.)
rhyme.
* Outside tuff tray – Green rice, flowers and pouring.
* Use fishing rods to fish for the magnetic shapes.
What shape have you found?