*****Read a story every day to your child.*****
****Bedtime is the best time you can really relax and enjoy it ****
****Bedtime is the best time you can really relax and enjoy it ****
Things to do every day
- Sing Alphabet
- Practice all sounds previously taught
- Read everyday
- Check the blending section
- Check the tricky word of the week
- Pick and choose from the rest of the sections below
Tricky word of the week
Monkey has a new word. It is tricky let’s learn it together. He also Wants to show you all the tricky words that he knows.
Monkey wants to show you an awesome game you can play with your tricky words.
check out Monkey reading his book looking for tricky words. Well done Monkey.
Monkey wants to show you an awesome game you can play with your tricky words.
check out Monkey reading his book looking for tricky words. Well done Monkey.
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Blending section
Moto-Moto has some words that we can blend together. Let’s see can you do them. Moto-Moto’s new words all come from our new reader for this week “Nog in the fog” the third story called Sam gets a shock.
Charlie wants to show us a game with our diagraphs (our sounds that two letters). They are hard but it can be fun to play this game.
Charlie had been working really hard on his “ot” family, at” family and at the “og” family and the “it” and "ig" family. See can you sound out all these words with him.
Charlie wants to show us a game with our diagraphs (our sounds that two letters). They are hard but it can be fun to play this game.
Charlie had been working really hard on his “ot” family, at” family and at the “og” family and the “it” and "ig" family. See can you sound out all these words with him.
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Poem of the week
Reading and Oral work
We have a new Aistear theme for the next couple of weeks and it’s The zoo.
Hope you like this book its called Curious George and lets see what happens when a very curious little monkey visits the zoo..
Read the below story with your child. Ask them to retell your the story.
find out who the author and the illustrator is.
What is their favourite part of the story?
Hope you like this book its called Curious George and lets see what happens when a very curious little monkey visits the zoo..
Read the below story with your child. Ask them to retell your the story.
find out who the author and the illustrator is.
What is their favourite part of the story?
For homework nights the children would b getting books this week to practice their sounding out. This can be done through the Oxford Owl online for this week. Follow the instructions and search for the two books shown.
This week I have picked two more books a blending book (see picture below) and Sam gets a shock which is the third story in Nog in the fog. Your child should give it a go at reading the words themselves by using their blending skills and the video in the blending section.
This week I have picked two more books a blending book (see picture below) and Sam gets a shock which is the third story in Nog in the fog. Your child should give it a go at reading the words themselves by using their blending skills and the video in the blending section.
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Step 1: Click on this link www.oxfordowl.co.uk Step 2: Click on the pink 'My Class Login' button in the top right corner Step 3: Enter your class username and password Junior Infants Username: Ms Kennedy Password: Kennedy2020 Username: Ms Wynne Password: Wynne2020 Username: Ms Crone Password: Crone2020 |
Topic in Aistear- The zoo
This week we are learning about the farm in Aistear. Talk with your child about all the zoo .What animals live in the zoo and what they look like e.g number of legs, colour, fur?, feathers? Wool?
Use the pictures below to describe the animals.
Use the activities below to talk about the zoo.
Use the pictures below to describe the animals.
Use the activities below to talk about the zoo.
Phonics
We wont be learning any more new sounds but we will be revising all our sounds for the next couple of weeks.
Please revise the letters p, m, and j
The sound oi
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The sound ou
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The sound th
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The sound sh
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The sound ch
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The letter s
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Writing
Fine motor skills
Pick one activity every day these are a lot of fun!!!!!
We have given home scissors and cutting skills in your arts and crafts packs so you will be able to practice your fine motor skills at home. This week in your pack you will find cutting skills for the zoo.
Pick one activity every day these are a lot of fun!!!!!
We have given home scissors and cutting skills in your arts and crafts packs so you will be able to practice your fine motor skills at home. This week in your pack you will find cutting skills for the zoo.
Cut a picture out from a magazine or newspaper
Use the pincher grip (finger and thumb) to pick up a coloured sweet one at a time..... No cheating!!!!
Use clothes pegs to hang socks on a line/clothes horse
Great job Charlie. Can you try these patterns with Charlie using pasta.
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Carefully put spaghetti through the holes of a colander
No jigsaws at home not problem cut up a picture instant jigsaw!!
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Multi-Sensory Writing
Practice your letters in flour/shaving foam/outside in the mud
Practice the two letters f and b like Sad Sam and try to write your name and practice some other letters too
Great job Sad Sam!!!!!
Charlie was feeling really funny and made the letters d and g using grapes!! He is such a funny puppy. Let’s see can you do the same.
Charlie also used the Playdough we made to make our letter m See can you do that. Also lets see can you make your name using playdough!!
Practice your letters in flour/shaving foam/outside in the mud
Practice the two letters f and b like Sad Sam and try to write your name and practice some other letters too
Great job Sad Sam!!!!!
Charlie was feeling really funny and made the letters d and g using grapes!! He is such a funny puppy. Let’s see can you do the same.
Charlie also used the Playdough we made to make our letter m See can you do that. Also lets see can you make your name using playdough!!
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Free-writing
Once a week try writing a story by yourself. Encourage your child to make draw and use letters for their story. Check out Monkey’s free writing. Well done Monkey! |
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Shared Writing
Once a week practice writing a sentence with your child. You write the letter first then your child does. Let them draw a picture at the end
This week try and write some more sentences about the zoo.
Once a week practice writing a sentence with your child. You write the letter first then your child does. Let them draw a picture at the end
This week try and write some more sentences about the zoo.
