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Folens School at Home: 3rd & 4th Class Weekly Plan: Week 7

Introduction The purpose of Folens School at Home is to help parents support their child’s learning at home. Shortly after schools closed down, we at Folens made all of our resources available for parents to use on FolensOnline. However, we understand that parents may not feel they have the time or expertise to pick and choose the most suitable activities for their child across multiple subjects. So, we turned to some experienced primary school teachers and asked them to put together a weekly plan for parents to use at home with their child. The purpose of the plan is to identify age-appropriate resources that can be used to help children learn and to provide some guidance to parents when using them. Each week, we will publish a new plan and accompanying digital resources for each of the three core subjects, English, Gaeilge and Maths, as well SESE (History, Geography and Science). We at Folens appreciate that these are challenging times for everyone and that many parents will have a limited amount of time to support their child’s learning. There is no pressure to complete every activity in the weekly plan – it can simply be used as a menu from which parents can pick and choose.

Accessing the Digital Resources The digital resources can all be accessed from FolensOnline. For ease of use, we have included a link to each resource in the plan just below the thumbnail image of the resource. NB: In order to launch each resource, you will need to be logged in to FolensOnline.

Registering with FolensOnline In order to login in to FolensOnline, you need to register. To do this:

1. Go to www.folensonline.ie and click ‘Register’. 2. Select ‘Teacher’. 3. Fill in a username, email address and password. 4. For ‘Roll Number’, use the code Prim20 5. Click ‘Register’. You will then be sent an email (check your ‘Promotions’ folder if using Gmail) to activate

your account.

Thumbnail of image as it appears on FolensOnline

Link to Resource on FolensOnline. NB: You will need to be logged in to FolensOnline to launch each resource.

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Folens School at Home: 3rd & 4th Class 2 8 June–12 June

Week 7 Overview English Reading: How Do Humans Digest a Tuna Sandwich

Oral Language: The space race Gaeilge Scéal: Bia blasta (Tasty food)

Gramadach: Briathra neamhrialta – Bí, Déan, Téigh (Grammar: Irregular verbs – to be, to do, to go)

Maths Shape and Space – 2D Shapes Number – Operations

SESE History: Games in the Past Geography: From Script to Screen

English Activity 1: Reading

Starlight 3rd Class Combined Reading and Skills Book: 13b How Do Humans Digest a Tuna Sandwich? pp. 152–157

https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/starlight_3rd_reader/ebook/

Launch the combined reader: Starlight 3rd Class and go to p. 152. Before Reading: Ask your child to make predictions about what the text could be about. Encourage your child to look at the images accompanying the text to help. During Reading: Stop after each page and ensure your child is following the explanation. You could ask them a question based on information just read and ask them if there are any words that they do not understand. After Reading: Ask your child to answer the ‘Comprehension: Fact finding’ questions on p. 155. For a further challenge, have your child answer the ‘Comprehension: Read between the lines’ questions that follow. Writing Activity: Ask your child to write a summary of what happens in the stomach.





Activity 2: Oral Language

Starlight 4th Class: Poster – 1. The space race

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/4th_class/resources/activities/SL_04_ACT_CH01_014/index.html

Launch the interactive poster: Poster – 1. The space race Before Listening: Go to the Explore mode of the poster and ask your child the following questions:

• The title of this poster is The space race. Think about the word ‘race’. Who/what do we normally associate with that word? (Athletes, runners, horses, cars, greyhounds); What are they doing? (Competing, trying to win/to be first/the fastest); What do you think the people in The space race poster are doing? (Competing to be the first to achieve something related to space).

• What are they trying to achieve? (To be fastest/best/first/greatest /superior)

• What do we call those involved in a race? (Competitors, contestants); What do we call those watching a race? (Spectators)

• When someone is fastest/first in a race, what do we call that person? (Winner, champion, victor); A winner is someone who has won the race. How do you think that person feels? (Someone who has won feels … joyful, proud, victorious, triumphant, jubilant, etc.)

• What term is used for someone who nearly wins? (Runner-up)

During Listening: Listen to either the Starters (simpler) or Flyers (more challenging) mode. Pause as necessary to check that your child understands.

After Listening: Select the Question mode of the poster. Play each question and discuss the answers with your child.






Gaeilge Activity 1: Scéal (Story)

Abair Liom F – 4th Class: Scéal – 4. Bia blasta

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/4th_class/resources/Passage/AL_4C_ACT_PAS_CH04_002/index.html

Launch the story: Scéal – 4. Bia blasta (Tasty food)

Before Reading: Open the Foclóir (Vocabulary) mode. Read through the foclóir and nathanna (phrases) with your child. Check that they understand and know how to read each word. Keep note of these words to identify when listening to the scéal.

