Dear Parents,
Here is suggested work for the coming week. Thank you to those who have been e-mailing sample work. Please send any work/ questions to gfitzgibbonnickerns@gmail.com.
Kind Regards,
Ms. Fitzgibbon.
Senior Infants
English
- Continue with the sounds book, revising sounds and blending words on the blending pages.
- Parent can call out one or two words a day and child can try their best to write the word.
- Spend a few minutes playing phonics games on one of the websites listed
- https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
- https://www.phonicsbloom.com/
- http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qs3c0ehDvZkbiEbOj6Drg
- https://www.starfall.com/h/
- There are plenty of free ebooks on https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/. Look in the ebook library on this website.
Writing Activities
- Continue practising writing in the green writing copy. I know some children have finished their green copy. If this is the case try to keep a small amount of writing going with news/ another activity listed below.
- Write their “news” one / two days.
- Shopping lists
- Write a letter to a friend/grandparent/ cousin.
- Free writing – let the child write on any topic of their choice.
Here’s a link to a story called “The Cautious Caterpillar” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zcqzXFG_ng
- Pause the story half-way through and ask your child to make a prediction about what they think will happen next. They can record their prediction by writing a sentence / drawing a picture.
- If you like you can ask questions such as these to check understanding of the story and practise some oral language skills!
- What kind of creature is Cody?
- Why didn’t Cody want to fly?
- What did the bee sip?
- How did Cody feel about her new butterfly wings?
Maths
Before/ After/ Between within 10
Your child is learning about numbers that go before, after and between other numbers. This is done by means of games and activities using concrete materials. Your child needs to understand mathematical language associated with before, after and between – What number, in between, in the middle, in front of, just after, just before, next to, beside etc.
First, second, third and last
Begin by revising some things your child does every day, e.g.
First I get up,
Second I get dressed.
Third I eat my breakfast.
Last I go off to school.
Then ask your child things s/he does before / after significant events in his/her day and ask some of these questions..
What do you do before you eat your breakfast?
What do you do after you get dressed in the morning?…. And so on.
Numbers – Before, after and between.
Place some numeral cards 0-10 on the table in random order. Write the numbers on pieces of paper. Ask your child to arrange the numbers from 0-10. Now ask him/her questions such as:
- What number comes just after 7?
- What number comes just before 6?
- What number comes after 0?
- What number comes between 6 and 8?
- What number comes two places before 6?
- What number comes three places after 5?
Here are some worksheets. Maths worksheets senior infants
If you don’t have a printer, don’t worry, these can easily be copied out quickly by hand.
Gaeilge
Look at the video on éadaí (clothes). This is a short clip from the Bua na Cainte programme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEPxo-Lc_dY
Listen to the clip a few times and ask your child to repeat some of the sentences. Here’s a translation to help.
D’eirigh Óisín ar maidin- Óisin got up in the morning.
Léim sé amach as an leaba (He jumped out of the bed)
D’fhéach sé amach an fhuinneog (He looked out the window)
Bhí an lá go hálainn (It was a beautiful day)
Bhí an ghrian ag taitneamh (The sun was shining)
Chuir sé ______ air – He put _____ on him.
bríste ghearr- shorts
t-léine- t-shirt
hata gréine- sun hat
spéaclaí gréine- sun glasses
SESE
This weeks story is all about mini-beasts!
Minibeasts live in all sorts of habitats. Many prefer dark, damp spots in gardens and woods, so this is a good place to start your hunt. Encourage children to use their best detective skills to track creatures down:
- Peek under large stones and logs to find woodlice and millipedes.
- Peer into the cracks in tree bark and deadwood to find beetles and spiders.
- Poke your nose into long grass to see ants and grasshoppers.
- Look closely at leaves to discover caterpillars and ladybirds.
- Keep your eyes peeled after rain – can you spot slugs, snails and worms.
Lots of creepy crawlies live in trees and shrubs. Lay a piece of white cloth, such as an old sheet or pillow case, under a tree or bush and gently shake the branches. You’ll be surprised how many tiny creatures fall out.
Remember – bugs are very tiny, so be careful if you pick them up and always put them back where you found them.
Ask your child to make a list/ draw a picture of what they find.
First Class
English
Continue with spelling booklet.
