Monday 20th April
English:
As before: Go to FolensOnline.ie and click ‘register’ and select ‘teacher’. Fill in a username, email, and password. For 'Roll Number' use ‘Prim20’. Then find the Starlight resources for Junior Infants Unit 14
Oral language:
Big Book -The Supermarket Slip- Up! Lesson 1
Introduction and discussion- Read and discuss the title of the e-text ‘The Supermarket Slip-up!’ Predict what might happen in the story and the girls’ own experience of visiting the supermarket.
Modelled reading- read through the text, pause from time to time to discuss vocabulary and make predictions. The aim at this stage is to model reading for children and instil interest in the storyline.
Listen and sing along!
Play the song ‘We’re Shopping in the Grocery Store’ by The Kiboomers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_up-xXKeAs).
Reading:
Core Reader- Fish and Chips!
Sight word of the day: you
Spot the word in their reader/ books. Put it in a sentence.
There are some fun sight word songs you can look at on YouTube to help reinforce their learning. This is for the word the
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTXQa7GOI4U
Revise letter names and sounds. Jolly phonics sound songs for these can be found on YouTube
You could practice sounding out: can/ and/ bag/ at
Revise all sight words covered so far.
Writing:
Practice all our letters and writing your name with as many joined letter as you can.
w is our next new letter.
What sound does it make? What starts with this sound?
Use this rhyme to help practice writing:
Slant up. Straight down around and up. Straight down around and up. Flick.
The girls will recognise Flowie from their handwriting books. The following is a link to the online resource for forming w.
http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/gwtf-handwriting/letter/index.html?dataFile=GWTF_B_LF_w.json&referrer=http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/gwtf-handwriting/index.html#!/book-sections/1/section-groups/1/group/1/
Maths:
These activities can be spread out over the week.
Counting: Revise counting forwards and backwards within 10. This is a counting song we love to do:
Superhero Zero- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RfIKqkvHTY
Number 4-
Practice forming the number 4 with your pencil. See previous post for correct formation.
Here are some useful links for work on the number 4:
Rhyme:
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/video/pm_ji_075.mp4
Formation of 4:
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/video/pm_ji_075.mp4
Video about number 4:
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/video/pm_ji_v074.mp4
Games for counting, matching and ordering:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game
Planet Maths e-book
https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/planet-mathsji/ebook/
Planet Maths Number Practice Book:
https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/pmjinumberpractice/ebook/
Number time number 4 programme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aIYt7q2bEI
https://www.twinkl.ie/resources/roi-resources There are lots of resources available on twinkl. They are offering free access to all their resources for parents during school closures.
You can find worksheets and activities to help learn the number 4 here.
Music:
If you wish you can pick something form Dabbledoo to do as a fun musical activity. Look for the Junior Infant section and then use the March/April lessons.
Go to https://dabbledoomusic.com/p/parents-subscription-full-access/?product_id=1122889&coupon_code=18767N
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Tuesday 21st April
English:
Oral language:
Poster- The Supermarket Lesson 1
Reading:
Core Reader- Fish and Chips!
Sight word of the day: were
See yesterday’s sight words activities
Writing:
Write w. Can they draw a picture of something that starts with w?
Maths:
Continue Number 4 activities
PE:
Try out some Cosmic Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
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Wednesday 23rd April
English:
Oral language:
Big Book Lesson 2
Shared reading, engagement and participation- Read the interactive book, particularly focusing on fluency of reading and the use of exclamation marks. Encourage your child to copy or join in the second time round, using appropriate intonation for exclamation marks e.g. ‘Give it to me!’
You can also listen to the story being read aloud by clicking Play all on the bottom tool bar. Click on the headphone symbols at the top of each page to do little activities for each page.
Reading
Core Reader- Fish and Chips!
Sight word of the day : said
See previous sight word activities.
Writing:
b is our next new letter.
What sound does it make? What starts with this sound?
Use this rhyme to help practice writing:
Slant up to the sky. Curve back around, straight down. Curve around and up to the middle and flick.
http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/gwtf-handwriting/letter/index.html?dataFile=GWTF_B_LF_b.json&referrer=http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/gwtf-handwriting/index.html#!/book-sections/1/section-groups/1/group/1/
Maths:
Continue Number 4 activities
Music:
Try out some Dabbledo activities
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Thursday 24th April
English:
Oral language:
Poster Lesson 2
Play Story mode 2: Recap, making sure they understand all the vocabulary.
Go to the Question mode of the poster. Listen to each question and discuss the answers with the children briefly.
Talking task: Check it twice!
Listen to my list. Which food does not belong?
Reading
Core Reader- Fish and Chips!
Sight word of the day: they
See previous sight word activities.