Foclóir (Vocabulary) Nathanna (Phrases) • difriúil (different) • spaigití (spaghetti) • an-deacair (very hard) • forc (fork) • spúnóg (spoon) • curaí (curry) • glasraí (vegetables) • púdar curaí (curry powder) • píosa (pierogi) • plátaí seilidí (plate of snails)

• boladh álainn (lovely smell) • trí thine (on fire) • lan go béal (full up) • de gach sort (every type)

During Reading: Open the Scéal (Story) mode. Play the story for your child. Pause regularly to discuss what has happened and to check their understanding of the story. Use a dictionary to look up any words they do not understand. If you do not have a dictionary at home, try: https://www.teanglann.ie/en Play the story again and ask your child to read along. Then ask them to read the story independently if they can. After Reading: Ask your child to draw and label their favourite meal.






Activity 2: Gramadach (Grammar) Abair Liom: An réimneoir

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/4th_class/resources/Conjugator/AL_4C_ACT_CON_CH01_007/V/index.html

Abair Liom F – 4th Class: p. 161

Launch the verb conjugator: An réimneoir Select the Neamhrialta (irregular) tab and the verbs Bí (to be), Déan (to do), Téigh (to go). Then select ‘Aimsir Láithreach’ (Present Tense) and the ‘Ar aghaidh’ button to proceed. Practise each form of the verb with your child. Begin with the mé (me), tú (you), sé (he), sí (she) forms. Then the plural forms sinn (we), sibh (you plural), siad (they). And finally, the question and negative forms. Ask your child to think of three questions they could ask using each verb. For example, ‘An ndéanann tú do lón gach lá?’ (Do you make your lunch every day?) Complete the grammar exercises on p. 161 of Abair Liom F – 4th Class. A printable copy of the page is included at the end of this document.







Maths Activity 1: Shape and Space – 2D Shapes

Planet Maths 4th Class: Toolkit: 2D Shapes

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PM4/resources/toolkit/2d/index.html Planet Maths 4th Class p. 121

Launch the activity: Toolkit: 2D Shapes Use the toolkit to help your child revise shapes and count the sides and angles of shapes. Identify which shapes have right angles. Search for different 2D shapes in your house and note how many sides and angles they have. Complete exercises A and B on p. 121 of Planet Maths 4th Class. A printable copy of the page is included at the end of this document.

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PM4/resources/toolkit/2d/index.html





Activity 2: Number – Operations

Planet Maths 4th Class: Subtraction Problems

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PM4/resources/activities/pm_4c_034/index.html

Planet Maths 4th Class p. 35

Launch the activity: Subtraction Problems Use the activity to help your child revise subtraction. Complete exercises A, B and C on p. 35 of Planet Maths 4th Class. A printable copy of the page is included at the end of this document.






SESE (Social, Environmental and Scientific Education) Activity 1: History

Explorers History 4th Class: 12. Games in the Past pp. 62–67

The relevant pages are included at the end of this document. Read the introduction and keywords on p. 62 together. Ask your child if they understand or have come across any of the words before. What games does your child like to play? Read the chapter together. Stop to discuss the ‘History Hunt’ sticker on p. 62. Make note of any games that find out about and attempt to play them at home. Ask your child to answer the ‘Fact Finding’ questions on p. 67 orally. For a further challenge, have your child answer the ‘Explore More’ questions that follow. Have your child complete the ‘Working as a Historian: Using Evidence’ activity on p. 67, examining pictures.

Activity 2: Geography

Explorers Geography & Science 3rd Class: 19. From Script to Screen pp. 104–109

The relevant pages are included at the end of this document.

Read the introduction and keywords on p. 104 together. Ask your child if they understand or have come across any of the words before. What does your child already know about making films? Read the chapter together. Stop to discuss the ‘Map It’ stickers on p. 104 and p. 106. You can use Google Maps to locate the two locations. Ask your child to answer the ‘Fact Finding’ questions on p. 109 orally. For a further challenge, have your child answer the ‘Explore More’ questions that follow. Have your child complete the ‘Working as a Geographer: Sense of Place’ activity on p. 109 and plan a film that could be shot in your local environment.


Printables Gaeilge – Activity 2: Gramadach (Grammar) Abair Liom F – 4th Class: p. 161


Maths – Activity 1: Shape and Space – 2D Shapes Planet Maths 4th Class p. 121


Maths – Activity 2: Number – Operations Planet Maths 4th Class p. 35


SESE (Social, Environmental and Scientific Education) – Activity 1: History

Explorers History 4th Class: 12. Games in the Past pp. 62–67







SESE (Social, Environmental and Scientific Education) – Activity 2: Geography

Explorers Geography & Science 3rd Class: 19. From Script to Screen pp. 104–109






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Folens School at Home: 3rd & 4th Class Weekly Plan: Week 7 · 3rd Class: 19. From Script to Screen pp. 104–109 . The relevant pages are included at the end of this document. Read