Ms. Kierans
Monday 25th May
Hi everyone, I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are keeping safe.
Keep up the fantastic efforts so far, it is great to see! If anyone is having any issues with Seesaw or any other apps/resources please contact me on lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
Our theme this week is 'At the Zoo'.
See the choice board and the links beneath it to access some of the resources. Most are available on Seesaw. I have also assigned a book on Epic to link in with this theme. Vocabulary cards for this theme are posted below, please go through these before starting any of the activities. I hope the children enjoy them and as always, just do what you can!
I look forward to seeing the photos and videos on Seesaw this week.
Hi everyone, I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are keeping safe.
Keep up the fantastic efforts so far, it is great to see! If anyone is having any issues with Seesaw or any other apps/resources please contact me on lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
Our theme this week is 'At the Zoo'.
See the choice board and the links beneath it to access some of the resources. Most are available on Seesaw. I have also assigned a book on Epic to link in with this theme. Vocabulary cards for this theme are posted below, please go through these before starting any of the activities. I hope the children enjoy them and as always, just do what you can!
I look forward to seeing the photos and videos on Seesaw this week.
Links to Activities
Curious George: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RNpRjMcZDA
Guided drawing- Giraffe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nr587hSR7o&t=13s
Guided drawing - Lion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWGsch52q70&t=78s
Guided drawing - Zebra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z3ClG9eM0E
My favourite zoo animal writing frame: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-or-1145-the-zoo-vet-my-favourite-zoo-animal-writing-activity-sheet
Word search: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi-l-928-whos-at-the-zoo-word-search
Word search creator:https://www.abcya.com/games/make_a_word_search
Zoo animals colouring pages: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-2548747-zoo-animals-colouring-pages
Vocabulary Cards 'Zoo Animals'
Curious George: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RNpRjMcZDA
Guided drawing- Giraffe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nr587hSR7o&t=13s
Guided drawing - Lion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWGsch52q70&t=78s
Guided drawing - Zebra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z3ClG9eM0E
My favourite zoo animal writing frame: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-or-1145-the-zoo-vet-my-favourite-zoo-animal-writing-activity-sheet
Word search: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi-l-928-whos-at-the-zoo-word-search
Word search creator:https://www.abcya.com/games/make_a_word_search
Zoo animals colouring pages: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-2548747-zoo-animals-colouring-pages
Vocabulary Cards 'Zoo Animals'
Hi all, please see the link below for more literacy and phonics games. Mrs Mathews kindly put this together for us.
https://padlet.com/doireannni/qd2o4e6sz15z73wj
Monday 18th May
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well. It is hard to believe we are approaching the end of May already!
This week we have 'Minibeasts' as our theme. Hopefully the nice weather will keep up so the children can get outdoors to explore as much as possible! These activities are to supplement the daily reading, writing and maths activities that have been previously suggested and are completely optional.
As always, reading is the top priority, so if you are struggling to find time to complete any of the activities below, please just focus on a simple reading activity. It is very beneficial for your child to re-read a familiar book each day and then start on a new one!
I have assigned a story on Epic in line with this theme that should appear when you log in.
Please continue to send your photos and videos to Seesaw, it is great to see the children and their fantastic work :)
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well. It is hard to believe we are approaching the end of May already!
This week we have 'Minibeasts' as our theme. Hopefully the nice weather will keep up so the children can get outdoors to explore as much as possible! These activities are to supplement the daily reading, writing and maths activities that have been previously suggested and are completely optional.
As always, reading is the top priority, so if you are struggling to find time to complete any of the activities below, please just focus on a simple reading activity. It is very beneficial for your child to re-read a familiar book each day and then start on a new one!
I have assigned a story on Epic in line with this theme that should appear when you log in.
Please continue to send your photos and videos to Seesaw, it is great to see the children and their fantastic work :)
Links to Activities
Oral Language poster and questions below & see additional activities in files below for download
- Mad About Minibeasts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW-7MgHEZOE
- Guided Drawing Art - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIcg-xR-dec
- Abair Liom link: https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom
Oral Language poster and questions below & see additional activities in files below for download
| t-t-019-eyfs-minibeast-hunt-checklist-_ver_2.pdf |
| t-tp-7059-ordering-worm-lengths-activity-sheet-.pdf |
| t-t-5065-minibeast-description-writing-frame-_ver_1.pdf |
| i_spy_minibeasts.pdf |
| i_spy_adding.pdf |
| t-t-10468-butterfly-pattern-symmetry-worksheet-_ver_2.pdf |
| t-tp-6929-eyfs-minibeasts-colour-by-number-activity-sheets_ver_1.pdf |
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Monday 11th May
Another week, another choice board!
I hope you are all keeping safe and well. Everyone is doing a fantastic job, keep the photos and videos coming and enjoy the sunshine!
This weeks theme is 'Under the Sea'. As usual, do whatever you can and spread the activities out across the week. Links are posted below the choice board and on Seesaw. There are more activities based on this theme available on Twinkl and other websites. Feel free to do any art or creative activity based around this topic.
Keep going with Epic and Freckle. If anyone has downloaded Bua na Cainte or would like any help with the Irish resources, please contact me. lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
Another week, another choice board!
I hope you are all keeping safe and well. Everyone is doing a fantastic job, keep the photos and videos coming and enjoy the sunshine!
This weeks theme is 'Under the Sea'. As usual, do whatever you can and spread the activities out across the week. Links are posted below the choice board and on Seesaw. There are more activities based on this theme available on Twinkl and other websites. Feel free to do any art or creative activity based around this topic.
