Ms Kennedy's JI work 30th March- 3rd April

Play:

Lego challenge day 3

Online puzzle- Bear http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/bear.htm

Sounds and Tricky Word:

Today’s revision is the letter ‘n’, here are some activities:

·Think of sounds beginning with the letter ‘n’ – net, not, no etc.

·Look around your house and see if you can spot something beginning with the ‘n’ sound.

·Using the linkhttps://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘p’ resource bank.

·Draw some pictures of objects that begin with the ‘n’ sound.

Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:

·sat, pat

Phonics Phase 2 Words- Blending for Reading

Tricky word: are

Think of some sentences using the word are.

Story:

"We're Going On A Bear Hunt" Animated Story

Activities during story time

·I spy game: e.g “a word beginning/ending with the “s” sound”

·Children can draw a picture of their favourite character/ part in the story.

·Find tricky words on a particular page. Use the tricky word bag in the homework folder.

Writing:

Write the letter ‘n’ in Just Handwriting book

Maths:

·Rhythm Counting: Use actions such as clapping, tapping, hopping, jumping to set the pace. Count forwards and backwards to 10. Choose different numbers to stop and start at, for example: “We are going to start at 4 and count up to 10”, or “We are going to start at 10 and count down to 2”

· One page of Cracking Maths Book

· Teddy Bear game:https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers

· Maths Splash activity- log into your child’s account using the email invite and check assignments

Irish:

• Bua na Cainte is the interactive programme we use to teach Gaeilge in the classroom.
• During the school closures, Edco has offered free access to Bua na Cainte for parents, however you will need a computer or laptop to install the software.
• To access this excellent resource, do the following:
• Go to http://www.edco.ie/bua

1. Click on the folder that matches the device you are installing it onto – mac or PC.
2. Choose Junior Infants and click on the setup icon to install it on your device. It takes about 15 minutes to install.
3. Once it is installed, you can open up the programme and enter the login details
4. Password: trial, Username: trial

The children are very familiar with the characters and the layout so they should be able to navigate through it to find stories, lessons, games and songs.

Our theme for this week is Ócáidí Speisialta (Special Occasions) , An Cháisc (Easter).

Yoga:

·We’re going on a Bear Hunt yoga:

We're Going on a Bear Hunt | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure!

Play:

Lego challenge day 4

Online puzzle- Hippo http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/hippopotamus.htm

Sounds and Tricky Word:

Today’s sound ‘e’, here are some activities:

·Think of sounds beginning with the letter (egg, elephant)

·Look around your house/ outside spot items beginning with the ‘e’ sound.

·Using the linkhttps://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘e’’ resource bank.

·Practice writing the letter ‘e’

Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:

·pen, hen

Tricky word: look for the word are in books

Story

Dear Zoo - World Book Day

Reading activity:

Can you think of what letter sound each animal begins with?

Writing:

Write the letter ‘e’ in Just Handwriting book

Maths

·Simon Says:

Simon Says is a great and fun way to practice number work. Give instructions like: 5 jumping Jacks, clap your hands 3 times, hop on one foot 4 times.

·One page of Cracking Maths Book

·Online activity:

Ladybird Spots - Counting, Matching and Ordering game

·Maths Splash game (see assigned tasks in child profile)

Irish

Ócáidí Speisialta (Special Occasions) , An Cháisc (Easter)

PE:

Animal Yoga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2UQ5-cVHjs

Dublin Zoo:

Have a look at the animals in Dublin Zoo:

·Animals

·Draw a picture of your favourite animal that you saw!

·Elephants can usually be seen around 10:30am -12:30pm daily.

· Penguin feeding is at 2:30pm.

Play:

Lego challenge day 5

Online puzzle- Mouse http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/m_mouse.htm

Sounds and Tricky Word:

Today’s revision is the letter ‘h’, here are some activities:

·Think of sounds beginning with the letter (hen, hat)

· Look around your house/ outside spot items beginning with the ‘h’ sound.

·Using the linkhttps://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘h’’ resource bank.

·Practice writing the letter ‘h’

·Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together

hop, hit

Tricky word: Play tricky word bingo using the bingo card and flashcards in your homework folder

Story:

The Gruffalo - Read by Alan Mandel

Activity after reading:

Try colouring in the Gruffalo online or making your own monster!

https://www.gruffalo.com/

Writing:

Write the letter ‘h’ in Just Handwriting book

Maths:

·Sorting:

Ask your child to help sort out a pile of socks! Sorting by colour/ size/ stripes/ polka dots etc.

