A message from Orla & Sarah for this week:
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You can download a printable version of our weekly plan here.
Here are our learning topics for this week!
Maths: Number Patterns and Sequences
English: Reading Comprehension / Book Review
Gaeilge: An Aimsir (The Weather)
SESE (Geography): Planet Earth in Space
Your Spelling List is:
homeless, careless, fearless, endless, helpless, speechless, tasteless, priceless, happiness, sadness, sickness, weakness, business, loneliness, witness, forgiveness
(We have these on an optional easy-print sheet below).
Below you will find a suggested daily schedule! Please note that this outline is only a suggestion. We are aware that there are lots of things happening at home so please do what you feel is manageable. For those of you who want some extra challenges, please take a look at our bonus activity page.
Some notes for parents / guardians:
Please note that many activities this week are on folensonline.ie - it is free to sign up. We have taken screenshots of workbook pages but there are many other great resources on the site, particularly for Maths and Gaeilge. We use the programmes: Planet Maths 3rd Class and Abair Liom 3rd Class. Each has ebooks, activities and games available on the site. To create an account:
Also, we do understand that Gaeilge will be difficult for most parents. We’ve provided a ‘Gaeilge Support Document’ with relevant translations. There are many interactive posters, activities and games that we would like the children to do this week. The children should have an understanding of a lot of the vocabulary and they should be able to do the tasks themselves. However, we do understand that this might be overwhelming for someone who does not speak the language. If you find that this is too much, you can of course choose some other activities for your child.
Maths: Number Patterns and Sequences
English: Reading Comprehension / Book Review
Gaeilge: An Aimsir (The Weather)
SESE (Geography): Planet Earth in Space
Your Spelling List is:
homeless, careless, fearless, endless, helpless, speechless, tasteless, priceless, happiness, sadness, sickness, weakness, business, loneliness, witness, forgiveness
(We have these on an optional easy-print sheet below).
Below you will find a suggested daily schedule! Please note that this outline is only a suggestion. We are aware that there are lots of things happening at home so please do what you feel is manageable. For those of you who want some extra challenges, please take a look at our bonus activity page.
Some notes for parents / guardians:
Please note that many activities this week are on folensonline.ie - it is free to sign up. We have taken screenshots of workbook pages but there are many other great resources on the site, particularly for Maths and Gaeilge. We use the programmes: Planet Maths 3rd Class and Abair Liom 3rd Class. Each has ebooks, activities and games available on the site. To create an account:
- Go to FolensOnline.ie and click register
- Select Teacher
- Fill in a username, email and password
- For Roll Number use the code: Prim20 for primary book resources
Also, we do understand that Gaeilge will be difficult for most parents. We’ve provided a ‘Gaeilge Support Document’ with relevant translations. There are many interactive posters, activities and games that we would like the children to do this week. The children should have an understanding of a lot of the vocabulary and they should be able to do the tasks themselves. However, we do understand that this might be overwhelming for someone who does not speak the language. If you find that this is too much, you can of course choose some other activities for your child.
Monday:
1. English: Today, we are going to do a few short activities. You are used to doing stations in school so this will be like that, except you don’t need to move around! You should spend approximately 10 minutes on each task.
2. Maths:
3. Gaeilge: Póstaer 15: Cén sórt aimsire atá ann inniu? (What is the weather like today?) https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/3rd_class/resources/Poster/AL_3C_ACT_POS_CH15_009/index.html
4. SESE:
Bonus activity: It’s important to stay active at home. You could try a PE lesson with The Body Coach on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ!
1. English: Today, we are going to do a few short activities. You are used to doing stations in school so this will be like that, except you don’t need to move around! You should spend approximately 10 minutes on each task.
- Task 1: Read aloud from your novel to your adult at home.
- Task 2: Cursive handwriting - complete the handwriting sheet given. You may do these sentences in your copy if you are unable to print it out. Remember to form each letter correctly. Don’t rush - take your time!