Keep going with Epic and Freckle. If anyone has downloaded Bua na Cainte or would like any help with the Irish resources, please contact me. lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
Links to Activities
- Commotion in the Ocean - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pRhgZ8Jffs
- Wordsearch - https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-a-009-under-the-sea-wordsearch
- Mindfulness Colouring - https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-26968-under-the-sea-themed-mindfulness-colouring-sheets
- Colouring - https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-098-under-the-sea-colouring-posters
- I spy counting activity - https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/under-the-sea-i-spy-and-count-activity-to-10-t-n-2546854
- Starry-eyed Stan activity - https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-n-2545789-starry-eyed-stan-addition-to-10-colour-by-number
- Writing activity - https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-252752-under-the-sea-writing-stimulus-picture
- Art - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWP3oKHeZqA
Sea Creature Vocab
Oral Language Poster |
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Thursday 7th May
Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying the activities this week! Just a reminder that it's #ShowAndTellThursday
I look forward to seeing you photos and videos today! Have a lovely day!
Tuesday 5th May
I hope everyone is keeping safe and enjoyed the bank holiday weekend! Summer is here, let's hope the lovely weather sticks around.
Unfortunately schools are not opening until September, which I'm sure you have all heard by now. Hopefully the children are not too upset by this news and have gotten into a nice routine at home. I will continue to post work on this blog and Seesaw until the official Summer Holidays. Thank you all so much for your hard work and engagement with Seesaw so far, it is really appreciated! I miss all of the children and I am sure they miss their friends and classmates so much!
This week we have a new Choice board for you, based on the theme 'Frogs' and 'water'. Again, these activities are completely optional; you can do as many or as few as you like. The suggested learning activities integrate across literacy, maths, art and other subjects. Hopefully you will find them useful and enjoyable!
I have also assigned a book on Epic for this topic and have posted links to activities and worksheets below.
Keep up the fantastic work and remember, reading is the most important daily activity! If nothing else, try to do 10/15 minutes of reading.
I hope everyone is keeping safe and enjoyed the bank holiday weekend! Summer is here, let's hope the lovely weather sticks around.
Unfortunately schools are not opening until September, which I'm sure you have all heard by now. Hopefully the children are not too upset by this news and have gotten into a nice routine at home. I will continue to post work on this blog and Seesaw until the official Summer Holidays. Thank you all so much for your hard work and engagement with Seesaw so far, it is really appreciated! I miss all of the children and I am sure they miss their friends and classmates so much!
This week we have a new Choice board for you, based on the theme 'Frogs' and 'water'. Again, these activities are completely optional; you can do as many or as few as you like. The suggested learning activities integrate across literacy, maths, art and other subjects. Hopefully you will find them useful and enjoyable!
I have also assigned a book on Epic for this topic and have posted links to activities and worksheets below.
Keep up the fantastic work and remember, reading is the most important daily activity! If nothing else, try to do 10/15 minutes of reading.
Links to activities
- Growing Frogs story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yZsabsIwS8
- How to draw a frog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI2a6_5q7CM
- Playdoh frog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmdwJDsOGpo
- Frog life cycle https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/us-t-2548914-frog-life-cycle-activity
- Frog colouring pages https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/au-h-14-tiddalick-the-frog-colouring-pages
Active HOME Week’ Challenge (April 27th – May 3rd)
'Active SCHOOL Week’ takes place every April and is a really enjoyable part of the school year for many children. This year, because of Covid-19 it is not possible for this to go ahead so we are asking you to participate in the ‘Active HOME Week’ challenge instead.
Many of you have been doing PE with Joe daily, this is a great start to getting active this week! While the weather is still so nice, why not get outside on your scooter, bike or play games in your garden! You could even do a Gonoodle dance!
Please see links below for ideas
https://www.gonoodle.com/for-families/
https://www.scoilnet.ie/pdst/physlit/beyond/
https://twitter.com/PDSTpe
Monday April 27th
Good Morning all, I hope everyone is keeping safe and had a lovely weekend.
I have put together a choice board of activities (please see picture below) based around the theme of 'Food'. These activities can be done alongside the daily reading and maths activities that you are already doing with your child, but please note this is also completely optional! You can do as many or as few activities as you like (or none at all!) and space them out across the week.
If you do wish to do some of these activities, please send in photos on Seesaw!
If you would like resources for this topic available to print, I can forward them via email if requested and I have linked some of them beneath the choice board.
I have also assigned a 'Healthy Eating' story to the class on Epic! Please check it out if you get a chance. If you require any assistance with Seesaw/Epic/Freckle or any other resource, do not hesitate to contact me.
lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
I look forward to seeing all of the children's work and I hope you all have a lovely week.
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5WTrmLIhgk
- Cafe menu template: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-4310-caf
- Shopping list template: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi-t-042-new-shopping-list-template
- Healthy lunchbox: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi-t-20162317-healthy-lunchbox-activity-sheet
- Healthy meal: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-2400-healthy-eating-meal-activity
- Colouring pages: https://www.raisingourkids.com/coloring-pages/animal/food/
- Guided drawing (pineapple): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oiol5T9nl1M
- Guided drawing (ice-cream): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW6H5dAPuhY
- Abair Liom link: https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/SI/resources/Poster/AL_SI_ACT_Postaer_L03_001/index.html
Friday April 24th
Happy Friday everyone! Well done and thank you for all of the tremendous engagement with Seesaw to date! It is fantastic to see!
If anybody has opted to download Bua na Cainte and needs any assistance with it, please don't hesitate to contact me. Likewise, if you need help or support with anything else, you can message me on Seesaw or email me at lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
Keep up the great reading on EPIC and maths activities on FRECKLE!
