Work for Junior Infants Class :Monday 27th  April 2020

Monday
*We understand that some of you don’t speak Irish so the content is optional*	English: https://rainbow.cjfallon.ie/#/units/junior/13  In the Jungle theme for Oral Language can be found here. Play the interactive poster: Discuss meaning of words binoculars, walkie-talkie and camouflage. Vocabulary Game 3 – Listen and Find. 

Maths: Planet Maths pg 89. Make a set of 2, 3, 4, and 5 using items you have at home. E.g. 3 toy cars, 2 crayons, 4 strawberries, 5 spoons. 

Irish: Revise colours gorm (blue) and glas (green). 

P.E: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. Recite and do the actions! Do it 5 times. How fast can you do it!	

Tuesday

	English: Jolly Phonics sound revision. Use Sounds copy revisit each sound s,a,t,i,p and n. Do the  action and some sample words. Try to sound out and read the following words: pin, tan, sit, pat, tip. 

Maths: Planet Maths p88. Revise number rhymes 12345 Once I Caught a Fish Alive.  

Irish: Revise role play of Irish verbs: Bí ag ithe (pretend to be eating) bí ag ól (drinking) bí ag rith (running) bí ag léim (jumping). Can you remember how to say it? Now you ask your Mam or Dad!

P.E: Hopping – Hop on your left foot ten times, your right foot ten times. Use chalk to make hopscotch in your garden

SESE: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-522(75-step-by-step-drawing-jungle-animals-activity-sheets
Choose your favourite jungle animal and draw it using this step-by-step guide. 	

Wednesday

	English: Jolly Phonics new sound /er/. Song on YouTube. Colour picture and name some words. (sister ,feather, mixer, weather, summer, computer) We often hear this blend at the end of words. 

Maths: Outdoor sorting activity: Find some 3 D shapes outside and sort them into two groups: 1) Things that roll (e.g. football, tennis ball, basketball) 2.) Things that stack together (cardboard boxes, shoes boxes, toy blocks,) 
Irish: Revise colours dearg (red) buí (yellow) and dubh (black) 

P.E: Skipping (Like we learned in Irish Dancing) Skip around your garden / kitchen 5 times!

Music : Listen to the song Down in the Jungle and practise singing it!  https://rainbow.cjfallon.ie/#/units/junior/13 	
Thursday

	English: Handwriting pg 46 & 47 (or next 2 pages you are on) 

Maths: Online Game: https://ie.ixl.com/math/jr-infants/spheres (Remember a sphere is just like a football) 

Irish: Bua na Cainte P34 Draw a picture of your  favourite Clár teilifís (TV programme) 

P.E: Joe Wicks online PE class https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html 

Friday

	
English: Pre-Reading Activity Book – Page 77 

Maths: https://ie.ixl.com/math/jr-infants/cubes (Remember a cube is just like a box)

Irish: Bua na Cainte p36 – Colour (Hata- hat, léine- shirt, bríste – trousers, bróga – shoes, cóta – coat)  

P.E:  Ball Skills: Practise some of these skills at home- bounce the ball ten times, throw it againts the wall and catch it ten times, kick it against a wall 10 times. 

Free Choice: Spend some time playing with your favourite toy. Maybe you like to make something with Lego or have a pretend picnic for your dolls and teddies. Ask your Mam or Dad to take a picture!  
	
Optional extra websites for this week   https://ie.ixl.com/math/jr-infants 
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ 

Contact Teacher: msdunne@scoilchoca.ie                 msgrimes@scoilchoca.ie Let us know how your work is going or if you would like to send us a picture of your favourite piece from the week. 
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EAL work
Teacher :Ms Wilson/Ms Sheil
Note:  SEN teachers have added work on to the teachers’ plan. Children can decide to do this work instead of something the teacher has assigned. It is not extra work. Also, we would be delighted if you could email on a picture of something that your child has done and is proud of so we can see their lovely work again! 

EAL – Junior Infants
	EAL theme - Wild Animals -continued
1.	Look at photos / videos of wild animals on world book online website. (See below).  Name the animals.  Say which is  your  favourite and why.
https://www.worldbookonline.com/wbel/#/contentWorld;category=wildanimals

Read these clues with an adult.
•	I have 4 legs
•	I have stripes.
•	I am black and white.  What animal am I?

•	I am very tall.
•	I have a very long neck
•	I have four legs.  What animal am I?

If you want make up your own clue.  Ask an adult to guess what animal you are describing.  An adult can write down the clue and send it to us so that we can guess too!

If you get a chance have a look at the webcams in Dublin Zoo this week.  The best time to see the elephants is between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm.  Tune in to see the penguins at 2.30 pm.
https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/ 

Contact EAL Teacher:  mswilson@scoillchoca.ie        mssheil@scoilchoca.ie   
Useful Websites for this week:   ( For Self – directed Learning)
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