Suggested List of Work For Week of 20 th April 2020 Class: Junior Infants

Dear Parents,

I hope you are all keeping well and that you had a happy and safe Easter. The following are suggested activities for the week. Once again, complete as much or as little as you wish. I am looking forward to getting in touch with the boys through class dojo again this week. It has been great to see the fantastic work and fun that is happening at home over this challenging period.

Monday Handwriting: Letter 'm' Click on this link, find letter, watch the formation video and complete the tracing activity. Form the letter 'm' in sand/a zip lock bag with paint in it/on someone's back or hand. Rainbow write the letter 'm'. Make the letter 'm' with playdough. Practice in your big and small handwriting book/in a copy/on paper. https://slp.cjfallon.ie/Irish Activity: Ag Féachaint ar an Teilifís - Listen to the Scéal, Amhrán and DánMaths Activity: Number 1 - practice writing the number 1. Make sets of 1 using household items. Can you make coloured sets of 1. How many coloured sets can you make in 1 minute? Can you see the number 1 in your house? Count how many times you can see it. Draw a picture of where you saw the number 1.Other Subject: PE - Joe Wicks - The Body Coach is doing a 30min live kids PE workout every morning at 9am on YouTube.Extension Activities: Choose an activity from the gross motor ball skills charts from below and complete it.Suggested Links: Starfall - literacy games and activities https://www.starfall.com/h/

Tuesday Phonics : 'z' - See video on Class Dojo. Complete 'z' pg 46 in Sounds Make Words or online. Click on the link and complete the sound and letter discrimination activities. https://slp.cjfallon.ie/Irish Activity: Ag Féachaint ar an Teilifís - Foclóir 1 and cuardach 1Maths Activity: Number 2 - practice writing the number 2. Make sets of 2 using household items. Can you make coloured sets of 2. How many coloured sets can you make in 2 minutes? Can you see the number 2 in your house? Count how many times you can see it. Draw a picture of where you saw the number 2.Other Subject: Visual Literacy challenge -finish the picture - see below - if it's not a cloud, what is it? if it's not a snake, what is it? See dojo for example.Extension Activities: Add to your sound copy. Do a sound hunt.Suggested Links: JollyPhonics z song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ehmu68v8w

Wednesday Handwriting: Letter 'h' Click on this link, find letter, watch the formation video and complete the tracing activity. Form the letter 'h' in sand/a zip lock bag with paint in it/on someone's back or hand. Rainbow write the letter 'h'. Make the letter 'h' with playdough. Practice in your big and small handwriting book/in a copy/on paper. https://slp.cjfallon.ie/Irish Activity: Ag Féachaint ar an Teilifís - Foclóir 1 and Cuardach 2Maths Activity: Number 3 - practice writing the number 3. Make sets of 3 using household items. Can you make coloured sets of 3. How many coloured sets can you make in 3 minutes? Can you see the number 3 in your house? Count how many times you can see it. Draw a picture of where you saw the number 3.Other Subject: STEM Challenge: Build your name in 3D - examples below.Extension Activities: Choose an activity from the gross motor ball skills charts from below and complete it.Suggested Links: Collins Big Cat Books - See instructions below https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/portal.aspx

Thursday Phonics: 'w' - See video on class dojo. Complete 'w' pg 47 in Sound Make Words or online. Click on the link and complete the sound and letter discrimination activities. https://slp.cjfallon.ie/Irish Activity: Ag Féachaint ar an Teilifís - Foclóir 2 and pg 78/79 in book or online.Maths Activity: Number 4 - practice writing the number 4. Make sets of 4 using household items. Can you make coloured sets of 4. How many coloured sets can you make in 4 minutes? Can you see the number 4 in your house? Count how many times you can see it. Draw a picture of where you saw the number 4.Other Subject: Fine Motor - Mixed media cutting: Leave a variety of media to cut: paper, card, tinfoil, plastic, laminating sheets, cardboard, felt, cloth, etc and encourage children to explore cutting each type. Remind children to place material into ‘v’ of the scissors if it is harder to cut and make small snips. Extension Activities: Add to your sound copy. Do a sound hunt.Suggested Links: JollyPhonics w song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlDPegyV6XI

Friday Blending: Words for the week are from word box 4 and 5.These may be in your small envelopes if not you can make them with your sounds flashcards.

cat, hen, can, hat, neck, camp, kick, met, pen, deck, kiss, mist, best, hiss, test, get, puff, log, fat, bat.

Irish Activity: Ag Féachaint ar an Teilifís - Foclóir 2 and complete Pléasc an BalúnMaths Activity: Number 5 - practice writing the number 5. Make sets of 5 using household items. Can you make coloured sets of 5. How many coloured sets can you make in 5 minutes? Can you see the number 5 in your house? Count how many times you can see it. Draw a picture of where you saw the number 5.Other Subject: Art - Nature Art - Use items found in your garden/outside to create a picture. See examples below.Extension Activities: Choose an activity from the gross motor ball skills charts from below and complete it.Suggested Links: Topmarks - literacy and numeracy games https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

Other links to help

Big Cat Books - Folens are offering free access to over 330 Collins Big Cat ebooks and printable worksheets.

To access these click on this link - https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/portal.aspx Click Teacher Login Enter username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk Password: Parents20!

Twinkl- One month free unlimited membership with the code IRLTWINKLHELPS https://www.twinkl.ie/offer

Go noodle - gross motor activities, guided dance, mindfulness, brain breaks https://www.gonoodle.com/

Oxford owl- ebook library with over 250 books. Free access once you create an account https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Dabledoo Music - https://dabbledoomusic.com/p/parents-subscription-full-access/?product_id=1122889&coupon_code=FREEMONTH

Nessy.com - 8 Weeks free literacy instruction https://www.nessy.com/free-trial/signup Vooks.com - One month free access to books and resources

https://www.vooks.com/parent-resources JollyPhonics actions video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=I9sogRr4O_Q&list=PL4Lm2K-C_b0eSqQS4yHcQW3KaFIiDCFug&index=11

To access Gaeilge/Maths and Phonics activities:

1. Sign up to Folens online for free here: https://www.folensonline.ie/registration/?r=tUse Prim20 as your roll number

2. Log in 3. Search for 'Abair Liom Junior Infants' in the search bar at the top of the screen. (Planet

Maths Junior Infants, Sounds Make Words Junior Infants 42 sounds)4. Click on Resources on Abair Liom A (Do the same for Planet Maths and Sounds Make Words)5. Click on the Lessons tab on the left hand side and select 'Sa Siopa Milseán'. (Click Topic for

Planet Maths and click on sounds for Sounds Make Words)

The following online programme will be used for many phonics and handwriting activities.

1. Click on the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/2. Select 'Sounds likes phonics A'3. Select the letter as directed