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These are some suggested online/offline activities to keep the children working. They are optional and they do not all have to be completed as we do not wish to add further stress to family life during these unprecedented times.
This week you can do some activities from Maths, English and Irish and you can choose one other activity from one of the following subjects: SESE, STEM, SPHE, PE, Arts and Religion.
There is an option to email a picture of work or send an email about work completed to the teacher on a Friday only if you wish. You can tell us about what activities you enjoyed.
Maths
Maths
Fractions and Time
If possible, use an analogue watch or clock and digital clock to practise. If not, the children could make their own clock (on the right), use an online clock (check: Time Games) or you could draw a clock face without hands for them.
Any opportunities for looking at clocks (analogue and digital) and telling the time are great.
t-n-062-blank-analogue-cutout-clocks-with-hands_ver_2.pdfFractions (Revision of halves and quarters to help with Time)
If possible, cut out a paper circle or use a circular paper plate and the children will fold it in half and then in quarters. This could also be done on paper where the child draws a circle and divides it into halves and quarters
When you fold your circle in half, how many equal parts are there?
When you fold it in quarters, how many equal parts are there?
Challenge: Imagine the circle you have folded (or drawn) in quarters is a clock, where would the 12/ 6/ 3/ 9 go? Can you fill in the rest of the numbers?
Time (Revision of o’clock and half past from last week; New Learning - Quarter past and quarter to)
Watch YouTube video
Write the following in your copy/ on a piece of paper.
Game (using a clock) – Show Me… 5 o’clock, half past 2, quarter past 3, quarter to 5; an hour later/ earlier than 4 o’clock; half an hour later/ earlier than 4 o’clock; half an hour later than quarter past 4 (You can make adapt the questions to your child’s ability)
How many minutes are in one whole hour/ half an hour/ one quarter of an hour?
If you know that there are 15 minutes in one quarter of an hour, how many are in two quarters of an hour/ three quarters of an hour?
List some activities/ events that take one hour (60 minutes)/ half an hour (30 minutes)/ a quarter of an hour (15 minutes)/ three quarters of an hour (45 minutes)
Can you think of any events/ activities during the day that begin at ‘o’clock’/ ‘half past the hour’/ ‘quarter past the hour’/ ‘quarter to the hour’? Show these on a clock.
Throughout the day, practise telling the time on a clock or watch (o’clock, half past, quarter past, quarter to)
Try worksheet (No need to print or write) – Call out answers and check afterwards using Answer Sheet (Questions Page 1 and Answers Page 2). Remember, the short hand tells us the hour and the long hand tells us the minutes.
t-n-5083-oclock-half-past-and-quarter-past-to-times-activity-sheet-_ver_2.pdfVideo 1 - Writing o’clock on the digital clock
Video 2 - Writing half past on the analogue and digital clock
Digital time (Revision of o’clock and half past digital time from last week)
Note: Children can say 5:30 (digital time) as 'half five' or 'five thirty' or 'thirty minutes past 5'.
Questions (You can write them down in a copy or a sheet of paper):
Can you find digital time in your home? Write down where you can see the digital time.
Read the analogue time (o’clock and half past) below aloud. Can you change it to digital time in your copy? Write it as: ____:____
Remember, the hour is written first and then the minutes.
Time Challenge! Can you solve this problem?
