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AWARENESS OF THE
WORLD AROUND US
The children will be encouraged to be curious and explore the
nursery and local environments. Awareness includes:
Talking about experiences from home and family life.
Learning how things work and making models of real objects.
Learning how to care for the nursery garden including planting,
weeding and harvesting.
Learning about scientific concepts such as pull and push,
full and empty, magnetism, light and colour.
Working with natural materials such as soil, mud, wood, clay,
sand, water, oats and flour.
Enjoying visits from community police officer, nurse etc.
Learning about the body and what it can do!
Baking and preparing fruit and vegetables for snack.
Learning about food and where it comes from.
Experiencing the weather first hand and choosing
the correct clothing.
Learning how to keep safe in nursery and out and about.
MATHEMATICAL
DEVELOPMENT
We encourage the children to use mathematical language
and skills during play and exploration. Activities include:
Sorting by type, colour, shape or size.
Trying out counting skills.
Matching objects and understanding same and different.
Learning about size, weight and length.
Ordering objects by size, capacity or weight.
Exploring pattern and sequence.
Learning counting songs and rhymes.
Learning about the nursery day and using time words.
Completing problem solving activities.