Remember, Oxford owl, Folensonline and Collins Connect also have extra reading material available, with free access links posted previously on this blog.
Keep the maths activities short, fun and hands-on! In Senior Infants, while we do some written maths, most of our learning activities are using hands-on concrete resources! Check out the pictures below for ideas on using household items as tools for a maths lesson!
Thursday April 23rd
Hi all, I hope everyone is enjoying EPIC! I can see there has been great reading happening daily, which is fantastic! Keep it up.
It is a good idea to re-read a familiar book every day before starting on a new one! This will really help with reading fluency.
See below for a link to even more reading material, you will find levels suited to all abilities!
Go to https://connect.collins.co.uk/
Click on teacher sign in
username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk
Password: Parents20!
Reminder, it is #ShowAndTellThursday!
Send in your photos/videos on Seesaw! I'm sure you did lots of drawing, lego building and other fun activities over Easter! I cannot wait to see them!
Hi all, I hope everyone is enjoying EPIC! I can see there has been great reading happening daily, which is fantastic! Keep it up.
It is a good idea to re-read a familiar book every day before starting on a new one! This will really help with reading fluency.
See below for a link to even more reading material, you will find levels suited to all abilities!
Go to https://connect.collins.co.uk/
Click on teacher sign in
username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk
Password: Parents20!
Reminder, it is #ShowAndTellThursday!
Send in your photos/videos on Seesaw! I'm sure you did lots of drawing, lego building and other fun activities over Easter! I cannot wait to see them!
Wednesday April 22nd
Gaeilge Update!
Hello everyone, one area that a few parents have expressed difficulty with is Gaeilge and this is very understandable. In school we use the program Bua na Cainte which is an excellent interactive resource. The publishers Edco have opened up access to this on a temporary basis. In order to use it you will first need to download it on to your laptop or computer, I'm not sure if it will work on a tablet, but it may.
1: Firstly click on the following link and the download should begin http://edco.ie/buaB
2: The download may take between 15/20 minutes depending on your download speeds. Please note that the file downloaded is large approx 1GB so this might be something to consider if you have limited data from your Internet provider.
3: When the file has downloaded you should have a shortcut on your desktop, click on this and enter trial for both the username and password.
Gaeilge Update!
Hello everyone, one area that a few parents have expressed difficulty with is Gaeilge and this is very understandable. In school we use the program Bua na Cainte which is an excellent interactive resource. The publishers Edco have opened up access to this on a temporary basis. In order to use it you will first need to download it on to your laptop or computer, I'm not sure if it will work on a tablet, but it may.
1: Firstly click on the following link and the download should begin http://edco.ie/buaB
2: The download may take between 15/20 minutes depending on your download speeds. Please note that the file downloaded is large approx 1GB so this might be something to consider if you have limited data from your Internet provider.
3: When the file has downloaded you should have a shortcut on your desktop, click on this and enter trial for both the username and password.
Padlets for Literacy and Maths resources
Maths
https://padlet.com/seniorinfantsstolivers/1srfh1zfoxwk
Literacy
https://padlet.com/seniorinfantsstolivers/iy9u60whlyns
Tuesday April 21st
Hi everybody! Please see the note below from Ms Farrell, who comes into our classroom everyday for Maths and works closely with some of the boys and girls! She has shared a few maths ideas and activities which you can access below
https://padlet.com/sineadfarrell/pl2ev8mbej4f2q1p
Tricky Word Writing!
Please see photo below for a great resource to use for writing tricky words (if you have a dice and printer available to you). Otherwise you can use the same method in a copy or on a sheet of paper! The children will be familiar with it as we use it in class.
Pick 6 tricky words from the tricky word list or your tricky copy and write them in the first 6 boxes across the top, underneath each picture of the dice. Roll a dice and whatever number it lands on, write the corresponding tricky just once, in a box underneath it. Keep rolling and writing the tricky words for each number you land on until all of the boxes are filled! Test yourself and see if you can write them without looking after a few tries!
Hi everybody! Please see the note below from Ms Farrell, who comes into our classroom everyday for Maths and works closely with some of the boys and girls! She has shared a few maths ideas and activities which you can access below
https://padlet.com/sineadfarrell/pl2ev8mbej4f2q1p
Tricky Word Writing!
Please see photo below for a great resource to use for writing tricky words (if you have a dice and printer available to you). Otherwise you can use the same method in a copy or on a sheet of paper! The children will be familiar with it as we use it in class.
Pick 6 tricky words from the tricky word list or your tricky copy and write them in the first 6 boxes across the top, underneath each picture of the dice. Roll a dice and whatever number it lands on, write the corresponding tricky just once, in a box underneath it. Keep rolling and writing the tricky words for each number you land on until all of the boxes are filled! Test yourself and see if you can write them without looking after a few tries!
Monday April 20th
Welcome back everyone, I hope you all enjoyed the Easter break and had a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather! Most importantly, I hope everyone is safe and well. I'm happy to be back posting learning activities and look forward to seeing your fantastic work!
Please check this blog frequently for updates but most activities will be sent through SEESAW. Please email me for your child's log in code if you need it
lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
Here is a re-post of the sample daily schedule I posted a few weeks ago. You may find it useful to use as a daily routine. Please remember, it is not necessary to do EVERY activity on the schedule. Pick and choose whatever best suits you and your child. Daily reading is the most important activity!
Welcome back everyone, I hope you all enjoyed the Easter break and had a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather! Most importantly, I hope everyone is safe and well. I'm happy to be back posting learning activities and look forward to seeing your fantastic work!
