Rock Mount Nursery

1. Speaking

1.1. Children constantly asked questions like ''Who lives in your house?,'' Children constantly encouraged to talk about themselves,'' Where does granny live, do you like your brother? do you have a stepdad?,'' The All About Me project for 3-5 year olds was the perfect start to early years speaking

1.2. Quiet voice Disney pictures, children constantly reminded to speak using their quiet voice and not shout at each other

1.3. What do you like doing? When do we have pumpkins? Is that a big fish? Does the mermaid have legs? Have you got lots of teddy bears? These types of conversation come up easily in the reading corner, all forms of literacy are found throughout the nursery

1.4. Who painted your nails? Who picked the colour? What colour is it? Examples of interaction between staff and children

2. Listening

2.1. Music playing throughout the day,, singing songs, doing actions to song words

2.2. Listening ears Disney pictures promote positive behaviour in children

2.3. Listening area, with CDs and headphones,

2.4. Children's favourite lullabies CD, Ziggy's Road Safety CD, nursery rhymes

2.5. Staff speak to children at appropriate volume level for an early years setting

3. Writing

3.1. Writing table

3.2. Letter magnets on the radiator

3.3. Plenty of paper for kids to draw/write

3.4. Children made menus which were laminated and can be used repeatedly

4. Reading

4.1. Numbers, words and dot number tracks

4.2. Weather chart

4.3. Rhyme of the fortnight

4.3.1. A- Z 0-9 display

4.4. Large I love to read area with pillows and comfortable chairs, children especially loved Barry the Fish with 10 fingers, Mermaid Marina, Follow the fish and many more

4.5. Children given a daily responsibility to tidy an area of the nursery

4.6. The majority of wall space in the nursery is covered with interesting displays to read such as the Around the World area, letter magnets also on the radiator