- Task 3: Practise writing out your sixteen spellings using look, cover, write, check. Look up any unfamiliar words.
- Task 4: Play some grammar games on https://www.grammar.cl/Games.htm
2. Maths:
- Play ‘Hit the Button’. We are still revising our times tables. Focus on x4, x5, x6 this week.
- Play the ‘Patterns and Sequences’ game.
- Look at / do Planet Maths p. 128.
3. Gaeilge: Póstaer 15: Cén sórt aimsire atá ann inniu? (What is the weather like today?) https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/3rd_class/resources/Poster/AL_3C_ACT_POS_CH15_009/index.html
- Listen to and understand the ‘Scéal’ (story)
- Complete the ‘Foclóir’ (vocabulary) activity.
4. SESE:
- This week, we are learning about ‘Our Planet in Space’. Read through p.72 and p.73 of the chapter.
- Draw the Sun and the planets and label them. Try to learn the names of the planets, in order.
Bonus activity: It’s important to stay active at home. You could try a PE lesson with The Body Coach on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ!
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Tuesday:
1. English:
2. Maths:
3. Gaeilge:
4. SESE:
Bonus activity: Play a fun dice game to practise your times tables!
Connect 4 - Multiplication: Roll two dice and multiply the numbers on the dice. Colour in the answer. The first person to get four in a row wins the game! If you can’t print the game, you can copy the numbers onto a sheet of paper. You can also play on your own to practise your times tables too!
1. English:
- Read ‘The Giant Panda’ reading comprehension. Complete activities A and C. Remember to write full sentences when answering your questions
- Revise your spellings. Put eight spellings into sentences.
2. Maths:
- Play ‘Hit the Button’. Focus on x4, x5, x6 this week.
- Play the ‘Number Patterns’ game here.
- Look at / do Planet Maths p. 129. You can copy the 100 square into your copy for the first task.
3. Gaeilge:
- Listen to and understand the ‘Comhrá’ (conversation) https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/3rd_class/resources/Dialogue/AL_3C_ACT_DIA_CH15_008/index.html Read it aloud on Abair Liom p.125.
- Complete task C - ‘Cén sórt aimsire é’ (What type of weather is it?) either orally or in a copy. Abair Liom p. 125.
4. SESE:
- Look at ‘Our Planet in Space’ p.74. You might not be able to get up to watch the sunrise, but this website will tell you about what time the sun rises and sets each day. Check this every day for the rest of the week. What do you notice?
- Read about shadows. If you can, bring some chalk outside on a sunny day (remembering to socially distance from others outside of your household!) and draw your shadow!
Bonus activity: Play a fun dice game to practise your times tables!
Connect 4 - Multiplication: Roll two dice and multiply the numbers on the dice. Colour in the answer. The first person to get four in a row wins the game! If you can’t print the game, you can copy the numbers onto a sheet of paper. You can also play on your own to practise your times tables too!
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Wednesday:
1. English:
2. Maths:
3. Gaeilge:
4. SESE:
Bonus activity: Learn a little about Humanism. Here is a suite of lessons about Humanism. You can choose aspects of one or more of these lessons to support your discussion of this belief system.
1. English:
- Read ‘The Giant Panda’ reading comprehension again (see Tuesday documents for this). Complete activities B and D. Remember to write full sentences when answering your questions.
- Revise your spellings. Put the remaining eight spellings into sentences.
2. Maths:
- Play ‘Hit the Button’. Focus on x4, x5, x6 this week.
- Look at / do the number sentences on Planet Maths p. 130. Remember - with magic squares, the numbers should add up to the magic number, when added horizontally or vertically. They involve some thinking!
3. Gaeilge:
- Tarraing agus scríobh (draw and write): Activity G on Abair Liom p.128. Draw four pictures to show the following sentences. Write the sentence under each picture.
- Tá sé fluich inniu.
- Tá sé te inniu.
