Senior Infants Work Plan May 18th – 22nd

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I will set some work from the books. I will continue also to offer other work. Talking is a huge part of learning. Talk about the signs of summer in the garden/outside. Encourage children in

asking and answering questions. The work is set out over the whole week. Please do as much as your child is comfortable with. All the work is on these pages, these can be printed off or written out on blank paper. Some of the work, can be

pointed at on the screen, if that suits best. As always I wish to stress the importance of play time. If you child is playing away by themselves or with their

siblings, that is fantastic. Don’t forget I can be contacted by email at misspricescoilmhuire@gmail.com

Class Work for Senior Infants 18th – 22nd May

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday English: 1. Phonics – Day1 2. Talking Time 3. Read the poem.

English: 1. Phonics – Day2 2. Read the poem.

English: Phonics Book – page 84 No book: Day 3 1. Phonics – Day 3 3. Read the poem.

English: Phonics Book – page 85 No book: Day 4 1. Write the word families (_in) and (_ip). 3. Read the poem.

English: Day 5 1. Read and match words 2. Tricky words (I + the) 3. Read the poem.

Maths: Planet Maths – page 103

Maths: Planet Maths–page 115

Maths: Planet Maths – page 118

Maths: Planet Maths – page 119

Maths: Planet Maths – page 120

No book–Worksheet 1+2 No book – Worksheet 3 No book – Worksheet 4 No book – Worksheet 5 No book – Worksheet 6 Irish: Say the poem (dán)

Irish: Say the poem (dán)

Irish: Say the poem (dán)

Irish: Say the poem (dán)

Irish: Say the poem (dán)

SESE: Day 1-Grandparents chat Making cloud dough

P.E. Exercise with Noreen on school website!!!

SESE: Day 2 – Bee facts

Art: Cutting skills (see below)

Storytime: Listen “When do hippos play” (see below)

v If you have the books, please do the pages above, in English and Maths. v If not, please do the work below. v If you want and your child is not under pressure, please do as much as suits best. v Handwriting – if not finished - Continue with the books, no more than 1 page a day, please.

***All work and instructions are on these pages, just look below***

English Poem of the Week:

Five Little Bees 1 little bee flew and flew,

He met a friend and that made 2. 2 little bees, busy as could be,

Along came another and that made 3. 3 little bees, wanted one more,

Found one soon and that made 4. 4 little bees, going to the hive,

Saw their brother and that made 5. 5 little bees working every hour,

Buzz away, bees and find another flower.

Child reading: Do this every day please – It’s the most important!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. All children – Login to Collins big cat to get the exact books we have been reading for homework!!!!! Have fun reading a few ones you’ve done with your child before and then try some new ones. To access (Pink and Red first)… http://connect.collins.co.uk/school/Portal.aspx Click Teacher Sign in and use the details below: Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk Password: Parents20!

2. All children - The website www.starfall.com is very good for small books which your child can sound out and have confidence in reading too.

Sounds - Phonics Group 4 of our letter sounds:

ai j oa ie ee or

Day 1: (Check these sounds every day – Mon to Fri)

Ø Print out these sounds or write them out on a piece of paper. – This week - the red ones in detail. Ø Ask your child to say each sound

******** Remember when two tough guys (vowels) come together the first one is shouting out his name so the second one stays quiet …… Ai ………….Ee. ***********

Ø Word lists to call out – use the words in the boxes below.

Day 1:

Ø Concentrate on the “j” word list. Ø Get your child to write the words out on a piece of paper and draw the pictures that match them. Ø Check the words every day.

Day 2:

Ø See below – Work on our “ai” sound.

Day 3:

Ø See below – Work on our “ee” sound.

Extra Challenge:

Ø In your copy - Write out some of the words in the wordlist. If it will help they can draw a matching picture. Ø Some children can copy the words in the list. Ø Some children can listen to the parent read out the words for them to write without looking at the word.

Day 1:

Word List (Group 4 “j”):

jam jet jar jog job jug

Ø Ask your child to wobble like a jelly on a plate while saying their “j” sound (if unsure, please check YouTube)

Questions:

After saying the question – say the “j” sound to help them start the word.

Ø I put this on my bread? The jam is stored in this? Ø We fly in the sky on this? We do this in P.E., faster than a walk, but slower than a run? Ø We go to work, that’s our…..? We put juice in this to share?

Talking Time:

Talking Time: Questions: Firstly ask your child to look at the pictures and talk about them. What do they see? Can they describe the people? etc.

Ø What is everyone in the picture doing? SLEEPING Ø Which one do you think is most like you? Why? Ø Can you put names (for fun) on everyone in the pictures? Ø Who do you think will sleep for the shortest amount of time? Why? Ø Who do you think will sleep for the longest amount of time? Why? Ø Which age do we need the most sleep (young or old?)? Why? Ø Why do you think we need to sleep? Ø What would happen to your body/brain if you didn’t get enough sleep? Ø What do we do in our sleep? (dream) Ø Can you remember any good dream you had? What happened? Ø Challenge – Draw a picture of your dream, no matter how crazy it was!!!!!!!!!!

Day 2:

Word List – “ai”

sail tail rain fail wait pain snail chain paint brain drain train

Day 3:

Word List – “ee”

bee see free feet meet seed feed sheep green sleep sweet cheek

Writing word families: Day 4:

_in _in _in _in _in _in _in _in _in _in

_ip _ip _ip _ip _ip _ip _ip _ip _ip _ip

Instructions:

Ø Print out the page or write the words into your copy/on a page.

