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Click this link to access the interactive activities illustrated below
Click this link to access the interactive activities illustrated below
May 25th - June 5th
May 25th - June 5th
On the Farm
On the Farm
Lesson 4 - Help me reach home - See link below for interactive oral language lessons
Lesson 4 - Help me reach home - See link below for interactive oral language lessons
Call out a description for each animal's home (staple, hen coop, cow shed, duck pond etc. The children guess which animals should go there e.g There is a place for my hay, I can poke my head out over the top of the door
May 18th - 22nd
May 18th - 22nd
Story Time: Farmer Duck
Story Time: Farmer Duck
Talk about the story.
Why was the duck doing all of the work?
How do you think the duck was feeling?
What was the farmer doing?
Do you think the farmer was being fair?
What did the animals think about how the farmer was behaving? How do you know?
What plan did the animals make?
What happened at the end of the story?
Did you like the story? What was your favourite part?
May 11th - 22nd
May 11th - 22nd
Theme - On the Farm
Theme - On the Farm
May 18th - 22nd - Lesson Three - Developing and Using Vocabulary
May 18th - 22nd - Lesson Three - Developing and Using Vocabulary
Please note - CJ Fallon have kindly made the interactive resources available free for parents to use at home (no download necessary, see link above)
Please note - CJ Fallon have kindly made the interactive resources available free for parents to use at home (no download necessary, see link above)
Lesson Three - Click here for resources and choose Lesson Three and Click Next to progress through lesson
Who Am I? Game
Parent thinks of something on the farm and gives a clue e.g. I make milk / Chips are made from this vegetable ? I say 'Oink' and child guesses. Then the child takes his/her turn.
Slide Show click through the slide show and ask your child what is happening in each of the photos. Model and encourage the use of correct vocabulary. e.g. The farmer is carrying a churn, maybe he is on his way to milk the cows.
Interactive Vocabulary Game -Hear the word and identify the correct picture
May 11th - 12th - Lesson One - Interactive Poster and Games
May 11th - 12th - Lesson One - Interactive Poster and Games
Please note - CJ Fallon have kindly made the interactive resources available free for parents to use at home (no download necessary, see link above)
Please note - CJ Fallon have kindly made the interactive resources available free for parents to use at home (no download necessary, see link above)
This unit explores life on a farm.
Vocabulary
Basic - farm, dog, cow, hen, pig, milk
Core - farmer, sheep, horse, feed, grass, yoghurt, eggs, tractor, field, cheese, butter
More Advanced Vocabulary - stable, barn, crops, hay, straw, corn, wheat, barley, soil.
Lesson One - Click here for resources and choose Lesson One and Click Next to progress through lesson
Talk About
Look at the poster below (or on the above link). Though sustained shared thinking discuss the picture - Describe where it is? Who can you see and what are they doing? What sort of animals/plants would you find on a farm? Wjat dp upi tjoml ot's like to live/work on a farm? What is your favourite animal/machine/ area/job on a farm?
Who can you see in the picture? What do you think they are saying?
Listen to the video on the interactive poster. Play Charades. Play the vocabulary game.
May 13th - 14th - Lesson Two - Interactive Poster and Games
May 13th - 14th - Lesson Two - Interactive Poster and Games
Please note - CJ Fallon have kindly made the interactive resources available free for parents to use at home (no download necessary, see link above)
Please note - CJ Fallon have kindly made the interactive resources available free for parents to use at home (no download necessary, see link above)
This unit explores life on a farm.
Vocabulary
Basic - farm, dog, cow, hen, pig, milk
Core - farmer, sheep, horse, feed, grass, yoghurt, eggs, tractor, field, cheese, butter
More Advanced Vocabulary - stable, barn, crops, hay, straw, corn, wheat, barley, soil.
