Senior Infants Work April 27th - Scoil Mhuire Navan

Senior Infants Work Plan April 27th – May 01st

Dear Parents,

I hope that school at home is going well for you all. The most important thing is for children to be enjoying and engaging in activities. With that in mind I have set some work looking back over work we have all done before.

The work is set out over the whole week. Please do as much as your child is comfortable with. Please also tell them that Miss Price hopes they will enjoy remembering out lovely Spring walk around school and are happy to tell you all about it.

I have set some “challenges” if your child would like to try to do some extra work.

All the work is on these pages, these can be printed off or written out on blank paper. This will hopefully help reduce screen time and be enjoyable for the children.

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.

Class Work for Senior Infant 27th April – 01st May

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday English: 1. Phonics Group 1 – Day 1 (see below) 2. Write all the “_an” family words 3. Read the poem.

English: 1. Phonics Group 1 – Day 2 (see below) 2. Read the poem.

English: 1. Phonics Group 1 – Day 3 (see below) 2. Write the words under the pictures. 3. Read the poem.

English: 1. Phonics I Spy poster (see below) 2. Read the poem.

English: 1. Phonics I Spy poster (see below) 2. Read and draw/colour the heads. 3. Read the poem.

Maths: Worksheet 1 Use counters or fingers to help.

Maths: Go on a shape hunt – Find and count circles all over your house.



Maths: Go on a shape hunt – Find and count squares all over your house.

Irish: Poem (Dán) Is maith liom





P.E. Joe Wicks on YouTube.

SESE/Art: Day 1 Draw pictures of our Spring walk.

P.E. GoNoodle – online.

SESE/Talking: Day 2 Talk about the Spring poster.

Storytime: Listen to “And that was the oddest thing” (see below)

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

English

Poem of the Week:

I Play All Day The rain can fall, The sun can go away. But I don’t stop, I play all day! My feet can get wet, The sky can get grey. But I don’t stop, I play all day. Some kids go inside, Some kids may not stay. But I don’t stop, I play all day!

Child reading:

1. 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.

2. Challenge - Continue (if your child is happy to) reading the books about Kitty - two pages a night is best. Write about the stories in your copy.

Phonics

Group 1 of our letter sounds:

s a t p i n

Day 1:

Ø Print out these sounds or write them out on a piece of paper. Ø Cut up the letters and call out mostly 3 letter (cvc) words for the

child to make. Ø Use the word list below to help you.

Day 2:

Ø In your copy - Write out some of the words in the wordlist. 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 3:

Ø Challenge – Ask the children to attempt some sentences using their words.

Ø Use phrases they know, I see the…….., I like the……………., This is a……………..

Ø Feel free to let your child explore their writing further by attempting longer sentences. Don’t worry about spelling errors, just encourage them to sound out ad best they can. Ask them to read the sentences to you at the end of their work.

Word Lists (Group 1):

at sat pat tap sap it sit pit tip sip an in nip pan pin tin nap a

Day 4 and 5 - Poster Game: I Spy with My Little Eye • Find some things beginning with…..s • Find some things beginning with…..a • Find some things beginning with…..t • Find some things beginning with…..p • Find some things beginning with…..i • Find some things beginning with…..n

I Spy with My Little Eye

Writing word families:

Ø Print out the page or write the words into your copy. Ø Firstly try putting one letter sound in front of the _an. Ø Challenge – Parents can call out longer words slowly for the child

to listen to and write out, e.g., span, plan Ø Challenge – Can you make up some “silly” new words, that we

don’t use in our reading. I made up pwan.

Write the words under the picture:

Ø Which of the words rhyme? Ø Can you think of any more words that rhyme with those in the pictures?

Read and draw/colour the heads:

SESE – Spring Day 1:

Ø Ask your child to remember the spring walk we did in school before Easter.

Ø What things did we find on our list? E.g., buds, leaf, bird’s nest. Ø Print off the page above or on a blank page, draw four pictures using the

sentence starters above to help you.

Day 2:

Ø Use the word mat poster below to ask and answer questions about spring, plants, activities, celebrations and animals.

v What animals can you see in the poster? v Can you name some more farm animals and their babies? v What celebrations do we have in Spring? v Describe all the colours of the plants and flowers you see? v What is the weather like in the poster? v What do you do on rainy days? v What do you do on sunny days? v Can you remember all about the life of a butterfly?

