Dear Parents/Guardians,
We hope you are all keeping well and are enjoying the sunny spells! Here is the next two weeks of work for Home Learning starting on Tuesday 4th June. (Monday is a Bank Holiday) You will see that we have set out the work in daily task form and split it into two weeks. This is just a suggestion and may not suit you at home. Feel free to swap activities around during the week if you need to!
We understand that motivation levels may be dropping at home so just do what you can. Remember, teachers love to see photos of the children’s work and send praise and feedback! This may help the hard workers to keep going!
If you managed to collect your child’s school books then you can use these to support your child’s learning. We have suggested some pages to complete each day from Ready to Write and Cracking Maths. You are welcome to continue at your own pace through the Cracking Maths Home Book as we will not be setting work from that book. You can fill in your copy books too which will save paper at home! (My News, SESE, Handwriting and Maths)
We have attached some optional worksheets if you were unable to collect the books or would like more options at home.
Week 1 – 2nd of June
You will see some activities based on Michael Rosen’s story, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. If you don’t have a copy of the book at home, it is available on YouTube. We think this is a fun version! https://youtu.be/0gyI6ykDwds
Useful weblinks for this week:
Maths – Sesame Studios Addition https://youtu.be/WwlrbMWcTtQ
Baby Shark as Gaeilge – https://youtu.be/eJv6EAVrhdo
Let’s Get Squiggling – Letter v https://youtu.be/cpOZXJ9F6yo
Letter w https://youtu.be/quiLJ1H_bdQ
Tuesday 2nd June
Don’t forget to practice writing your name this week too! Capital letter to start followed by all lower case.
Over the coming weeks your child might like to complete the following pages in their Jolly phonics workbook pages 42 44 46 47. The last 2 pages may a little challenge for those who would like to try!
Combine sets of objects with totals up to 5 using lego, crayons, blocks etc. Ask your child to make a set of 3, 4 etc and ask how many will there be if I add 1 or 2 more? e.g Say ‘I had 2 I added 3 more and then I had 5 altogether’. ‘I have 1 crayon and 3 pieces of lego, how many do I have altogether?’
Use this word as much as you can throughout the week.
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Wednesday 3rd June
Use lots of concrete materials to practice making sets of 5. Use language such as how many are there altogether, this makes… etc.
Use this word as much as you can throughout the week.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/search-results/?q=bears Collect some Bear Facts o Bears are large mammals, very strong and powerful. Most of them are omnivores (they eat everything!) except for Polar Bears which are Carnivores (they only eat meat). o There are 8 species of bears in the world. Polar Bears, Black bears, Brown Bears (or Grizzlies), Asiatic Bears (also called Moon Bears), Spectacled Bears, Sloth Bears, Panda Bears and Sun Bears. o 6 of the 8 bear species are listed as ‘Endangered – at risk of extinction’ and the most endangered of all is the Panda o Draw some pictures of Bears into your copy! |
Thursday 4th June
Use this word as much as you can throughout the week.
After reading/watching the story, be creative and draw/paint colour a picture of a bear. Make your own binoculars ( can use empty toilet rolls and string)
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Friday 5th June
Cracking Maths pages 105 and 106
Use this word as much as you can throughout the week.
‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’ – Drama game Name 5 areas in a room in the house or the garden. Give each area a name – Snowy Mountain, Grassy Meadow, Forest, Mud and the centre of the garden/room Bear Cave. Tell the children the actions for each area – o Snowy Mountain – Stand and shiver, rub their arms and say brrrr o Grassy Meadow – Have a stretch and slowly lie down on the floor and imagine they are looking up at the sky on a warm sunny day o Forest – Stand up and using arms and fingers make a twisted tree shape o Mud – Bend down and put your hands into imaginary mud, then slap your hands on your legs and say Urgh o Bear Cave – Take four tiptoe steps, then cover your face with your hands and peep through your fingers and say “We’re not scared” and then say “Argghhhh” Call out the areas in different orders, the children go to that area and do the action.
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Week 2 – 8th of June
This week, you will see some activities based on Julia Robinson’s story, What The Ladybird Heard. If you don’t have a copy of the book at home, it is available on YouTube. https://youtu.be/Lckjqm91LCk
Useful weblinks for this week:
- Maths – Addition with Numberblocks https://youtu.be/eJv6EAVrhdo
- Gaeilge – Conas atá tú? https://youtu.be/vcV7-jl6744
- Let’s Get Squiggling – Letter z https://youtu.be/6fEuDIZzzSw
Letter e https://youtu.be/vcV7-jl6744
Monday 8th June
Draw a picture of your news or a Summer picture in your news copy or on a page and write a short caption too. Eg Today is Monday/ It is sunny.
Make sets of objects and see how many you have altogether. You could even use outdoor chalk to draw sets or use flowers, twigs to make sets.
Use this word as much as you can throughout the week.
Go on a minibeast hunt, you can use a checklist or draw pictures of what you find in your copy. Where to look: o Look under large stones for millipedes o Look closely on leaves for ladybirds o After it has rained can you see any slugs and snails? o Lots of creepy crawlies live in shrubs and trees, lay a piece of kitchen towel or an old white pillow case on the ground and shake the tree/shrub. You may be surprised at what you find. |
Tuesday 9th June
Use this word as much as you can throughout the week.
https://www.pinterest.ie/pin/806988826957496522/
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Wednesday 10th June
Use this word as much as you can throughout the week.
Choose a page from the story of What the Ladybird Heard. Pick a character without telling anyone who you have picked and speak like you are that character e.g Lanky Len “I have a plan we can sneak in this way, I am very thin.” or The Prize Cow “ I have won many prizes, I live in a shed.” Take turns pretending to be a character in the story. This can be done through speaking and you can then change it to mime by acting like the animal/person without making a sound.
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Thursday 11th June
Use this word as much as you can throughout the week.
Draw a Summer picture in your copy!
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Friday 12th June
Use this word as much as you can throughout the week.
The Ladybird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPUazqh63kE Find three facts about the ladybird. Draw a picture of a Ladybird and feel free to send us your pictures.
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