Our Spring 1 Journey

Below you will find our Spring 1 curriculum overview as well as '10 Things to do at home.' 

spring 1 topic web and 10 things to do 2026.pdf

 Our text in nursery this half term is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. 

Week 1

We came back to school after the holidays to a Wintery wonderland. We noticed that Jack Frost had been busy sparling the ground with his icy fingers. We enjoyed exploring the nursery garden and the Wintery weather throughout the week. 

    

     

We explored Winter colours, ice blocks, Winter foliage and we really enjoyed crunching the leaves underneath our boots. 

Our caterpillar sent a letter to say he was lost and was hiding in our classroom and he needed our help. 

                                  

 

 Following on from our exciting letter we read our new text The Very Hungry Caterpillar we introduced our text. The children were very excited about this they enjoyed listening to the Caterpillars journey to becoming a butterfly. Something we will continue to explore this half term.

In Maths this week we learned all about number 3, we practised our subatising skills. We will continue to explore the threeness of 3 into next week. 

In phonics this week we have learned the sound 'd' for dinosaur, duck, dog and den. We practised our oral blending skills playing the game blend from the box. 

d-e-n    d-u-ck     d-o-g

Week 2

 

In phonics this week we learned the sound g. We played our phonics games to find what was in the box beginning with the sound g. We discovered a goat, glasses, girl and goose. The children also enjoyed orally blending words beginning with g. 

 

In Maths this week we have been continuing to learn about the number 3. The children enjoyed exploring the threeness of three thorough our new light box. 

                                                   

 

 The children have enjoyed exploring light on our new table, the children have experimented with a variety of materials on the lightbox to see what happens when they sit on the light. 

          

In topic this week our caterpillar sent another note explaining that he was hungry and needed some more food. He asked us to write some shopping lists which we did together as a modelled write but then we set up our own list writing station which the children have loved. We have seen some lovely mark making. 

            

 

We have had a masterclass in using the DT area, this will help us to improve our model making skills and learn new ones. It will also help us with our collaborative skills, working together to create master pieces. 

            

We finished our week showcasing our gross motor skills exploring the loose parts play outside. We loved creating walkways and different level climbing equipment. We had a great time. 

                   

                         

 Week 3

In phonics our sound of the week is o. The children enjoyed discovering new words that begin with the sound O. We have also been practising our oral blending skills with the game 'Can you touch your h-ea-d'

In maths this week we have been thinking about number 4 by building on our number 3 knowledge. We know if we have 3 and add 1 more we have 4. The children also enjoyed the number rhyme 4 teddy bears to help them with their counting skills. 

In topic we had another letter! 

The caterpillar needed our help, he said he was full from all the food he had eaten and he wanted to find a safe, cosy place to sleep. The children shared their ideas on the carpet and then created their own ideas of a safe place to sleep through a modelled write.

The caterpillar will be cold in the classroom. - Mahira

 

He will teleport into a cocoon on a leaf that he has eaten - Bertie

He needs a pillow - Jerone

                        We loved our Laulau session this week. The children explored spirals and circles through the medium of  a snail. They created large and small movements with their arms and hands to create their shapes.                  Another great Laulau session. 

 Week 4

In phonics this week we learned the sound c. We enjoyed exploring words that began with the sound c....cat, cup, cap. 

We also enjoyed playing Bertha the bus. 

 

In Maths we have continued to embed our knowledge of 4 and the composition of 4. The children enjoyed using the frogs to look at number bonds to 4. We are getting really good at numbers in Frogs class, our counting skills are fantastic. 

We visited the forest to search for the caterpillars home. We had a wonderful time exploring the woodland, swinging and climbing trees. The misty day added some mystery around the visit. It was also really nice to see the first signs of Spring. 

               

 

Week 5

In phonics this week we have learned the sound k, the children noticed it was the same sound as c last week. We enjoyed playing what's in the box? and blend from the box. 

We also enjoyed experimenting with voice sounds, we can make incredibly funny sounds with our voices. 

In maths this week we are continuing to develop our number knowledge moving onto number 5. We have enjoyed learning all about 5, 5 sided shapes and singing rhymes that start with the number 5. 

Our caterpillar has become a wonderful butterfly which is helping us in nursery learn about change. We have enjoyed exploring symmetry through art, drawing our own butterflies and moving like butterflies to music.