Second Class Work – Week beginning 15 / 06 / 2020

Hello everyone,

Some great news first. Ms. Quinlan recently welcomed her beautiful baby boy Daniel into the world. I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing them all the best.

Every year in Ballygarrett N.S. we hold and Actives Schools Week so we thought that this year should be no different so we are holding an ‘Active Homes Week’ instead. The academic work will be minimal and hopefully the weather will be good to help all students to get out and be active every day this week.

Below are some ideas to help with you active week. I understand that equipment will vary in each house so please just use whatever you have available. Feel free to use these ideas, your own ideas or those of other teachers in other classes so that siblings can work together.Have fun and I would love to see some of your activities.

Kind regards,Mrs. E. StoreyEmail: e.storey.bgns@gmail.com

English:

Reading Keep reading ‘the Ickabog’ or anything sports related that you have at home. Newspapers or sports websites can be useful.

Writing

Report Writing or Procedural writing.

I will give you two choices in writing this week.

You can pretend that you are a journalist and have to write a report about a match/activity for a newspaper. (This could be anything active not just sport e.g. a dance competition or a sponsored walk)OrYou can write down the steps needed to perform a specific skill. E.g. how to perform a type of roll in gymnastics or how to dribble a basketball.

Oral I have attached some ‘name 3 sports cards’. These cards will name an aspect of a sport e.g. ‘uses a ball’ and you have to then think of 3 sports that use balls.

Gaeilge:

Caitheamh Aimsire

Play Deir O Gradaigh (simon says) in Irish. Here are some sample commands.Bí/bígí ag rithBí/bígí ag damhsa

Bí/bígí ag imirt peileBí/bígí ag imirt iománíocht srl.Bí/bígí ag léimBí/bígí ag snámh

Remember if Deir O Grádaigh isn’t used you’re out.

Maths:

Number:

Sports Related Addition and Subtraction Worksheets.(please note that when one of the questions refers to football it is talking about American Football)

SESE

Living things

Chicks

Thankfully three beautiful chicks have hatched. The first 2 came out of their shells easily but the final chick needed a little help. They are now eating well and being kept warm under a light. Now it’s time to get thinking on their names, any suggestions are appreciated.

Physical exercise

We have decided to use the Sligo Education centre Website to help with our Active Homes Week this week. We will have 6 themes with 1 activity in each theme. On the Website they include 3 activities for each theme and you acre more than welcome to try all of the activities. The activities I have chosen are level 2 and are aimed at 2nd – 4th class. The website has everything from and equipment list, a goody bad list and even a music play list to make it as much like sports week as possible.

Running

Rock, Paper, Scissors tag

Description of ActivityArrange pupils in pairs, standing one metre apart and facing each other. All pairs line up along a centre line with a safety line positioned twenty metres behind both sets of pupils. Each pair begins by performing a rock-paper-scissors routine. A rock is a closed fist, paper is a flat hand, and scissors are the index and middle fingers ina cutting position. Paper always covers rock, rock breaks scissors, and scissors cutpaper. To determine a winner, pupils count to three and form a rock, paper, or scissors. The winning pupil then chases their partner toward their safety line, attempting to tag them before they are safe. Line up again and repeat the activity.

This is a link to a demonstration of the activityhttps://youtu.be/oYCPKHFvveM

Kicking

Kick to Score

Description of ActivityDraw or stick target areas at various heights on a wall. Points should be placed in the centre of each target from one to five. Arrange pupils in groups of three or four. Pupils are given a score to achieve, e.g. ten. Groups must hit the targets on the wall to achieve that score. Pupils could try to score a penalty on Mom, Dad or a big brother or sister.

This is a link to a demonstration of the activityhttps://youtu.be/XCGol4Y2Txk

Throwing

Tennis ball Challenge

Pupils work in pairs, one throwing and the other counting. The aim is to throw the ball against the wall and catch it again as many times as possible in thirty seconds. For safety reasons ensure that groups are spaced at least three metres apart.

This is a link to a demonstration of the activityhttps://youtu.be/KxD8V6xvsLk

Landing

Jockeys up

Arrange children in pairs (horse and jockey) and invite them to find their own space in an open playing area. On a signal the children carry out the following movements: • Under the bridge - the jockey crawls under the horse's body. • Long way to town - the jockey jumps clockwise in a circle around the horse. • Short way to town - the jockey jumps an-clockwise around the horse. • Trade your horse - all jockeys find a new partner. Ensure partners regularly switch roles. 

Balancing

Wheelbarrow Races

Arrange pupils in pairs. Set up two lines of cones, twenty metres apart and invite pupils to find some space along the line. One pupil adopts the high plank position and their partner lis their legs below the knee. The pupil holding the high plank moves their hands to go forward, with their partner carrying their legs behind. Invite pupils to me themselves travelling from one cone to another.

This is a link to a demonstration of the activityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9X8PowsdAU&feature=emb_title

Traditional School Sport

Sack Race

Each pupil puts both legs into sack and hops around a cone, or some marked point, and back, tagging the next person in line. Then, the next pupil in line gets into the sack and repeats the once-around the cone course. The Pupil or team to the finish line wins.

This is a link to a demonstration of the activityhttps://youtu.be/A7XYZ__HL6Q

Additional Activities

Create an obstacle course for your family. Try to beat your best time through the course.

Go on a Sensory Scavenger hunt using the worksheet below Practice a new yoga pose each day (cards below)

Equipment - Household Alternative Running

Equip Household Alternative

Red, Yellow, Green conesCircles cut from cereal box coloured red, yellow, green

Hola hoops Skipping Rope / Rope

Quoit Circles cut from Cardboard

Cones Paper plates

Bean BagsRolled-up socks / CLean socks filled with rice

NB: for the funny faces game, the children could make the faces, colour them inand cut them from cardboard. The pieces could then be miked up in the playingarea and players must make the face from this. It could add to the fun.

KickingEquip Household AlternativeFootball or any ball

ConesCans of beans, Cereal boxes, Toy boxes

A4 Sheets & Twistables / CrayonsSkittles used 2L Water bottles

ThrowingEquip Household AlternativeTennis BallsSmall (Size 1) Ballsskittles / Cones Used 2L bottles

conesToy cars, teddies, books standing on their edge

BalancingEquip Household AlternativeSkipping ropeGround ChalkAnything from the toy room, Kitcken or Garage for the Obstacle course

LandingEquip Household Alternativecones water bottlesagility poles Brush / MopHola Hoop / Skipping ropeElastic bands

Traditional School SportsEquip Household AlternativeDesert spoonseggBlack sack / turf bag

Twister matColoured ground chalk / Coloured paper plates

Ball teddy bear / Rolled up pair of socks