20th-24th April

• Identify 10 2D shapes around your home

• Decide whether the shapes you have identified are symmetrical or asymmetrical

• Play the “Guess Who” game using shape characteristics (I have 4 straight, equal sides and 4 corners. Which 2D shape am I?)

• Draw five 2D shapes of your choice

• Magic bag game (mála draíochta): Cut out and place 2D shapes into a bag. The children can put their hand in and try to guess which shape they are touching by describing its characteristics.

• Continue with Master Your Maths (Mon-Thurs); Test may be completed on Friday

• Revise tables

• Busy at Maths 2- Second Class Shadow Book: pages 13+21

• Nath na seachtaine: One per day

https://spark.adobe.com/video/Y21eoxDPsucP2

• To access Bua na Cainte, login first using these login details - Username: primaryedcobooks Password: edco2020 - and then click on the links below

Write in a copy or piece of paper:

_______ is ainm dom

Bua na Cainte 2: Page 3 Questions 1-6 https://edcolearning.ie/Book/Page?bookId=book528&chapterId=chapter2&pageId=page6 - On page 3, children look at the picture and answer questions with ‘Ta’ or ‘Nil’ sentences. An example of an answer is in Question 1 (Names of Bua na Cainte characters are on Pages 1 and 2)

• Challenge: WW2 Berlin Airlift “The Candy Bomber Story”. You need to design a parachute that will safely drop the chocolate bar from the sky

Design a parachute - Your parachute must safely drop a chocolate bar with minimum damage from around 3-5 metres above

Materials you can use for this test: Paper, J-cloth, kitchen roll, craft tissue paper, string, scissors, small chocolate bar (You may test out other materials for your parachute if you wish)

In your copy, write a prediction - ‘Which material do you think will make the best/ worst parachute?’

Once you complete the challenge, write in your copy what material worked best and what material didn’t work best. Draw your parachute and label the picture

• In your copy, write three things that you are thankful for every day

• Mindfulness colouring pages of animals for downloading and printing: https://www.teachingideas.co.uk/2d-art/mindfulness-colouring-images-animals

• Try some meditation.