2 nd Class Work to be done at home until April 24 th Monday April 13th:1) Spellings: Week 28 Day 1: Learn and write three sentences. A compound word is too little

words joined together to make a new word e.g. classroom, football, milkshake2) Complete Just Handwriting page 383) Read the report “The Artic and Antartica” Starlight p34 . Discuss the new words (in bold)

with an adult.4) Maths Tables -115) Busy at Maths p114. Don’t forget that you need to be able to tell which is the long hand and

which is the short hand.6) Science: The Dandelion. Read Small World p55 and complete the activities. Find a

dandelion in your garden. Check it each day. How long does it take to change from a bud/flower to a seed head (clock)? Maybe photograph it each day. Do you think dandelions are “weeds” or “flowers growing in the wrong place”? Look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ_QqtXoyQw

7) Irish: Pick a programme from TG4 and watch it.Ár Scéal 3.30pm each day. (lots of art and craft activities through Irish)Dónal Dána 4.15pm each day (Horrid Henry )

Tuesday April 14th:1) Spellings: Week 28 Day 2: Learn and write three sentences.2) Starlight p35 Activity A. Write full sentences in your best writing.3) Maths Tables -114) 1 hour is 60 minutes. ½ Hour is 30 minutes. Ask an adult to get you an analogue clock at

home. Remember it takes 60 minutes for the big hand to make one complete lap of the clock, regardless of where it starts. If the big hand starts at 2 and finishes at 2 that is 60 minutes. Busy at Maths p115 Q1 to Q5. This is a difficult topic but is very important.

5) Irish: Practice phrases we have been learning throughout the school year – “Dia duit. Dia is Muire duit.

6) History: Investigating Historical Artefacts: A historical artefact is anything that was made by humans for a purpose. Watch this video https://www.rte.ie/player/series/1st-and-2nd-class-rt%C3%A9-home-school-hub/SI0000006858?epguid=PL000003241. Find an old item in your house and investigate it just like Múinteoir Ray,

Wednesday April 15th:1) Spellings: Week 28 Day 3: Learn and write three sentences.2) Complete Just Handwriting page 393) Starlight p35 Activity B and C. 4) Maths Tables -11

5) Busy at Maths p115 Q6 to Challenge. If you are struggling with this page you need to print it off again and re-do it.

6) Irish: Conas atá tú? Tá/Níl mé go maith. / Tá mé ceart go leor.7) Geography: How does heat effect how people live in different countries? How would it effect

their clothes, their homes, what they eat? Read Small World page 64 and complete the activities.

Thursday April 16th:1) Spellings: Week 28 Day 4: Learn and write three sentences.2) Complete Just Handwriting page 403) Conjunctions are joining words. They hep us join two sentences. And, so, because, but,

therefore are conjunctions. Starlight p36 Activity A. 4) Maths Tables -115) Remember if something is divided into four equal part each part is one quarter. Imagine the

clock like a pizza divided into quarters. If the big hand starts at 12 and is now pointing at 3 it has gone one quarter and we call that “quarter past”. If it is at 6 it has gone two quarters or half so we call that “half past”. If it is at 9 it has gone three quarters and only has one quarter more to get to 12 again so we call that “quarter to”. Get an adult to show you different times (quarter past, half past, quarter to only) on a clock and you name the time. Then repeat but this time the adult calls out the time and you show it on the clock. Busy at Maths p116 Q1.

6) Irish: Cad is ainm duit? ____ is ainm dom. / Is mise ____.7) Art: Stick wind chime. You will need – 4 or 5 sticks of various lengths (bigger heavier ones

are better), string, stuff to decorate the sticks (paint, ribbon, tape, beads, markers – let your imagination run riot). Tie your decorated sticks onto a larger stick - See images on next page. Hang it outside and listen.

Friday April 17th:1) Spellings: Get someone to ask you to spell any ten spellings from Week 28.2) In your English copy write at least 4 sentences about the book you are reading at the

moment.3) Starlight p36 Activities B and C. 4) Maths Tables: Get someone to ask you ten -11 sums and correct them.5) Busy at Maths p116 Q2 and Q3.6) Irish: Put the three phrases from this week together to make a short conversation.7) PE: How many of the key points on how to balance well can you remember? Have a

balancing competition with your brother/sister/parent. Build an obstacle course outside and

get someone to time you going through it. Can you better your time. If it is raining google PE with Joe and Joe Wicks will lead you in a PE Lesson.

