Mrs Murphy – Week beginning 5th May and Week beginning 11th May 2020

Hello to all of my Senior Infants and First Class,

I hope you are all keeping well and helping your mammy and daddy at home.

I am really missing you all at school; hopefully we will be back together again soon.

In the meantime, I am sending some work for you to do. You can choose activities from the list below; you do not have to get everything done. The

main things to focus on are your reading and keywords, tables and some writing focusing on your spelling and sounds as you write.

If you have any questions or if you are stuck on anything, feel free to email me. I will answer emails between 12pm and 1pm daily. You can also email

me some pictures of your work; I’d love to see them. Email me at eimear.mulligan@doohamletns.com

Stay safe,

Mrs Murphy.

1st Class English & Maths Work – SENIOR INFANTS English and Maths go to page 15

***** Everyone go to page 26 for Gaeilge, SESE, Art, Music, PE etc.******

Literacy

Spellings

Week 1 - Learn week 29 – What sound is common in each word? er Highlight it. Do you understand the meaning of each word? Some of these words

have two syllables and a double consonant sound in the middle. Can you clap the syllables and hear the two sounds? but-ter, sum-mer, win-ter, lad-

der, sup-per, let-ter. Do a spelling test at the end of the week.

Week 2 - Learn week 30 – What sound is common in each word? ir/or/ur - Highlight it. Do you understand the meaning of each word? Do a spelling

test at the end of the week. VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNJGKrs8BGA

Kahoot! – Tricky Words - Download the app or play it on a computer. Practice your tricky words by doing my challenge on Kahoot. Enter this PIN to

access it 08444944. Enter your name correctly so that I can see how you got on.

Daily Reading – continue on as per your reading record, read a new page per day. Identify any words you are finding tricky and make a list of them.

Aim to know these words by the end of the week. Make flashcards.

If you have finished your current reader you can visit http://wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ (Stage2) to read the next book. 1st Class books end at Feena’s

First Book of Facts. The books following this are for second class. NOTE: This is a fact book with tricky vocabulary. If your child is finding it

difficult help them along with it. They might prefer the readers from the Starways scheme below.

Alternatively, go to CJ Fallon https://www.cjfallon.ie/ Use the filters below. Primary, Senior Infants, English, Starways – Stage 2, Visiting

OR read the following stories if that is easier. You can email me for more stories if you need them,

WEEK 1

WEEK 2

Handwriting –

Week 1 - Copy the following sentences in your best joint writing.

I am at home.

__________________________

I am having fun.

__________________________

I am working hard.

__________________________

Week 2 - Copy the following sentences in your best joint writing.

The cat is on the mat.

__________________________

The bee is on the jeep.

__________________________

The butter is on the letter.

__________________________

Writing – Onwords and Upwords Book – Chapter 17.Complete this over the two weeks.

Jolly Phonics Book

WEEK 1

Tricky Words – once, upon, always - p32

Try and know these words and how to spell them by the end of the week. Make flashcards and stick them up around the house or print off mine

below. Every time you see it on the wall say it and spell it.

Finish the story by filling in the missing words and adding your own ending.

Once upon a time, there was a little house in a big wood. The wood was always dark.

Alternatives - ou/ow – p31

Remember the sound ou can also be written using the letters ow.

Ou is normally used when the ou sound is in the middle of the word and ow is normally used when the ou sound is at the end of the word.

Highlight the ou sound in each of the words at the top of page 31. Then put the words in the correct box.

Watch this video all about ou and ow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySRd-Amrd28

KAHOOT - ou or ow KAHOOT Enter pin 09497487 to play.

WEEK 2

Tricky Words – also, of, eight – p36

Try and know these words and how to spell them by the end of the week. Make flashcards and stick them up around the house or print off mine

below. Every time you see it on the wall say it and spell it.

Dictation – p36 – call out the sentence twice and allow child to write. Do not let them copy. Go through mistakes if there are any.

She also waits for the bus.

They counted eight hundred ants.

She put a pinch of nutmeg in the mix.

Alternatives - oi/oy – p.35

Remember the sound oi can also be written using the letters oy.

Oi is normally used when the oi sound is in the middle of the word and oy is usually used when the oi sound is at the end of the word.

Highlight the oi sound in each of the words at the top of page 35. Then put the words in the correct box.

VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdWkgYQnFcw

GAME https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-68.htm - 4 games you can play for free as a single player based on oi/oy sounds

KAHOOT - oi or oy Kahoot enter pin 0901484 to play.

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Oral Language/Persuasive Writing Introduction

Books or TV – In your opinion which is better? You need to convince me by giving me three good reasons why. Write these three reasons and draw a

picture.

Listening and Auditory Processing Skills – Download Hear Builder app or play on the computer https://www.hearbuilder.com Great activities to help

children improve their listening and memory skills. An enjoyable and worthwhile activity.

1st Class – Maths

WEEK 1 – Subtraction

Before the school closure we had been learning the commutative rule of addition, i.e. that 6 + 4 = 10 and 4 + 6 = 10 and that subtraction is the

reverse of addition.

