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Language and Literacy
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Week 1 s a t i p
Week 2 n c k e hr
Week 3 m d g o u
Week 4 l f b ai j
Week 5 oa, ie, ee, or, z w
Week 6 ng v oo y x
Week 7 ch sh th qu ou
Week 8 oi, ue, er, ar
Online learning
Mathematics and Numeracy
Number
Understanding Number and Number Notation
Count during number rhymes, jingles and stories.
Count forwards from 1 and from different starting points.
Count backwards from 5/10 and from different starting points.
Recognise numerals, initially within 10
Develop an understanding of one to one correspondence Eg by matching or touch counting, and know that the size of the set is given by the last number in the count.
Make a variety of sets for a given number, initially within 5.
Match numerals to sets
Understand that zero means none
Combine sets of objects to find how many.
Understand the conservation of number
Order sets of up to 5 objects
Explore the number that comes after before between a given number.
Sequence the numerals, initially within 10
Understand and use ordinal terms eg first second and last.
Explore numbers relevant to the children's day to day lives Eg telephone numbers, ages of relatives, numbers in the school environment.
Have a feel for the size of a set of objects up to 10 Eg does the set contain more than 5
Patterns, Relationships and Sequences
Money
Use money in the context of play
Understand the idea of exchanging goods for money, eg in the £1 shop
Talk about things they would like to spend money on
Recognise coins in everyday use
Sort coins in a variety of ways eg, sort Euro and our coins into sets
Talk about why and how we should keep money safe
Talk about ways we can pay for goods eg cash cheque debit cards
Carry out practical shopping activities using coins within 10p requiring no change using 1p and 2 p coins.
Measure
Length
Understand and use the language associated with length
Compare and talk about the length/ height of two objects.
Talk about and order three objects of different length
Capacity and volume
Time
Area
Weight
Understand and use the language associated with weight. e.g. heavy light heavier.
Compare and talk about the weight of two objects
Talk about and order three objects of different weights
Handling data
Sort without direction, random collections of natural, scrap and commercial materials in a range of ways. Talk about the sorting
Sort for one criterion using one- property materials and talk about the sorting.
Sort for one criterion using 2,3,4 property materials and sort for different criterion.
Use a diagrams such as Carroll, tree or Venn when sorting. Include the idea of negation eg red/ not red label diagrams using picture cards
Shape
Talk about shapes in the environment e.g. leaves, containers, windows
Use everyday language to describe features of familiar 3d and 2d shapes
Make and describe models, patterns and pictures using a variety of materials e.g. construction kits, everyday materials, plasticine, attribute blocks.
Use a variety of sorting diagrams to sort and group 3D shapes e.g.roll stack. Give reasons for sorting.
Space
Online learning
Problem solving
World around us
Science and Technology
Journeys
Float or sink
Sounds around us
Comparing shapes
Naming colours
Colour all around us
Seasonal change
Hot or cold
Tree habitat
Push and pull
Garden birds
Tidy School
Keep warm
Hibernation
Farm Habitat
Geography
Observing Weather
Draw the weather for each day
Homes
Journeys
Weather Patterns - Spring and Summer
Our classroom
Areas at home
Keep it clean
Clothes for winter
Day and night
Weather patterns spring and summer
Seaside habitat
Seasonal change
History
Comparing myself and my family
Family members
Sequencing
Recording- draw something you do each day this week
Comparing- draw your favourite toy
St Patrick
Comparing- an old and modern photograph
PDMU
The Arts
Art and Design
The Hungry Caterpillar
Music
Drama
Shine Star Shine
The Nativity
Religious Education
Theme 1
Theme 2
Theme 3
Theme 4 The Holy Family
1. The Holy Family Lived in Nazareth
Theme 5
Lent
Christmas
Easter
Advent
Physical Education
Learning through play
Shared Education
Outdoor Learning
Term 1
Term 2
January
February
March
Term 3
April
May
June
Modern Languages
Primary 2 Mrs Turner
PDMU
Myself and my family
Well-being
Staying safe online
Staying safe in the sun
Staying safe in the water
Language and literacy
Spelling and Phonics
Double letters
-ck words
Reading
Our Weather
Writing
Online learning
Talking and listening
Grammar and Punctuation
Mathematics and numeracy
Number
Understanding number and number notation
Investigate and make sets of numbers to 20
Addition to 20
Subtraction to 20
Number bonds/ Fact families
Explore and count the numbers within 50/100 eg count in fives and tens forwards and backwards from a given number
Read and write numbers to 50/100
Shown a set of 10 objects estimate the number to within 2
Patterns sequences and relationships
Explore subtraction patterns up to 5/10
Investigate simple function machines eg Add 1
Appreciate the commutative nature of addition eg 2+3=3+2
Explore and use patterns in addition and subtraction facts to 20
Explore and use patterns in addition and subtraction facts to 20
Count from a given number forwards and backwards in ones, twos, fives and tens to/ from 20,50,100 investigate these patterns on a number array
Understand the use of a symbol to represent an unknown number eg 5 + a=12
Explore simple number sequences eg 8,10,12,14, _, _
Investigate and talk about odd and even numbers using practical materials. Recognise odd and even numbers.
