LITERACY
Talking and Listening:
- Share a story together each day
- Recite 2 nursery rhymes and sing the ‘days of the week’ song and talk about the date.
- Go on a spring walk and talk about signs of spring. Collect nature items on your walk and create a ‘Spring Picture’ using items you have collected. Describe your picture. (See attached Spring activities presentation for ideas) We would love to see images of your spring pictures!
Phonics:
- CVC Read the words and match the picture to the word (Worksheets in Pack 2 – Phase 1, sets 1, 2 and 3) Remember to listen for the initial-middle-end sounds)
- Practise Jolly Phonics taught to date
Tricky Words/Key Words:
Suggested activities for tricky words
Practise tricky words - chalk, (indoor and outdoor) water and a paintbrush, trace in shaving foam/bubbles/tray of lentils/paint. Remember correct letter formation.
- Practise Jolly Phonics taught to date
- Balloons Tricky Word Colouring - Worksheet included in ‘Pack 2’
- Play a tricky word game.
MY-ON - remember to log on and read for enjoyment
Go to MY-ON 'Library' and search for 'I See Spring' and 'The Busy Spring.'
Writing
- Write your name and practise correct letter formation.
- Look, say and write (he, she, we, me)
- Put in a word and copy the sentence – ‘He has a cat and a dog.’ Worksheet included in ‘Pack 2’
NUMBER
Mental Maths
- Orally count forwards to 20 and count backwards from 10
- Mental Maths recall of number before/after/1 more within 11
Recognise and recall the numbers 0-11
- Form the numbers 0-11 correctly
- Use the number line to recognise numbers within 11
- Complete 4 worksheets in Pack 2 (Colour and cut sets of 11, How Many (x2) within 11, addition within 11
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR NUMBER 11
- Make a book - cut 11 toys from an old catalogue, cut 11 food items from the local shop flyer
- See ‘Counting and Learning to 20’ attached document for ideas. Complete activities for numbers to 11
- Practise correct formation of numbers to 11 - chalk, (indoor and outdoor) water and a paintbrush, trace in shaving foam/bubbles/tray of lentils/paint,
*Repeat suggested activities in the coming weeks from numbers 12, 13 etc.
WEIGHT
- Recognise HEAVY and LIGHT.
- Complete 2 worksheets in Pack 2 (Colour the heavy objects/ring the light objects)
- Can you find various objects around your home? Remember the language of volume ‘heavy’ and ‘light.’ Label the objects ‘heavy’ or ‘light.’
MATHLETICS - remember to log on and complete some of the activities.
WORLD AROUND US ‘SPRING’
Children are encouraged to go on a Spring walk and look for signs of Spring.
See attached presentation for ideas.
RELIGION
Log into Grow in Love www.growinlove.ie - USERNAME: trial@growinlove.ie PASSWORD: growinlove
Click: Junior Infants - Theme 7: The Church - Places to Pray
PE
Joe Wicks, The Bodycoach 9am daily on his YouTube channel OR
Core Kids NI 11am daily on Instagram AND
Enjoy the beautiful outdoor weather
THE ARTS
Music
Click Week 4 followed by 'Family Saturday ‘It’s a Spring Thing!’'
Art and Craft
See attached document for suggested craft ideas
Just for FUN!
We challenge you to ‘mail a hug’ to someone you cannot visit e.g. grandparent, cousins, aunt, uncle. You could use a large piece of drawing paper or a roll of wall paper. Please see attached ‘mail a hug’ for more information.
We would love to see pictures of your home learning! Remember to send images to mmcmahon697@c2kni.net or upload them to twitter and tag @stconorspsomagh.
Have fun learning at home boys and girls and remember to take care of each other!
Mrs McDonagh and Mrs McMahon
