Nursery
Story time in Nursery
Check out the books we'll be reading this year.
Nursery – Autumn A
Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
A simple text with repeated refrain to encourage the children to join in.
Shark in the Park by nick Sharratt
A simple text with repeated refrain to encourage the children to join in.
Supplementary texts
- ‘Me’ by Emma Dodd (PSED – About feeling cared for)
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
A simple text with repeated refrain to encourage the children to join in. Naming animals and responses/ actions that can be easily learned.
Supplementary texts
- Blocks by Irene Dickson (PSED – Sharing)
Goldilocks and the three bears by Mike and Carl Gordon
A traditional tale – introducing story structure, repeated character phrases.
Supplementary texts
- Eat your Green Goldilocks by Steve Smallman and Bruno Robert
Nursery – Autumn B
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
An introduction to the topic of Autumn. Noticing the world around us, seasonal changes, Number awareness.
Supplementary texts
- Autumn by Ailie Busby
- Pink is for boys by Robb Pearlman (PSED – addressing gender stereotypes)
The Gingerbread Man by Debbie Pullinger
A traditional tale – introducing story structure, repeated character phrases.
Supplementary texts
- My Hair by Hannah Lee (PSED – celebrating differences)
- The Littlest things give the loveliest hugs by Mark Sperring & Maddie Frost (PSED & rhyme)
- Red rockets and Rainbow Jelly by Sue Heap and Nick Sharratt (Colour, pattern & PSED – it’s okay to like different things)
Dear Santa by Rod Campbell
A simple text with repeated refrain to encourage the children to join in. Naming objects and responses/ actions that can be easily learned.
Supplementary texts
- Scaredy Cat by Daniel Howarth & Melanie Joyce (PSED)
Maisie’s Christmas Eve by Lucy Cousins
Celebrating Christmas
Supplementary texts
- The very first Christmas illustrated by Elena Temporin
- Here Comes Jack Frost by Kazuno Kohara
Nursery – Spring A
Real Superheroes by Julia Seal
Introducing the topic. Rhyming text. Focus on Occupations and people who help us.
Supplementary texts
- The Lonely Penguin by Petr Horacek (PSED – feeling lonely)
- My Daddies by Gareth Peter (PSED – families)
The three little Pigs by Nick Sharratt
Traditional tale – introducing story structure, repeated character phrases. Good for introducing the concept of characters and character traits (Colourful semantics – who), link to feelings.
Supplementary texts
- My Mum and Dad make me laugh (Maths – patterns)
- Oh dear! By Rod Campbell (Positional Language)
- Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn (link to trip to the library)
My First Chinese New Year by Karen Katz
Introduction to the celebration of Chinese New Year, rhyming text.
Supplementary texts
- Kind by Axel Scheffler (PSED)
Big Blue Train by Julia Jarmen & Adrian Reynolds
Introduction to the topic of birthdays. Rhyming text with repetitive phrases.
Supplementary texts
- Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner (PSED – being a good friend & feeling lonely)
- It’s My birthday by Helen Oxenbury
Nursery – Spring B
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Text in the form of a poem with a repetitive structure, Children can learn to chant the story with supporting actions. Link to Feelings. Introduces prepositions. The story takes place over a range of settings (Colourful semantics – where).
Supplementary texts
- We’re going on a lion hunt by David Axtell (Similar story structure to We’re going on a bear hunt)
- Watch me grow: Bear (Information text – modelling how to find out information from books)
Lulu gets a cat by Anna Beardsaw
Introducing the topic of pets. Demonstrates how reading and writing can be used in everyday life.
Supplementary texts
- My Perfect Pet by Stuart Trotter (rhyming text)
Me, Mummy and Mum by Gemma Denham
Link to Mother’s Day. Introduces the idea that families can be big or small and made up of different people.
We’re going on an egg hunt by Martha Mumford
Introduction to Easter and one of the ways people may celebrate. Finding out about different celebrations.
Repetitive text that the children can join in with.
Supplementary texts
- Ruby’s Worry by Tom Percival (PSED – feeling worried)
Nursery – Summer A
Lulu loves flowers by Anna McQuinn
Introduction to the topic of Spring. Demonstrates how reading and writing can help us.
Supplementary texts
- Spring by Ailie Busby
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Introduces the concept of life cycles and key vocab that supports Knowledge and understanding of the world and fruit names. Repetitive refrain that the children learn and join in. Starting point for exploring fruit, healthy eating, subitising work and feelings.
Supplementary texts
- The Crunching munching caterpillar, Tadpoles promise, Information books about Minibeasts and plants. E.g. See how we grow: Butterfly.
Jack and the Beanstalk by Nick Sharratt
Traditional tale which lends itself to retelling of stories. Exciting repetitive refrain that the children can join in with. Starting point for role play, construction and planting.
Supplementary texts
- Bean Diary, Jaspers Beanstalk, Oliver’s Vegetables.
- One little bean by Cecil Kim
Nursery – Summer B
We went to visit a farm one day by Jane Chapman
Repetitive refrain that the children can join in with. Introduces Farm animal names and animal sounds.
Supplementary texts
- Silly Billy by Anthony Browne
- Dora’s Chicks
- Two Dads by Carolyn Robertson
It’s the Bear by Jez Alborough
Rhyming text. Explores feeling scared and surprised. Opportunity for the children to predict what will happen next? Link to real life experience of picnic. Link to trip to the park.
Supplementary texts
- Where’s My Teddy by Jez Albrough
- My friend bear by Jez Albrough
- The boy with the big, big feelings by Britney Winn Lee
Little Red Riding Hood, illustrated by Mike Gordon
Supplementary texts
- The Colour monster by Anna Llenas
- Tiger Lily by Gwen Millward