- Tá sé fuar inniu.
- Tá sé gaofar inniu.
4. SESE:
- Answer the questions on ‘Our Planet in Space’ p.75, either orally or in your copies (see Tuesday documents for this).
- If you want, you can make your own shadow animals! There are some examples shown.
Bonus activity: Learn a little about Humanism. Here is a suite of lessons about Humanism. You can choose aspects of one or more of these lessons to support your discussion of this belief system.
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Thursday:
1. English:
2. Maths:
3. Gaeilge:
4. SESE:
Bonus activity: Science: Explore this website. Have a look at the different activities. You can do an activity if you want and if you have the necessary resources. Have fun!
1. English:
- Choose a novel that you have read recently and write a book review. You may use the given template or you may use the same headings in your copies if you are unable to print it out. Remember to use full sentences, with capital letters and full stops. Check back over your work and edit it if you need to.
- Have you heard about the new Citywest ETNS Book Club? Why not submit your book review to the Book Club? You can also get a recommendation for what book to read next!
- Revise your spellings. You could practise saying them aloud with your adult.
2. Maths:
- Play ‘Hit the Button’. Focus on x4, x5, x6 this week.
- Look at / do Planet Maths p. 131. You will need to use your multiplication and division skills!
3. Gaeilge:
- Learn the song ‘Ag Cur Báistí Arís’ (Raining again). https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/3rd_class/resources/Song/AL_3C_ACT_SON_CH15_007/index.html
- Look at / do the word snakes on Abair Liom p. 128. Write out the three sentences with spaces. You’ll be using the new vocabulary from the activity on Monday.
4. SESE:
- Do the crossword on ‘Our Planet in Space’ p.76. You can draw out the crossword if you want or you can just find the answers to the clues.
- Check out this video. It gives you a really good idea about just how big the universe is by zooming out from Earth! It also zooms in again to show you the tiny particles that humans are made from. It’s really cool!
Bonus activity: Science: Explore this website. Have a look at the different activities. You can do an activity if you want and if you have the necessary resources. Have fun!
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Friday:
1. English:
2. Maths:
3. Gaeilge:
4. Art: Make your own 3D hand! Watch this video - it’s easy to do and they look cool! You might want to use a ruler to draw the straight lines. Have fun!
Bonus activity: Today’s bonus activity hopes to spread some love and happiness! Why not try to Skype or Facetime someone who you miss. Think about your grandparents and other people who you cannot see at the moment. You could also write a letter to someone, or if you haven’t had a chance to submit some work to your teacher, why not do that now!
*Don't forget to celebrate all of your learning this week with some Golden Time!!*
1. English:
- Read your novel for 30 minutes.
- Revise your spellings. If your adult is able to, they could test your spellings today. If not, you could create a wordsearch containing all 16 spellings, or put all 16 spellings into alphabetical order.
2. Maths:
- Play ‘Hit the Button’. Focus on x4, x5, x6 this week.
- If your adult is able to, they could test you on some of your tables. (Maybe 10-15 sums).
- Look at / do the ‘check up’ in Planet Maths p. 132.
3. Gaeilge:
- Listen to and understand the ‘dán’ (poem) - ‘Ní Maith Liom an Bháisteach’ (I don’t like the rain): https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/3rd_class/resources/Poem/AL_3C_ACT_POE_CH15_006/index.html
- Try to recite it!
4. Art: Make your own 3D hand! Watch this video - it’s easy to do and they look cool! You might want to use a ruler to draw the straight lines. Have fun!
Bonus activity: Today’s bonus activity hopes to spread some love and happiness! Why not try to Skype or Facetime someone who you miss. Think about your grandparents and other people who you cannot see at the moment. You could also write a letter to someone, or if you haven’t had a chance to submit some work to your teacher, why not do that now!
*Don't forget to celebrate all of your learning this week with some Golden Time!!*
Planet Maths p. 132 |