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Mrs. Veale’s List of Suggested Activities
Mrs. Veale’s List of Suggested Activities
April 27th to May 1st
Hi girls.
Well, here we are for another week. I really miss seeing all of you and hope it’s not too long before we see each other again. I’d love to hear from you so why don’t you send me a quick e-mail to let me know how you’re getting on? aveale@ursulineps.ie
Below you can find some activities that you could work on for this week. Like last week, it would be great if you could spend even 15 minutes a day on some maths and the same again on your reading and spellings. Let me know if you’ve any questions about anything I’ve posted here.
Stay safe girls,
Mrs. Veale
Reading
Reading
For those that come to me for reading
For those that come to me for reading
I’m not making any change to how I’d like you to continue practising your reading. The www.readtheory.org site will provide you with a different text each time you log in, and it will always be at the right level for you. Don’t forget to read each quiz out loud, 5 times, with someone - like I always tell you, so that you’ll improve your fluency as well as your comprehension. Read the questions out loud also, several times, so that you understand what you’re being asked.
I’ve also added the option of a written answer at the end of each quiz. If you choose to type in your answer and click submit, I can score it and you will get bonus points. For me to do this, you need to connect me to your account. Just follow these steps:
Log in to www.readtheory.org as usual
Go to the "My Teachers" page by clicking the 5th icon on the top left hand corner of the screen (looks like 3 people together)
Enter my email address (aveale@ursulineps.ie) in the space provided.
Click the "Send Invitation" button.
Once I accept your invitation, I can then score your answer and your points will be automatically added the next time you log in.
Connecting me to your account will also allow me to see how you're getting on and how you're progressing through the quizzes.
Finally, as a child, I always loved someone reading me a story. Last week I suggested you listen to and follow along with ‘Catching the Moon’ on https://www.storylineonline.net/ Did you like it? Have you come across a story you’d like to recommend to the rest of us? Email me the name of the story and I’ll include it in next week’s plan.
The story I’m recommending this week is ‘Here Comes the Garbage Barge’ - a stinky story. I hope you enjoy it!
Spellings
Spellings
For those that come to me for spellings
For those that come to me for spellings
This week, I want us to focus specifically on 'ar' words. Here is a list of spellings to learn. Perhaps someone at home could give you a little test on Friday, like we do in school. Learn 4 spellings each night, Monday to Thursday. Some of the words start with 'ar, others have 'ar in the middle of the word and others have 'ar' at the end. (Notice the tricky words - the 'ar' in pillar, dollar and collar has a slightly different sound to 'ar' in all the other words.) Use your dictionary to look up any word you don't understand. Put each one in a sentence, either by writing it into a copy or saying it out loud to someone. Don't forget, you need to have at least 7 words in every sentence. Try to make your sentences interesting by adding descriptive words.
Pirates say 'AR'
Pirates say 'AR'
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
army March sharp guitar
artist carpet charm pillar
aroma farmer starving dollar
around party smart collar
Play some of these games to practise hearing, reading and spelling 'ar' words.
In Phonics Galaxy, click on Level 3 and select 'ar'
In both ictgames, just click on 'ar'
Maths
Maths
For those that come to me for Maths
For those that come to me for Maths
This week I'd like us to focus on division - taking a number and breaking it up evenly into smaller groups. The first thing I'd like you to do is go around your house and divide common household objects, e.g. a pile of lego, a deck of playing cards, spoons in your kitchen drawer, pieces of a jigsaw, toys in a box, a bowl of pasta shapes (uncooked!) - whatever you can find lots of. We can divide objects in two ways:
Firstly, I'd like you to 'share' those objects one at a time between 3 people. Start with manageable numbers e.g. 18/24. 'One for you, one for you, one for me' and keep going until they are all shared out. How many does each person get? 18 ÷ 3 = ? 24 ÷ 3 = ?
Now share them between 4 people, or 5 people? How many pieces did each person get this time? Were you able to divide them evenly? Were there any pieces left over? This is called a 'remainder'.
The second way to divide a number is to divide them up into 'groups of' a smaller number - for example if you had 24 sweets and were told to give your friends 3 sweets each. How many friends would get 3 sweets? So, get your pasta, spoons, jigsaw pieces, cards or whatever you're using and divide them up into groups of 3. How many groups did you get? Were you able to divide the large number evenly into smaller groups? Was there a remainder? Try dividing 24 into groups of 4 or 5 or 10. How many groups did you get each time? Were there any left over?
Take a look at these few slides to remind yourself how we work or talk our way through doing short division sums.
If you have access to a printer, you could print page one from the following link. Answer the division sums and colour that section according to the colour key - https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/division/mystery-picture-division-sea-monster_POLAU.pdf?up=1499246863
Short Division.pptx
Now, try some of these on your own. These sums are from your Planet Maths book - page 105, Section A. Do 4 or 5 of these each day. There are more on page 106 if you'd like to continue practising your short division.
Also, don’t forget to spend some time on your multiplication tables. Let's focus on 7 times tables this week as I know many of you find these hard. Practise with any of these games and ask someone at home to give you a small test on Friday:
Fine and Gross Motor Skills
Fine and Gross Motor Skills
These activities would benefit us all as they will improve the flexibility of the small muscles in our hands and fingers.
If you're looking for some movement breaks - https://app.gonoodle.com/ is a great website with lots of dances and exercises to try out.
Below are some useful activities, exercises, hints and tips from the National Council for Special Education.
Fine-and-gross-motor-info-sheets-for-the-home.pdfA selection of fine and gross motor skills activities that can be done at home
Gross-Motor-Skills-Parent-Booklet-Primary.pdfActivities for core strength, balance, bilateral integration and ball skills.
SLT-OT-Top-Tips-3rd-and-4th-class3.pdfTop Tips for 3rd & 4th Class
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