Talking and Listening: 

• Read together daily.  Talk about the ‘author’ and ‘illustrator’
• Recite 2 nursery rhymes, sing the ‘days of the week’ song and talk about the date. 
• Talk about Holidays and Summer. Refer to the ‘Holidays’ page in Pack I and the attached Presentation to help to talk about the signs of Summer.

Phonics: 

• Practise Jolly Phonics taught to date 
• Blending – Use your sounds to read the words (This is a skill which needs a lot of reinforcement.  Try little and often!)
• Use your sounds to write the vowel sounds.

Tricky Words/Key Words: 

• 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 ‘are’
• Play Pack I Literacy game. 

Writing

• Continue to write your name and the phonics/tricky words that you can read.
• Worksheet - Finish the sentence ‘The man is called Ben.’

Reading

• Read the speed sounds, green word and red words in ‘Ditty 6: naps’
• Once you complete ‘are’ worksheet, read the sentences.

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 Summer.’ 

MATHEMATICS

Mental Maths 

• Orally count forwards to 20 and count backwards from 20 
• Mental Maths recall of number before/after/1 more/1 less within 15 
• Number Formation to 20

INTRODUCTION TO SUBTRACTION

• Continue to reinforce the process of taking away using practical materials e.g. pasta, toy animals etc and talk about the process.
• Sing rhymes which involve taking away -       5 Speckled frogs, 5 Little Monkeys, 5 Little ducks.
• Worksheets to support subtraction - ‘How many left?’

CAPACITY

• Talk about ‘full,’ ‘half full’ and ‘empty.’ Use empty containers to help you fill and pour whilst exploring capacity. Fill cups, teapots, buckets etc and pour from one to another. View the ‘Making Potions’ attachment to reinforce the concept of capacity.

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?

• Talk about Holidays and Summer. Refer to the ‘Holidays’ page in Pack I and the attached Presentation to help to talk about the signs of Summer.

• Say your daily prayers.
• Log into Grow in Love www.growinlove.ie - 

USERNAME: trial@growinlove.ie   PASSWORD: growinlove 

• Click: Junior Infants - Theme 10. Seasonal 6. Summer

• Try some ‘Disney Workout 5’ moves from some of our favourite characters?
• Core NI 11am daily on Instagram OR
• Joe Wicks, The Bodycoach 9am daily on his YouTube channel AND
• Enjoy the beautiful outdoor weather 

Music

• ‘Summertime’ song in Grow in Love Lesson

Art and Craft   

• Draw your favourite thing about Summer.
• Design your brick for the ‘Friendship Wall.’ For more information please click                       https://www.stconorspsomagh.com/covid-19/response-to-pupils-questionnaire-/

• We would love to see a drawing of your favourite memory from Year 1. It may have been meeting new friends, playing with toys, eating your dinner in the canteen, playing in the playground, performing your Christmas Nativity, visiting B & M or the Gortin Glens.