Please check this blog frequently for updates but most activities will be sent through SEESAW. Please email me for your child's log in code if you need it
lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
Here is a re-post of the sample daily schedule I posted a few weeks ago. You may find it useful to use as a daily routine. Please remember, it is not necessary to do EVERY activity on the schedule. Pick and choose whatever best suits you and your child. Daily reading is the most important activity!
Some activities for today!
- My News - I can't wait to hear all about your Easter break! Make sure you tell me something fun you did (maybe you had an egg hunt?) and tell me how many chocolate eggs you got!
- Read a book on EPIC!
- Spend a few minutes on Freckle - Class code is KIERAU
- Telling Time Game (Select 1. Read time to the hour) https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time
- PE with Joe - If you missed his 9am session, playback an old one from his channel > https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCLoPd4VxBtWi7RnRLz6qHgOqWiB_LrH
Friday April 3rd
Wow, boys and girls! It has been so nice to see all of the hard work you have been doing at home with your parents the last 3 weeks! I am very grateful for your participation and I would like to thank all of you, especially your wonderful parents for all of their efforts! I know many of you have been working, whether it be from home or as normal and I thank you for committing some time each day to your child's learning. Hopefully we will be back to normal soon, I cannot wait to get back to school and see all of the children again!
Please enjoy your Easter Break as much as possible and take a well deserved rest! I will not post any learning activities during this period and only ask that you keep up reading for fun as often as possible!
Please see the activity board below for some cool activities you might like to try at home! Have fun boys and girls! Keep up the exercise, play outside, play with your toys and help your mammy and daddy around the house... But most importantly, stay safe! I hope to see you all very soon.
Happy Easter,
Ms. Kierans
Thursday April 2nd
Hi all, I hope everybody is safe and well! I wonder were there any funny pranks or tricks yesterday for April Fool's Day? Let me know on Seesaw! Well done for all the tremendous reading on Epic and work sent to me to date. I hope everyone is enjoying the activities! Remember, just try your best. You don't have to do everything and reading is always the most important activity above all else!
Crazy to think that we should be getting ready for our Easter bake sale and Easter break tomorrow! I think it would be a nice idea to do some baking, what do you think? If we were in school today we would be making yummy treats for tomorrow! Here are some nice recipes you could do, IF of course you have the time and the ingredients! No pressure at all, just a fun suggestion :)
If anyone fancies baking or making buns be sure to send me some pictures on Seesaw, unfortunately I won't be able to taste-test them!!!!
https://realfood.tesco.com/gallery/10-easter-bakes-to-make-with-the-kids.html
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/shredded-wheat-nests
If you want to turn it into an English/Maths/Gaeilge lesson, there are lots of things you can do!
- Weigh the ingredients, choose the heaviest/ lightest ingredient/ order the ingredients according to their weight
- Count the buns when you are finished
- Count them as Gaeilge!
- Discuss the procedure before starting and then retell every step when you are finished
- Write a shopping list for the ingredients
- Come up with a special name for your recipe!
- Write out the procedure steps in your copy
Reminder; Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach is hosting live PE lessons on his YouTube Channel every morning @9am. Tomorrow morning (Friday 3rd) is a FANCY DRESS SESSION! It is sure to be great fun and I know some of you are loving the sessions so far! Be sure to send me some photos if you get involved!
It is also #ShowAndTell today! Send in your presentations by photo or video! I can't wait to see them
Monday March 30th
Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well and had a lovely weekend. Keep up the great work and remember, the most important daily activity is reading!
Suggested activities for the week
Gaeilge - Bia... an maith leat? Is maith liom/ Ní maith liom (use link below for resource)
https://www.seideansi.ie/dep/files/munster/An_maith_leat.html
Resources for this topic are also available on Seesaw
Easter Activities / Easter Story
There are a variety of Easter resources available on TWINKL! use free code to access these (log in details were posted previously.)
Here are more sample Easter activities that could be done throughout the week
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-5074-the-easter-story-powerpoint
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/the-easter-journal-stained-glass-window-colouring-pages-t-or-1137
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-2546556-easter-dot-to-dot-activity-sheet
English/Reading
EPIC! Pick an interactive story, listen and read along! Go back and with the help of an adult, try to read it by yourself! (Even pick out tricky words/words you can stretch out!)
Write a sentence about the story in your copy!
Practise Jolly Phonics/ Practise Handwriting/ Write news
Maths
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-17242-easter-themed-maths-activity-book
Plenty of interactive maths games have been linked previously (scroll down for these links)
Also don't forget about FRECKLE! It can be used on an iPad or computer. Our class code is KIERAU
Fun, simple activities for Maths, English and Irish can also be posted to Seesaw! Keep an eye on your inbox for assignments.
Don't forget, the 'Sample Daily Planner' is available below! It is completely optional but hopefully you can adapt some of it to suit you! I look forward to seeing lots of fantastic work on Seesaw this week!
Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well and had a lovely weekend. Keep up the great work and remember, the most important daily activity is reading!
Suggested activities for the week
Gaeilge - Bia... an maith leat? Is maith liom/ Ní maith liom (use link below for resource)
https://www.seideansi.ie/dep/files/munster/An_maith_leat.html
Resources for this topic are also available on Seesaw
Easter Activities / Easter Story
There are a variety of Easter resources available on TWINKL! use free code to access these (log in details were posted previously.)
Here are more sample Easter activities that could be done throughout the week
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-5074-the-easter-story-powerpoint
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/the-easter-journal-stained-glass-window-colouring-pages-t-or-1137
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-2546556-easter-dot-to-dot-activity-sheet
English/Reading
EPIC! Pick an interactive story, listen and read along! Go back and with the help of an adult, try to read it by yourself! (Even pick out tricky words/words you can stretch out!)