Ø Optional Challenge – Children might like to write out the words into

their copies and draw pictures to match the words.

Maths

Worksheet 1:

Worksheet 2:

Worksheet 3:

Irish

*** Irish can be tricky for parents who don’t know the language, please don’t worry and just ask children to tell you words in Irish. They are used to repeating words with me in class.***

Poem (Dán) - Is maith liom

Is maith liom bainne, Is maith liom subh,

Is maith liom milseáin, Is maith liom ubh.

Is maith liom cáis, Is maith liom práta, Is maith liom arán,

Agus is maith liom cáca.

P.E.

• Outside time – I know it might not be possible, but if it is let your children play safely. • P.E. with Joe Wicks – YouTube every day for half an hour. • www.Gonoodle.com – Lots of ideas for dance and other exercises. Our class love to

dance to - Milkshake, Pop see koh, Can’t stop the feeling.

Storytime

And that was the oddest thing by Daniel Errico

I woke in the night to a noise from the kitchen,

So off I set out on a fact-finding mission.

Whatever it was, I did not have a clue.

As I got closer I heard a loud chew.

The fridge door was open with food on the ground.

A tiny blue penguin was looking around!

He looked through our food and he tossed it aside.

He opened each can and shook out the inside.

“Excuse me!” I said, but he seemed not to care.

I shut the fridge door and he shot me a glare.

“Jelly,” he said as he held up some bread,

With smooth peanut butter, he must have just spread.

“Jelly?” I answered, “I... think we ran out,”

The little blue penguin, now wore a blue pout.

“Jelly,” he said as he waddled away.

Without any jelly, why would he stay?

I followed him out through our squeaky backdoor.

An igloo was there, that was not there before.

He slid on his belly, inside, out of sight.

But, it wasn’t the oddest thing I saw that night.

I heard a loud ruckus and ran back to see,

A giant giraffe flicking through my tv.

He munched on some crisps and kept changing the channel

He wore a bathrobe that was made of red flannel.

“Excuse me!” I yelled but he turned up the sound,

And most of the crisps ended up on the ground.

He tossed up a few and he took a big bite.


I heard water splashing in the bathroom upstairs,

And found a large octopus bathing in there.

She had my green shower cap on, just my luck.

I saw she had taken my new rubber duck.

I said “Finish up!”, and she told me, “All right.”


Back in my bedroom, a CRASH and a THUD.

Two lemurs were throwing around balls of mud.

My room was a mess and they both were to blame.

I swear I had just cleaned it up! Oh what a shame.

There was mud on the dresser, the desk, and the light.


Outside I looked up, and I know it’s bizarre,

But guess what flew by me? A bright shooting star!

I wished for the penguin to get all his jelly.

I wished the giraffe would stop using my telly.

I wished that the octopus there in my tub,

Would exit the bathroom and give it a scrub.

I wished that my room would somehow become clean.

I wished that this nonsense would all be a dream.

The lemurs both left. The giraffe had enough.

The octopus gave me back all of my stuff.

The blue penguin waddled right up to my feet.

He carried a sandwich, most ready to eat.

Then he flew off when he flapped both his wings

And that, of it all, was the oddest of things...

Questions at the end of the story:

Ø What animals did we hear about in the story? Ø Which animal do you think did the oddest thing? Ø Where do you think the animals came from? Ø Can you pick out some rhyming words in the story? Ø What foods did the animals like to eat? Ø What do you think the child’s family will say when they see the mess? Ø Why do you think that a penguin flying away is the oddest thing of the

night? ***Clue*** Think back to when we learnt all about penguins! Ø Challenge – Draw an animal you love doing an odd thing similar to the

ones in the story!!!

Finally please stay safe and follow the HSE guidelines on how to deal with this current situation. Tell the children I am thinking of them all and miss our lovely classroom.

If you need to contact me to ask any questions, or to send pictures of what the children have been working on at home, my email is [email protected]

Take care,

Miss Price.

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Senior Infants Work April 27th - Scoil Mhuire Navan