Writing:
Write b. Can they draw a picture of something that starts with b?
Maths:
Continue with number 4 activities
PE:
10@10: Daily 10 minute exercise videos- https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/.
Friday 25th April
English:
Oral language:
Recap on the big book story. What was their favourite part? Practice reading aloud together. Are there any parts she can read by herself?
Reading:
Digital Sight word game to revise sight words. Practice putting them into sentences.
Writing:
Revise writing w and b
You could practice writing and drawing a picture of some short words with w and b.
e.g. wet, bat
Maths:
Continue with number 4 activities
Art:
Write and illustrate a shopping list for their favourite dinner
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Extra ideas:
Bread
Butter
Lettuce
Tomato
Onion
Ham
Have her make her own shopping lists for foods we eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner. Where would we find these foods in the supermarket? (dairy aisle, fruit and vegetable aisle, etc.)
You could also make shopping lists for foods/items we need from the supermarket for a birthday party/barbecue/baby/to make a sandwich/for a pet, etc.
Pull (the trolley)
Push (the trolley)
Turn (the trolley round)
Reach for (the cereal packet)
Stretch for (the tin of beans)
Lift (the bag of potatoes)
Squat down low (for the box of teabags)
Pack (the groceries into bags)
Carry (the bag of groceries)
How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies?
Betty bought some butter but the butter Betty bought was bitter.
Red lolly, yellow lolly
A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot
I bought a big basket of mixed biscuits from the bakery
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
Please pay promptly!
What would you do if …?
Try to complete the following sentences examining manners and etiquette in a supermarket setting.
If I got lost in a supermarket, I would …
If I found a (wallet, handbag, lost ring, etc.) in the supermarket, I would …
If I broke (a bottle of milk, a carton of eggs, a glass door) in the supermarket, I would …
English:
As before: Go to FolensOnline.ie and click ‘register’ and select ‘teacher’. Fill in a username, email, and password. For 'Roll Number' use ‘Prim20’. Then find the Starlight resources for Junior Infants Unit 14
Oral language:
Big Book -The Supermarket Slip- Up! Lesson 1
Introduction and discussion- Read and discuss the title of the e-text ‘The Supermarket Slip-up!’ Predict what might happen in the story and the girls’ own experience of visiting the supermarket.
Modelled reading- read through the text, pause from time to time to discuss vocabulary and make predictions. The aim at this stage is to model reading for children and instil interest in the storyline.
Listen and sing along!
Play the song ‘We’re Shopping in the Grocery Store’ by The Kiboomers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_up-xXKeAs).
Reading:
Core Reader- Fish and Chips!
Sight word of the day: you
Spot the word in their reader/ books. Put it in a sentence.
There are some fun sight word songs you can look at on YouTube to help reinforce their learning. This is for the word the
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTXQa7GOI4U
Revise letter names and sounds. Jolly phonics sound songs for these can be found on YouTube
You could practice sounding out: can/ and/ bag/ at
Revise all sight words covered so far.
Writing:
Practice all our letters and writing your name with as many joined letter as you can.
w is our next new letter.
What sound does it make? What starts with this sound?
Use this rhyme to help practice writing:
Slant up. Straight down around and up. Straight down around and up. Flick.
The girls will recognise Flowie from their handwriting books. The following is a link to the online resource for forming w.
http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/gwtf-handwriting/letter/index.html?dataFile=GWTF_B_LF_w.json&referrer=http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/gwtf-handwriting/index.html#!/book-sections/1/section-groups/1/group/1/
Maths:
These activities can be spread out over the week.
Counting: Revise counting forwards and backwards within 10. This is a counting song we love to do:
Superhero Zero- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RfIKqkvHTY
Number 4-
- Discuss number 4. Make groups of 4 objects.
- Can you see 4 of anything around the house? (4 table legs, 4 chair legs, on a dice)
- Can you spot the numeral 4 in your house? (in books etc…)
- What number come before 4, after 4 when we count?
Practice forming the number 4 with your pencil. See previous post for correct formation.
Here are some useful links for work on the number 4:
Rhyme:
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/video/pm_ji_075.mp4
Formation of 4:
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/video/pm_ji_075.mp4
Video about number 4:
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/video/pm_ji_v074.mp4
Games for counting, matching and ordering:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game
Planet Maths e-book
https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/planet-mathsji/ebook/
Planet Maths Number Practice Book:
https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/pmjinumberpractice/ebook/
Number time number 4 programme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aIYt7q2bEI
https://www.twinkl.ie/resources/roi-resources There are lots of resources available on twinkl. They are offering free access to all their resources for parents during school closures.
You can find worksheets and activities to help learn the number 4 here.