Write a sentence about the story in your copy!
Practise Jolly Phonics/ Practise Handwriting/ Write news
Maths
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-17242-easter-themed-maths-activity-book
Plenty of interactive maths games have been linked previously (scroll down for these links)
Also don't forget about FRECKLE! It can be used on an iPad or computer. Our class code is KIERAU
Fun, simple activities for Maths, English and Irish can also be posted to Seesaw! Keep an eye on your inbox for assignments.
Don't forget, the 'Sample Daily Planner' is available below! It is completely optional but hopefully you can adapt some of it to suit you! I look forward to seeing lots of fantastic work on Seesaw this week!
Friday March 27th
EPIC!
Hi all! Those of you who have emailed me for Seesaw codes should have received an email this morning, with a link to sign up for Epic! Epic is a digital library FULL of books suitable for children under 12. It includes fantastic interactive stories and audiobooks with a wide range of genres! If you are interested in setting up a FREE account, click the link in the email and follow the simple steps. I have already made provisional accounts for the class, they just need parental permission to access them (an email and log in).
I can assign books to your child as activities, which will pop up in their 'mailbox' and they can also explore the full library themselves and select books of interest to them. I hope you enjoy this site. (IT CAN ALSO BE DOWNLOADED AS AN APP ON AN IPAD/TABLET!)
You may be asked for a class code when logging in, here it is; vil3845
If you haven't received this email from me, please mail me at lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie and I will respond with your EPIC invite and your child's Seesaw code.
Don't forget Oxford Owl is also available for extra reading material... Use this link https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
click 'My Class Login'
Username: mskierans
Password: senior34
Thank you and enjoy your weekend!
EPIC!
Hi all! Those of you who have emailed me for Seesaw codes should have received an email this morning, with a link to sign up for Epic! Epic is a digital library FULL of books suitable for children under 12. It includes fantastic interactive stories and audiobooks with a wide range of genres! If you are interested in setting up a FREE account, click the link in the email and follow the simple steps. I have already made provisional accounts for the class, they just need parental permission to access them (an email and log in).
I can assign books to your child as activities, which will pop up in their 'mailbox' and they can also explore the full library themselves and select books of interest to them. I hope you enjoy this site. (IT CAN ALSO BE DOWNLOADED AS AN APP ON AN IPAD/TABLET!)
You may be asked for a class code when logging in, here it is; vil3845
If you haven't received this email from me, please mail me at lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie and I will respond with your EPIC invite and your child's Seesaw code.
Don't forget Oxford Owl is also available for extra reading material... Use this link https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
click 'My Class Login'
Username: mskierans
Password: senior34
Thank you and enjoy your weekend!
Thursday March 26th
Good morning everyone, I hope you are all keeping well and enjoying the beautiful weather outside! A huge thank you for all the super work posted on Seesaw to date!
It is indeed #ShowAndTellThursday so I look forward to seeing some excellent show and tell presentation videos later! Be creative; why not use the outdoors and show me your favourite exercise/sport activity or, you could show me the card you made for Mother's Day!
A Guide for Parents during School Closures
https://www.education.ie/en/The-Department/Announcements/guide-for-parents-supporting-children.pdf
Gaeilge
I have created an activity on SEESAW for our next Irish topic; Bia (Food). It should pop up in the activities bar when you log onto Seesaw! Simply click the image and press play to listen to the pronunciations of these words. (Some of you may already know them but I appreciate a lot of parents may not speak Irish) You can add a response in the form of a photo/video, or simply just a note, to say it's working for you and you got a chance to practise!
Please bear in mind we do not read or write Irish in Senior Infants, keep the learning based on listening and speaking.
Keep on using Séideán Si using this link for great Irish resources > https://www.seideansi.ie/naionain-mhora.php
Another option for some Gaeilge practise is 'Abair Liom' which is available on FolensOnline. (I have linked below how to set up a free account), which is needed to gain access.
Here is a link to the 'Abair Liom' interactive resource for Bia: 'Am Dinnéir'
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/SI/resources/Poster/AL_SI_ACT_Postaer_L03_001/index.html
Keep up singing/saying our songs & rhymes, counting (the children are well able to count objects up to ten and even people > Ask them to count how many people are in their family .... duine amháin, beirt, triúr, ceathrar, cúigear, seisear....
They are also really familiar with colours (na dathanna)
dearg, glas, buí, gorm, corcra, bándearg, oráiste, donn, dubh
FRECKLE SHORTCUT
Create a shortcut to Freckle on your iPad by adding the icon to your home screen! Simply launch safari and enter
student.freckle.com into the search bar and click go. Select the dropdown box to the right of the search bar and choose 'Add to Home Screen.' This will make it easier to access Freckle.
Good morning everyone, I hope you are all keeping well and enjoying the beautiful weather outside! A huge thank you for all the super work posted on Seesaw to date!
It is indeed #ShowAndTellThursday so I look forward to seeing some excellent show and tell presentation videos later! Be creative; why not use the outdoors and show me your favourite exercise/sport activity or, you could show me the card you made for Mother's Day!
A Guide for Parents during School Closures
https://www.education.ie/en/The-Department/Announcements/guide-for-parents-supporting-children.pdf
Gaeilge
I have created an activity on SEESAW for our next Irish topic; Bia (Food). It should pop up in the activities bar when you log onto Seesaw! Simply click the image and press play to listen to the pronunciations of these words. (Some of you may already know them but I appreciate a lot of parents may not speak Irish) You can add a response in the form of a photo/video, or simply just a note, to say it's working for you and you got a chance to practise!
