Junior Infants Suggested Work for 27th April 2020

Reading

• Word boxes                                   Continue with the word boxes provided.
• Read some of the sentences attached.
• Pick a story to read at home or listen to ‘The Rainbow Fish’ here; https://www.storylineonline.net/books/the-rainbow-fish/                                            Draw a picture of your favourite part of the story.
• Keep practising tricky words: I, the, he, she, me
• Learn new word: we                             Ask an adult to write them on cards to read.                                                    Put them into sentences orally.           Write the words in your copy.             Rainbow tricky words. (see picture attached)

Maths

• Maths Challenge – Shape Hunt Can you find objects in your house to make a set of circles, squares, rectangles and triangles? Send me a picture.
• Capacity – Suggested activities on capacity page attached.
• Make the numbers 1-5 using cereal / pasta.
• Underwater Counting Game https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting
• Practise writing your numbers 1-5. Draw 1 octopus, 2 starfish, 3 ducks, 4 dolphins and 5 fish in your copy.  Write the correct number under each picture.

SESE

• Here is a song on floating and sinking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2DTW0EMigk
• Can you find some things in your house that float and some things that sink? Draw them on some paper and try to label your pictures.
• Talk to your parents about water. Where can we find water?       What do we use water for?      Can you think of ways of saving water and not wasting it?
• Draw a picture of all the different ways we use water.
• Sequencing: Can you retell the story of ‘The Rainbow Fish’?

Phonics

• Sound keyring                                       Do you know all your sounds and letter names now?
• Play some sound games from your list or on this website. (Book A) https://slp.cjfallon.ie/             
• Print some of the attached worksheets or just complete them orally.

Art / Music / Drama

• Draw or paint a picture of the rainbow fish.
• Can you draw or make a mermaid?
• Sing the song ‘5 Little Ducks’ for someone at home.
• Listen to this song. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?bbc=fishAlive
• Role play: Make a beach in your garden and have a picnic at the beach with your teddies.

PE

• Practise skipping at home.
• Learn to skip with a rope if you have one.
• Practise throwing, catching, rolling, bouncing and kicking a ball.
• Do some workouts and guided dancing. https://app.gonoodle.com/

Writing

• New letter formation: s and e              Choose some activities from list attached for letter formation.           
• Free writing - Can you try to sound out and write the name of things you would find in the water?

Religion

• Can you remember how Jesus had to go to a well to get water?                            Say a prayer to thank God for the water we have.
• Say your Hail Mary prayer for someone you can’t see at the moment.

• Watch the Bua na Cainte videos attached.
• Watch some cartoons on TG4.  https://www.cula4.com/ga/