Dear Parents/Guardians, The First Class teaching team has put together some suggested activities for the children of first class over the next week. We hope the children find them engaging and fun. Keep safe and take care.

Ms Gibbons, Ms Dunphy, Ms King, Ms Bennett, Miss Beakey, Ms Coghlan

Our theme over the next two weeks is

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Download First Class Timetable Week 1

Download Maths Activities Week 1

	Wednesday 25th March
Maths	Lets get started with some Fun Maths Activities today. Do you know what Symmetry means? Have a look at the activities below in the Maths section.
Literacy	Watch the YouTube video and write a report on the life cycle of the butterfly. Make sure you record the four different stages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1S8WzwLPlM
Gaeilge	TG4 @ 3.09pm PJ Masks
SESE	Youtube-The life cycle of a butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1S8WzwLPlM
Activities	Clean your bedroom. Go to gonoodle.com and dance to your favourite tune. Remember "I'm still Standing" and "Banana, Banana, Meatball" ? Join our friend "Maximo" for some stretching and yoga. Keep practising the STAR pose!
	Thursday 26th March
Maths	See Maths Plan below for Thursday.
Literacy	Draw a picture of a butterfly and label the parts using the following words-wings, antenna, abdomen, head, legs.
Gaeilge	TG4 @ 3.02pm Mashaagusan Bear.
SESE	Listen to and learn the butterfly rap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rvGUevGxDk
Activities	Find 5 objects in your apartment that are symmetrical.
	Friday 27th March
Maths	See Maths plan below for Friday
Literacy	Read along with the story of The Hungry Caterpillar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btFCtMhF3iI
Gaeilge	TG4 @ 3.21pm Cat Cilste
SESE	Draw a picture of a butterfly and make sure both sides are the same. Have a look at this video showing you how to draw a butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIAiglTFgLk
Activities	Write the numbers backwards from 100-1 as quick as you can.
	Monday 30th April
Maths	See Maths Plan below for Monday
Literacy	Put the following words into interesting sentences - butterfly, symmetrical, antennae, abdomen (it means body)
Gaeilge	TG4 @ 3.09pm PJ Masks
SESE	Google Maps Look up google maps and see if you can find your house or apartment. You will need to know your address.
Activities	Throw and catch a ball 20 times without dropping it.
	Tuesday 31st March
Maths	See Maths Plan below for Tuesday.
Literacy	Write 3 ways by which you can help Mum and Dad today.
Gaeilge	TG4 @ 4.02pm Alvin and the Chipmunks
SESE	Check to see if the plants in your apartment need a little watering. Do this activity to revise parts of the plants and what plants need to grow http://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/plants_light_water_to_grow/eng/Introduction/default.htm
Activities	Make a list of 5 things in your home that begin with the letter S. Can you name 10?

Maths:

Over the next few days we are going

to be learning about Symmetry.

Wednesday

Look at the following youtube video – this will explain what symmetry is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qNB2LsgC8Y

So symmetry is when an object looks the exact same on one side as the other.

If you want to see if an object is symmetrical, when you fold an object in half both sides

will be the exact same. Just like a mirror image.

Asymmetrical is when both sides are not the exact same.

Why don’t you have a go and make some symmetrical pictures using this website:

https://pbskids.org/peg/games/symmetry-painter

Can you answer today’s challenge question?

Lancelot the crab takes half an hour to catch 10 mussels for his lunch. How many will he eat in 2 hours?

Thursday:

Do you remember what symmetry is?

All of these pictures are symmetrical. If you have a printer you can print out this page and colour in the pictures but remember each side of the object must be the same.

symmetry worksheet 2.png