Spend a few minutes playing phonics games on one of the websites listed
- https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
- https://www.phonicsbloom.com/
- http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qs3c0ehDvZkbiEbOj6Drg
- https://www.starfall.com/h/
- There are plenty of free ebooks on https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/. Look in the ebook library on this website.
- Here’s a link to a story called “The Cautious Caterpillar” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zcqzXFG_ng
Activity 1. Here’s some vocabulary from the story. Find the words in the story. Put these words into a sentence:
Caterpillar
nectar
hatched
chrysalis
grasshopper
buzzed
tasty
Activity 2: Write answers to the following questions
- What kind of creature is Cody?
- Why didn’t Cody want to fly?
- What did the bee sip?
- List three adjectives (describing words) used in the story to describe the leaf.
- How did Cody feel about her new butterfly wings?
Activity 3:
What did Cody look like at the start of the story and what did Cody look like at the end? Can you draw pictures to show, and think of some describing words?
Maths:
Continue with Master Your Maths.
I have included some worksheets also here. Maths worksheets 1st class
Counting in twos, fives and tens.
Your child needs to know how to count in groups of twos, fives and tens.
Practice counting in 2s while bouncing a ball back and forth beginning at different numbers (e.g. 1, 8, 22). Once comfortable with counting forwards, practice counting backwards in twos from different points, e.g. 6,11, 24 etc.
Once comfortable with twos, you can do a similar activity when counting in fives and tens.
Money.
Collect a number of 2c, 5c and 10c coins- children learn more quickly when using real coins. Start with 2c coins. Ask your child to place the coins on the table and to count them. Do the same for 5c and 10c coins.
Listen and count game:
Ask your child to gather some 2c coins. Drop the 2c coins into a tin. Ask your child to count silently in twos in his/ her head. For example, drop six 2c coins into a tin, then ask your child what number s/he is at. In this example, your child should be at number 12 in his/ her head. Similar activities counting in fives/ tens can also be carried out.
Taking turns
Ask your child to take turns with you when counting in twos from 0 to 50. You can start by saying 0. Your child says 2, you say 4, and so on up to 20/30/40/50. Tell your child that you will repeat the activity but that this time you will start at 20 and count back to zero. You can make the game more difficult by starting at 30/40 or 50.
Body parts
Ask your child to observe the other members of the household and count the eyes/ears/hands/feet in twos. E.g. you could ask them “How many eyes and hands are there altogether in our house?”
Fingers and toes
Count how many fingers/ toes in the family in fives/ tens.
Gaeilge
Look at the video on éadaí (clothes). This is a short clip from the Bua na Cainte programme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEPxo-Lc_dY
Listen to the clip a few times and ask your child to repeat some of the sentences. Here’s a translation to help.
D’eirigh Óisín ar maidin (Óisin got up in the morning)
Léim sé amach as an leaba (He jumped out of the bed)
D’fhéach sé amach an fhuinneog (He looked out the window)
Bhí an lá go hálainn (It was a beautiful day)
Bhí an ghrian ag taitneamh (The sun was shining)
Fill in each word into blank. Draw a picture to show understanding.
Chuir sé ______ air – He put _____ on him.
bríste ghearr- shorts
t-léine- t-shirt
hata gréine- sun hat
spéaclaí gréine- sun glasses
SESE
This week’s story is all about mini-beasts!
Minibeasts live in all sorts of habitats. Many prefer dark, damp spots in gardens and woods, so this is a good place to start your hunt. Encourage children to use their best detective skills to track creatures down:
- Peek under large stones and logs to find woodlice and millipedes.
- Peer into the cracks in tree bark and deadwood to find beetles and spiders.
- Poke your nose into long grass to see ants and grasshoppers.
- Look closely at leaves to discover caterpillars and ladybirds.
- Keep your eyes peeled after rain – can you spot slugs, snails and worms.
Lots of creepy crawlies live in trees and shrubs. Lay a piece of white cloth, such as an old sheet or pillow case, under a tree or bush and gently shake the branches. You’ll be surprised how many tiny creatures fall out.
Remember – bugs are very tiny, so be careful if you pick them up and always put them back where you found them.
Answer the following questions about the mini-beast you find.
What habitat did you find it in? (Where does it live)
How many legs has your mini-beast?
Does it have wings?
What colour is it?
How does your animal move?
Draw and label your mini-beast.