Let’s try and move on with our simple subtraction using the number line to more challenging 2digit column subtraction.

See worksheets below for week 1 and week 2. WATCH SCREENCAST VIDEO - https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYhVIvBUsq

Tables

Week 1 - Revise +9, +10

Week 2 - Revise +11, +12

Table Toppers Book

Week1 - Complete pages p66

Week 2 - Complete pages p67

Other Activities

Play ‘Hit the Button’ online to help revise addition and subtraction facts. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Or Visit Topmarks for some more games. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years

WEEK 1 – MATHS WORKSHEETS 1st CLASS

WEEK 2 – MATHS WORKSHEETS 1st CLASS

Senior Infants Work

Maths

Revise Story of

o Week 1 – Story of 5

o Week 2 - Story of 6

Week 1 Addition

Planet maths Senior Infants pages 68 & 100.

Use an addition machine if you made one like the pictures.

Use a hanger and pegs to practice your addition too.

WEEK 2 – Addition – Revise addition jumping on the number line. Start at 4 and jump on 2 = 6. Ensure child doesn’t count 4 as the first jump.

Senior Infants - Literacy

Spellings

Week 1 – Do Week 26 in your spelling copy. ee sound – when two vowels go out walking the first one does the talking by calling out its letter name.

Clap out the sounds in the spellings. b-ee-p, j-ee-p, d-ee-p

GAME - https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-lv-e/maw-ee/?t=293191062

Week 2 – Do Week 27 in your spelling copy. ll sound. b-i-ll, f-i-ll, k-i-ll.

GAME - https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/teachers-area/classroom-toolkit/monster-minigames

Handwriting

Week 1 - page 70

Week 2 - page 71

Jolly Phonics Book

Phonics

W/B 4th May:

Listen to the rhyme: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYfuiVAWwM - Screencast-o-matic of the rhyme

Jolly phonics book 2 page 14. The pond: Write 5/6 sentences about what you can see in the picture. Match the word to the correct picture

underneath.

W/B 11th May:

Listen to the rhyme: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYfujxAWN8 - Screencast o matic of the rhyme

Jolly phonics book 2 page 39. Handwriting (caterpillar letters) and blend the sounds of the pictures to write the words underneath. You do not

need to complete the dictation this week

My Sound Workbook –

Week 1 – sh page Week 2 - th page GAME - https://www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/games/ch_sh_wh_th_sounds.jsp

Oral Language/Persuasive Writing Introduction

Books or TV – In your opinion which is better? You need to convince me by giving me three good reasons why. Write these three reasons and draw a

picture.

Writing Week 1 - Jumbled up sentences

Write the four sentences in the correct order. Each sentence is colour coded. Remember to put in the capital letter at the start of the sentence and a full stop at

the end.

Writing Week 2 - Dictation sentences

Call out 3 sentences to your child. Call it out slowly for your child. You may need to say each word at a time.

Allow them to write out.

Check for mistakes that your child has made.

Reading - continue on as per your reading record, a page a day. Keep a list of words that you are finding tricky. Revise them every day. Visit

http://wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ to access the next reader if you need it. Go to stage 1. You will also find games and activities based on your reader.

Alternatively, go to CJ Fallon https://www.cjfallon.ie/ Use the filters below. Primary, Senior Infants, English, Starways – Stage 1, Visiting

If you need more reading material, choose some books from home and read them or visit the following website where you can access more eBooks to

read. www.oxfordowl.co.uk or complete some fun activities on www.teachyourmonstertoread.com

OR

Read the following pages if that is easier. Email me if you want more pages.

WEEK 1

WEEK 2

Keywords – Important to keep revising all of the keywords in booklet. Do you know them all? Make flashcards of words you are finding tricky. Stick

them up and say them every time you pass them.

Keywords game - https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/sightwords

Make a game with the words you are finding hard. Examples:

Write them out twice like the table below, cut them up into flashcards, place them upside down on the table and play a matching memory game.

Make flashcards. Play ‘Splat’ with the fly swatter.

Shoot the words an adult calls with your Nerf Gun (see picture)

Write the words on cups/bun cases, pick one, read it and stack it. (see picture)

Play Four in a Row (see print out of game below)

Speed challenge – how many key words can you recognise in a minute/ 2 minutes

Key word scavenger hunt – find 3/4/5 key words in your reader / library book.

Kahoot! – Tricky Words - Download the app or play it on a computer. Practice your tricky words by doing my challenge on Kahoot. Enter this PIN to

access it 08444944. Enter your name correctly so that I can see your result. You might need some help to read the sentence.

Listening and Auditory Processing Skills – Download Hear Builder app or play on the computer https://www.hearbuilder.com Great activities to help

children improve their listening and memory skills. An enjoyable and worthwhile activity!

**********************First Class & Senior Infants Work**************************

Gaeilge – 1st Class & Senior Infants

Play Déir Ó Grádaigh (Simon Says) with your family. Déir Ó Grádaigh bígí ag _____.