_in words:

Ø Firstly try putting one letter sound in front of the _in. Ø For making words – Ask them to use their groups 1, 2 and 3 letter cards. Ø Or give them clues to the whole word and get them to tell you the first sound and put it in.

e.g., You put rubbish in me! Wordlist – bin, win, fin, din, tin, pin,

Ø Challenge – Parents can call out longer words slowly for the child to listen to and carefully write out, e.g., chin, shin, thin, spin, skin, twin, grin.

Ø Challenge – Can you make up some “silly” new words, that we don’t use in our reading. I made up zin.

_ip words:

Ø Firstly try putting one letter sound in front of the _in. Ø For making words – Ask them to use their groups 1, 2 and 3 letter cards. Ø Or give them clues to the whole word and get them to tell you the first sound and put it in.

e.g., You need this to close your coat! Wordlist – sip, lip, zip, tip, nip, dip, hip, rip.

Ø Challenge – Parents can call out longer words slowly for the child to listen to and carefully write out, e.g., chip, ship, whip, clip, slip, flip, skip, snip, grip, trip, drip.

Ø Challenge – Can you make up some “silly” new words, that we don’t use in our reading. I made up yip .

Challenge:

Day 5: Reading Time – Read and Match

Day 5: Tricky Words • Remember these are the words that don’t follow the sound rules. We need to learn them by looking at them and

practise using them…….don’t let them trick you!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s start with…………I and the………….

Maths Worksheet 1: Worksheet 2:

Worksheet 3: Worksheet 4:

Worksheet 5: Worksheet 6:

Irish

Dán – Mise an Traein

Mise an traein, puf, puf, puf,

Mise an madra, bhuf, bhuf, bhuf,

Mise an bus, bíp,bíp,bíp,

Mise an sicín, tsíp,tsíp,tsíp.

SESE Day 1: History idea – The life of my Grandparents (other family member) • Children could ask questions to find out about when their grandparents were born and what they were like growing

up. (another family member or friend could be chosen instead). • Find out how events in a child’s life (e.g. special occasions) are linked to his/her grandparents. • What was life like for children growing up in their grandparent’s time? • Discuss games they played, clothes they wore, who they played with and where, foods they ate. • Encourage the children to ask their own questions of their family member.

Science/Art idea – Make Cloud Dough

• Recipe 1 – Plain Flour and Oil (will be more like play dough) Choose a cup/mug - then add one cupful of the flour to a bowl, slowly add ½ a cupful of oil to it mixing slowly, you may not need to add in all the oil. • Recipe 2 – Cornflour and hair conditioner/baby lotion (will be a softer dough) Choose a cup/mug – then add one cupful of the cornflour to a bowl, slowly add ½ a cupful of hair conditioner or baby lotion. Mix it slowly. If it feels dry after use, you can add more conditioner to soften it. Tips: 1. Add a few drops of food colouring to your dough, make sure to mix it with a spoon first so as not to stain your fingers!!! 2. Store your cloud dough in an airtight bag or lunch box, make sure it’s sealed well and it will keep for a few weeks.

SESE Day 2:

Ø Read up on bees on the internet. Ø Read the facts below. Ø When you’re in your garden or on a walk, watch out for bees, count them and look for different ones.

Art Cutting Skills:

Storytime

When Do Hippos Play?

by Daniel Errico

By the African river, know as the Nile

The sun fell away and it rested a while

The rhinos had braved all the smouldering heat

They lay down to sleep as they wiped off their feet

The elephants marched to their elephant beds

And gently they rested their elephant heads

The hippos went bathing in cool, shallow pools

Thinking the rhinos and elephants were fools

Slowly the hippos sank into the river

The water so cold that it gave them a shiver

(Hippos can't swim, like you might think

They also can't float, they could easily sink)

Underwater, they fell to the soft river bed

On darkish green plants with a smidgen of red

They strolled on the bottom, then bounced up for air

They did it for hours, without any care

The fish followed closely, and wove in an out

Under their belly, and up to their snout

Each of the hippos came up to the shore

To feed on the grass by the river once more

They dried off their bodies by shaking and stomping

And took bites of grass, chewing and chomping

With night fading fast, they were full from the feast

The sun returned back, rising up from the east

The hippos crept off to collapse for the day

While rhinos and elephants got up to play

Enjoying the warmth of the sun and its light

Never knowing the story of hippos at night

The End

Questions about the story:

Ø Name the animals you heard in the story? Ø Which animal is the main character of the story? Ø How would you describe a hippo to someone who had never seen one before? Ø When (time) does the story mostly take place? Ø Why do you think hippos like to keep busy at night-time? Ø Can you name any other animals who come out at night (are nocturnal)? Ø What do hippos eat? Ø Can hippos swim? Why do you think not? Ø How are hippos able to walk along the bottom of the water? Ø Would you like to be a hippo? Why/Why not? Ø Why do you think the hippos don’t do all this in day-time? Ø Why did the hippos think the elephants and rhinos were silly? Ø Where in the world do you think this story is set in? Ø Can you name any other animals from Africa? Ø Can you name the animal who is called the king? Why do you think lions are called kings? Ø What is a baby hippo called? ***Clue it’s the same name as a baby cow!***

Thanks to all my pupils for their hard work. I hope you are enjoying learning at home and remembering to try your best. Do what you can and always think of how hard you would work in the class for Miss Price and Lorraine.

Be kind to your family and enjoy this unusual but special time at home.

Parents/Guardians - any questions on the work or if you would like to share anything the children have been working on, please contact me by email – misspricescoilmhuire@gmail.com .

Be safe,

Ms. Price