Senior Infants: Week of May 4 th - May 8 th Dear Parents, Below is some suggested work that you can work on with your child over the coming week. Included is a suggested timetable. We have included some work in the pupils textbooks. If you do not have their books that is no problem. If some of the pages below are completed you can revise the activity. I have also attached a screenshot of the relevant activity pages from their books as this may be easier than going online.To access Busy at Maths go to www.my.cjfallon.ie . Select Senior Infants, maths, Busy at maths, Busy at maths online book Sounds like Phonics B: go to www.my.cjfallon.ie Select Senior Infants, english, Sounds like Phonics B.Just handwriting: www.educateplus.ie/homestudy Select primary. Select Senior Infants. Select Just handwriting pre cursive Rainy day fun: www.my.cjfallon.ie Select Senior Infants, english, Rainy day fun

Subject Suggested activity Website/ Powerpoint link

D.E.A.R. time Drop everything and read Children are very used to D.E.A.R. time from school. Provide them with picture books and they ‘read’ through the book themselves. Let them settle down with cushions and a blanket. Going on a picture walk, predicting what they think the

book will be about, finding letters/ words in the book that they know.D.E.A.W. time Drop everything and write Children are familiar with this from school. This is an opportunity for children to

draw something of their choosing and write some words if they wish.Phonics Words with –ea sound Revision of ea sound- eat/ead

Sounds like phonics book: complete pages 34+ 35 If you do not have the book this can be accessed online via the cj fallon website.www.my.cjfallon.ie Select Senior Infants, english, Sounds like Phonics B.

Handwriting Practise lowercase and capital I,I,l,L

Do next page in small handwriting copy.

Do page 29+30 in their Just handwriting book.

Using pencil, paper, paint, use chalk and write outside.

To access this online if you do not have the book go to : www.educateplus.ie/homestudy Select primary. Select Senior Infants. Select Just handwriting pre cursivee.

Reading Class reader Rainy Day Fun Read pages 7-12Story time Story: The Rainbow Fish

Discuss their favourite part of the story. Discuss what happened at the beginning,

Before listening to the story ask your child to make a prediction as to what they think the story will be about. https://www.storylineonline.net/bo oks/the-rainbow-fish/

the middle and the end. Talk about how the rainbow fish felt at different parts of the story.

Dictation Call out the 8 words, one at a time and the child writes the words on a whiteboard, paper (whatever is convenient for you). Adult calls out a word, puts it in a sentence and then says the word on its own again. Lastly call out the sentence. This may need to be repeated a few times.

1. Ox 2. Cod 3. Bud 4. gap5. list 6. west 7. just 8. spit 9. My mom had a red mug.

Poem: Fish are swimming (Tune: Frere Jacques) Fish are swimming, fish are swimming,

In the sea, in the sea,A-splishing and a-splashing,A-splishing and a-splashing,Look and see, look and see.

Maths Weight Allow your child to have fun comparing the weight of a number of common objects that can be found in the house i.e. guessing which is heavier/ lighter. It is important to have some heavy objects such as stones, bricks etc. to highlight that some small objects can be much heavier than big objects. Similarly it is important to have some big objects such as feathers, balloons etc. to highlight that some large objects are much lighter than smaller objects.

Place a number of objects e.g. cups, mugs, lunchboxes, apples etc. on the table. Focus your child’s attention on two of the objects at a time e.g. a

lunchbox and an apple. Have your child compare the weights of them. Ask questions such as which do you think is heavier/ lighter? Why do you think

that? You can check their answering by weighing the items.Busy at maths: pg. 81Interactive weight game

http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-81/index.html https://ie.mathgames.com/skill/SI.77-light-and-heavy

Counting forwards/ backwards within 20

Interactive activity based on counting forwards/ backwards within 20.

Starting at different numbers ask your child to count forwards/ backwards. E.g. start at 8 and count forwards to 15. Start at 7 and count forwards to 14. Start at 19 and count backwards to 8 etc.

https://ie.mathgames.com/skill/SI.16-counting-forward-and-backward

P.E. Focus on the skill of kicking 1. Practise kicking a ball against a wall.

2. After it hits off the wall, practise stopping the ball as quickly as you can by placing your foot on top of the ball (trapping).

3. Practise dribbling a beanbag or a pair of rolled up socks around the house. Try to keep control of the object without hitting it off anything in your path.

4. Using your foot flick a pair of rolled up socks or gloves into a basket at home.

5. Ask a grown-up to help you draw square targets on a wall outside, or stick paper targets on the wall.

6. Practise kicking a rolled up pair of socks or a soft ball at each target. Score one point for every time you hit a target.

7. Practise this game at home with a rolled up pair of socks or a small ball. Ask a family member to play with you.

8. Set up a minefield in your garden at home. Dribble a soft ball in and out through the mines.

9. Set up a gate or target and practise kicking at the target or through the gate.

S.E.S.E. Life cycle of a ladybug- revise from last week

1. Female ladybug lays it’s eggs2. Eggs hatch and larvae are

born. They feed on aphids (small bugs).