·One page of Cracking Maths Book

·Underwater counting:

Learn to Count up to 10 with Underwater Counting Maths . . Game

·Maths Splash game (see assigned tasks in child profile

Irish

Ócáidí Speisialta (Special Occasions) , An Cháisc (Easter)

PE:

Gruffalo Yoga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOHZgKgjhhY

Play:

Lego challenge day 6

Online puzzle- Fox http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/fox.htm

Sounds and Tricky Words:

Today’s revision is the letter ‘r’, here are some activities:

·Think of sounds beginning with the letter ‘r’ – red, rat, run, etc.

·Look around your house and see if you can spot something beginning with the ‘r’ sound.

·Using the linkhttps://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘r’ resource bank.

·Draw some pictures of objects that begin with the ‘r’ sound.

·Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:

rat, rip

Tricky word: write the word are using your favourite pens/ markers

Story:

The Gingerbread man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pckuS--UlV4&t=1s

After reading:

See if you can remember the characters the gingerbread man met along his way (make it even harder by trying to remember the order he met them in!)

Writing:

Write the letter ‘r’ in Just Handwriting book

Maths:

·Matching:

Ask your child to help match a pile of socks.

·Online activity:

The Gingerbread Man Game - Counting, Matching and Ordering game (counting, matching and ordering)

·One page of Cracking Maths Book

·Maths Splash game (see assigned tasks in child profile)

Irish

Ócáidí Speisialta (Special Occasions) , An Cháisc (Easter)

PE:

The freeze dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UcZWXvgMZE

Play:

Lego challenge day 7

Online puzzle- Rabbit http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/rabbit.htm

Sounds and Tricky Words:

Today’s revision is the letter ‘m’, here are some activities:

·Think of sounds beginning with the letter ‘m’ – map, mud, magic, etc.

·Look around your house and see if you can spot something beginning with the ‘m’ sound.

·Using the linkhttps://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘m’ resource bank.

·Draw some pictures of objects that begin with the ‘m’ sound.

·Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:

map, mat

Tricky Word: "Show me" game using flashcards in homework folder- parent says show me "we", child points, etc.

Story:

It's not easy being a bunny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou13iHibrRU

Writing:

Write the letter ‘m’ in Just Handwriting book

Maths:

·Easter counting:

Ten Bunnies Counting Song 1-10 | Easter Song | Lyrics | Easter Bunny | Kids Song

·Count forwards and backwards to 10. Start on different numbers for example start on 3 and count up to 8 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), start on 9 and count back to 4 (9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4).

·One page of Cracking Maths Book

·Maths Splash game (see assigned tasks in child profile)

Irish

Ócáidí Speisialta (Special Occasions) , An Cháisc (Easter)

Easter Art:

Some Easter art ideas:

·https://onelittleproject.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/

PE/ Dance:

PE/ dance: Bunny hops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb9tt7LiYrc

Before9am

Wake up

• Eat breakfast, get dressed

9:00-9.45

Morning Activity/

PE

• Short walk
• “P.E. with Joe!’’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0go1pTda8
• Try a GoNoodle Dance or your daily PE task

https://www.gonoodle.com/

9.45-10:30

English

• Sound of the day activities e.g. ‘p’

https://slp.cjfallon.ie/

• Just Handwriting Book: write your sound for that day
• Reading this week’s word list (see above), say each letter sound and then push the sounds all together to make a word! :)
• Phonics Phase 2 Words- Blending for Reading
• Story time: See above the storybook for each day and sample activities.
• Tricky word game

10:30-10.45

10.45-11.00

Break

Gaeilge

Snack/ Play outside

Bua na Cainte

11:00-11:45

Maths

• Counting games (clapping/ stomping/ clicking) counting forwards and backwards to 10. Start at different numbers. E.g. “Let’s begin counting at 3 and count up to 10”
• Number formation: Keep practicing writing the numbers up to 5. Roll a dice/ hold up fingers and help the child write the number.
• Cracking Maths book- complete 1 page each day
• Maths games online (see suggested activity above)

11.45-12:15

Lunch

Eat/ Movement break

12:15-1:00

Play

• Lego Challenge
• Free play with jigsaw’s/ lego/ playdough/ sock puppets/ pretend play.
• Daily online puzzle challenge, you can find more here http://www.hellokids.com/c_30128/free-online-games/kids-puzzles-games/disney-princesses-online-puzzles/frozen