First Class 6th – 15th May 2020Below is a list of suggestions of activities. Please don’t feel under any pressure to complete them.

A copy of any pages in books referred to have been included at the end of this document if you wish to print them.

Literacy- See previous week’s lists for reading activities.- Spellings/phonics this week are based on the or spelling of the /or/ sound. Other activities you could do are;

how many /or/ sound words do you know? read a story and spot any words that make the /or/ sounds, write /or/ words and sentences (use the or spelling).

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm9PRHDJlv4 Geraldine the giraffe /or/ digraph video- Click here to access an activity on Twinkl.- Procedural Writing –Think about the different parts. (Title, What you need/ingredients/equipment,

Steps/Method, Pictures and diagrams) Have a go writing a recipe or instructions.- Plan and write how to make an Irish flag – there is a template below. Chat about what you would need, how do

you think you would make it? What would you do first/next/then/finally? Remember to use our ‘bossy’ verbs. These are also called command verbs, the ones that tell use to do something e.g. stir, go, put, make. Write your instructions. When you have finished read them out loud. Have you included everything? Think about how you could make it better. Finally, have a go following your instructions to make a flag.

- Oral language – Starlight Programme 1st class (accessible free on https://www.folensonline.ie/registration/?r=t register using the special code Prim20 as the roll number) – Locate the Starlight 1st class programme. Go to Poster 13: Funny Foods. There is an interactive poster and lesson plan to go with it.

- Handwriting - All Write Now 1st class (pre-cursive) accessible on https://www.folensonline.ie/registration/?r=t Follow the directions above – locate All Write Now 1st class, click on the book and go to page 46 + 47 or if you have the book at home do the next 2 pages. Remember the correct pencil grip. If your child’s hand is getting tired during this activity don’t worry. In school we usually write for about 10 minutes and then take a short break, this could be to do a dance or play a game, to give their hands a rest and then continue. See what works best for your child.

- Word Wizard 1st class - book or online https://www.gillexplore.ie/gill-explore-resources/word-wizard-1st-class . Pages 80 + 81 reading comprehension ‘How to Plant Seeds’. Discuss and answer questions. Focus on opinion questions e.g. why do you think, do you press the soil down firmly? Where do you think would be a good place to get everything you need? If you didn’t have a spray bottle what could you use to water the seeds instead?

- Page 81: vocabulary see/sea. Make up sentences with see and sea. Song a Sailor Went to Sea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtHxpuX2fbI

MathsWork it Out – Week 27, pages 56 + 57 – Daily mental maths questions.https://educateplus.ie/ppresource/work-it-out-maths-1st-class - click on view onscreen ebookClick on solutions after to view the answer book.

Write the answers on paper, in your book or print the worksheet included in this document.Topic: Number Revise skip counting in 2’s → 20, 5’s and 10’s → 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyz4p7w74wwHere is an interactive 100 square. https://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.htmlIf you wish to print a 100 square for these activities - printable 100 square

- Gonoodle have two videos on skip counting - video 1, video 2- Planet Maths p. 109 – skip counting in 2’s odd and even numbers. Remember even numbers always have a

buddy. With odd number 1 is always on its own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuD5JlrMnAk Use objects to figure out if a number is odd or even.

- Planet Maths p. 102 - Number Sentences: use concrete materials (cubes, counters) to reveal the missing number in a sentence. Show it visually with objects and numerically with numbers and symbols. In the book figure out the missing numbers. Use a 100 square to check your answer. Game: call out a number sentence e.g. 9 plus blank equals eleven. Roll the ball to your child who calls out the answer. Extension activity – invert the number problem i.e. 12 = + 9

- Early finisher activity sheet included below.- Planet Maths p. 119 – see box opposite →

adding two digit numbers on the 100 square. Practice these lots on the 100 square so your child can do this independently. Start with smaller numbers.

Topic: TimeWe have done a lot of work on time – o’clock, half past, hour earlier/later, and language associated with time (earlier, before, morning, evening, noon, midnight etc.) Now we are looking at the calendar.

