Senior Infants

ReadingParents can access digital resources and ebooks on folenonline.ie To register follow the steps below:

1. Go to FolensOnline.ie and click register.2. Select Teacher3. Fill in username, email and password4. For Roll Number use the code: Prim20

For more reading material search for “reading zone senior infants” – the following are a list of readers beginning with the easiest level.

The Big Horse Finn Is Lost! Go Finn! Go! What A Mess! Are You Kitty? I’m Not Scared! Stop That Dog! Oh What Fun! What’s In The Box?

WritingSuggestions for daily independent writing practice (encourage children to work out spellings on their own):

1. Writing genre: Personal Narrative Discuss what a personal narrative is (a story about you) Writing prompt: “My Ouch Story” – write about a time you hurt yourself, aim for

5-10 sentences, don’t forget to draw a picture or add a photo

2. Sentence building (use attached worksheets)3. Picture writing prompts (use attached worksheets)

Oral LanguageChildren had been learning storytelling in oral language this month and our focus was the story of The Gingerbread Man. We looked at the structure of a story (setting, characters, happenings – beginning, middle, end) and the language features (Once upon a time / on ran

the gingerbread man / run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man / “what are you doing?” asked the horse / first / next / then / finally/ and that was the end of the gingerbread man). Encourage children to retell the story, reminding them to use good speaking skills and character voices where appropriate.

Gaeilge Register with folensonline as outlined above. Search “Abair Liom Senior Infants”. The Senior Infant programme is Abair Liom B – click on the green “resources” tab. Click on the “Lesson” drop down menu and select number 23. An Cháisc Begin with Luaschártaí -new vocab for the week, Comhrá – listen and repeat after the

characters, Póstaer – includes the story, word games and songs & poems, Cártaí Meaitseála - helps children to learn the new words.

MathsNumber bonds – continue hands on activities for the story of 10 and revise number bonds for 6, 7, 8, and 9. Children should be able to write out all the ways of making each number. Register with Twinkl.ie using code IRLTWINKLHELPS to access worksheets on number bonds and addition. Search “number bonds to 10”, “addition to 10”, “story of 7” “number line addition to 10”Examples of suitable activity sheets:https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-n-2545979-ks1-number-bonds-to-six-using-number-shapes-activity-sheet https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/73/86/t-n-45417-number-bond-challenge-activity-sheet_ver_7.pdf?__token__=exp=1584710497~acl=%2Fresource%2F73%2F86%2Ft-n-45417-number-bond-challenge-activity-sheet_ver_7.pdf%2A~hmac=ebb044a5da4960b5768ca226687e0da93c4ce99aa592c2360d9a430f7e3582f3 (number bonds challenge 1 & 2)https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/b9/37/roi-n-5541-addition-to-10-numberline-activity-sheets.pdf?__token__=exp=1584710685~acl=%2Fresource%2Fb9%2F37%2Froi-n-5541-addition-to-10-numberline-activity-sheets.pdf%2A~hmac=64925ff1686a624605cd2f3e155f4365ab5796048c8d387c68e434275479d5ef (page 1)

HomeworkContinue with homework as per March Homework note sheet

*Please find below some worksheets to help with writing activities