English:
Denzel is packing for a surprise holiday. Do his friends listen to Denzel? Are they really helping? What would you pack for him?
Have your test on Friday, just like we do in school.
Use https://www.spellingcity.com/users/mrsdlinehan as a link to access lots of spelling games based on Spellbound. Find ‘Unit 16’, ‘Try a game’.
Some magic e words to practise reading :
Nine, wipe, mine, line, dice, prize, smile, slide, spine, white, bride, shine, rise, stripe, while, slime, drive, spike, Mike,
Maths:
Also boys could make their own shop and play shops at home . Draw and cut out coins. Make up shopping bills, give change from 20c and 50c.
Extra practise on IXL learning website. I will send out your child’s username and password to access this site.
Recommended activities : 1st Class Money exercises R.2 and R.3
Tuesday: No. 1= What time is it now? 1 hour..1/2 hour before this?
No. 9 = Revise months of the year . Sing our song.
No. 10= What do we call these shapes? ..2D shapes ..Name some more e.g. circle, oval. What’s special about a square?...All sides are the same/equal. A rectangle? Opposite sides are equal.
Wednesday: No.1= What’s in the press weighing 1kg? ½ kg?
No. 9 = ½ of 12 …..6+6=12, ½ of 4 ..20..14..8?
No. 10= ½ hour /1 hour/3 hours later
Thursday: No. 9 = Sing song to revise months of the year.
Do you remember rhyme for number of days in months?
30 days has September, April, June and November.
All the rest have 31, except for February alone.
Which has 28 days clear and 29 in a leap year.
Friday: No.7= 4+4+4 = 12, Is this answer odd or even? Double it? Halve it? 3 bowls broke. How many now?
Problemsolving: Remember underline key words. Draw pictures to help. Use “ RUDE”
R= Read
U = Underline
D = Draw
E = Evaluate. .Does your answer make sense?
Remember mistakes are good when we learn from them.
Grow in Love: They have kindly opened up all of their resources to parents. If you wish you can sign up at the following
https://app.growinlove.ie/en/login
Username: trial@growinlove.ie
Password: growinlove
When logged in go to Grow in Love 1st Class. Click on Theme 6 Celebrating Mass: Lesson 1 We offer gifts.
Look at and discuss video clips and pictures. Complete workbook pgs. 34, 35.
This is a fantastic resource which will give you access to hundreds of free ebooks.
Click on Tools,Apps and Websites to support learning at home.
Scroll down and find Cloughfin N.S. Educ. Resources for 1st and 2nd.
Lots of lovely links to interesting fun resources.
There’s also a 30 day Lego Challenge on that page.
Enter code: IRLTWINKLHELPS
- Reader “Dance shoes for GG” - At this stage boys are probably on to the story Denzel’s Holiday . Encourage boys to read with expression, pausing at full stops and commas.
Denzel is packing for a surprise holiday. Do his friends listen to Denzel? Are they really helping? What would you pack for him?
- Treasury : Continue p. 52- 55
- Sounds in Action: Continue on (maybe a page a day). This is revision of previous class work.
- Read At Home: Week 18
- Free writing If boys want they can write what their three wishes would be if they found a magic box. ( link with Read at Home story)
- Spellbound Unit 16
Have your test on Friday, just like we do in school.
Use https://www.spellingcity.com/users/mrsdlinehan as a link to access lots of spelling games based on Spellbound. Find ‘Unit 16’, ‘Try a game’.
- Phonics : Magic e in i words ( link with spellings)
Some magic e words to practise reading :
Nine, wipe, mine, line, dice, prize, smile, slide, spine, white, bride, shine, rise, stripe, while, slime, drive, spike, Mike,
Maths:
- Tables: Subtract 8 pgs. 48 ,49. Continue on each day as we do in school. Remember addition and subtraction are related e.g.12 - 8 = 4….. 4 + 8 =12
- Mathemagic1 Revision work pgs. 118 - 121 Money, Number Trios, Adding tens and units with estimation
Also boys could make their own shop and play shops at home . Draw and cut out coins. Make up shopping bills, give change from 20c and 50c.
Extra practise on IXL learning website. I will send out your child’s username and password to access this site.
Recommended activities : 1st Class Money exercises R.2 and R.3
- New Wave Week 28…some ideas to expand learning
Tuesday: No. 1= What time is it now? 1 hour..1/2 hour before this?
No. 9 = Revise months of the year . Sing our song.
No. 10= What do we call these shapes? ..2D shapes ..Name some more e.g. circle, oval. What’s special about a square?...All sides are the same/equal. A rectangle? Opposite sides are equal.
Wednesday: No.1= What’s in the press weighing 1kg? ½ kg?
No. 9 = ½ of 12 …..6+6=12, ½ of 4 ..20..14..8?
No. 10= ½ hour /1 hour/3 hours later
Thursday: No. 9 = Sing song to revise months of the year.
Do you remember rhyme for number of days in months?
30 days has September, April, June and November.
All the rest have 31, except for February alone.
Which has 28 days clear and 29 in a leap year.
Friday: No.7= 4+4+4 = 12, Is this answer odd or even? Double it? Halve it? 3 bowls broke. How many now?
Problemsolving: Remember underline key words. Draw pictures to help. Use “ RUDE”
R= Read
U = Underline
D = Draw
E = Evaluate. .Does your answer make sense?
Remember mistakes are good when we learn from them.
Grow in Love: They have kindly opened up all of their resources to parents. If you wish you can sign up at the following
https://app.growinlove.ie/en/login
Username: trial@growinlove.ie
Password: growinlove
When logged in go to Grow in Love 1st Class. Click on Theme 6 Celebrating Mass: Lesson 1 We offer gifts.
Look at and discuss video clips and pictures. Complete workbook pgs. 34, 35.
- EXTRAS:
- Treat yourself to an audiobook read by David Walliams. Click on www.worldofdavidwalliams.com
- Sign up for Oxford Owl using this link
This is a fantastic resource which will give you access to hundreds of free ebooks.
- On our own school website are a wealth of resources.
Click on Tools,Apps and Websites to support learning at home.
Scroll down and find Cloughfin N.S. Educ. Resources for 1st and 2nd.
Lots of lovely links to interesting fun resources.
There’s also a 30 day Lego Challenge on that page.
- Weigh amounts for baking, identify shapes in the kitchen,
- Twinkl is offering parents free Ultimate Membership for their website for one month. It has a variety of resources for many subject areas.
Enter code: IRLTWINKLHELPS
- Develop fine motor skills e.g. cutting straight lines/wavy lines/fringes in paper and later cardboard, building with lego/bricks/ meccano, tying shoelaces.
- Physical exercise every day e.g. make an obstacle course in your backyard. Log on to Go noodle or Joe Wicks Body Coach.