Suggested List of Work For Week of 27 th April 2020 Class: Junior Infants

Normally, Active SCHOOL Week takes places during April. This year that’s not possible so we are reaching out to you to ask for your help with the Active HOME Week challenge. We are challenging all our students to try and complete as close to 60mins of physical activity every day. Pick and choose from the choice board below and keep an eye on our Facebook page for more ideas.

Monday Handwriting: Letter 'b' Click on this link, find letter, watch the formation video and complete the tracing activity. Form the letter 'b' in sand/a zip lock bag with paint in it/on someone's back or hand. Rainbow write the letter 'b'. Make the letter 'b' with playdough. Practice in your big and small handwriting book/in a copy/on paper. https://slp.cjfallon.ie/Irish Activity: Ag an Zú - Listen to the Scéal, Amhrán and DánMaths Activity: Sort your toy animals into sets. (stripes/spots/plain) (Fur/feathers/scales)(Land animal/water animal)(Can fly/cannot fly) (Can swim/cannot swim)Other Subject: PE - Joe Wicks - The Body Coach is doing a 30min live kids PE workout every morning at 9am on YouTube.Extension Activities: Zoo animal Yoga poses - see belowSuggested Links: Rainbow oral language programme - Unit 13-The Jungle https://rainbow.cjfallon.ie/#/

Tuesday Phonics : 'v' - See video on Class Dojo. Complete 'v' pg 51 in Sounds Make Words or online. Click on the link and complete the sound and letter discrimination activities. Add to your sound copy. Do a sound hunt. https://slp.cjfallon.ie/Irish Activity: Ag an Zú - Foclóir 1 and cuardach 1Maths Activity: Make patterns with your toy animals. Draw some snakes sand make patterns on their scales.(shapes/colours)Other Subject: Rainbow oral language programme - Unit 13-The Jungle https://rainbow.cjfallon.ie/#/Extension Activities: Giraffe's neck: place dry spaghetti pieces upright into a lump of playdough. Challenge children to place as many cheerios as they can onto the spaghetti piece without breaking it.Suggested Links: JollyPhonics v song -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vD4wLnoHiw

Wednesday Handwriting: Letter 'p' Click on this link, find letter, watch the formation video and complete the tracing activity. Form the letter 'p' in sand/a zip lock bag with paint in it/on someone's back or hand. Rainbow write the letter 'p'. Make the letter 'p' with playdough. Practice in your big and small handwriting book/in a copy/on paper. https://slp.cjfallon.ie/Irish Activity: Ag an Zú - Foclóir 1 and Cuardach 2Maths Activity: Block diagram - see dojoOther Subject: SESE- Small World pg 47 - Draw some animals you might hear in the zoo. Extension Activities: Zoo animal noises https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1zUp9aPFG4&t=57s Suggested Links: Simple playdough recipe: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/playdough-recipe

Thursday Phonics: 'y' - See video on class dojo. Complete 'y' pg 57 in Sound Make Words or online. Click on the link and complete the sound and letter discrimination activities. https://slp.cjfallon.ie/Irish Activity: Ag an Zú - Foclóir 2 and pg 82/83 in book or online.Maths Activity: Draw a large picture of a giraffe. Write the numbers 1-5 on it. Roll a

dice, find and colour the number.Other Subject: Animal rescue: adult wraps elastic bands around toy animals and child needs to take them off. Adult tapes toy animals do the back of a tray/cardboard/table and the child must pull off all the selotape/masking tape.Extension Activities: Add to your sound copy. Do a sound hunt.Suggested Links: JollyPhonics y song- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m0Mp65tHrk

Friday Blending: Words for the week are from word box 6 and some cvc words.(consonant, vowel. consonant).These may be in your small envelopes if not you can make them with your sounds flashcards. *Remember - when you see two letters with the same sound together e.g. ck, you only need to say the sound once.

top, put, hop, rag, lid, leg, bed, drip, miss, rock, back, duck, pot, gas, fit, stamp, bad

Irish Activity: Ag an Zú - Foclóir 2 and complete Cártaí MeaitseálaMaths Activity: Counting sheet - see dojoOther Subject: Art - Make some zoo animals with what you have at home. Some ideas below.Extension Activities: Make some playdough zoo or jungle animalsSuggested Links: Story - Rumble in the Jungle- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmq9PkLUBlI&t=40s

Cycle your bike  Go for a walk within your 2km radius

 Dance to your favourite song

 Practice your skipping skills (how many times can you skip in a row)

 Try some Cosmic Yoga

Create your own Active Home Week Activity

 Kick a ball with someone in your home

 Play tag/catch Have a mini sports day with your family

Complete the what's your name workout

 Ride your scooter

Complete a lesson from Beyond the Classroom

 Draw your own hopscotch with chalk and play

 Throw a ball with someone at home (use different sized balls)

 Create your own obstacle course

 Run for 5 mins 10 minutes of Active housework: hoovering, sweeping etc.

GAA Target practice with wall markings

 10 minutes of free play outside  

 Complete a RTE Jnr 10@10 workout

 Play Simon says using exercises

 Complete a Bodycoach workout or a PE with Joe on YouTube

 Parents’ choice of physical activity (teach them a new skill)

SFAI 12 Day Stay at home challenges

 10 Push-ups (on knees)

 10 Jumping Jacks

 20 High Knees  20 Heel kicks   Toilet roll keepie uppies/Crossbar challenge

Basketball Ireland stay at home skills

 Hop on Left Leg 10 times (repeat)

 Hop on Right leg 10 times (repeat)

 Squat for 30 seconds (repeat)

 20 sit ups/ crunches

 Run on spot for 30 seconds

Athletics Ireland hop series/core circuits