Junior Infants really enjoyed friendship week and were fantastic bucket fillers! Everyone in the whole world has an invisible bucket. Bucket fillers fill other peoples buckets by saying and doing kind things. When we fill someones bucket, we are also filling our own bucket too.
We went on an Autumn walk for National Tree Day. It was great fun and we got to see the different parts of the tree (the roots, bark, trunk, branches and twigs). We have been doing lots of Pre Phonics activities before we start our sounds in November. The following are activities that you could practice at home to develop your child's auditory (listening) skills.
'Odd One Out' listening activity. For example "cat, dog, cup- which one is the odd one out?". "Red, pizza, brown- which one is the odd one out?". Rhyming listening activity. For example "cat, bat, tree- which one does not rhyme?". "Ball, mat, hall- which one does not rhyme?". The class have been enjoying lots of fine motor activities. These activities strengthen the small muscles in their hands and fingers, work on hand eye coordination and helps with their precision. These activities also give them an opportunity to practice their pencil grip. Later in the year they will start to use their pencils. Rufus is a friendly monster that we have met. He shows us how to wash our hands in 5 steps. We sing the song below to remind us of how to wash our hands. |
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