Senior Infants work for Wednesday, January 8th
- Busy at Maths: pg 17
- Shared Reader:
- Discuss pictures.
- Focus on any new/tricky words…can you think of any words that rhyme with the new words?
- Model reading the book to them, then get them to read it back to you. Check fluency.
- Ask questions about the content.
- Get them to retell the story in their own words
- Chat about Winter:
- What are the 3 months of winter?
- What types of weather occur in winter?
- What kind of clothing would you wear in winter?- get them to list as many as possible.
- Can you name 3 differences between winter and summer? Which season do you prefer and why?
- What do they know about animals who hibernate in Winter?
- Watch/ discuss the Youtube video ‘Hibernation for Kids’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDUNhiyIKOc
- Draw and colour a detailed Winter picture, based on your chat.
- Movement breaks (YouTube):
Type in ‘Winter movement break for kids’ and complete a few of choice.
- Handwriting app:
In preparation for starting handwriting homework next week,
have a look at this useful link, https://app.edcohandwriting.ie/, based on our handwriting programme.
- Focus on ‘Pre-Cursive A’ section today (lower case letters)
- Click on this section and have a browse through the warm-up exercises (always do these before commencing writing), pre-writing activities and try the letter-matching memory game.
- The letter formation section is excellent for showing your child how to form each letter correctly, before they try it themselves.