Please bear in mind we do not read or write Irish in Senior Infants, keep the learning based on listening and speaking.
Keep on using Séideán Si using this link for great Irish resources > https://www.seideansi.ie/naionain-mhora.php
Another option for some Gaeilge practise is 'Abair Liom' which is available on FolensOnline. (I have linked below how to set up a free account), which is needed to gain access.
Here is a link to the 'Abair Liom' interactive resource for Bia: 'Am Dinnéir'
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/SI/resources/Poster/AL_SI_ACT_Postaer_L03_001/index.html
Keep up singing/saying our songs & rhymes, counting (the children are well able to count objects up to ten and even people > Ask them to count how many people are in their family .... duine amháin, beirt, triúr, ceathrar, cúigear, seisear....
They are also really familiar with colours (na dathanna)
dearg, glas, buí, gorm, corcra, bándearg, oráiste, donn, dubh
FRECKLE SHORTCUT
Create a shortcut to Freckle on your iPad by adding the icon to your home screen! Simply launch safari and enter
student.freckle.com into the search bar and click go. Select the dropdown box to the right of the search bar and choose 'Add to Home Screen.' This will make it easier to access Freckle.
Folens Online
Folens are now giving free access to ALL of their digital resources. There are many workbooks at Senior Infant level, including our Maths book, Planet Maths Senior Infants. Most importantly, there are a variety of readers available at different levels also. Please avail of these ebooks as extra reading material if needed. See the image below for steps on how to register. Once your account is created, simply select the class level(s) suited to your child/children. You can select multiple class levels.
Folens are now giving free access to ALL of their digital resources. There are many workbooks at Senior Infant level, including our Maths book, Planet Maths Senior Infants. Most importantly, there are a variety of readers available at different levels also. Please avail of these ebooks as extra reading material if needed. See the image below for steps on how to register. Once your account is created, simply select the class level(s) suited to your child/children. You can select multiple class levels.
Monday 23rd March
Good morning all, I hope you had a lovely weekend. Please see below for suggested activities for this week, plus a rough daily timetable that can be adapted to suit you! It includes some sample activities and a rough time frame to spend on each activity. I hope you find it somewhat helpful but please note, it does not have to be used. I put it together for anyone who would like to follow a daily routine and have a structure in place.
*You do not need to do every activity from each box, I have included a variety of samples. Please pick and choose whichever ones you like. You could use one or two from each section, or them all, depending on the time and resources available to you*
SEESAW CODES
Please email me for your child's Seesaw log in code if you haven't already. It will enable you to view your child's journal, including comments/feedback from myself. It will remain private to all other participants.
lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
Good morning all, I hope you had a lovely weekend. Please see below for suggested activities for this week, plus a rough daily timetable that can be adapted to suit you! It includes some sample activities and a rough time frame to spend on each activity. I hope you find it somewhat helpful but please note, it does not have to be used. I put it together for anyone who would like to follow a daily routine and have a structure in place.
*You do not need to do every activity from each box, I have included a variety of samples. Please pick and choose whichever ones you like. You could use one or two from each section, or them all, depending on the time and resources available to you*
SEESAW CODES
Please email me for your child's Seesaw log in code if you haven't already. It will enable you to view your child's journal, including comments/feedback from myself. It will remain private to all other participants.
lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
Maths
Ten Frames
We have been using ten frames in the class the last few weeks and they are a fantastic resource! If you have a printer, you can use the links below to print out ten frames to use with your child; (they reinforce number bonds to 10!)
Simply flash the card to your child for no more than 2 seconds and they must tell you how many dots they saw and/or how many empty spaces they saw. There are five-wise and pair-wise ten frames.
http://onlinelearning.calhounisd.org/cisd/mod/resource/view.php?id=16933
http://onlinelearning.calhounisd.org/cisd/mod/resource/view.php?id=16934
Alternatively, you can play this interactive ten frame game if a printer is not available to you
https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Ten-Frame/
Finger patterns
Finger pattern activities are a great maths activity and do not involve any resources! Once again, flash a finger pattern on your own fingers to your child for no more than 2 seconds and they must tell you how many fingers they saw. Similar to the ten frames, you can use five-wise patterns (such as keeping 5 up on one hand at all times for numbers like 7 (5 +2), 8 (5 + 3) etc. You can also explore doubles using both your hands (2 plus 2, 3 plus 3, 4 plus 4 etc.)
Ask your child to use their fingers to show a number as quick as they can, on your command! Encourage them to 'THROW' their fingers and not 'GROW' the pattern, i.e. using one finger at a time until they make the number!
English
Our news: Please write ALL about your weekend and what you did for Mother's Day!
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
A fantastic app that can be downloaded but the computer version is FREE!
https://content-jollyphonicsuk.cpdcollege.com/media/pdf/GrHndbk_Br_trickywords.pdf
Full tricky word list
Onset and rime
'ug' 'uck' words
Come up with as many words that end in 'ug' and 'uck'
Create a Word Search with these words using the links provided last week
Rhyming games: 3 words (2 that are 'ug' words and 1 odd one out) Try and spot the odd one out! Repeat for 'uck' words
Listen and stretch out.... Listen to your parent call out an 'ug'/'uck' word and write it down (listen carefully to ALL of the sounds)
Write as many as you can in 5 minutes!
Rhyming game: Give your child 3 words (2 that rhyme and 1 odd one out, i.e. slug, duck, mug) They must identify the odd one out!
*This can be done with a variety of rhyming words not just 'ug' and 'uck' words... feel free to change to sounds each day!*
Word sort; print, cut and paste the words below into groups or rewrite these words into your copy by putting them into groups (clue... please sort them by their ending sound.)
