Senior Infants: Week of June 15 th - June 19th Dear Parents, Below is some suggested work that you can work on with your child over the coming week. Included is a suggested timetable. There are two Seesaw activities assigned this week. They will be uploaded Monday morning at 9am. Seesaw activity 1: Show and TellSeesaw activity 2: Activity based on our story of ‘Clumsy Crab’ A special thank you to all the boys and girls in senior infants for the fantastic work they did again last week.We are looking forward to going on our school tour next Tuesday June 23rd. It will be different from the usual school tour as we won't be able to go with our class this year. It will still be great fun.  You might decide to have it in your own garden or you can travel somewhere with your family.Also we hope you can make some rice Krispie cakes at home next Monday. You will need to get cooking chocolate, rice krispies and baking cases when you go shopping this week.

Subject Suggested activity Website/ Powerpoint link

D.E.A.R. time

Drop everything and read Children are very used to D.E.A.R. time from school. Provide them with picture books and they ‘read’ through the book themselves. Let them settle down with cushions and a blanket. Going on a picture walk, predicting what they think the

book will be about, finding letters/ words in the book that they know.D.E.A.W.

timeDrop everything and write Children are familiar with this from school. This is an opportunity for children to

draw something of their choosing and write some words if they wish.Phonics Looking at blends at beginning of

words- Interactive activities1. Go to slp.cjfallon.ie 2. Select sounds like Phonics B3. Select Unit 3: The school 4. Select long i/ long o5. Complete the interactive activities

Sounds like phonics book: complete pages 70, 73, 74, 75, 77. If you do not have the book this can be accessed online via the cj fallon website.www.my.cjfallon.ie Select Senior Infants, english, Sounds like Phonics B.

Tricky words

Revise tricky words in their bags Revision of tricky words- practise putting words into sentences orally.

Poem Five Cranky Crabs  Five cranky crabs were digging on the shore.

One swam into a net and then there were four.Four cranky crabs were floating in the sea.One got tangled up in seaweed then there were three.Three cranky crabs were wondering what to do.One dug a deep, deep hole. Then there were two.Two cranky crabs were warming in the sun.One got scooped up in a cup. Then there was one.One cranky crab was smarter than his friends.He hid between the jagged rocks.That's how the story ends.

Handwriting

Practise lowercase and capital Xx, Ff, Ee,KXFE

Do next page in small handwriting copy.

Do page 40+41+42+43 in their Just handwriting book.

Using pencil, paper, paint, use chalk and write outside.

To access this online if you do not have the book go to : www.educateplus.ie/homestudy password: homestudy, Select primary. Select Senior Infants. Select Just handwriting pre cursivee.

Oral language

Look at the picture of the beach Discuss the picture- use the questions to help.

Story time Story: Clumsy Crab Discuss their favourite part of

the story. Discuss what happened at the beginning, the middle and the end.

Drawing activity

Before listening to the story ask your child to make a prediction as to what they think the story will be about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkZt4J9T8bc 

Draw your favourite part of the story.Dictation Call out the 8 words, one at a time

and the child writes the words on a whiteboard, paper (whatever is convenient for you). Adult calls out a word, puts it in a sentence and then says the word on its own again. Lastly call out the sentence. This may need to be repeated a few times.

1. ten2. fox3. rub4. map5. smash 6. golf 7. drop 8. the man put a rat in a cup.

Maths Busy at maths: pg. 112Busy at maths: pg. 113Busy at maths: pg. 116Busy at maths: pg. 117Busy at maths: pg. 118

http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-112/index.htmlhttp://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-113/index.html http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-116/index.html http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-117/index.html http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-118/index.html

Further ideas on capacity below.P.E. Focus on skill of side stepping 1. Find some lines and practise side stepping along them.

2. Talk about the difference between running and side stepping with a grown-up.

3. At home, make a maze using lines of socks, lego bricks, books, scarves or towels to form the walls of the maze. Practise side stepping through the maze.

4. Practise side stepping at home holding hands with a family member. 8. At home, practise side stepping up and down your hall, driveway, kitchen or garden.

