Junior Infants Literacy remote learning Assumption Junior School

Junior Infants Literacy remote learning Assumption Junior School Week 5 May 5 th- 8 th Week 6 May 11 th-15 th

Hi boys& girls, Hope you are all keeping well, We Miss you!

• Parents/Guardians: We hope that our plans are helping you in your new role as teachers. The children will need your help and guidance but should be encouraged to be as independent as possible. Keep the sessions short and regular and remember that you have two weeks to complete the tasks. If you have any questions or comments regarding the school work you can email us on juniorinfants@assumptionjns. com and put your child’s teacher’s name as the subject. • Hi boys and girls! We hope you are all staying healthy and safe at home and that you are finding lots of fun activities to keep you busy.

Students will need: - A copy book to record their work. - Pens, pencils, colours, rubber. - An adult to help. - A computer / tablet / phone for some activities.

Phonics week 5 Phonics week 6 Revise all single sounds daily. (May 11 th-15 th) (May 5 th-8 th) ‘qu’ • • • ‘sh’ ‘qu’ & ’sh’ are digraphs. Digraphs are the combination of 2 letters to make one sound Say each single sound and digraph and do the action. List 3 words for each digraph sound. Rhyme week 1: How many words can you think of that rhyme with pan? (ban, can, tan etc. ) Rhyme Week 2 : How many words can you think of that rhyme with bed? (red, fed etc. ) • Make up sentences using the rhyming words and say them for your family. For example: Ted has a red bed in the shed.

. Phonics weeks 5 and 6 Sound out 3 words daily

Let’s practice our writing. Don’t forget our writing rules! Tummy to table, two feet on the ground, using our froggy legs, hand on the page and correct letter formation. Try to practice your letters every day.

Short writing activities Week 5 • Dictation: Say each word slowly and get your child to write them down. (2 per day) Ask them what sound they hear at the beginning, in the middle and at the end; peg, ran, hat, zip, quit, quick, sad, quiz • Write one sentence per day starting with I can see ____. Draw a picture to go with each sentence. For example: I can see a dog. Week 6 • Dictation: wag, gum, big, shed, ship, shot, fish, shop, dish, shut • Sentence Starter: I went to ______. • Draw a picture to go with each sentence. For example: I went to the shop.

Oral Language Week 5

Questions 1. What sport are the children in the picture playing? 2. What equipment do they need to play this game? Why do you think they wear special equipment when they are playing? 3. Who might be watching the children as they are playing? Who makes sure they play fairly during the match? 4. Can you think of any other sports where people play as part of a team? 5. Do you play. any sports? What equipment do you need? 6. What sport would you like to try? 7. It was Active at Home Week last week. Can you think of different physical activities you can do to keep active at home every week?

Oral Language Week 6

Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What is happening in the picture? What type of food are they making? What cooking utensils have they used to make the cookies? Where will they put the cookies to bake them? What important things will they have to remember when they put them there? A kitchen can be a dangerous place if people do not take care. What rules do children need to follow when they are working in the kitchen? Have you ever baked anything at home or in school? Describe what you did. How do you think these cookies will taste? What other food or drink might go well with them. What special times of the year do people most like to bake for?

Spot the Difference Week 5 Hope you all enjoyed Active at Home week! Can you find the 10 differences between these pictures?

Spot the Difference Week 6 Can you find the 6 differences between these pictures?

Reading Try to set aside a little time each day to read to your child. Encourage them to predict what they think will happen, and to make connections with their own lives or with other stories. Encourage them to look at books themselves and to identify any words they know. Get them to retell stories in their own words and to talk about the characters. Ask them to give the story a new ending and to draw a picture of their favourite part of the story.

Reading Here are some links to books the children may enjoy. Pink level • • • https: //connect. collins. co. uk/repo 1/Content/Live/qbslearning/Bigcat/Getting Dressed/index. html https: //connect. collins. co. uk/repo 1/Content/Live/qbslearning/Bigcat/Dinosau r. Rock/index. html https: //connect. collins. co. uk/repo 1/Content/Live/qbslearning/Bigcat/How. Many. Animals/index. html Red level • https: //connect. collins. co. uk/repo 1/Content/Live/qbslearning/Bigcat/Catand. Dog. Play. Hideand. Seek/in dex. html • https: //www. oxfordowl. co. uk/ • https: //www. starfall. com/h/im-reading/

Tricky Words the to Tricky words me I like my we he see have be New Tricky words Week 1 Week 2 was to Tricky words are best remembered by constant repetition. Here are some simple ways to achieve this. • Write the words individually on paper/card and stick them up around the house. Ask your child to say the word whenever they pass by it. Move the words around regularly. • Make two copies of each word and play Memory or Snap. • Be a tricky word detective and find a particular word in a story book. • Watch the Epic Phonics ‘Tricky Word’ songs on You. Tube

Have fun learning this Minibeast poem

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