- Months and Seasons: Spring (February, March, April), Summer (May, June, July), Autumn (August, September, October), Winter (November, December, January)

- Have a look at the calendar. https://www.starfall.com/h/holiday/calendar/?sn=main What month is it? Answer questions under the calendar. How many days in the month? How many Fridays in the month? What day is the 27th May? What date is the first Monday in May? What day do you think it will be on the 1st June? Using the stickers on the side your child can add in any special days in the month like birthdays. After they choose a picture there is an option to print a calendar with missing days/numbers to fill in.

- Planet Maths p. 135 +136 (Planet Maths 1st class is accessible free on https://www.folensonline.ie/registration/?r=t&fbclid=IwAR2MOpBp5tYU_fQAmU5mqCUiuj-UbmHf2Wku2gO2vXccPOY80DM1xM_Fm7k register using the special code Prim20 as the roll number)

Gaeilge:

- Listen to stories being read: type in ‘Sceal an Lae’ into Youtube for cúla4 stories

- Bua na Cainte 1 – Sa Bhaile (At Home) Ceacht 6-10. See box below for how to access the interactive resources.

- Chur mé _____ ar an mbord. I put ___ on the table. (pláta – plate, cupán – cup, scian – knife, forc – fork, spúnóg – spoon, babhla – bowl, gloine – glass)

- Peataí (Pets) - see box opposite for conversation idea. - Revision Game – Deir O’Grádaigh bí ag....... (Simon Says) use

vocabulary from last week. - ag rith (running), ag siúl (walking), ag rothaíocht (cycling), ag

dreapadh (climbing), ag sugradh (playing), ag ól (drinking), ag ithe (eating), ag iomáint (playing hurling), ag imirt peile (playing football), ag léamh(reading), ag caint (talking), ag canadh (singing), ag marcaíocht (horse riding).

To access Bua na Cain te’s interactive programme at home, for a limited period, please follow the instructions below.

1. Go to www.edco.ie/bua

2. Select the file which suits your computer: PC or MAC 3. Select the Class Level you require, and then click on it to start a download of the file. 4. Once the download has completed, click on the file to install and follow the on-screen instructions. 5. A Bua na Cainte icon will appear on your desktop. Once you select this icon a login page will open where you

will need to enter the details included below. The login details below can be used for all class levels. Login: trial Password: trial **Please Note** Bua Na Cainte can only be installed on a Windows PC or a Mac.

Once you open this application it brings you to a page with themes (téamaí). We are looking at clothes so click on Sa Bhaile. You can work through lessons 6-10 this week.

- Teanglann.ie have a great resource where you can search an Irish word and it brings up the pronunciation of it. https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/Gaeilge

- Play games using words that your child knows e.g. charades, Pictionary.- Practice colours and numbers.- Keep going with the website https://seideansi.ie/naionain-mhora.php - Stories and games in Irish. Seideann Sí is

designed for Irish-medium schools or Gaelscoileanna. That is why this link to Naionáin Mhóra.- https://www.mykidstime.com/for-parents/fantastic-irish-words-and-phrases-to-teach-your-kids/ This website

is a great resource as it has a list of commonly used phrases or words. It has them written phonetically for correct pronunciation.

SESE:

- Write your name in Egyptian hieroglyphs: https://www.rom.on.ca/en/learn/activities/classroom/hieroglyphs - Over 4,300 cool videos about how things work and answers to questions – from science to music to art to DIY to

animation! - https://thekidshouldseethis.com/- This week we are continuing with the theme of food.

Explore with me 1 Page 76: Healthy food is good for me. Ask the children to list ways that adults and children can stay healthy. The children may suggest being active and exercising regularly, getting enough sleep and having a healthy diet. Discuss how a healthy diet is essential for growth and development. The children read about a healthy diet, complete the sentences and draw a picture of a healthy meal.

- Explore with me 1 Page 77: Shauna the Baker. Discuss what a baker is. Watch the slideshow video. The children read Shauna’s story and answer the questions. Identify the four types of bread.

- Explore with me 1 Page 78: Keelings - a family business. Discuss what is your favourite fruit and your child’s favourite fruit. Discuss where they come from. Read about the Keelings family business. Draw the fruits the Keelings grew on the timeline and talk about the photographs.

- Extension activities for this topic:- Create a healthy menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the day.

Investigate the effect of fizzy drinks on your teeth. Place a hard-boiled egg in a sugary, fizzy drink for one week. Observe what happens to the shell. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3_tintiPjs

- Bake your own loaf of bread.- Learn about the history of another well-known food company i.e. Fyffes. - Ask an older person to name their favourite childhood treat. Discuss and draw that treat.