Lesson Two - Click here for resources and choose Lesson Two and Click Next to progress through lesson
Review the topic specific language and enjoy the activities: Where does it belong and Vocabulary Game
Nursery Rhymes - Revisit some farm-themed nursery rhymes with your child - Baa, Baa, Black Sheep; Little Boy Blue; Mary Had a Little Lamb
Previous Topics
Previous Topics
Theme - In the Morning (linked to Maths - Time)
Theme - In the Morning (linked to Maths - Time)
Please note - CJ Fallon have kindly made the interactive resources available free for parents to use at home (no download necessary, see links below)
Please note - CJ Fallon have kindly made the interactive resources available free for parents to use at home (no download necessary, see links below)
This unit explores the well-known scenario of a family busy preparing for their day.
Vocabulary
Basic - breakfast, cereal, fruit, eggs, toast, tea/coffee, pyjamas, dressed, wash/brush/comb, face/hair, bed, school/work/creche
Core - time, pack, lunchbox, school bag, uniform, week, weekend, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen
More Advanced Vocabulary - routine, alarm-clock, stretch, o'clock, organised, preparation
Lesson One - Click here for resources and choose Lesson One and Click Next to progress through lesson
Talk About
Look at the poster below (or on the above link). Though sustained shared thinking discuss the picture - What is happening in this picture ? Tell me what you can see
Ask your child the following questions:
Do you like this pictue? Describe the time of the day. Who can you see in the picture? What do you think they are saying? How do you think the people and animals are feeling? What t do you think will happen next?
What do you enjoy most/least about getting ready in the morning? Do you miss getting ready for school?
Lesson Two
Lesson Two
Describe what's happening in pictures (Order them - which comes first, next etc.)
Activity - Morning Time mime
Take turns with your child miming various morning time routines and guess what they are.
Play the interactive vocabulary game: Match the pairs hidden under the coloured buttons.
Lesson 3 - Dialogue
Lesson 3 - Dialogue
Look at the poster (above) again. Some things are going wrong. What can you see going wrong? Why do you think this is happening? How can the family stop these things from going wrong? Talk about routine, being organised and prepared. What do our family do the night before to be ready for morning time?
Look at this picture. Tell the, they are only allowed to choose three of these items tomorrow morning. Which items would they choose and why? Can they draw the three items?
Song - Cockadoodledoo (see lesson three on this link) - Sing along and learn song
Game - Listen and Find - (see lesson three on this link)
April 20th - May 1st
April 20th - May 1st
Aistear Theme - People Who Help Us
Aistear Theme - People Who Help Us
A Visit to the Doctors
A Visit to the Doctors
Vocabulary
Basic - doctor, nurse, bed, cough, runny nose
Core Vocabulary - patient, sick, injection, plaster, bandage, medicine, waiting room, sore throat
More Advanced Vocabulary - receptionist, appointment, check-up, thermometer, temperature, stethoscope, weighing scales
Lesson One
Talk about- the poster below (What is happening in this picture? Tell me what you see. Can you remember going to the doctor's? Was it like the doctor's surgery in the picture? What was the same? What was different?
Comprehension Strategy - Prediction questions - Who can you see in the picture? What do you think they are saying?
Recount - Why did you visit the doctor's? What happened when you were there? Did the doctor give you anything?
Play 'I Spy' game using initial sound (rather than letter)
Lesson Two
Talk About - Look at the poster again and ask different questions to develop the use of new vocabulary
Tell me what you can see in the picture.
Who is here to help them?
What are the people waiting for?
Do you think they are all sick?
What is there to do while they are waiting?
Does everyone look happy?
Game - Charades
You are your child and his/her siblings mime different ailments and see if they can guess what is wrong.
Use these pictures to help
Lesson Three - Dialogue
Rhyme - Doctor Foster
Doctor Foster went to Glouster
In a shower of rain.
He stepped in a puddle
Right up to his middle
And never went there again!
Lesson Four
Activity - Hot Seat
Who Am I? Child describes their role (patient, doctor, nurse, receptionist, parent) and try to guess who they are.
Doctor jokes
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