Date  

English  

Gaeilge 

Maths  

Other  

Resources/links needed this week 

• Rhyme attached below this plan  
• Jolly Phonics Actions (graphic for each sound) - click for link  
• Mrs. Murphy Pattern Copy  
• Active links provided in plan 
• Home-school copy book  
• Seesaw – Friday Storytime 
• Jolly Phonics Workbook   

Resources/links needed this week 

Note: Your child should be able to understand the general key points from the lesson, they do not need to understand the whole lesson and all of the vocabulary. You can pause the video and ask them what they think is happening in the lesson.  

During the games, pause the video and see if they can guess the correct answer before the teacher.  

• Irish Dictionary  

School Website  

Bua na Cainte Videos:   

• Junior Infants  
• Bua na Cainte workbook 
• Active links in this plan 

Resources/links needed this week 

• Busy at Maths workbook 
• Active links provided in plan 
• Worksheet link provided 
• Home-school copy book 

Resources/links needed this week 

• Grow in Love Website 
• Email: trial@growinlove.ie 
• Password: growinlove 
• Home School copy book (Sent home in September) 
• Links in each subject box 
• Resources for particular activities listed in the boxes below  

Mon 

Poem: “Here is the Beehive”             (Please see poem below plan) 

• Read the poem with an adult. Pick out the rhyming words. Say the poem with an adult. Try saying it by yourself. Can you add some actions to the poem? What numbers are mentioned in the poem? 

Phonics:                                                     Today we are learning the sound ‘f’. ·  

• Practice the action for ‘f’ (Let your hands come together gently as if an inflatable fish is deflating, and say fffffff)  
• Listen to the song for 'f' 
•  Look at the formation of the ‘f’ sound  
• Can you practice drawing ‘f’ in the air? Tracing it on the table? On someone’s back? · Can you think of some words that begin with ‘f’ and say them orally with an adult? You could play ‘I spy’ 

Optional Fine Motor Activity:               

Mrs. Burke's fun baking recipe. Click on this link and enjoy (Click on the word video once in the link!) 

10@10  

Eipeasóid 7 

Busy at Maths workbook: 

• page 57 Write the numeral. Colour the correct number of objects. 

Remember your rhymes. 

1: A downward stroke, my that’s fun. Now I’ve made the number 1. 

2: Half a heart says ‘I love you!’ Add a line. Now I’ve made the number 2! 

3: Around the tree, Around the tree, Now we have the number 3. 

SPHE/Art –Mindful Monday 

All: Make a Mindfulness wand 

Adult guidance 

Step 1 With a Mindfulness wand for your child and yourself, sit with your back straight and your body relaxed.  

Step 2 Take long, deep breaths with the Mindfulness wand in front of your face and notice how you feel. Do you feel calm and relaxed? Is it easy or hard to sit still?  

Step 3 Now take short, quick breaths. How does your body feel now? Do you feel the same way after breathing quickly as you did after breathing slowly?  

Step 4 Now breathe normally. How does this feel?  

Step 5 What did you notice about how different ways of breathing makes you feel? 

MRS MAHER’S MINDFUL MONDAYS MEDITATION VIDEO  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15kJG6oMjRyy1OxqVz-rByvN9FGRbUjv6/view?usp=sharing  

Tues 

Poem 

• Revise “Here is the Beehive” 

Phonics: 

• Revise ‘f’ song 
• Practice tracing the sound ‘f’ in the air and on the table with your finger 
• Sound hunt – Can you find lots of things around your house that begin with ‘f’? 
• Draw some things that begin with ‘f’ in your copy and try to write ‘f’ beside them. 

Bua Na Cainte Programme 

Theme: Éadaí/ Clothes 

• Ceacht 5 - Bua Videos on Website 

Story:  

• Listen to the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears 
• Do you remember the story? Could you tell someone at home the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Click here for pictures from the story that might help you. If you have access to a printer, you could print these sheets and cut and paste the pictures in the right order. Or you could draw them in the right order in your copy.  
• Do you remember any sets of three from the story? What were they? Could you draw them in your copy? 

PE: Yoga and Movement 

All- Watch and take part in Squish the Fish Cosmic Kids Yoga 

Optional: Get Active Ideas 

Optional PE: Live Workout with the Edge Gym at 9:30 

Wed 

Phonics:  

Today we are learning the sound ‘b’. ·  

• Practice the action for ‘b’ (pretend to hit a ball with a bat and say b,b,b,b) 
• Listen to the song for 'b' 
• Look at the formation of the ‘b’ sound  
• Can you practice drawing ‘b’ in the air? Tracing it on the table? On someone’s back? · Can you think of some words that begin with ‘b’ and say them orally with an adult? You could play ‘I spy’ 

Mrs. Murphy Handwriting Copy 1 (Pattern copy): 

•Complete the next two pages. Remember to trace each line with your finger first and use your froggy grip when holding your pencil. 

Bua Na Cainte Programme 

Theme: Éadaí/Clothes 

• Ceacht 6-Bua Videos on Website 
• Draw a picture in your copy of you wearing; cóta (coat) , scairf (scarf), hata (hat), bríste/gúna (trousers/dress), stocaí (socks) agus bróga (shoes).
• If applicable, please complete any individual page in Bua Na Cainte book that was previously assigned but not yet completed.

Number Rhyme:  

Animals Went in Four by Four- what animals did you see? Did you see any sets of 4? 

Can you trace the number 4 with your finger in the air/ on someone’s back/ on the table/ in your copy? 

Can you sing this rhyme when you trace the number 4?  

“Down and over,  

And down some more,  

That’s the way to make four!” 

Busy at Maths workbook: 

• page 70. Count and ring the sets of 4. Continue the colour pattern. Trace and write the numeral 4. 

Religion-  

Grow in Love log in 

Theme 5 Lesson 2: Jesus is the Good Shepherd 

Grow in Love workbook: 

Page 30- Children draw and colour the sheep that the shepherd cares for. 

Page 31- Children write their name, to complete the sentence, “_________, I am your Good Shepherd” 

Thurs 

Phonics: 

• Revise ‘b’ song 
• Practice tracing the sound ‘b’ in the air and on the table with your finger 
• Sound hunt – Can you find lots of things around your house that begin with ‘b’? 
• Draw some things that begin with ‘b’ in your copy and try to write ‘b’ beside them. 

Bua Na Cainte Programme 

Theme: Éadaí/Clothes 

• Ceacht 7-Bua Videos on Website 
• If applicable, please complete any individual page in Bua Na Cainte book that was previously assigned but not yet completed.

Sets of 4 game: · Can you find… 4 things that you can eat? 4 things that you can wear? 4 things that you can write with? 4 things that are outside in nature? 

Busy at Maths workbook: 

• page 71 Ring and colour the sets of 4.  Join. Trace and write the numeral 4.  

Science: Make a Bubble Snake 

You can use your breathing techniques you worked on earlier this week in this experiment! 

All:  You will need: 

• An empty water bottle 
• Shallow container (bowl) 
• An elastic band/hair tie/duct tape 
• A sock  
• Washing up liquid 
• Scissors 
• OPTIONAL: Food colouring 

Instructions: 

Cut the bottom of a water bottle off and slide the sock over the bottom of the bottle. 

Use the rubber band/hair tie or duct tape to secure the sock. 

Pour washing up liquid and a little bit of water into a shallow container and mix. 

Dip the sock covered bubble blower into the solution and gently blow. 

Optional: Add different food colouring drops onto the sock-covered end of the bottle to make a rainbow bubble snake! 

Optional: Watch this Instructional video 

Optional PE: Live Workout with the Edge Gym at 9:30 

Optional GAA Class with Emma 

Fri 

Phonics:  

• Revise ‘f’ and ‘b’ songs and letter formations.  
• Jolly Phonics workbook:  Please complete page 4 (revision) based on the ‘t’ sound.  

Storytime:  

Please see Seesaw for a story that you can listen to and enjoy. Happy Friday! 

Bua Na Cainte Programme 

Theme: Éadaí/Clothes 

• Ceacht 7-Bua Videos on Website  Amhrán (song) 

Amhrán – Féach ar Oisín  

Féach ar Oisín. Tá hata air, hata air, hata air.  

Féach ar Oisín. Tá hata air.  

Oisín, bain díot do hata. 

 Féach ar Oisín. Tá cóta air, cóta air, cóta air.  

Féach ar Oisín. Tá cóta air. 

 Oisín, bain díot do chóta. 

Video for number 4: Numbertime - Number 4 

Drama: Charades 

All: Follow this link to a list of charade ideas 

Take turns with your child and other family members to act out the different charades and try and guess what charade they are acting out.  

Optional: Chinese Lanterns 

You will need: 

• A4 card (or paper) –use any colour card 
• scissors 
• stapler 

You will need an adult to help you use the stapler 

Watch this instructional video Chinese Lanterns 

From the SEN Team for all children    

LINK TO TEACHING VIDEOS    

This week’s Work  

Optional:  

The Learning Support Team, also known as SET, have made some teaching videos for all the children in the class.   

The weekly video/activity suggested may be practised daily or as often as possible.   

Teaching Video:   

Junior Infants: 

Video 6 Rhyming 

Senior Infants: 

Video 10 

The Emperors New Clothes 

First Class: 

Video 16- Part 1 

Initial Consonant blends 

Teaching Video  

All:  

Video 17 

Everybody worries