Music:
If you wish you can pick something form Dabbledoo to do as a fun musical activity. Look for the Junior Infant section and then use the March/April lessons.
Go to https://dabbledoomusic.com/p/parents-subscription-full-access/?product_id=1122889&coupon_code=18767N
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Tuesday 21st April
English:
Oral language:
Poster- The Supermarket Lesson 1
- Play Story mode 1: Discuss the girls’ experience of supermarkets.
- Explore mode: Talk and discussion: Zoom in on each section of the poster in turn – Fruit and Vegetable; Bakery; Breakfast Cereal; Dairy; Meat; Fish; Frozen Foods.
- Ask the following questions about each section:
- What food can you see in this section of the supermarket?
- What is this section called?
- Encourage the children to name as many of the food items as possible in each section.
Reading:
Core Reader- Fish and Chips!
Sight word of the day: were
See yesterday’s sight words activities
Writing:
Write w. Can they draw a picture of something that starts with w?
Maths:
Continue Number 4 activities
PE:
Try out some Cosmic Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
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Wednesday 23rd April
English:
Oral language:
Big Book Lesson 2
Shared reading, engagement and participation- Read the interactive book, particularly focusing on fluency of reading and the use of exclamation marks. Encourage your child to copy or join in the second time round, using appropriate intonation for exclamation marks e.g. ‘Give it to me!’
You can also listen to the story being read aloud by clicking Play all on the bottom tool bar. Click on the headphone symbols at the top of each page to do little activities for each page.
Reading
Core Reader- Fish and Chips!
Sight word of the day : said
See previous sight word activities.
Writing:
b is our next new letter.
What sound does it make? What starts with this sound?
Use this rhyme to help practice writing:
Slant up to the sky. Curve back around, straight down. Curve around and up to the middle and flick.
http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/gwtf-handwriting/letter/index.html?dataFile=GWTF_B_LF_b.json&referrer=http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/gwtf-handwriting/index.html#!/book-sections/1/section-groups/1/group/1/
Maths:
Continue Number 4 activities
Music:
Try out some Dabbledo activities
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Thursday 24th April
English:
Oral language:
Poster Lesson 2
Play Story mode 2: Recap, making sure they understand all the vocabulary.
Go to the Question mode of the poster. Listen to each question and discuss the answers with the children briefly.
Talking task: Check it twice!
Listen to my list. Which food does not belong?
- Cereal, milk, ice-cream, orange juice.
- Chicken nuggets, bread, cheese, ham
- Burgers, chips, beans, yoghurt
Reading
Core Reader- Fish and Chips!
Sight word of the day: they
See previous sight word activities.
Writing:
Write b. Can they draw a picture of something that starts with b?
Maths:
Continue with number 4 activities
PE:
10@10: Daily 10 minute exercise videos- https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/.
Friday 25th April
English:
Oral language:
Recap on the big book story. What was their favourite part? Practice reading aloud together. Are there any parts she can read by herself?
Reading:
Digital Sight word game to revise sight words. Practice putting them into sentences.
Writing:
Revise writing w and b
You could practice writing and drawing a picture of some short words with w and b.
e.g. wet, bat
Maths:
Continue with number 4 activities
Art:
Write and illustrate a shopping list for their favourite dinner
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Extra ideas:
- Draw/write a shopping list of ingredients for their favourite healthy lunch, e.g.:
Bread
Butter
Lettuce
Tomato
Onion
Ham
- Make a shopping list
Have her make her own shopping lists for foods we eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner. Where would we find these foods in the supermarket? (dairy aisle, fruit and vegetable aisle, etc.)
You could also make shopping lists for foods/items we need from the supermarket for a birthday party/barbecue/baby/to make a sandwich/for a pet, etc.
- Categorising
- Play :
- Play the story At the Supermarket by Ann Rockwell
- Supermarket Workout:
Pull (the trolley)
Push (the trolley)
Turn (the trolley round)
Reach for (the cereal packet)
Stretch for (the tin of beans)
Lift (the bag of potatoes)
Squat down low (for the box of teabags)
Pack (the groceries into bags)
Carry (the bag of groceries)
- Food Tongue Twister
How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies?
Betty bought some butter but the butter Betty bought was bitter.
Red lolly, yellow lolly
A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot
I bought a big basket of mixed biscuits from the bakery
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
Please pay promptly!
What would you do if …?
Try to complete the following sentences examining manners and etiquette in a supermarket setting.
If I got lost in a supermarket, I would …
If I found a (wallet, handbag, lost ring, etc.) in the supermarket, I would …
If I broke (a bottle of milk, a carton of eggs, a glass door) in the supermarket, I would …