Mrs Power/Mrs Keoghan

Additional resources for children who attend English language classes with Mrs. Keoghan/Mrs .Power

The theme for the next four weeks is Plants and Animals. There are three levels of work to choose from:

Level One is for children who are new to the English language.

Level Two is for children who have a reasonable amount of English.

Level Three is for children who have a good grasp of English.

Choose a level which is best suited to your child and work away at a pace that suits your child. Repetition is really important.

Level One (Children who are new to the English language):

Suggested Vocabulary:

Animals: dog, cat, fish, rabbit, cow, sheep, duck, chicken, horse, tiger, elephant, monkey, giraffe, zebra, lion, shark, bird etc.

Plants: tree, leaf, plant, flower, grass

Months of the Year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Animals:

How many farm animals can you name? (cow, pig, sheep, hen etc.)

How many wild/zoo animals can you name? (lion, tiger, elephant etc.)

How many pets can you name? (dog, cat, rabbit, goldfish etc.)

You-Tube: Old McDonald has a farm (song)

You can watch the animals in Dublin Zoo: https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animals-webcams

Can you find any animals in your books at home?

What animals can you see?

Plants:

Can you draw a tree with some buds and leaves?

Can you draw a red flower with green leaves?

Revise:

Days of the Week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,

Saturday, Sunday)

Months of the Year

Count from 1 -10

Colours Game: Play I spy with my little eye something that is red, green, blue etc. Listen to a story on https://www.oxfordowl.com

Level Two (Children with a reasonable amount of English):

Suggested Vocabulary:

Animals: Dog, cat, fish, hamster, rabbit, cow, sheep, duck, pig, horse, hen, foal, calf, lamb, duckling, piglet, lion, tiger, elephant, monkey, giraffe, zebra, gorilla, snake, ostrich, crocodile, shark, dolphin, turtle, jellyfish, bird, seal.

Plants: Tree, bud, leaf, stem, plant, flower, grass, roots, petal, trunk, bark, branches.

Months of the Year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Animals:

Can you name ten farm animals? (cow, pig, sheep etc.)

Can you name ten wild/zoo animals? (lion, tiger, elephant, monkey)

Can you name five pets? (cat, dog, goldfish, rabbit, snake etc.)

You-Tube: Daddy’s taking us to the zoo tomorrow (song)

Game: Which animal am I?

Describe an animal and Mum or Dad has to guess who you are

e.g. I am a wild animal.

I am grey.

I have a trunk.

Who am I?

Draw a pet you would like to have and give it a name

Watch the animals live at: https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animals-webcams

Plants:

Draw a flower and colour it in

Label the flower: roots, stem, leaves, petals

Draw a tree and label it: roots, trunk, buds, leaves, branches, bark.

Look outside; can you see any flowers?

What colours are they?

What is your favourite flower?

Game: I spy with my little eye something beginning with a/b/c/d or any other letter of the alphabet.

Revise:

Days of the Week

Months of the Year

Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)

Counting from 1-20 Listen to a story on https://www.oxfordowl.com

Level Three (Children with a good grasp of English):

Suggested Vocabulary:

Animals: rabbit, spider, cat, dog, goldfish, hamster, guinea pig, crab, dolphin, seal, shark, turtle, starfish, sea lion, seahorse, whale, walrus, lobster, hippo, gorilla, lion, bear, monkey, crocodile, zebra, parrot, giraffe, snake, elephant, tiger, sheepdog, hen, duck, horse, pig, goose, goat, cockerel, sheep, cow, pet, farm, jungle, ocean, carnivorous, herbivorous, common, rare, extinct.

Plants: daisy, tulip, petal, daffodil, snowdrop, crocus, primrose, trunk, twigs, branches, leaves, buds, petals, roots, stem.

Animals: Can you write a paragraph describing what pet you would like?

How would you take care of your pet?

Don’t forget to give your pet a name.

Pick an animal-do you know where it lives?

Is it in the ocean/farm/jungle or is it a pet?

Can you think of ten animals that live in the jungle/ocean/farm?

What animals are carnivorous (eat meat)/ herbivorous (eat plants)?

Look up some animals that are rare and nearly extinct.

Plants: Can you draw a tree and label it? Trunk, twigs, branches, bark, roots, leaves.

Can you draw a flower and label it? Petals, stem, leaves, roots Log onto: https://www.topmarks.co.ukspellingsandgrammar for some fun ways to practise your spellings and grammar.

Improve your fluency by reading aloud from your favourite book. Read a paragraph a few times. Listen to stories on www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenes https://stories.audible.com