Time Games
Online clock (moveable hands): www.roomrecess.com/Tools/InteractiveClock/play.html
Various games and activity sheets (Year 1 – best for converting Analogue to Digital; Year 2 – best for Analogue Clock time only): http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/
Match words to correct clock (Level 1): www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/
Match digital and analogue clocks: teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/sthec1.html
Match digital and analogue clocks: mrnussbaum.com/bedtime-bandits-online-game-telling-time
www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=time
Continue with Master Your Maths (Mon-Thurs); Test at the back of the book (pgs. 66-95) may be completed on Friday, i.e. if you do Week 24, do Test 24. If previous tests (e.g. Test 1) have not been completed, you may complete them instead of doing the test corresponding to that week, i.e. if you do Week 24, do Test 2
Revise all tables aloud with a parent or sibling and/or write them down
Irish
Irish
To access Bua na Cainte, login first using these login details - Username: primaryedcobooks Password: edco2020
Watch RTE Homeschool Hub for 2nd class Irish lessons. Previous episodes can be found at this link (RTE Player - Home School Hub): https://www.rte.ie/player/series/rt%C3%A9-home-school-hub/SI0000006854?epguid=IP000065950
Listen and repeat
Nathanna: An Aimsir (Phrases: The Weather) spark.adobe.com/video/MT7i5bx9lTW6M
Briathra (Verbs - ) spark.adobe.com/video/fIRhxtALr7FtE
Briathra (Verbs) https://spark.adobe.com/video/EXEDpv94IrCk3
An Scoil: Game-Place an object in different parts of the room. Ask in Irish where it is and answer in Irish. Children can answer orally or write the sentence down.
Cá bhfuil an leabhar/peann luaidhe/cás peann luaidhe/siosúr/bioróir/scriosán?
(Where is the book/pencil/pencil case/scissors/pencil sharpener/eraser?)
Tá an _____________ ar an mbord/faoin mbord/sa chófra/ar an gcófra/in aice leis an doras/in aice leis an mbord/ in aice leis an bhfuinneog.
(The ________ is on the table/ under the table/ on the press/ beside the door/ beside the table/beside the window).
Léigh an Scéal-Read the story
Chuaigh Ruairí ar scoil ar a rothar. Chonaic sé an múinteoir sa chlós. “Cá bhfuil do mhála scoile?” arsa an múinteoir. “Rinne mé dearmad ar mo mhála scoile,” arsa Ruairí. Thosaigh an múinteoir agus na páistí ag gáire.
Bí ag Scríobh-Fill in the blanks
Chuaigh Ruairí ar scoil ar a _______.
Chonais sé_____ __________ sa chlós.
“Cá bhfuil do __________ __________?” arsa an múinteoir.
“Rinne mé dearmad ar mo mhála scoile,”_______ Ruairí.
Thosaigh an múinteoir agus na __________ ag__________.
Show your child the time and ask them to tell you the time. Take turns. You can use a real clock/interactive online clock/make a clock/draw a clock.
Cén t-am é? What time is it?
Tá sé a haon/dó/trí/ceathair/cúig/sé/seacht/hocht/naoi/deich/haon déag/do dhéag a chlog. It is 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12 a clock.
Tá sé leathair tar éis a haon ….It is half past 1…
Scéal an Lae (Story of the Day playlist): www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbcLsUBW9b3AsknOKbR0-K_No4maqeKBB
Stories/ Games/ Songs: www.seideansi.ie/rang1.php www.seideansi.ie/rang2.php
Watch TV shows and play games: www.cula4.com/en/
For some Irish vocabulary: www.duolingo.com/learn
English to Irish dictionary: www.focloir.ie/ - Press ‘M’ (for Munster) beside the Irish word to hear how it is pronounced.
English
English
Read for 20 minutes each day (adult reads to child/ child reads to adult/ chat about the story)
Book app: www.getepic.com/
Listen to a story: www.storylineonline.net/
New Learning
Pick your favourite title from the following list and write a story based on the title
Granny comes to town and brings and unexpected surprise
You are an astronaut who finds something strange on the moon
Every time the dog barks, something unusual happens.
Before someone else reads it, double check for: capital letters, punctuation (. , ? ! “”), spellings (you could check them using a dictionary) and neat handwriting. Remember to use adjectives.
Read the text “A Monster Surprise" below. You are able to view, download and/or print the text by clicking the arrow on the picture.
There are 3 different sets of questions. they are differentiated (1 being the least difficult, 3 being the most difficult) pick one set of questions to answer on the passage.
Write answers in your copy or on a sheet or if you wish, you can print out the question sheet
When you’re finished and you’ve double checked your answers, correct them using the answer sheet that corresponds to the question sheet you chose.