Money
Carry out simple shopping activities, using coins within 10p, requiring no change using the coins 1p, 2p and 5p
Appreciate the relationship between coins up to 10p e.g. playing games
Investigate ways of making different amounts of money up to 10p
Carry out shopping activities and games, requiring giving change out of 10p/15p by counting on
Measure
Time
Use simple timers where the time is fixed and the task is measured.
Develop further vocabulary for time. Eg sooner, earlier, just a minute, now and then.
Sequence the days of the week
Know, talk about and order the seasons and the months of the year.
Know, talk about and order the seasons and the months of the year.
Tell the time in hours on the analogue clock
Tell the time in half hours.
Develop an understanding of the passing of time through practical activities.
Length
Capacity and volume
Area
Weight
Weigh using non standard units
Weigh the same object using a variety of non standard units eg pebbles
Choose non standard units to estimate and measure the 'weight' of an object.
Handling data
Talk about possible areas for data collection eg relating to themselves or their surroundings
Represent data using objects, pictures or simple graphing programs
Use mapping diagrams to show relationships between members of two sets. Talk about the work.
Sort for two criteria on diagrams such as Carroll, tree or Venn . Respond to and ask questions about the resulting displays.
Shape
Use a variety of sorting diagrams to sort and group 2d and 3d shapes give reasons for sorting.
Recognise and give the mathematical names for 2d shapes Square, rectangle, triangle, circle.
Recognise and give the mathematical names for 3d shapes Cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinder, cone.
Recognise and describe , with prompting, 2d shapes, eg the number of sides, whether the sides are straight or curved.
Space
World around us
History
Geography
Science and Technology
Naming colours
Sounds around us
Bright and dark
Different homes
Floating and Sinking
Comparing
Shadows
Seasonal change Summer and Winter
Religious education
Theme 1
Theme 2
Theme 3
St. Brigid
St. Patrick
Lent
Easter
Advent
Christmas
Physical education
Hurling
Gaelic Football
The Arts
Art and Design
Music
Drama
Whoops a Daisy Angel
Play based and Outdoor Learning
Modern Languages
Mandarin
Gaeilge
Deutsch
Español
Primary 3 Miss O Kane
Language and Literacy
Talking and listening
Spelling and Phonics
Week 1 sh
Week 2 ch
Week 3 th
Week 4 ing
Week 5 qu
Week 6 ar
Week 7 Days
Week 8 ff
Week 9 ll
Week 10 s zz
Week 11 ck
Week 12 end in y
Week 13 vowels
Week 14 <a_e>
Week 15
Week 16 o-e
Week 17 u_e
Week 18 wh
Week 19 <ay>
Week 20 ea
Week 21 <igh>
Week 22 <y>
Week 23 <ow>
Week 24 <ew>
Week 25 <ou>
Week 26 ow
Week 27 oi
Week 28 oy
Week 29 or
Week 30
Week 31<nk>
Week 32 er
Week 33 ir
Week 34 <ur>
Week 35 au
Week 36 <aw>
Grammar and punctuation
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19 Alphabetical Order
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22
Week 23
Week 24
Reading
At the Zoo
My big and small pets
What’s in a tree 0.4
Brownilocks 2.0
Writing
Mathematics and Numeracy
Number
Understanding number and number notation
Have a feel for a set of objects to 20/50/100 eg estimate the number of sweets in a jar by thinking how much space 10 sweets take up.
Explore 30/50/100 number lines and arrays to appreciate the order of numbers.
Explore and order numbers within 50/100 Eg identify missing numbers in a sequence.
Appreciate the concept of grouping and exchanging using random materials and different base material. Develop the language of grouping and exchanging.
Explore the composition of numbers to 50/100 as tens and units, appreciating the importance of 10 when counting eg.using 50 array 100 square, abacus, base 10 materials calculator, arrow cards.
Appreciate that the position of a digit indicates its value.
Explore the concept of halves and quarters using whole shapes and sets of objects.
Experience 'hundreds' using a variety of materials.
Patterns ,sequences and relationships
Money
Understand relationships between coins up to 50p
Explore different ways of finding the value of a collection of coins
Share ideas on possible ways of spending pocket money
Talk about ways of keeping money safe
Measure
Time
Length
Capacity and volume
Area
Weight
Through using non standard units, appreciate the conservation of 'weight' and the need for a standard unit of 'weight'.
Develop an appreciation of a kilogram, Eg by sorting objects into those that are heavier/ lighter than/ about a kilogram
Measure using the kilogram as the standard unit.
Handling Data
Shape
Space
Homework
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
World around us
History
Geography
Science and technology
Physical Education
Tennis
Basketball
Golf
PDMU
Religious Education
First Penance
The Arts
Music
Art and Design
Drama
Primary 4 Mrs Mc Ilvar
Language and Literacy
Spellings and Phonics
Week 1 Silent b
Week 2 silent w
Week 3 silent k
Week 4 wh
Week 5 ph
Week 6 ea for e
Week 7 Soft c for the s sound
Week 8 Soft g for the j sound
Week 9 wa
Week 10 ou
Week 11 air
Week 12 ch for k sound
Week 13 ai
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16 oa
Week 17 ue
Week 18 k
Week 19 er
Week 20 oi
Week 21
Week 22
Week 23 ey for the ee sound
Week 24 <ear> for the /ear/ sound
Week 25 Silent h
Week 26 Silent c
Week 27 are
Week 28 ear
Week 29 tion
Week 30 <si> for /sh/ sound
Week 31 ei
Week 32 o for the /u/ sound
Week 33 <-ture>
Week 34 <ie>
Week 35 <ore>
Week 36 <le>
Grammar and Punctuation
Week 1 Alphabetical Order
Week 2 Sentence writing
Week 3 Speech Marks
Week 4 Questions
Week 5 Commas in Lists
Week 6 Exclamation marks
Week 7 Alphabet order
Week 8 Proper Nouns
Week 9 Adjectives
Week 10 Plurals <-s> and <-es>
Week 11 Possessive adjectives
Week 12 Homophones
Week 13 Alphabet Order
Week 14 Sentences and verbs
Week 15 Adverbs
Week 16 Irregular Verb ‘to be’ simple present tense
Week 17 Regular Past tense
Week 18 Irregular Past tense
Week 19 Using a dictionary
Week 20 Proofreading sentences
Week 21 Irregular verb ‘to be’
Week 22 Expanding a sentence
Week 23 Conjunctions
Week 24 Plurals <-s> and <-ies>
Week 25 Using a thesaurus
Week 26 Proofreading a story
Week 27 Prefixes
Week 28 Apostrophe <-s>
Week 29 Contractions
Comprehension
Cliff Hanger
Squares
Circles
Trianlges
The Iron Man
Blue Group
Happy New Year!
Green Group
Happy New Year!
Water
Transport
Insects
Reading
Accelerated reader
Accelerated Reader 1.0
Showing kindness
Trees in Spring 1.0
Accelerated Reader1.1
Accelerated Reader 1.2
Accelerated Reader 1.3
Accelerated Reader 1.4
Accelerated Reader 1.5
Accelerated Read 1.7
Accelerated Reader 1.8
Accelerated Reader 1.9
Writing
Explanation Texts
A letter to Santa
Instructions
Talking and listening
Online learning
Mathematics and Numeracy
Number
Understanding number and number notation
Explore the idea of grouping and exchanging using base 10 materials
Explore and count numbers within 1000, eg count in ones, twos, fives, tens , hundreds forwards and backwards from a given number.
Read and write numbers within 1000
Explore and order numbers within 100 Initially identify the sequence and the missing number.
Appreciate that the digit on the left of a number has the greatest value and the digit on the right has the least value. Engage in a range of activities to develop understanding of zero as a placeholder.
Patterns, relationships and sequences
Explore and use number patterns and equivalent forms of 2 digit numbers
Appreciate addition and subtraction as inverse operations
Appreciate the commutative nature of multiplication
investigate and explain patterns which arise in various situations
Recognise that division is repeated subtraction
Investigate simple function machines for multiplication and division.
Recognise whole numbers exactly divisible by 2,3, and 10
Money
Carry out shopping activities with money values up to £1 - No change
Investigate amounts of money up to £1, using the least/ specific amounts of coins
Measure
Time
Tell the time in 'minutes to' the hour (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30). Relate to half past and quarter past.
