Hope everyone is keeping well and that you got to enjoy St. Patrick's Day a little bit at home with each other!
I'm just attaching a few little helpers for the coming weeks. Expect further updates with regard to online teaching and tasks in the near future.
Feel free to email any pictures of the creative tasks or activities you get up to at home and we can post them up on the blog to keep you all connected.
Helpful timetable - if you need some motivation! 🙂
Home School - Daily Schedule
Before 8:00 AM
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Wake up!
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Make your bed, eat
breakfast, brush teeth, get dressed
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8:30-9:00
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Outdoor Time
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Family walk or outdoor play
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9:00-10:30
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Academic Time
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No Electronics! Reading, homework, study, puzzles, journal
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10.30-10.40
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Snack Time
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Eat a small snack, listen to a song – play musical statues
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10:40-12:00
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Creative Time
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Creative play, drawing, Legos, crafts, music, cooking, baking
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12:00-12:30
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LUNCH
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12:30-2:30
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Academic Time
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Electronics OK! Educational games, online activities, virtual
museum tours
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2:30 – 3.00
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Quiet Time
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DEAR Time, nap, puzzles, yoga
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3.30-4:00
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Home Chores
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Clean rooms, put away
toys, take out garbage, pet care
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4:00-5:00
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Outdoor time
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Family walk or outdoor play
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5:00-6:00
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Dinner time
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Family dinner, help with clean-up and dishes
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6:00-8:00
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Free Time
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TV, Reading, Relaxing, Bath or shower
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9:00 PM
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Bedtime
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Put on PJs, brush teeth,
clothes in laundry
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Some recommended Websites:
Scoilnet Primary is a website with a wealth of resources for research www.scoilnet.ie Pick a topic and encourage them to do another project.
Maths: counting, matching, numbers, pattern making, sounds, rhyming See topmarks.co.uk for great activities. Use the time at home to revise tables and topics. Mathletics is a website full of fun Maths games. Children can play against each other and work on all of the skills they have learned already. mathletics.com mangahigh.com
Twinkl are offering a free month to parents. This website is full of printable material http://www.twinkl.ie Use the code IRLTWINKLHELPS
Read: Epic! Books App is brilliant! https://www.getepic.com/sign-in Question your children on what they are reading, ask them to make predictions, connections, to question the books - These are the reading comprehension skills we have been focusing on in class - Making smart Predictions using evidence, Connecting our own lives to a text, connecting other lives to a text, connecting the world to the text and Self Questioning - I wonder questions...
Film reviews are a great activity if children are watching and re watching movies - review worksheets can be found at Twinkl.
Sarah Webb, known author is also running a daily creative burst challenge - inspire your child to become a creative writer by taking on some of her challenges!
Toontastic https://toontastic.withgoogle.com/ is a great creative storytelling app! Check it out!
Active: gonoodle.com and dabbledoomusic.com are great for exercise and music to get children moving. Dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5agedtxOOA0 Or any Youtube Just Dance Video.
Art: Follow Will Sliney - https://twitter.com/WillSliney?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuqDViB5I9Y - lots of creative challenges to attempt -
Be sure to take pictures and send them on to us if you create any of these challenges, we would love to see them!
Please email if you have any questions,
Will be in touch,
Rachel & Brian
