5th-8th May
- 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
- Creative Challenge:
English
Don’t forget to do typing club and read as much as possible every
day!!!
Day
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Juniors and Seniors
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1st Class
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Tuesday
Spellling/
Tricky Words
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Juniors: Glue in next tricky word (my).
Revise the Magic e
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Spellwell week 26, activity a
The words this week are also revision of the Magic e
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Wednesday
Story Time
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Developing Comprehension Strategies
Use the predicting
strategy when reading a book on getepic.com or Connect Collins. Your child can draw or write their
predictions if you want.
1st Class: Spellwell activity b
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Thursday
Handwriting
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Juniors: Glue in next tricky word (one) and practice recognising them
Seniors/1st
Class: game for capitals https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/capitalization.htm or worksheet: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/us-t-l-4010-correct-the-punctuation-in-the-sentence-differentiated-activity-sheets (Seniors do pg1, 1st
do pg3. Will need support).
1st Class: Spellwell activity c
Handwriting: Mm. Can be practiced in small handwriting book sent
home. Find a storybook and go on an ‘m hunt’. Write the words with m in them
in your best handwriting. Only do one letter a day for handwriting.
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Friday
Creative Writing
Test and Games
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Writing informally and for pleasure is really important, and could be
done daily in the form of a diary (Juniors can draw a picture and label it).
The children can do their own free writing or use the template linked
below.
Creative Writing prompt questions: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-2408-creative-writing-prompt-question-writing-frames
1st Class: Spellwell activity d
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1st Class: Spelling Test and Dictation:
Online games: Typing Club
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Gaeilge
You can access the Bua na Cainte book through
www.edcolearning.ie/login with username: primaryedcobooks and password:
edco2020. It can also be downloaded, please see previous blog post.
Bua na Cainte 1-Sa Bhaile.
An Mháirt
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Ceacht 6 agus cluichí and/or:
Play a listening game (as in the video above). You say “Cuir x ar an
mbord.” and your child follows the instructions. Swap and allow them to give the
directions too.
Play Cluiche Kim with objects from the kitchen (e.g. put out scian,
forc, im, pláta. Go through each one. Child closes their eyes while to remove
one and they say which one is missing).
L.62 or draw a picture of a table and label the different objects.
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An Chéadaoin
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Ceacht 7 agus cluichí and/or:
Video lesson: https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/peata-agam-aige-aici/54409467/?s=TlTsMO&ref=app
L63. Go through the different animals and the sounds they make (the
rann is good if you have downloaded the Bua na Cainte programme). Practice saying Tá ____ agam (I have ___).
This can be used informally with the new vocab from yesterday too (e.g. tá
arán agam).
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An Déardaoin
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Ceacht 9 agus cluichí and/or:
Draw a picture of the different animals eating their food. Label
pictures as Gaeilge.
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An Aoine
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l. 65: An Nuacht. Your child can read their news out (feel free to
send a video for the blog! It doesn’t have to be perfect, once they’re using
their Gaeilge)
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Scéal: Na Trí Mhuc agus l.66
If you can’t download the Bua na Cainte programme, another version of
the story is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtwOUw4a-MY
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Additional Activities:
1st Class-App: Caoga Caoga/Duolingo
TG4
Cúla4 ar Scoil
Maths
1st Class: Tables Champion pg
30. Complete one column a day, test on Friday (call out ten sums from the
page).
You can access the 1st Class
Maths book here https://my.cjfallon.ie/dashboard/student-resources/?levels=0&classes=0&subjects=0&serieses=0&booktitles=0&types%5B0%5D=Book+Sample. Wbook pg37, 66, 91, 125, 140 (you could do one page per day to
supplement activities).
Topic: Problem Solving
Tuesday: Problem Solving-Morning Mystery
PowerPoint (attached to email) for Day1 (slides 9-16). Activity: https://nrich.maths.org/8389 (game to
print out or you can make your own version)
Wednesday: Problem Solving-Morning Mystery
PowerPoint (attached to email) for Day2 (slides 17-24). Activity: https://nrich.maths.org/137 (challenge
using coloured cubes/blocks/lego or drawn boxes on a page)
Thursday: Lego Problem Solving STEM activity:
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-26535-building-bricks-rainbow-stem-activity.
Use the flashcards to set the challenge for your child. (It doesn’t really
matter what colours are used.)
Friday: Online Games:
https://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/2008-09/maths/puppies/FullRelease-v104/buryBones-en.html
(click the book symbol at the bottom corner for a written activity).
1st Class (for a challenge): https://primarygames.co.uk/pg2/powerlines/powerlines1.html
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=MagicSquares
(select ‘drag numbers’ and ‘partially complete’)
Additional Activities: jigsaws, board
games, questioning at story time, memory games, engineering activities (https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/stem-challenge-cards-roi2-d-24)
are all great for developing problem solving skills in
children. There are some good ideas here: https://www.atlasmission.com/blog/5-kindergarten-problem-solving-activities-your-kid-will-love/
(activity 2 is great!).
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!
