WINTER

Winter is one of the 4 seasons and is the coldest time of year. Days are shorter and nights are longer and it sometimes brings freezing temperatures, snow and ice. Even places that don’t get snow or freezing cold weather still have a Winter season. The sun doesn’t shine as warmly on earth during the Winter, even on the brightest days. The changes that Winter brings affect people, animals, plants and trees. Trees and plants go dormant to survive the cold and some animals hibernate while others store up food in the Autumn to eat during the Winter when it gets harder to find food. Some animals adapt to the change in weather by growing a white coloured winter coat of fur to blend in with snow. Many animals eat different foods in the Winter than during the rest of the year. Squirrels and mice gather food like nuts and seeds in the Autumn and save them in their nests to eat in the Winter and others, like deer, eat twigs and bark when it’s hard to find other things to eat. When snow starts falling and lakes and rivers begin to freeze, it gets harder for many birds to find food, so they start traveling south to places where they can find food more easily; this is called migration. They will head back to their Summer homes to build nests and lay eggs when Spring comes

Time Frame 

10/01/22 – 11/02/22

Seasonal, Cultural or Festive Focus  

Winter

Burns Night 25/1/22

Chinese New Year 1/2/22

St Valentine’s Day 14/2/22

Nursery to Home Focus

Thornlaw Bears

Science Boxes

Library  

PAThS

Nursery Rules

PAThS Animals

PAThS Child for Today

Compliments

HEALTH & WELLBEING

LITERACY FOCUS

NUMERACY FOCUS

• Exercise every day
• Healthy eating at snack time – explore healthy/unhealthy food choices and cultural heritage in relation to food
• Getting dressed for outdoor play

OUTDOOR PLAY

• Playing safety outside
• Listening and following instructions
• Feeding birds/wildlife
• Digging/weeding/planting ready for Spring

Personal to each child as per individual tracker

Personal to each child as per individual tracker

• Colour
• Mixing primary colours
• What colours make a new colour

Nursery Rhyme

Wee Willie Winkie

Song

Ally Bally

Story

1 What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson

2 The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

3 3 Little Pigs – traditional story

Book Awareness

• Author
• Illustrator
• Early phonological awareness
• Favourite books

ECO

Litter   

• To reduce, reuse and recycle waste as much as possible 

Health and Wellbeing

• To ensure children are safe, well- nourished, play and learn actively and create environments which build their social and emotional confidence

Waste Minimisation

• To raise awareness of what can be recycled

Sustainable Development Goal – Gender Equality

ECO FOCUS

Litter

• Litter picking

Room 1 – Monday

Room 2 – Wednesday

Room 3 – Friday

• Reduce, Reuse and Recycle                

Health and Wellbeing

• Hand washing
• Making healthy choices at snack/lunch time
• Toothbrushing
• Energetic outdoor play
• Dressing for Wintery weather
• Feeding/looking after wildlife in our garden

Waste Minimisation

• 1 scoosh of soap
• 1 paper towel
• Turn off taps
• Use both sides of drawing paper

Possible Learning Intentions

• I know about Winter and the 4 seasons
• I can describe Winter conditions
• I know what I have to do to keep safe in Wintery weather
• I know what animals have to do to stay alive in Winter
• I know why people living in Scotland celebrate Burn’s Night
• I have celebrated Chinese New Year and know why it is important to celebrate multicultural events
• I can name colours, mix primary colours and say what new colours I make

Evaluation of Plan (including breadth and depth of learning, progression, challenge and enjoyment, coherence, personalisation and choice)

Next Steps for provision