Ms. Kennedy’s Junior Infants
*Friday 22nd of May- Book Collection*
I will be at the school gate from 1pm-2pm to give out the children's books from a safe distance.
I am looking forward to seeing you all next Friday 
May 18th- May 22nd 2020
Big hello to all my amazing Junior Infants!
I hope everyone is keeping well. Well done to you all you are doing a great job, keep it up! The pictures and videos being sent on Class Dojo are brilliant! I miss you all very much and I am so proud of all the amazing work both the children and parents are doing!
Please don't feel under pressure to get all of the work done, just use it as a guideline. You can choose your favourite activities daily.
Remember to check Class Dojo daily for extra ideas and daily story time videos from my garden
If you have any questions send me a message on Class Dojo or send an email to:
maria.kennedy@warrenmountprimary.com
Take care everyone. I hope you all have a great week!
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.
Ms. Kennedy
This weeks theme is:
Space
Monday:
Play:
Sounds:
Today’s revision is the sound ‘oo’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound 'oo’- , boo, zoo
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something which contains the ‘oo’ sound.
- Using the link watch a short video on the long oo sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘oo’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: moo, boo
Tricky word: all
- Think of some sentences using the word ‘all’ for example: In Autumn, all of the leaves fall off the trees
Story:
How to Catch A Star
Reading Activity:
- Children can draw a picture of their favourite part from the story.
- Mute the story and read it yourself with your child. Reading the story again and again helps children to read more of the story themselves and builds their confidence in books and reading.
- Pause the read along story and play ‘I spy’ - What can you see? “I spy with my little eye something beginning with s”.
History:
- Try to sequence the story of “How to catch a star”
- Can you draw a picture for what happened during the beginning/ middle and end of the story?
Sounds matching activity:
- The pictures show a rocket, planet, moon, star, astronaut, star, cloud, rock.
- Match the beginning sound to the picture.
Maths:
- Our topic this week is 3-D shapes!
- Remember 2-D Shapes are flat, 3-D Shapes are fat!
- Go on a hunt around your house. Try to find some items (things that roll and things that don’t roll) (a ball/ toilet paper/ orange etc)
- Let’s sort them out! Make two sets - sort out the items into ones that roll and ones that don’t roll.
- Maths Splash daily challenge.
Music:
10 Little Aliens
Irish:
Our theme for this week is:
- Today’s lesson is Caitheamh Aimsire - Ceacht
P.E.:
Cosmic Yoga- Mike and Muttnik on the Moon
Tuesday:
Play:
Sound:
Today’s revision is the sound ‘ch’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound ‘ch’ – choose, chew, chicken
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something that has the ‘ch’ sound.
- Using the link to watch a short video on the ch sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘ch’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: chat, chick
Tricky word:
- Look for the word ‘all’ in books
- Have a look at this video for some Tricky Word tips!
Story/ Geography:
5-Year-Olds Ask an Astronaut What It’s Like to Be in Outer Space
- What does the little boy find out about the astronaut’s job?
- Would you like to be an astronaut?
- What do you think is the most interesting thing about the astronaut’s job?
Writing:
- CVC words are short words that have a constant, vowel and constant
- We will do three new cvc words today. Use the words and the ideas on the sheet below. You don’t need to print out this sheet, just use a blank page that you have at home
- Don’t forget it’s important to form the letter correctly, just as the picture shows.
Maths:
- 3-D Shapes- Stack and don’t stack
- Try gather some items in your house! We are going to try find items that stack on top of each other.
- Sort out your objects into items that stack and objects that don’t stack.
- See what you can build with the items that stack! A tower? A house?
- Maths Splash daily challenge.
Music:
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Irish:
- Caitheamh Aimsire - Ceacht 7
P.E:
- Just Dance- Jump Up Space Version (start at 17 seconds)
Wednesday:
Play:
Sound:
Today’s revision is the sound ‘sh’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound ‘sh’- sheep, wash, sheet
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something that has the ‘sh’ sound.
- Using the link, check out this youtube video about the sh sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘sh’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: shut, sleep
Poem:
Five little stars shine and shine some more,
One fell to the earth and then there were four.
Four little stars, happy as can be,
One fell to the earth and then there were three.
Three little stars in a sky so blue,
One fell to the earth and then there were two.
Two little stars, having lots of fun,
One fell to the earth and then there was one.
One little star left all alone,
That one fell to earth and then there were none.
The moon came out- what a pretty sight!
He waved to the stars and he said goodnight.
Tricky Word:
Play tricky word bingo using the bingo card and flashcards in your homework folder.
Science:
All about Space
Writing:
- CVC words are short words that have a constant, vowel and constant
- We will do three new cvc words today. Use the words and the ideas on the sheet below. You don’t need to print out this sheet, just use a blank page that you have at home
- Don’t forget it’s important to form the letter correctly, just as the picture on Tuesday shows.
Maths:
- 2-D Shapes and 3-D Shapes
- Sort the 2D and 3D shapes on this game
https://www.education.com/game/2d-3d-shapes/
Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws7nvigMUgE
Irish:
- Caitheamh Aimsire - Ceacht 8
P.E:
- Cosmic Yoga- Space Picnic
Thursday:
Play:
Sounds:
Today’s revision is the hard sound ‘th’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound ‘th’- there, these, those
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something that has the ‘th’ sound.
- Using the link, check out this youtube video about the th sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the hard ‘th’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: this, that
Tricky word:
- Write out some Tricky words on post it’s/ paper using your favourite colour (all, the, me, she, he, it)
- With all the tricky words, put them into bag. Close your eyes and dip your hand into the bag. What tricky word did you get? Keep going to practice all of the tricky words :)
Story time from Space!
- Have a look at this story ‘If I were an Astronaut’
Writing:
- CVC words are short words that have a constant, vowel and constant
- We will do three new cvc words today. Use the words and the ideas on the sheet below. You don’t need to print out this sheet, just use a blank page that you have at home
- Don’t forget it’s important to form the letter correctly, just as the picture on Tuesday shows.
Maths:
- 3-D shapes
- Flat vs Solid shapes
https://ie.ixl.com/math/jr-infants/flat-and-solid-shapes
Irish:
- Caitheamh Aimsire -Cluichí
S.P.H.E:
- Virtual trip to Space!
- Remember our five senses? Our sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch!
- Let’s use these to help us create our own trip to Space!
- What do you think shooting into space feels like?
- Turn on your listening ears… what sounds do you think you could hear in space?
- Open your looking eyes…what do you think you could see? What colours might you see?
- Turn on your taste buds! Do you think food tastes different in Space?
Music:
PE:
- Guided dance- Blast off (start at 27 seconds)
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Friday:
Play:
Sound:
Today’s revision is the soft sound ‘th’, here are some activities:
- Think of words with the sound ‘th’- think, thing
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something that has the ‘th’ sound.
- Using the link, check out this youtube video about the th sound
- Draw some pictures of objects that have the soft ‘th’ sound.
- Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together: thank, three
Tricky Word:
- "Show me" game using flashcards in homework folder- parent says show me “the", child points, etc.
- Sing along to this Tricky Word
Music:
Irish:
- Caitheamh Aimsire - Scéal
Art:
OR
Maths/ Art :
- Build a 3D rocket ship using 3D shapes in your home for example toilet rolls (cylinders), cereals boxes (cuboids), a ball (sphere)
P.E.: