30th March-3rd April

30^th March-3^rd April

• ·       Daily exercise: Run, walk, cycle, play outside as much as possible. If the weather is bad, P.E. with Joe (daily P.E. Lessons) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0go1pTda8&list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvQafyve889qVcPxYEjdSTl
• ·       Calendar and Aimsir: https://www.starfall.com/h/holiday/calendar/?t=289541668
• ·      Practice for talent show and send in entry by Thursday evening 

English: Juniors and Seniors

Day	Juniors and Seniors	1st Class
Monday	Juniors: Glue in next tricky word (here) and practice recognising them (some nice activities here: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-6333-spelling-activities-challenge-cards). Seniors: https://jolly2.s3.amazonaws.com/Resources/Tricky%20Word%20ChecklistNEW.pdf How many tricky words do you know? Practice ones you weren’t sure about using the spelling challenge cards above. Practice Dolch phrases and write two of them into sentences.	Spellwell week 23, activity a Getepic.com-read a book and do a book report (template if required: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/au-l-061-book-review-worksheet)
Tuesday	Dictation homework. Teachyourmonstertoread.com Seniors: Dolch phrases, put two into sentences.	Spellwell activity b Comprehension: online game https://www.turtlediary.com/game/the-deer-and-the-crocodile.html or worksheet https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/year-1-the-zoo-vet-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity-t-or-1155
Wednesday	Juniors: Glue in next tricky word (there) and practice recognising them Seniors: Practice Dolch phrases and write two of them into sentences. Handwriting: y (do a smile, back down and a monkey tail. Children need to recognise they don’t lift their pencil, the smile is between the lines and the tail makes it a monkey letter). Seniors also do capital. Can be practiced in small handwriting book sent home. Only do one letter a day for handwriting.	Spellwell activity c Handwriting-yY in cursive. Go through formation and allow them to practice in their small book. Find a storybook and go on a ‘y hunt’. Write the words with y in them in your best joint handwriting.
Thursday	Creative Writing: The Runaway Easter Bunny! Juniors-draw a picture and label it. Seniors- https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/story-recount-writing-frames-t-l-857 Seniors: Practice Dolch phrases and write two of them into sentences. Dictation/Sentence writing homework!	Spellwell activity d Creative writing: The Runaway Easter Bunny https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-52440-easter-bunny-on-the-run-storyboard-template
Friday	Seniors: Practice Dolch phrases and write two of them into sentences. Test Dolch phrases. Teachyourmonstetoread.com, sight word bingo on abcya.com, etc.	Spelling Test and dictation sentences (call out 3 easy sentences based on words from the previous spelling test to revise). Online games https://www.abcya.com/grades/1/letters

·         All: Read as much as possible for pleasure.

·         All: Typing Club

Gaeilge

• ·         Log onto Bua na Cainte through www.edcolearning.ie/login with username: primaryedcobooks and password: edco2020
• ·         Bua na Cainte 1-Ócáidí Speisialta-An Cáisc.
• (activities found towards the back of the workbook for 1^st Class)
• ·         1^st Class-App: Caoga Caoga
• ·         TG4

Maths

• ·         1^st Class: Tables Champion pg 27. Complete one column a day, test on Friday (call out ten sums from the page).
• ·         Revise 2D shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, circle and semi-circle and go on a shape hunt around the house https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi-l-755-shape-hunt-activity-sheet
• ·         Design an Easter egg using 2D shapes
• ·         More ideas: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-n-2545019-easter-themed-2d-shape-activity-pack
• ·         Online games
•  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/shape-position-and-movement (infants)
• https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/shapes (1^st Class)
• http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/shapes_shoot.htm (all, differentiate by level)
• https://www.splashlearn.com/ (see login details in separate post)

Notes:

Include time for play every day! It is the most important part of a child’s learning!

Send in pictures/videos of your work for our classroom blog on Friday.

Any questions, let me know! Remember, this is not a to-do list of work, just suggestions!

Email: akeane@stpatricksnstrim.com