LITERACY 

Talking and Listening: 

• Share the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk.’ (see attachment if you do not have a book at home) Can you remember the characters in the story?  What was your favourite part of the book? Draw your favourite part of the story. 
• Read together daily.  
• Recite 2 nursery rhymes and sing the ‘days of the week’ song and talk about the date. 

• Log into MY-ON and click the audio button to listen to a story.  Navigate to 'Library' and search for 'The Frog Prince' 

Phonics: 

• Practise Jolly Phonics taught to date 
• INTORDUCE new sound ‘y’ (pronounced ‘yuh’)
• Compete the worksheets to reinforce the letter sound ‘y.’  Colour the ‘yummy yellow yogurt,’ sort for pictures that begin with ‘y,’ draw something that begins with ‘y’ 
• For more online support with sounds please click the following link and scroll down the page for video on learning the letter sound, correct formation and blending  https://www.jollylearning.co.uk/jolly-phonics/
• Blending – Can you use the sounds you already know to read the words and colour the correct picture?

Tricky Words/Key Words: 

• Continue to practise suggested tricky word activities listed last week (20.04.2020) Remember correct letter formation. 
• Practise Tricky Words taught to date and introduce 2 new tricky words from the second ‘Home Learning Pack if your child is secure with previous tricky words taught.
• Worksheet to reinforce the tricky word 'to' 
• Play a phonics or tricky word game. 

Writing

• Write your name and practise correct letter formation for ‘y’. 

NUMBER  

Mental Maths 

• Orally count forwards to 20 and count backwards from 10 
• Mental Maths recall of number before/after/1 more within 12 
• See attached document ‘One more or one less’ home challenge 

REVISION OF NUMBER TO 15

• Form the numbers 0-15 correctly 
• Use the number line to recognise numbers within 15 
• Worksheets to support number to 15 - How many altogether and Write the missing Numbers. Remember CORRECT number formation!
• Continue to practise suggested number activities listed last week (20.04.2020) Remember correct numeral formation. 

ADDITION TO 10

• E.g. Make a book of 12, See ‘Counting and Learning to 20’ attached 20.04.20 and practise correct formation of numbers to 12 
• Continue to reinforce the concept of addition. Read the number sentence correctly e.g. 2+3=5 - two add three equals five
• Worksheets to support addition – Monster Colour by Number and Add

WEIGHT 

• Recognise HEAVY and LIGHT.  
• Can you find various objects around your home? Remember the language of volume ‘heavy’ and ‘light.’ Label the objects ‘heavy’ or ‘light.’ 

MATHLETICS: Well done to all of our boys and girls who received their Bronze and Silver certificates!

• Remember to log on and complete some of the activities.  Can you reach 1000 points?

WORLD AROUND US ‘SPRING: Life cycle of a Frog’ 

• Discuss the stages of the life cycle of the frog 

1. Frogspawn

2. Tadpole (grows back legs first)

3. Froglet

4. Frog 

Please see attached display photos/worksheets for the life cycle of a frog. If you do not have access to a printer, perhaps children could draw their own pictures and label them.  

RELIGION 

• Click: Junior Infants - Theme 7: The Church - A Special Place to Pray 
• Log into Grow in Love www.growinlove.ie - USERNAME: trial@growinlove.ie   PASSWORD: growinlove 

PE 

• Core Kids NI 11am daily on Instagram OR
• Create your own workout with the ‘Alphabet Workout’ (see attached suggested activities) OR
• Joe Wicks, The Bodycoach 9am daily on his YouTube channel AND
• Enjoy the beautiful outdoor weather 

THE ARTS 

Music 

https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?utm_source=homepage&utm_campaign=ootamathome2&utm_medium=banner

• Click Week 2 followed by 'Fun Friday’ and ‘The Spring Chicken.’ OR
• Click Week 3 followed by 'Thinking Thursday’ and ‘The Seed Song.’ OR-
• Sing 5 Little Speckled Frogs

Art and Craft   

• See attached document for suggested frog craft ideas 

Just for FUN! 

This week, Year 1 and a year 7 pupils should have been participating in ‘The BIG Spring Clean.’ Children work together to  

1. Plant flowers in the planters and pots around school 

2. Participate in Litter Picking  

Do you think you could have a ‘BIG Spring Clean' around you home and help your mummy or daddy plant flowers or tidy up? 

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 a wonderful week learning at home boys and girls and remember to look out for each other! 

Mrs McDonagh and Mrs McMahon