5. Invite a grown-up to watch you and show them how to side step correctly. 6. Practise side stepping leading with the right foot in the yard. 7. Practise side stepping leading with the left foot in the yard. 8. Investigate why it is important to keep your head up when you are side

stepping.

S.E.S.E. Watch this video of the octonauts where they teach us about crabs.

Build a bug hotel- watch this short video for some ideas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNHqQJL2iIs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OexxoXo9uFk

Music Song Singing: Animals in the Ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-xqosckJ5c 

Art Drawing a crab Step by step drawing of a crabSPHE Farm Safety Discuss the poster below

To access the Irish resources: please follow the steps below: 1. Go to Website: www.folensonline.ie/registration/?r=t2. this will bring you to a page for creating an account. For roll number you can enter Prim20.3. You will be sent email to activate your account. Follow the instructions.4. For logging in after that go to www.folensonline.ie and click sign in.5. This will bring you to a page that looks something like this.

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday9.00-9.30

Exercise- Joe Wicks/ go noodle/ cosmic yoga etc

Exercise- Joe Wicks/ go noodle/ cosmic yoga etc.

Exercise- Joe Wicks/ go noodle/ cosmic yoga

Exercise- Joe Wicks/ go noodle/ cosmic

Exercise- Joe Wicks/ go noodle/

7. Click on the word lesson and from the list choose number 28: Ar an Trá

8. Click póstaer

6. You can select abair liom b resources. Click on resources.

In the next page you will find a scéal, dán, amhrán agus foclóir. You could do one activity per day if you wish.Foclóir: an ghrian (the sun), ag taitneamh (shining), scamall (cloudy), spád (spade), buicéad (bucket), bád (boat), ag snámh, (swimming)Frásaí: Tá an ghrian ag taitneamh. (the sun is shining). Tá mé te/ fuar (I am hot/ cold)Each child is different so don’t feel under pressure to try to get them to know all the words and phrases.

etc. yoga etc. cosmic yoga etc.9.30-10.00

1. Go to www.slp.cjfallon.ie

2. Select sounds like Phonics B

3. Select Unit 3: The school

4. Select long I, long o

5. Complete the interactive activities

Sounds like Phonics: pg. 70

Do page 40 in their Just handwriting book.

Sounds like phonics pg. 73

Sounds like phonics pg. 74

Do page 41 in their Just handwriting book.

Sounds like phonics: pg. 75

Do page 42 in their Just handwriting book.

Sounds like phonics pg. 77

Revise tricky words

Do page 43 in their Just handwriting book.

10.00-10.30

Busy at maths: pg. 112http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-112/index.html

Busy at maths: pg. 113http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-113/index.html 

Busy at Maths: pg. 116http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-116/index.html

Busy at maths: pg. 117http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-117/index.html 

Busy at maths: pg. 118http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19602/activity-118/index.html

10.30-10.50

Small Break- snack and run around

Small Break- snack and run around

Small break- snack and run around

Small break- snack and run around

Small break- snack and run around

10.50-11.00

Reader book in email Reader book in email Reader book in email Reader book in email Reader book in email

11.00- 11.30

Oral language: picture of the beach - discuss different words and put them into sentences.

Irish: foclóir

Story time: Clumsy CrabDraw their favourite moment of the story.

Irish: Scéal D.E.A.R. time (Drop everything and read)

Dictation: 1. ten2. fox3. rub4. map5. smash 6. golf 7. drop 8. the man put a

rat in a cup.

SPHE: Farm safety poster- discuss

11.30-12.00

S.E.S.E: Watch video from the Octonauts about crabs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNHqQJL2iIs

Music: Animals in the Ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-xqosckJ5c

Play time Irish: Amhrán / Foclóir

S.E.S.E. Build a bug hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OexxoXo9uFk

Irish: Dán/ Foclóir

12.00-12.30

Play time PE: Focus on skill of side stepping

Art: step by step drawing of a crab

Play time Play time

12.30 on

Free time and lunch Free time and lunch Free time and lunch Free time and Lunch

Free time and Lunch