Friday March 20th
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely week and are keeping safe.
It looks to be a lovely day so why not get outside and enjoy the outdoors and hopefully, the sunshine! I am finally starting to see some signs of Spring so why not go out exploring your local area/garden and try spot some for yourself! You could use this checklist off twinkl if you like! https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/80/8e/T-T-5045-Spring-Hunt-Checklist_ver_1.pdf?__token__=exp=1584642957~acl=%2Fresource%2F80%2F8e%2FT-T-5045-Spring-Hunt-Checklist_ver_1.pdf%2A~hmac=03c77213b188056247656a1313d8870e5e8c9dff3b21fe6bcc805e27bebbd8ca
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely week and are keeping safe.
It looks to be a lovely day so why not get outside and enjoy the outdoors and hopefully, the sunshine! I am finally starting to see some signs of Spring so why not go out exploring your local area/garden and try spot some for yourself! You could use this checklist off twinkl if you like! https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/80/8e/T-T-5045-Spring-Hunt-Checklist_ver_1.pdf?__token__=exp=1584642957~acl=%2Fresource%2F80%2F8e%2FT-T-5045-Spring-Hunt-Checklist_ver_1.pdf%2A~hmac=03c77213b188056247656a1313d8870e5e8c9dff3b21fe6bcc805e27bebbd8ca
Also, it goes without saying, if we were in school today we would DEFINITELY be making Mothers Day cards for all of the wonderful mammies! So I would suggest doing some arts and crafts using whatever you have available in the house and giving it to your lovely mammy on Sunday!
Remember parents, PLAY and learning through play is a huge part of the Junior and Senior infant curriculum in schools. Encourage the children to play and have fun and please do not think that you must do every activity I post. These are only suggestions built around activities we normally do in class. Do whatever you feel is best for you and your child.
SEESAW UPDATE
Thanks for all the posts so far, I am loving them all! Please keep them coming.
I have received Home codes that are unique to each child and can be used to log in to their Seesaw account. This will enable you to review everything that has been posted to your child's account and it also means that you can view my comments under each post. (You will not be able to see any other posts, other than your child's journal and my comments. Your child's journal will remain private.) When logging in, simply enter your child's personal code where it says 'TEXT CODE' instead of scanning the QR code for the entire class. If you would like to receive the code for your child please email me with your child's name.
lysa.kierans@stoliversprimary.ie
I will reply with the code ASAP.
Thursday March 19th
Thank you so much to everyone who has posted photos/videos and recordings to Seesaw so far! I am thrilled to be able to see the children's hard work and listen to their reading & Irish rhymes! Please continue to use it over the coming days. Due to privacy restrictions, you may not be able to see my comments and responses but know that the work is reaching me and I will try to resolve this issue soon.
#ShowAndTellThursdays
Parents, as you know, we have show and tell in our class every Thursday. As a fun activity for today, you can record your child giving a 'Show and Tell' presentation on Seesaw!
They can do a dance, sing a song or present their favourite toy! Get them to describe their toy; think WHAT (what is it? what does it do?) WHO (who gave it to you?) WHERE (where did they get it?) WHEN (when did you get it?) WHY (why is it your favourite? HOW (how do you use it? play with it?)
I look forward to seeing the fantastic videos!
Other activities
Reading: 15 mins (predicting what will happen/checking for understanding as you read/ questioning at the end) Use 'Oxford Owl' for new reading material if needed. Log in details are below.
Write a sentence about the story you read, i.e. 'The fox chased the rabbit around the garden.'
Keep up the handwriting (pick 2/3 new letters to write out every day)
My news: Today is ______. Yesterday was ______. Write about the weather today and what you got up to yesterday/ this morning.
Create an interactive wordsearch to play on a computer/tablet or print it out if a printer is available! Here is a suggestion; Think of as many 'ug words' as possible, (bug, tug, rug, slug) and use these rhyming words for your wordsearch! Alternatively, you could use tricky words! Have the children spell them out themselves!
Here are two great word search sites:
https://thewordsearch.com/maker/
https://www.abcya.com/games/make_a_word_search
Maths: Addition (Counting on)
Using household items or any counters available, do some addition activities with your child! Encourage them to 'count on' rather than start from 1 every time. Here is a good video explaining counting on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRb5iK5fZD0
Start with 6 objects in view, allow your child to count them and then cover the items so that they cannot see them. Place out 3 more counters and ask your child to add these 3 by counting on! (We already have 6 and now there are 3 more.. let's count on 3 more... 7,8,9! There are 9 altogether.' Ask your child to write this as a number sentence; 6 + 3 = 9
Repeat with variations!
Wednesday March 18th
Hi all, I hope you had a lovely St. Patrick's Day. Here are some suggested activities to work through this week. Please keep up the reading everyday. See below for log in details to the oxford owl if you need additional reading material.
Kind Regards,
Ms. Kierans
English Activities
Handwriting: Pick 2/3 letters (lowercase & uppercase) to practise each day. Write each letter 10 times. Write 3 words beginning with each letter. *See photo below for cursive alphabet*
Our News: *See below* Fill in the blanks and then write 1/2 sentences about what you have been doing, i.e. Today is Wednesday. Yesterday was Tuesday. The weather is cold and wet. Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day. I played games at home with my family. It was fun.
Tricky word practise in Tricky word copy. If a printer is available to you, you can create tricky word flashcards and games, such as tricky word bingo using https://sightwords.com/
Jolly phonics revision: on youtube or jolly phonics app: Sounds to practise this ‘sh, ch'
Come up with words with these sounds. Parents call out a word with this sound, i.e. ship, shot, chin, chat' and children have to try their best to stretch out the word and write it down.
