LITERACY

Talking and Listening: 

• Read together daily.  Talk about the ‘author’ (writes the story) and ‘illustrator’ (draws the pictures)
• Click the link to read the story ‘Mog and the Vet’ https://bit.ly/362mYOA
• Recite 2 nursery rhymes, sing the ‘days of the week’ song and talk about the date. 
• Discuss the role of the vet (see attachments for vet related words)

Phonics: 

• Practise Jolly Phonics taught to date 
• Introduce new sound ‘sh (ship, shoe, shed, sheep, shark)
• Complete the worksheets to reinforce the letter sound ‘sh’.’  Colour the ‘shhh the baby is sleeping,’ sort for pictures that begin with ‘sh,’ draw something with the ‘sh’ sound.
• 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/
• Alphablocks Fun: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nhsj9/alphablocks-series-3-11-champ
• Blending – Can you use the sounds you already know to look at the pictures, listen for the sounds and write the words? (*suggestion – complete 2/3 words daily* This is a skill which needs a lot of reinforcement.       Try little and often!)

Tricky Words/Key Words: 

• Continue to practise suggested tricky word activities listed on the week beginning 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 'put' 
• Play a phonics or tricky word game. 

Writing

• Write your name and practise correct letter formation for ‘sh’. 
• Write the tricky words that you can read.
• ‘Have a Go’ sentences.
• Read and copy the sentence ‘Mum cut the beanstalk.’

MY-ON

Log into MY-ON and click the audio button to listen to a story.  Complete this week’s MY ON project ‘Year 1 The Vet.’ Can you get a grown up to help you type a review on one of the books?

Mental Maths 

• Orally count forwards to 20 and count backwards from 10 
• Mental Maths recall of number before/after/1 more within 14 

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 numbers that comes before and after.
• Continue to practise suggested number activities listed the week beginning 20.04.2020. Remember correct numeral formation. 

ADDITION TO 10

• E.g. Make a book of 14, See ‘Counting and Learning to 20’ attached 20.04.20 and practise correct formation of numbers to 14 
• 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 – Cut and Stick and Write the Sums

WEIGHT 

• Recognise HEAVY and LIGHT
• Recognise HEAVIER and LIGHTER

MATHLETICS: Well done to everyone on their Mathletics achievements this week!

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

WAU

The Vet

Following a discussion about the role of the vet (see attached documents for ideas), can you draw a picture about the work of a vet e.g. What does a vet do? What does a vet use to help them with their job?  Perhaps an adult will help you write a sentence about your picture.

• Click: Junior Infants - Theme 10: Seasonal - 5. Mary
• Log into Grow in Love www.growinlove.ie - 

USERNAME: trial@growinlove.ie   PASSWORD: growinlove 

• Additional Resources for celebrating Mary can be found at https://bit.ly/2SJdjap
• Remember to say 1 Hail Mary each day thanking MARY for all the lovely things that your mummy does for you and your family?

• Core NI 11am daily on Instagram OR
• Joe Wicks, The Bodycoach 9am daily on his YouTube channel AND
• Enjoy the beautiful outdoor weather 

Music

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

Click WEEK 2 – Together on Tuesday – ‘A Little Bit of Kindness.’ 

Art and Craft   

• See attached document for suggested animal mask ideas – or you can create your own!

Drama

• Continue with the Vet’s Role Play area in your home and discuss ways in which we can look after animals. (see attached documents for ideas)

JUST FOR FUN!

Time Capsule

We hope you enjoyed creating some things last week for your time capsule. This week we suggest you

• Get a grown up to help you measure how tall you are by using a piece string
• Collect some coins for you time capsule
• Put in a local newspaper

You can make a little scrap book or store the pages in a box – you can decide on your special place!