Monday April 20th:1) Spellings: Week 29 Day 1: Learn and write three sentences. The Dolch words are the high

frequency or sight words you come across a lot in your reading and writing.2) Complete Just Handwriting page 413) Read the poem “Spaghetti! Spaghetti!” Starlight p38. Discuss the new words (in bold) with

an adult.4) Maths Tables -12 Tables5) More clock practice as per instructions last Thursday. Busy at Maths p1176) Irish: Bia (food) – Encourage your child to find/name these items from the kitchen – calóga

(flakes), arán (bread), im (butter), bainne (milk), subh (jam), ubh (egg), tae (tea), caife (coffee), sú (juice)

7) Science: Heat is a form of energy. How many ways can you think of that generate heat? Have a look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVlF2GGljew Read Small World page 66 and complete the activities.

Tuesday April 21st:1) Spellings: Week 29 Day 2: Learn and write three sentences.2) Starlight p39 Activity A. Write full sentences in your best writing.3) Maths Tables -12 Tables4) We can show time in digital form. How many digital clocks around your home? The first two

digits tell the hours, then there is a colon and the next two digits tell the minutes. So half past 8 will be 08:30 in digital time. What time is 02:00? What time is 10:30? How would you write 6 o’clock, 11 o’clock, half past 9, half past 2 in digital form? Get lots of practice on this website. https://www.teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/sthec1.html

5) Irish: Ath-cleachtadh (practice) the words from yesterday. Place them all on a table, child closes their eyes and your remove one or two items. Open eyes and name the missing item(s) in Irish.

6) History: Heating homes long ago. How is your bedroom/bed heated? How did people heat their rooms/beds before electricity? Read Small World p63 and complete.

Wednesday April 22nd:1) Spellings: Week 29 Day 3: Learn and write three sentences.2) Complete Just Handwriting page 423) Starlight p39 Activities B and C. 4) Maths Tables -12 Tables5) Busy at Maths p1186) Irish: Practice these phrases using the words practiced on Mon/Tue. An maith leat ______?

Is/Ní maith liom _____. 7) Geography: How does heat effect how people live in different countries? Read Small World

page 65 and complete the activities.

Thursday April 23rd:1) Spellings: Week 29 Day 4: Learn and write three sentences.2) Complete Just Handwriting page 43

3) Contractions are when we squash two words together to make a short word and sometimes a letter pops out and all that’s left is an apostrophe. E.g do not -> don’t, we will -> we’ll. Starlight p40 Activities A and B.

4) Maths Tables -12 Tables5) Busy at Maths p119. Use an analogue clock at home to help you with this page.6) Irish: Practice these phrases using the words practiced on Mon/Tue. An maith leat ______?

Is/Ní maith liom _____. Is fear liom _____. (I prefer ___)7) Art: We can draw lots of things by starting out with drawing circles using a pencil. The trick

is to draw the circles and other lines very lightly, When your drawing is complete go back over it Rub out the lines you don’t want and make the lines you do want darker. See the elephant below or there are lots of examples on the web. Try this website - https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/how-to-draw-step-by-step-t-t-2546395Or try Don Conroy’s YouTube channel for hints.

Friday April 24th:1) Spellings: Get someone to ask you to spell any ten spellings from Week 29.2) In your English copy write at least 4 sentences about the book you are reading at the

moment.3) Contractions: Starlight p40 Activity C. 4) Maths Tables: Get someone ask you ten -12 sums and correct them.5) Busy at Maths p120. Use an analogue clock at home to help you with this page.6) Irish: Write out the three sentences – An maith leat ______? Is/Ní maith liom _____. Is fearr

liom _____. Do a quick drawing based on the child’s choice of food.7) PE: Catching: Teaching Point – Keep your eyes on the object throughout the catch.

Get someone to throw you a soft item and stand 1 metre apart. How many successful catches in a row can you make? Stand 2 metres apart and repeat. Stand 3 metres apart and repeat. Remember your teaching point.