3. They form pupae which lasts a few days.

4. Turns into an adult ladybug.

Cutting and sticking activity at the bottom- put them in order to show life cycle of a ladybug

Music Song singing: I’ve got a Cardboard BoxFollow the link, click week 1, scroll down and select the song I’ve got a Cardboard Box

https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?utm_source=homepage&utm_campaign=ootamathome2&utm_medium=banner

Religion Grow In Love- Complete lesson called John Baptises the People

https://app.growinlove.ie/en/user/theme-lessons/12 1. Click the above link and you will be asked to log in.2. Username: trial@growinlove.ie Password: growinlove (all lowercase)3. Select book grow in love Senior Infants4. Select 9. Baptism 5. Select: John Baptises the People

Art Construction with a cardboard box Following on from our music song this week, get a cardboard box and see what you can create e.g. rocket, robot, monster, anything you want

SPHE I am Special See page below

To access the Irish resources: please follow the steps below: 1. Go to Website: www.folensonline.ie/registration/?r=t2. this will bring you to a page for creating an account. For roll number you can enter Prim20.3. You will be sent email to activate your account. Follow the instructions.4. For logging in after that go to www.folensonline.ie and click sign in.5. This will bring you to a page that looks something like this.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday9.00-9.30

Bank Holiday Exercise- Joe Wicks/ go noodle/ cosmic yoga etc.

Exercise- Joe Wicks/ go noodle/ cosmic yoga etc.

Exercise- Joe Wicks/ go noodle/ cosmic yoga etc.

Exercise- Joe Wicks/ go noodle/ cosmic yoga etc.

9.30-10.00

Dictation: 1. Ox

Reading list Reading list Revision of ea sound- eat/ead

7. Click on the word lesson and from the list choose number 24 Hansel agus Gretel

8. Click póstaer

6. You can select abair liom b resources. Click on resources. 9. In the next page you will find a scéal, dán, amhrán agus foclóir. You could do one activity per day if

you wish.Words to focus on: an choill, an teach, seacláid, líreacán, milseáin, tinePhrase to focus on: Is breá liom ____ .

2. Cod 3. Bud 4. gap5. list 6. west 7. just 8. spit 9. My mom had a red

mug.

Class reader: Rainy Day Fun

Next page in small handwriting copy

Class reader: Rainy Day Fun

Revision of ea sound- eat/ead: Sounds like Phonics: pg. 34

Class reader: Rainy Day Fun

Do page 29 in their Just handwriting book.

Sounds like phonics book: complete pages 35

Do page 30 in their Just handwriting book.

10.00-10.30

Allow your child to have fun comparing the weight of a number of common objects that can be found in the house i.e. guessing which is heavier/ lighter. It is important to have some heavy objects such as stones, bricks etc. to highlight that some small objects can be much heavier than big objects. Similarly it is important to have some big objects such as feathers, balloons etc. to highlight that some large objects are much lighter than smaller objects.

Place a number of objects e.g. cups, mugs, lunchboxes, apples etc. on the table. Focus your child’s attention on two of the objects at a time e.g. a lunchbox and an apple. Have your child compare the weights of them. Ask questions such as which do you think is heavier/ lighter? Why do you think that? You can check their answering by weighing the items.

Busy at maths: pg. 81 http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-81/index.html

Interactive game:https://ie.mathgames.com/skill/SI.77-light-and-heavy

Starting at different numbers ask your child to count forwards/ backwards. E.g. start at 8 and count forwards to 15. Start at 7 and count forwards to 14. Start at 19 and count backwards to 8 etc.

https://ie.mathgames.com/skill/SI.16-counting-forward-and-backward

10.30-10.50

Small Break- snack and run around

Small break- snack and run around

Small break- snack and run around

Small break- snack and run around

10.50-11.00

Reader book in email Reader book in email Reader book in email Reader book in email

11.00- 11.30

D.E.A.R. time (Drop everything and read)

PE: focus on skill of kicking again (ideas above)

Story time: The Rainbow Fishhttps://

S.E.S.E: life cycle of ladybug - put pictures in

Play time www.storylineonline.net/books/the-rainbow-fish/

correct order

11.30-12.00

Music: song- I’ve got a Cardboard BoxFollow the link, click week 1, scroll down and select the song I’ve got a Cardboard Box.

https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?utm_source=homepage&utm_campaign=ootamathome2&utm_medium=banner

Grow in Love: Baptism: John Baptises the People

Irish: Scéal

Irish: Amhrán / FoclóirTarraing pictiúr (draw a picture of Hansel and Gretel)

SPHE: I am special page below

Irish: Dán/ Foclóir

12.00-12.30

PE: focus on the skill of kicking (ideas above)

Art: Following on from our music song this week, get a cardboard box and see what you can create e.g. rocket, robot, monster, anything you want

Play time Play time

12.30 on

Free time and lunch Free time and lunch Free time and Lunch

Free time and Lunch