Sing Ceann, Gualainn, Glúin is Cos – Teach your family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAc3IXrOX1Q

Sing Hocaí Pocaí – Teach your family - Download on Twinkl https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi-mu-11-hocai-pocai-song-powerpoint

Abair Liom C - www.folensonline.com – free access to parents – Register as teacher using code Prim20 for Roll Number.

Click library tab along the top and look for Abair Liom C.

SCREENCAST VIDEO – Click https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYhVoKBvSc

Activity Sheet 1 - ‘Éistigí agus cuirigí an uimhir cheart in aice le gach pictiúr.

Tá cartún ar an teilifís – uimhir a haon (cartun number 1)

Tá clár dúlra ar an teilifís – uimhir a dó 2 (nature programme number 2)

Tá an nuacht ar an teilifís – uimhir a trí (the news number 3)

Tá clár spóirt ar an teilifís – uimhir a ceathair (sports show number 4)

Tá scannán ar an teilifís – uimhir a cúig (film number 5)

Tá clár grinn ar an teilifís – uimhir a sé.’ (comedy number 6)

Activity Sheet 2 – Tarraing an cartún is fearr leat agus an scannán is fear leat. – (Draw your favourite cartoon in the top box and your favourite film

in the second box.)

Activity Sheet 3 – Ceannlitreacha (capital letters) – Tosaíonn gach ainm le ceannlitir (every name starts with a capital letter)

Write the sentences out giving the underlined words capital letters.

Watch – Cúla4 Ar Scoil on TG4 – weekdays @10am.

SESE -1st Class & Senior Infants – Plants

HISTORY - The Enormous Turnip Story

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/Explorers/ExplorersJI/resources/demonstrations/EX_JI_DEMO_CH01_017/index.html

Play the story of the Enormous Turnip and use it to introduce the concept of plants and growing.

Make sure they focus on the sequence of events of the story (i.e. what happened first, what happened next, what happened then and what happened

last.

Go to the worksheets at the end of the document. Cut and paste the pictures from worksheet B onto worksheet A so that they are sequenced in the

correct order. Ask your child to retell the story using the pictures.

GEOGRAPHY

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/Explorers/ExplorersJI/resources/demonstrations/EX_JI_DEMO_CH02_004/index.html

Play the story and explore the garden. Focus on the plants and natural materials.

Then play the activity ‘The Garden: Label’ and have your child label the items in the garden.

Discuss your garden or a field in your local area.

Ask your child what they might see there. Discuss ways the children can look after their environment.

GEOGRAPHY

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/Explorers/Explorers1C/resources/demonstrations/EX_01_DEMO_165/index.html

Ask your child if they know any wildflowers that grow in Ireland (e.g. daisy, dandelion).

Read about Irish wildflowers (sheet below)

Launch the Unit 7 digital activity (Plants). Open the Geography activity and label the different wildflowers.

SCIENCE

How plants drink water – maybe you could repeat the experiment we did in class that investigated if water could walk. This is similar to how

plants drink water.

RELIGION – Go to growinlove.ie

Login using email – trial@growinlove.ie and Password: growinlove

Go to Grow in Love 1st Class – Theme 8 Jesus is still with us – Lesson 1 – I am with you always.

Watch videos, listen to story and listen to songs.

MUSIC – Can you make a musical instrument using items from the recycling bin?

Listen to some songs on

https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?fbclid=IwAR1szDl8AyJL4Q8dxzfnAjDRI4g4nLwno3AmlGZWr1NyZowe7yrfydN9C8M

SPHE/ART:

Frontline Workers - Make a poster thanking all of our frontline workers. Maybe your Mammy or Daddy is a

frontline worker. Alternatively, print one from Twinkl https://www.twinkl.ie/search?term=keyworkers

Woodies Art Competition https://www.woodies.ie/little-landscapers-

competition?fbclid=IwAR2DBsPaz6pnriB6RlOgxFCWI8n3cEznhpK3OOw91cR2CE8LYBesmUzq_yk

SuperValu Art Competition

PE – Keep active – Go outside and play.

If the weather is bad use ‘Go Noodle’ or ‘CosmicYoga’ or ‘Joe Wicks PE Lessons’ on YouTube.

Make an obstacle course in the back garden.

Additional activities that you might enjoy.

FOOD DUDES – Visit Food Dudes website for some home activities.

https://www.fooddudes.ie/food-dudes-fun-at-home/

Fairy Garden – paint some stones and make your own fairy garden.

Mindfulness Colouring Sheets – Go to Twinkl and print your favourite.

Apps

Download the following free apps - Beebot, Scratch Junior – we have

used them in class.

GET TYPING – See Monaghan County Library for more information >

Get Cooking/Baking – Write a Procedure

Remember – Title, Needs, Steps and a picture or photo!!

Get Creative – Junk Art – maybe use egg cartons.

Cutting skills – draw shapes, lines – straight, curved, wavy and allow your child with supervision to cut along the lines.