Online dictionary: www.merriam-webster.com/
Online thesaurus: www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thesaurus
A Monster Surprise pdf.pdfSESE (History/Geography/Science)
SESE (History/Geography/Science)
RTÉ Home School Hub is on RTE 2 Monday to Friday from 11am-12pm. Previous episodes are available here: www.rte.ie/player/series/rt%C3%A9-home-school-hub/SI0000006854?epguid=IP000065950
RTÉ Home School Hub worksheets/ ideas: www.rte.ie/learn/1st-and-2nd-class/
New Learning
Draw a timeline from the year you were born to now (2020). On your timeline, write down and draw five important events that have happened to you since you were born.
For example, your first day of school was in 2016 or you went to Disneyland for the first time in 2017 or a sibling was born in 2018.
Make sure you include drawings and labels. If possible and you have permission from parents, you could include some photographs.
An unfinished example is below:
Games Around the World project
You can do a paper project with writing and drawings or you can do a PowerPoint
You can research using books you may have at home or the Internet (ask for your parents’ permission first)
You can choose a game from one or two countries (not Ireland) to do the project on
Questions to help you with your project:
What kind of games do you like to play?
What part of the world is game played? Can you find them in an atlas or on Google maps?
How do you play the game from the country (or countries) you chose?
What objects/ materials do you need to play the game?
How many people can play?
If you chose to do games from two countries, how are the same and how are they different from each other?
Do their games remind you of any other games you know?
How are they similar to games we play in Ireland?
How are they different to games we play in Ireland?
Videos/ websites/ readings that may help you with your project:
Read about games in other countries (See below)
theirworld.org/news/games-that-school-children-play-around-the-world
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths)
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths)
New Learning
The world’s longest bridge is in China and is 164.8km long. It would take more than two days to walk the length of this bridge.
Challenge:
Try building a bridge big enough for a toy car. You could use paper, Lego or any other building materials you might have at home.
Extension activity:
If you wish, you could do a project about the different types of bridges. You could use the following worksheet for some ideas.
Brilliant Bridges pdf.pdfSPHE (Social, Personal and Health Education)
SPHE (Social, Personal and Health Education)
How to be kind to yourself.pdfWe had planned to do Food Dudes in school but now we are able to do it from home. We are pleased to invite you to join Food Dudes Fun at Home via the website: www.fooddudes.ie/food-dudes-fun-at-home/ (includes: activity sheets, games, challenges and brand-new Food Dudes videos
New Learning
Look at the How Can You Be Kind to Yourself? worksheet and choose a few ways that you can be kind to yourself.
P.E (Physical Education)
P.E (Physical Education)
Walk or cycle within a 5km radius for at least 15 minutes
10 minutes of exercise: rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/
Joe Wicks PE: www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html
New Learning
Try out a short Zumba class on GoNoodle: family.gonoodle.com/channels/zumba-kids
Animal walks – Can you do the different animal walks for at least 15 seconds per walk? (YouTube video below)
Arts Education (Music, Visual Arts, Drama)
Arts Education (Music, Visual Arts, Drama)
New Learning
Art challenge: What new creation can you make using a plastic bottle? You can decorate it using coloured paper, beads, googly eyes, paint, crayons, colouring pencils, string, markers, etc.
Think of your favourite story. Choose a particular character from the story and roleplay your favourite character. Dress up and have lots of fun.
Without showing the music video, listen to a section from: The Carnival of The Animals (above)
Listen to the music from the section you have chosen two or three times before answering 2 or 3 of the questions below:
- What did you think about when listening to the song?
- What do you think the song is about?
- What do you think the mood of the song is?
- How does the song make you feel?
- Can you hear any instruments? If yes, could you name them?
R.E (Religious Education), if applicable
R.E (Religious Education), if applicable
We celebrate Mary in May. Write a special prayer to Mary.
Colour the May Altar colouring sheet below.
Revise the prayers/responses/songs for Communion
To access Grow in Love, go to Login - Email: trial@growinlove.ie Password: growinlove
Scroll down to ‘Second Class/ P4’ and click to access themes and lessons
Catholic-based videos clips: https://catholicflix.ie/
Children can write a prayer and light a candle virtually app.growinlove.ie/en/user/candle
The May Altar colouring sheet.pdfPage updated
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