Hi everyone! Hope you had a lovely long weekend.
Literacy
Oral Language (both classes)
Activity 1:
Do you remember the story The Wonky Donnkey from school? There's a story version and a song version here.
Can you think of some new rhyming words to describe the Wonky Donkey?
They can be real or nonsense words, they just have to rhyme.
What words can you put in front of 'winky wonky donkey'?
Here's some of the words used in the book - stinky-dinky, lanky, honky-tonky.
You can send me your rhymes on Seesaw, I'd love to hear them.
Activity 2:
Can you find 8 differences in these pictures?
Reading
Juniors: Continue with PM readers online. I have emailed parents a list of Level 1 words.
Seniors: Click this link to your Rainbow reader:
Click ‘Senior Infants’, then ‘English’ and Rainbow Stage 1’.
Continue with the book Magic
in the Sky. Read the story ‘A Balloon Ride’ on pages 17-24. There is a list
of words to revise on page 25.
Extra Reading:
See previous weeks for lots of great websites.
https://loving2read.com/ This is a super website with free levelled books for children. There are also science, maths and rhyming books available. If your child is particularly interested in a topic simply type their interest in the search bar and you will find a wide variety of books for them.
Tricky Words (both classes)
Here's some nice ideas to make learning tricky words fun.
1. Tricky Word Jenga: Please note it's better to write the words on sticky labels so they can be changed as your child's reading progresses.
Tricky Word Jenga (image taken from education.com)
2. Tricky Word Hopscotch: Tricky words instead of numbers.
Writing:
Juniors:
Letter formation
Skills Book A
Make a list of words that have the 'ai' sound. Ideas here if you are stuck: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-s-2335-ai-sound-word-cards
Seniors:
Dictation sentences
Ideas for independent writing. Write 5/10 sentences all about you- your name, age, friends, interests, favourite toys, etc.
Write 5 sentences about your family- their names, all the lovely things you've been doing while you're off school.
Revision of tricky words 'more' and 'before'
When the letter 'g' is followed by 'e', 'i' or 'y' it usually makes a 'j' sound.
Read the words below:
Ideas for independent writing. Write 5/10 sentences all about you- your name, age, friends, interests, favourite toys, etc.
Revision of tricky words 'more' and 'before'
Senior Infants Phonics:
Revision of the long a sounds.
Read the words below:
Vooks/ Youtube Recommendations:
Tuesday: Do you remember this story we read in school? The Selfish Crocodile
Wednesday: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site https://watch.vooks.com/videos/goodnight-goodnight-construction-site
Thursday: As lots of children are loosing teeth lately, they
might like this Open Wide, Tooth School Inside https://watch.vooks.com/new-releases-1/videos/open-wide-tooth-school-inside
Friday: Where the Wild Things Are https://watch.vooks.com/classics/videos/where-the-wild-things-are
Maths
Juniors: Weight
Vocabulary: balance, weigh, heavy, heavier, light, lighter, up, down
The pages below are available online on:
Click register. Select Teacher. Fill in a username, email and password. For Roll Number use the code: Prim20. This will give you access to our Planet Maths ebooks. Select the junior infants book and turn to pages 98 and 99.
Extra activities for weight:
1. Ask children to find heavy/light items at home.
2. Discuss weight "Can we tell if something is heavy/light just by looking at it? What do we need to do? Hold it and feel it. Which object is lighter/heavier?"
3. Let children discover that the size of an object doesn't always mean it is heavier e.g balloon and toy car.
4. Experiment with containers of the same size- fill one with pebbles and one with cotton wool. Which is heavier?
5. Baking
Seniors: Revision of the topic- Money
Vocabulary: coins, money, amount, how much? the same amount, more, less, most, least, bigger, smaller
The pages below are available online on:
Click register. Select Teacher. Fill in a username, email and password. For Roll Number use the code: Prim20. This will give you access to our Planet Maths ebooks. Select the senior infants book and turn to pages 108-111.
Extra activities for money:
1. Sort coins according to colour/ value.
2. Make coin rubbings.
3. Ask children to make different amounts of money (not exceeding 10c).
4. Ask questions- "Mum has 5c. Benny and Betty want a lollipop each. Does Mum have enough money? Will there be any money left over? Can they buy an extra lollipop for their friend?"
Gaeilge
Spend this week revising the main vocabulary from the topic 'Sa Bhaile'. Play the songs, stories and games again and encourage your child to join in.
Here's The Gruffalo as Gaeilge for children to enjoy:
Aistear- The Rainforest
The biggest rainforest in the world is in Brazil. It covers a huge area around the Amazon river. Can you ask someone to show you Brazil on a map or a globe?
You can see it on a map in this story:
Ask your mum or dad to read this book on the rainforest to you. It has lots of beautiful pictures and some new words. (Parents this website is also linked in the Extra Reading section above. Simply register for free at https://loving2read.com/ then follow this link.
Find out more about rainforests here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMdD6TTDZ_g
Music
If you enjoyed In San Fhásach (In the Jungle) last week or even if you just need a little cheering up you'll love this.
SPHE:
Feelings: We talked about feelings in school. Have a look at the pictures below. Can you tell which feeling the children are showing?
Excited, sad, happy, angry, surprised?
This is a nice story that could be useful for the times we find ourselves in.
PE- Tennis skills
Indoor balloon tennis: You can play this game in so many ways: kick the balloon; hit it with one hand behind you back. See how many you can get the rally up to. It is great for developing hand-eye coordination. If you get really good try it with two balloons.
You could also use a couch or simply a line as a net.
If you have no tennis rackets you could always play tennis outside using your hand as a racket.
If you have no tennis rackets you could always play tennis outside using your hand as a racket.
Art/ Fun Friday
This is one of my favourite art activities to do in school. Learn all about the wonderful Environmental Artist Andy Goldsworthy here:
And remember: Only use natural materials found in nature to create your art.
If you're looking for inspiration have a look at some of the art created by other classes who did this lesson. Some of you might even spot your older brothers and sisters in these photos.
This week's Scavenger Hunt. Have fun!
