Ms. Connolly’s Junior Infants
*There will be a book collection this Thursday 21st of May. I will be at the school gate from 1pm-2pm to give out the children's books for my Junior Infants. I am looking forward to seeing you all next Thursday!
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May 18th- May 22nd 2020
Big hello to all the lovely Junior Infants!
I hope everyone is keeping well and enjoying the sunshine. The pictures and videos being sent on Class Dojo are brilliant! I miss you all very much and I am so proud of all the amazing work you are doing at home with your parents!!
Please don't feel under pressure to get all of the work done, just use it as a guideline.
Remember to check Class Dojo daily for extra ideas.
If you have any questions send me a message on Class Dojo or send an email to:
sinead'connolly@warrenmountprimary.com
Take care everyone. I hope you all have a great week! Ms. Connolly
If your child works with Ms.Doherty, Ms. Lindon/ Ms. O'Rourke, Ms. Staunton, Mr. Cullen or Ms. DeForge
please check their page on the website for more home learning activities for your child.
This weeks theme is:
Space!
Monday:
Play:
Sounds:
Today’s revision is the letter ‘oo’, here are some activities:
- Think of sounds with the sound short ‘oo' - book, hook. Think of the middle of words.
- Look around your house/ outside spot items with the ‘oo’ sound. (book, look)
- Using the link to watch a video all about the ‘oo’ sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘oo’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: hook, cook
Tricky word:
- Our tricky word this week is 'all'
- Think of some sentences using the word ‘all’ for example: In Autumn, all of the leaves
fall off the trees.
Story:
How to Catch A Star
Reading Activity:
- Children can draw a picture of their favourite part from the story.
- Mute the story and read it yourself with your child. Reading the story again and again
helps children to read more of the story themselves and builds their confidence in books and reading.
- Pause the read along story and play ‘I spy’ - What can you see?
“I spy with my little eye something beginning with s”.
Sounds matching activity:
- The pictures show a rocket, planet, moon, star, astronot, star, cloud, rock.
- Match the beginning sound to the picture.
Maths:
- Our topic this week is 3-D shapes!
- Remember 2-D Shapes are flat, 3-D Shapes are fat!
- Go on a hunt around your house. Try to find some items
(things that roll and things that don’t roll) (a ball/ toilet paper/ orange etc)
- Let’s sort them out! Make two sets - sort out the items into ones that roll and ones that don’t roll.
- Maths Splash daily challenge.
Music:
Irish:
- Bua na Cainte, do the following:
History:
- Try to sequence the story of “How to catch a star”
- Can you draw a picture for what happened during the beginning/ middle and end of the story?
P.E.:
- Cosmic Yoga- Mike and Muttnik on the Moon
Tuesday:
Play:
- Peppa Pig’s Space Holiday
Sound:
Today’s revision is the sound ‘oo’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound long 'oo’- , boo, zoo
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something which contains the ‘oo’ sound.
- Using the link watch a short video on the long oo sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘oo’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: moo, boo
Tricky word:
- Look for the word ‘all’ in books
- Have a look at this video for some Tricky Word tips!
Story/ Geography:
5-Year-Olds Ask an Astronaut What It’s Like to Be in Outer Space
- What does the little boy find out about the astronaut’s job?
- Would you like to be an astronaut?
- What do you think is the most interesting thing about the astronaut’s job?
Writing:
- CVC words are short words that have a constant, vowel and constant
- We will do three new cvc words today. Use the words and the ideas on the sheet below. You don’t need to print out this sheet, just use a blank page that you have at home
- Don’t forget it’s important to form the letter correctly, just as the picture shows.
Maths:
- 3-D Shapes- shapes that stack and don't stack.
- Try gather some items in your house! We are going to try find items that stack on top of each other.
- Sort out your objects into items that stack and objects that don’t stack.
- See what you can build with the items that stack! A tower? A house?
- Maths Splash daily challenge.
Music:
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Irish:
- Caitheamh Aimsire - Ceacht 7
P.E:
- Just Dance- Jump Up Space Version (start at 17 seconds)
Wednesday:
Play:
Sound:
Today’s revision is the sound ‘ch’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound ‘ch’ – choose, chew, chicken
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something that has the ‘ch’ sound.
- Using the link to watch a short video on the ch sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘ch’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: chat, chick
Tricky Word:
- Play tricky word bingo using the bingo card and flashcards in your homework folder.
Poem:
Five little stars shine and shine some more,
One fell to the earth and then there were four.
Four little stars, happy as can be,
One fell to the earth and then there were three.
Three little stars in a sky so blue,
One fell to the earth and then there were two.
Two little stars, having lots of fun,
One fell to the earth and then there was one.
One little star left all alone,
That one fell to earth and then there were none.
The moon came out- what a pretty sight!
He waved to the stars and he said goodnight.
Science:
Writing:
- CVC words are short words that have a constant, vowel and constant
- We will do three new cvc words today. Use the words and the ideas on the sheet below.
You don’t need to print out this sheet, just use a blank page that you have at home
- Don’t forget it’s important to form the letter correctly, just as the picture on Tuesday shows.
Maths:
- 2-D Shapes and 3-D Shapes
Music:
Irish:
- Caitheamh Aimsire - Ceacht 8
P.E:
- Cosmic Yoga- Space Picnic
Thursday:
Play:
Sound:
Today’s revision is the sound ‘sh’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound ‘sh’- sheep, wash, sheet
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something that has the ‘sh’ sound.
- Using the link, check out this youtube video about the sh sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘sh’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: shut, sleep
Tricky word:
- Write out some Tricky words on post it’s/ paper using your favourite colour (all, the, me, she, he, it)
- With all the tricky words, put them into a bag. Close your eyes and dip your hand into the bag.
What tricky word did you get? Keep going to practice saying all of the tricky words out loud :)
Story time from Space!
- Have a look at this story ‘If I were an Astronaut’
Writing:
- CVC words are short words that have a constant, vowel and constant
- We will do three new cvc words today. Use the words and the ideas on the sheet below.
You don’t need to print out this sheet, just use a blank page that you have at home
- Don’t forget it’s important to form the letter correctly, just as the picture on Tuesday shows.
Maths:
- Flat vs Solid shapes game
https://ie.ixl.com/math/jr-infants/flat-and-solid-shapes
Irish:
- Caitheamh Aimsire -Cluichí
S.P.H.E:
- Remember our five senses? Our sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch!
- Let’s use these to help us create our own trip to Space!
- What do you think shooting into space feels like?
- Turn on your listening ears… what sounds do you think you could hear in space?
- Open your looking eyes…what do you think you could see? What colours might you see?
- Turn on your taste buds! Do you think food tastes different in Space?
- What do you think your space suit feel likes?
- Wriggle your nose... what do you think the space rocket smells like?
Music:
PE:
- Guided dance- Blast off (start at 27 seconds)
Friday:
Play:
Sound:
Today’s revision is the hard sound ‘th’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound ‘th’- there, these, those
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something that has the ‘th’ sound.
- Using the link, check out this youtube video about the th sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the hard ‘th’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: this, that
Tricky Word:
- "Show me" game using flashcards in homework folder-
parent says show me “the", child points, etc.
- Sing along to this Tricky Word song
Music:
Irish:
- Caitheamh Aimsire - Scéal
Art:
OR
Maths/ Art :
- Build a 3D rocket ship using 3D shapes in your home for example toilet rolls (cylinders), cereals boxes (cuboids), a ball (sphere)
This rocket is made using an empty toilet roll and some coloured paper!
This one is made using a cereal box (cuboid) and empty toilet roll paper (cylinders) and some coloured tissue!
P.E.: