Hello Junior Infants
I hope you all had a nice bank holiday weekend. Well done on another week of school from home, you are all doing a fantastic job. 
We have included work for the Bank Holiday Monday but as usual it is only a guideline. Choose your child’s favourite parts throughout the week and have fun with it
Remember to check Class Dojo daily for story time!
If you have any questions send me a message on Class Dojo or send an email to:
maria.kennedy@warrenmountprimary.com
If your child works with Ms. Staunton, Mr. Cullen or Ms. DeForge
please check their page on the website for more home learning activities for your child.
Take care everyone. I hope you all have a great week!
Ms. Kennedy
This weeks theme is:
The Jungle!
Monday:
Play:
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/giraffe.htm
Sounds:
Today’s revision is the sound ‘ar’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound 'ar’ - bar, jar, car
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something which contains the ‘ar’ sound.
- Using the link watch a short song on the ar sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘ar’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: car, sharp
Tricky word:
- Our tricky word this week is ‘said’
- Think of some sentences using the word ‘they’ for example: She said that you are great.
Story:
Rumble in the Jungle
Reading activity:
- Have a look at the front cover of the book.
- The name of a story is also called the title of a story - ask your child what is the title of this story?
- A person who writes a story is called the author…can you find the author of this book from looking at the cover?
- Try playing a game of ‘I spy’ using the front cover. For e.g. ‘I spy with my eye something beginning with the sound ‘g’’ - giraffe etc.
History:
- Try to sequence the story of “Rumble in the Jungle”
- Can you draw a picture for what happened during the beginning/ middle and end of the story?
Maths:
- Our topic this week is Combining
- Look at the sets in the pictures on p. 103 of Cracking Maths.
- Count the items in the circles. How many are in the first circle? The second circle? How many all together? Use your fingers to help :)
- Cracking Maths p103
- Maths Splash daily challenge.
Bunny Ears!
- This is a short activity that is great to do each day.
- Ask your child to get ready for ‘bunny ears’. (make a fist with one hand and place it on their head).
- You call out a number from 1-5 and ask them to show you that number of fingers. The trick is that (if they are able) they cannot look at their hand to do it!
- Once they have their answer, ask them to look at their hand and ask them to count and check if they were correct.
- For some of the children who are particularly good at maths and find this easy, you can ask them if they can think of another way to show you the number. So, for example for the number 4, they will firstly show you 4 fingers on one hand. When you ask them to show you another way they might use 2 hands and raise 2 fingers on each. When you ask again they might raise 1 finger on one hand and 3 fingers on another.
- This is a great short activity to do regularly.
Music:
Irish:
- Bua na Cainte, do the following:
- Go to http://www.edco.ie/bua
- Password: trial, Username: trial
- Today’s lesson is Ar Scoil- Ceacht 6
P.E:
- Just Dance - The Lion sleeps tonight
Tuesday:
Play:
Tricky word:
- Look for the word ‘said’ in books/ newspapers/ magazines!
Geography:
Reading:
- We have finished our sounds so we will move on to reading short words.
- You don’t need to print out this sheet just read the words and point to the correct picture :)
Maths:
- Look at the sets in the pictures on p. 104 of Cracking Maths.
- Count the items in the circles. How many are in the first circle? The second circle? How many all together? Use your fingers to help :)
- Cracking Maths p104
- Maths Splash daily challenge.
Music:
- Walking in the Jungle
Irish:
P.E.:
- Safari Adventure Yoga
Wednesday:
Play:
Tricky word:
- Tricky word cup game:
- What you need:
- 3 cups, paper, pen, small object (hair/ stone/ pasta piece)
- How to play:
- An adult/ older brother or sister will write tricky words and stick them to cups. (said/ they/ you/ the)
- Child closes their eyes.
- Adult/ sibling hides the random object under one cup and mixes the cups up.
- Child must guess which cup the object is under but only by saying the tricky word first e.g. “Is it under ‘they’?”
- If the child gets it right, they can be the one to hide the object next time.
Story:
- Walking through the Jungle
Reading:
- We have finished our sounds so we will move on to reading short words.
- You don’t need to print out this sheet just read the words and point to the correct picture :)
Science:
- Let's learn some fun facts about Elephants and where they live :)
- Elephant Facts:
- A baby elephant is called a calf.
- Elephants love water. They love to swim and play in water.
- To drink they suck up the water up into their trunk and spray it into their mouth.
- Elephants don’t eat meat, they eat plants, grass and fruit.
- They love bananas. They are so clever and can peel a banana.
- Have a look at a virtual tour of Dublin Zoo..
- What animals can you see?
Maths:
- Our topic this week is Combining
- Look at the sets in the pictures on p. 105 of Cracking Maths.
- Count the items in the circles. How many are in the first circle? The second circle? How many all together? Use your fingers to help :)
- Cracking Maths p105
- Maths Splash daily challenge.
Music:
- Barefoot sing alongs - Walking through the Jungle
Irish:
P.E.:
Thursday:
Play:
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/panda.htm
Tricky word:
- Write out some Tricky words on post it’s/ paper using your favourite colour (said, they, you, all)
- With all the tricky words, put them into a bag. Close your eyes and dip your hand into the bag.
What tricky word did you get? Keep going to practice saying all of the tricky words out loud :)
Reading:
- We have finished our sounds so we will move on to reading short words.
- You don’t need to print out this sheet just read the words and point to the correct picture :)
Poem:
Maths:
- Look at the fingers on p. 106 of Cracking Maths.
- Count the number of fingers on each hand. How many all together? Combine both hands!
- Cracking Maths p106
- Maths Splash daily challenge.
Irish:
S.P.H.E:
- With all the lovely weather we are having at the moment it's so important to be safe in the sun!☀️
- Make sure to put on some sunscreen! Make sure to cover your skin that is not covered by the sun - don’t forget your ears and nose!
- Spend some time in the shade. This is very important when the sun is most hot, which is around lunch time.
- Make sure to drink lots of water.
- Wear sunglasses. These help to protect your eyes from the bright sunlight.
- Wear clothes that keep you cool and covered from the sun.
Music:
- Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
P.E:
- Indoor workout - Jungle Exercises for Kids
Friday:
Play:
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/zebra.htm
Reading:
- We have finished our sounds so we will move on to reading short words.
- You don’t need to print out this sheet just read the words and point to the correct picture :)
Tricky word:
- "Show me" game using flashcards in homework folder-
parent says show me “said", child points, etc.
Maths:
- Look at the sets in the pictures on p. 107 of Cracking Maths.
- Count the items in each side of the circles. How many are on the left side? How many are on the right side? How many all together? Use your fingers to help :)
- Cracking Maths p107
Music:
- The animal boogie song
Irish:
Art:
OR
- DIY - Make your own jungle binoculars out of Toilet Rolls!
- Decorate your own binoculars and imagine you are going on your own Safari around your house!
P.E:
- Just Dance - I like to move it