Logging into Explore with me 1. Go to the https://www.edcolearning.ie/ website. Click login on the top right. Use the log in details below to access the material to assist you in teaching your children.

Username: primaryedcobooks Password: edco2020If you have managed to log in successfully, you can refine the search by changing the subject to SESE to help you locate ‘Explore With Me 1’ Click on it. When it opens you will have the choice of three books. The first is a copy of the children’s workbook. The second is an exploration copy. The third is a poster.

1. Click on the workbook.2. Go to ‘9. Food’3. Type ’76’ in the page circle on the bottom middle of your screen.4. Click the links at the top of the page to view the interactive activities and slideshow video.

- If you cannot access the material for any reason here is link to resources based on healthy eating https://www.twinkl.ie/search?term=healthy+eating (Register for free at www.twinkl.ie/offer and enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS).

- If you feel up for a challenge: You can help others! Answer questions on a range of different categories – vocabulary, capital cities, paintings, languages, science. Every correct answer means the World Food Programme will donate 10 grains of rice (or its financial equivalent) to people who need it! https://freerice.com/

P.E. Active May Calendar - https://alittlebutalot.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/active-may-colour.pdf It has an activity per day for the month. Ties in nicely with Maths if you want to use it.At the moment we are practicing landing on the feet. The ability to land safely is a hugely important fundamental movement skill. The skill involves absorbing force over a large area, usually the legs or hands for a prolonged period of time. This force should be absorbed over as large an area or distance as possible with the joints bending to absorb the force.

- Warm up activity.- Movement inspector activity →- Focus on the teaching points below - one

each week.

1. Land with the feet wide apart but still in a stable position.

2. Bend the knees.

Here are a few suggestions of activities:- Practise landing at home by jumping over a small

cushion, teddy or other small item.- Practise the motorbike landing at home and show it to

a member of your family.- Ask a grown-up to make sure your landing area is safe.- Draw a picture of you landing after jumping.- Landing safely is important. Talk to a grown-up about

ways we can protect ourselves if we fall at home.- Practise jumping over a rope, into and out of a hula

hoop, over a taped line.- Play hopscotch at home, draw it using some chalk.

Ensure you have permission from a grown-up before you use the chalk on the ground. Practise good landing technique.

- Play ‘What Time is it Mr. Wolf’ using jumping and landing.- Game: Jack be Nimble R.E.

- The Good Samaritan – see separate document with activities for the Good Samaritan.- How could you show love to others? Act out ways of being a ‘Good Samaritan’.- Song ‘Good Samari Friend’

Arts (Music, Visual Arts, Drama)

- Mark making activity: Get a blank sheet of paper and a variety of mediums (e.g. a pencil, a pen, a crayon, a marker). Start by drawing a wavy line. Choose your medium and have a go. This activity is about being imaginative rather than creating a picture of an object/scene. Next draw a straight line. You can change what you are drawing with each time if you wish. Keep going draw as many kinds of lines you can think of – straight, horizontal, vertical, spiral, zig-zag, happy, sad, angry, calm, fluffy, thick, hairy, dotted, broken etc.

- Go outside look for different types of lines in nature. Draw some of the things you see. - Practice drawing with Don Conroy https://donconroy.com/about/don-on-youtube/- Daily doodle with Mo Willems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzjCPQv3y8

S.P.H.E.

- Calming activities - https://copingskillsforkids.com/calming-anxiety and Melting.- Listen to the story Ruby’s Worry by Tom Percival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6AyTdWvtEM- To explore situations in which children experience fear and to encourage them to identify an adult/adults with

whom they can share their fears. Remind your child that everyone has worries/fears and it’s important if they feel that way to look for help. See activities below.

- Scholastic have a free publication of the First Aid for Feelings workbook aimed at helping children during the Covid-19 Pandemic - http://teacher.scholastic.com/education/pdfs/FirstAidForFeelings_Eng.pdf

Other activities/life skills:- Activities Library on Seesaw.- Make your own lunch. (Check with adult)- Sweep the floors/complete a cleaning task all by yourself.- RTÉ’s Home School Hub daily at 11am or on RTÉ player.