Hi all, I hope you had a lovely St. Patrick's Day. Here are some suggested activities to work through this week. Please keep up the reading everyday. See below for log in details to the oxford owl if you need additional reading material.
Kind Regards,
Ms. Kierans
English Activities
Handwriting: Pick 2/3 letters (lowercase & uppercase) to practise each day. Write each letter 10 times. Write 3 words beginning with each letter. *See photo below for cursive alphabet*
Our News: *See below* Fill in the blanks and then write 1/2 sentences about what you have been doing, i.e. Today is Wednesday. Yesterday was Tuesday. The weather is cold and wet. Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day. I played games at home with my family. It was fun.
Tricky word practise in Tricky word copy. If a printer is available to you, you can create tricky word flashcards and games, such as tricky word bingo using https://sightwords.com/
Jolly phonics revision: on youtube or jolly phonics app: Sounds to practise this ‘sh, ch'
Come up with words with these sounds. Parents call out a word with this sound, i.e. ship, shot, chin, chat' and children have to try their best to stretch out the word and write it down.
Maths Activities
Use the link below to access the Freckle student log in page. Enter the class code KIERAU and then select your name from the list.
https://student.freckle.com/#/login
counting forwards from different starting points each time. Start at 7, 13, 18 etc. (Go as far as you can, some will reach 20 or 30, others can be pushed to 100 and beyond.
Counting backwards from 20/30/40
Weight: We had just begun weight as a topic in maths and were comparing objects based on their weight; i.e. which is heavy/light, heavier/lighter. Find some household objects and estimate which is the heaviest/lightest before you check using a balance or weighing scale.
(Teaching point for the children: Size does not always reflect on somethings weight. Larger objects can be lighter than smaller objects.)
3D SHAPE HUNT: We have learned about cubes, cuboids, cylinders, cones and spheres. Go on a hunt for household items that are the above shapes.
Number bonds to 10: Using any household items as counters (spoons, pencils, toy cars etc.) revise the different ways you can make 10 by placing the items into two groups, i.e. 10 and 0, 9 and 1, 8 and 2. When you have gone through all of the possible ways to make 10, take some of the counters away and hide them from sight. Ask your child to count what is left and they must guess how many you are hiding.
Continue with online games such as
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/coconut-ordering
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Gaeilge
Encourage the children to keep singing the Irish songs and rhymes, they know loads! (Aon dó, muc is bó/ Istigh sa zú tá Daidí cangarú/ Tá an lá fuar inniu/ Tá an ghrian sa spéir/ Beidh aonach amárach
https://vimeo.com/257934558
https://www.seideansi.ie/naionain-mhora.php
use this link for short, interactive stories as Gaeilge!
Other activities
Build something using lego/ blocks/playdough & write a sentence about what you created!
Make a jigsaw
Do some super trooper exercises
Help out with some household chores
Draw a picture of you and your family on St. Patrick's Day
Do some arts and crafts of your choice! Be creative and use whatever is available to you! (Parents, there are fantastic ideas on Pinterest)
Monday March 16th
Dear Parents,
I will update this blog regularly, to post suggested activities and links to online games that can be completed at home over the next two weeks. Please do not feel pressure to use these activities but I do hope that you find them useful.
FREE ACCESS TO TWINKL... SEE BELOW
go to www.twinkl.ie/offer and enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS.
Twinkl is an excellent resource for literacy, maths, gaeilge and beyond. If you have access to a printer, there are endless activities including maths games and writing frames that can be used at home.
OXFORD OWL EBOOKS
Get access to online readers for your child using this link
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
click 'My Class Login' username: mskierans and password: senior34
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money/eur
Please select 'Mixed coins up to 20c' for Senior Infants or select other options if you want to extend the learning
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Please select 'Number bonds' then 'make 10'. The children are familiar with this game, it can also be downloaded on an iPad.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/coconut-ordering
Select 'up to 20' or 'up to 100' depending on the level that suits your child's ability.
https://ie.ixl.com/
A 30 day free trial is available if you create an account. A fantastic website to practise numeracy and literacy skills.
https://www.starfall.com/h/
https://www.storylineonline.net/
THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY THAT CAN BE DONE DAILY IS TO READ, READ READ!
Pick a book and spend 15/20 minutes.
Before reading, go through the pictures and ask your child to 'predict' what might happen.
As they read, stop frequently and ask them questions about what is happening in order to check for understanding.
After reading, discuss characters, problems, solutions!
I sent copies home with the children that they can use for writing activities. Ask your child to come up with a sentence based on the book they read, it could be as simple as, 'The farmer went down to the market.' Encourage them to write tricky words from memory and you can help them to stretch out any other words that may be difficult.
Welcome to our class blog!
Crazy Hair/ Odd shoe Odd Sock Day!
February Aistear
The Garden Centre
The Garden Centre
BeeBot Fun!
It was challenging, but fun work programming these little robots to move around the mats!
Happy Halloween!!!!
STEM week
Science/Technology/Engineering/Maths
We experimented with real (and magical!) ingredients to make exploding magic potions!
Pyjama day!
Friday 11th October 2019
September - Art
We decorated hot-air balloons using crepe paper (check out some of the patterns we made!) We also experimented with paint and colour mixing. We learned about the three primary colours- blue, yellow and red. We then mixed these colours together to make new secondary colours- purple, green and orange!
We decorated hot-air balloons using crepe paper (check out some of the patterns we made!) We also experimented with paint and colour mixing. We learned about the three primary colours- blue, yellow and red. We then mixed these colours together to make new secondary colours- purple, green and orange!