Appreciate and talk about important dates on the calendar
Read and interpret information from a calendar month.
Know the number of days in each month, year and leap year. Discuss the months generally associated with each season.
Relate hours and half hours on analogue and digital clocks.
Understand and explain the relationships between units of time eg minute/ hour hour/ day day/ week/ fortnight, month/ year.
Capacity and volume
Length
Area
Weight
Estimate and compare weights in relation to a kilogram.
Introduce lighter weights eg half kilogram and quarter kilogram
Explore weights less than one kilogram, half a kilogram 100 grams to introduce grams
Discuss the use of benchmarks to help to develop estimation skills.
Estimate and measure in kilograms and grams using a variety of instruments - discuss and select the appropriate unit of measurement.
Handling Data
Represent data from a frequency table on a block graph and interpret results.
Use simple graphing packages to produce horizontal and vertical bar charts to represent data focusing on Graph title - axes labels
Discuss the numbering of the frequency axis . Interpret results
Read and interpret information from a variety of given tables, charts and graphs.
Use classification programs/ decision trees to display information about the numbers or properties of objects, eg sort 3d shapes, musical instruments or mini beasts.
Explore relevant questions or statements , eg what is the most popular flavour of crisps? Or It always rains on Tuesday's.
Shape
Space
Homework
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22
Week 23
Week 24
Week 25
Week 26
Week 27
Week 28
Week 29
Week 30
Week 31
Week 32
Week 33
Week 34
Week 35
Week 36
Week 37
Week 38
Week 39
Week 40
World around us
History
Geography
Volcanoes
Dinosaurs
Natural Features
Celebration in other countries
Other Communities
Location
Map of Ireland
Using Water
Science and Technology
Houses and homes
Sorting materials
Identifying materials
Building materials
Mixing materials
Electricity at home
Forming shadows
Space and exploration
Sounds around us
Magnetic trail
Electricity around us
Processes of life
Living things
Identifying parts of plants and animals
Life cycles
Identifying trees
Identifying flowers
Seasonal change
Characteristics of plants and animals
Food chains
Migration games
Wider environments
Garden habitats
.mixing colours
Seashore habitats
Is it waterproof
Float or sink
PDMU
Religious Education
Holy Communion
First Penance
Physical Education
Surfing
Tennis
Music
Spanish Club
Numbers
Greetings
Colours
Fruit
Clothes
Months
Animals
Hobbies
Family
Weather
Food
Primary 5 Mrs Mc Ilvar
Language and Literacy
Talking and Listening
Spelling and Phonics
Week 1 Digraphs
Week 2 , ,
Week 3
Week 4 , , ,
Week 5 , ,
Week 6
Week 7 e_e
Week 8
Week 9 ci, cy, ce
Week 10 soft g
Week 11 tch
Week 12
Week 13 le
Week 14 qu
Week 15
Week 16 ans for the /s/ sound
Week 17 -less
Week 18 <-able>
Week 19 for /ai/
Week 20 for /ee/
Week 21 for the /ie/ sound
Week 22 o for /oa/ sound
Week 23 -o, -oe, -oes
Week 24 for /ue/
Week 25
Week 26 for ee
Week 27
Week 28
Week 29
Week 30
Week 31 , ear ere eer
Week 32 ure
Week 33 for /n/
Week 34 and for /f/
Week 35
Week 36
Composition
Report writing
Procedural writing
Narrative Writing
Persuasive Writing
Comprehension
Class Novels
The Worst Witch 5.4
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Matilda
Ch. 1 The reader of books
Mr Wormwood The Great Car Dealer
The Hat and the superglue
The Ghost
Arithmetic
Platinum Blond
Miss Honey
The Trunchball
The Parents
Throwing the hammer
Bruce Bogtrotter and the cake
Lavender
The weekly test
The first miracle
The Second Miracle
Ch 16 Miss Honey's Cottage
Miss Honey’s Story
The Names
The Practice
The Third Miracle
A New Home
Toro Toro
Chapter 1 Paco
Chapter 2 The Dance
Chapter 3 Toro Toro
Chapter 4 Sauceda
Chapter 5 The Black Phantom
The Silver Sword
Chapter 1 The Escape
Chapter 2 Journey through the air
Chapter 3 The Hiding Place
Chapter 4 The Silver Sword
Chapter 5 The Goods Train
Chapter 6 The Night of the Stormtroopers
Chapter 8 Winter and Summer homes
Chapter 9 The Newcomer
Chapter 10 More help from Ivan
Chapter 11 The Road to Posen
Chapter 12 The Hand
Chapter 13 The Frozen Journey