Phonics Maths (Morning) English (Morning) Afternoon Activity

Monday Introduce the ‘zz’ digraph.

Make a list of words

containing this digraph.

(Digraph – 2 letters that make

1 sound)

If you have internet access

watch videos on youtube (Epic

Phonics, Geraldine the

giraffe).

Also access Espresso and

Phonics Play websites.

Recognising numbers to 20 and

saying one more and one less.

Count to 20 together.

With your child make a number line

1-20 on a piece of paper or using

number magnets/number cards

whatever you have at home.

Ask your child to point out a

variety of numbers (not in order).

E.g. can you find number 9, 11, 4,

19? etc.

Once your child is confident

recognising numbers to 20 ask

them to point to a given number

and ask them what is one more and

one less using the number line to

help.

**this can be extended to 30 for

more of a challenge if needed.

Read the story ‘The Very Hungry

Caterpillar’ if you have it or watch

it on YouTube.

Look in your cupboards in the

kitchen and think about what the

hungry caterpillar would eat. Can

you spot any foods from the story?

Look for them in the shops too (if

allowed)?

Make a list together of the foods

you found that the hungry

caterpillar would like.

KEEP THE LIST FOR

TOMORROW’S ACTIVITY.

Talk about the life cycle of a butterfly.

Egg – caterpillar – cocoon – butterfly.

Watch time lapse video on YouTube. (if

accessible)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVm5k99PnBk

Make a life cycle poster

Draw and label each stage.

Tuesday Introduce the ‘qu’ digraph.

Make a list of words

containing this digraph.

(Digraph – 2 letters that make

1 sound)

If you have internet access

watch videos on youtube (Epic

Phonics, Geraldine the

giraffe).

To link in with the weekly story

today talk about days of the week.

This is something you could do

daily if you would like. What day is

it? What day will it be tomorrow?

What day was it yesterday?

Discuss months of the year- how

many months do we have? Can you

tell me them? Which months are in

spring? What happens in spring?

Introduce describing words to your

child.

Describing words – words that say

something about an object. Instead

of an apple, you could say a JUICY

apple.

Watch ‘The Very hungry

Caterpillar again and think of

describing words for the foods you

come across.

Re-tell the story of The Hungry Caterpillar.

Using paper ask your child to try and spell the

days of the week using their phonics (support

where necessary).

Draw under each day what happens in the story

or what does the caterpillar eat. Talk about

colours of food, shapes, Counting the items,

healthy food choices etc.

Also access Espresso and

Phonics Play websites.

Use your sheet from yesterday and

this time add some describing

words next to your food names. (If

no room do them on a different

sheet of paper.

Wednesday Introduce the ‘ch’ digraph.

Make a list of words

containing this digraph.

(Digraph – 2 letters that make

1 sound)

If you have internet access

watch videos on youtube (Epic

Phonics, Geraldine the

giraffe).

Also access Espresso and

Phonics Play websites.

Discuss money – what is money?

What do we use it for? Where do

we get money from? Where do we

keep it?

Type in recognising coins on

YouTube and look at a money Video

that highlights different coins.

Look in purses/money box at home

and find some coins, 1p, 2p, 5p,

10p, 20p, 50, £1, £2.

Discuss their values- what does

that mean?

Talk about the sizes, shapes and

colours and distinguishing features

that may help recognise different

coins.

Write a food menu for ‘The Very

hungry Caterpillar’. Use the sheet

from beginning of the week to help

with writing this.

Give your restaurant a name

Make a menu including the foods

you have found at the beginning of

the week and make sure you include

the describing words. Sound out

the words together. Use the sound

mats below to help.

Caterpillar Café

Yummy cake ………………………….. £1

Cold chocolate ice cream………..90p

Tasty salami………………………... £1.50

Use template below (if you have

access to a printer) If not, then

make your own menu at home using

paper and colouring pencils).

Butterfly painting

Look at pictures of butterflies online or find

them in a book or watch nature programme on the

television.

Use the stencil of a butterfly. Paint one side and

then open up. Line of symmetry.

Is it the same on both sides?

Thursday

Introduce the ‘sh’ digraph.

Make a list of words

containing this digraph.

(Digraph – 2 letters that make

1 sound)

If you have internet access

watch videos on youtube (Epic

Phonics, Geraldine the

giraffe).

Use coins from around the home to

add together.

2p +1p= 3p

Practise a variety of money sums.

If you would like to write them

down into a number sentence you

can.

Go on a tricky word hunt around

the house. Find the words and try

and read them. Remember we can’t

sound out these words – you need

to try and remember what they

look like! Work together!

Use these tricky words:

Phase 2

Butterfly and Caterpillar crafts.

Discuss the life cycle of a caterpillar with your

child(ren). You may want to remind them by

showing a video from Monday. Discuss the stages

and the names of each, egg, caterpillar, cocoon

and butterfly.

With items that can be used for crafts from

around the house, egg boxes, lollipop sticks,

Also access Espresso and

Phonics Play websites.

I, no, go, to, into, the

Phase 3

he, she, we, me, be, was, my, you,

they, are, all

You can use all or just focus on one

phase.

painting pasta and threading it, aqua beads, pom

poms, kitchen/toilet rolls make your own

butterfly/caterpillar or both! This is an open

ended activity and can be done in whichever way

you would like using items you already have at

home.

** Extension – you may want to make all stages of

the life cycle using crafts- this is entirely up to

you.

Friday Ask children to think of words

with the sounds in that you

have learnt this week.

(zz, qu, ch, sh).

E.g. chin for ch.

Scribe them for your child.

Stick them either on the wall

outside or on the floor and

play splat. Shout out a word

and ask your child to splat it

(they can use their hands,

throw a ball it is, jump onto it,

throw wet toilet paper at it

(abit precious at the moment

though!)

Formation Friday!

Practise number formation.

You can do this in many ways

depending on what you have around

the house!

Pen and paper

Rice in a tray and use finger

Play dough numbers

Finger panting/brush painting

Chalks etc.

** focus on ensuring numbers are

the correct way round and

recognising numbers to at least 20.

Complete the letter formation

worksheet. See below.

If you do not have access to a

printer. Write some letters out in

highlighter for your child to write

over. Ensuring your child uses

tripod grip when holding the pencil

(first 2 fingers and thumb)

Go for a walk – talk about what you have enjoyed

this week.

What did they find tricky – did they stick to a

task even though they found it tricky. What did

they learn from it?

Ask them to find things outside containing the

sounds of the week. (zz, qu, ch, sh).