General information and ideas for learning at home
Check out some of these fun ideas for learning at home.
Fun Ideas For Summer
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Sports Week
Refreshing Strawberry Smoothie
This week is sports week and we are going to need lots of energy! Make sure to drink plenty of water and eat lots of fruit! Why not try this super easy recipe to make a smoothie that will boost your energy levels?
Ingredients
8 strawberries
10 grapes
2 bananas
Method
Put the strawberries and grapes in the blender.
Peel the bananas and put them in as well.
Switch on the blender and set it to a low setting and slowly increase the speed.
Leave it blending for 2 minutes then turn it off.
Sieve the smoothie to remove the grape skins. Serve your smoothie!
Show and Tell
Choose an object that you have made or something that you like and chat about it to a family member, like you usually do in class with your teacher and friends! Make sure to give them time to ask questions at the end!
Lollipop Stick Catapult
Create a cool catapult and have lots of fun launching objects into the air while learning all about Newton's Three Law of Motion!
Materials:
Lollipop sticks
Rubber bands
Plastic spoon
Styrofoam balls/Marshmallows
Click the link below and follow the super easy steps to make your very own catapult!
www.mombrite.com/popsicle-stick-catapult/
Materials:
Lollipop sticks
Rubber bands
Plastic spoon
Styrofoam balls/Marshmallows
Click the link below and follow the super easy steps to make your very own catapult!
www.mombrite.com/popsicle-stick-catapult/
Design & Make A Drum
Build A Reading Den
Adults and kids alike deserve a quiet place to get lost in a book. Find somewhere cosy, snuggle up and read your favourite book!
Wellbeing Week
This week we are reminding each other the importance of looking after ourselves and others. Take some time out to relax and unwind this week. Do something that makes you happy and feel good about yourself. You can send us a short video/photo of you dancing, singing, drawing, exercising, reading or whatever it is that makes you feel amazing!
While we all need to look after ourselves, it is important not to forget the ones around us. Do something kind for someone. Can you pay them a compliment, make them a nice treat, or help them with a task? There are so many ways to be kind and not only will they feel good but so will you! Remember it costs nothing to be kind!
Healthy Strawberry & Banana Ice Cream
The weather is gorgeous these days and everyone is eating lots of ice cream! Why not try and make your own healthy ice cream which tastes just as good. It's so healthy, you could eat one every day!
Recipe:
4 Bananas
450g Strawberries
Method:
Chop all the fruit into small pieces and place them in a single layer on baking paper paper in the freezer. Remove from the freezer and blend in a food processor or blender until smooth. Yummy!
4 Bananas
450g Strawberries
Method:
Chop all the fruit into small pieces and place them in a single layer on baking paper paper in the freezer. Remove from the freezer and blend in a food processor or blender until smooth. Yummy!
Sock Puppets
Use an old sock to create a puppet. Decorate it with whatever materials you can find at home. When you're finished, you could invite your family to a puppet show and entertain them with your creative new toy!
Can You Create A Story Bag?
Find a bag and collect items to go in it that relate to a well known story. If you can't find an item, you could draw a picture instead! Here is an example of a story bag based on 'The Three Little Pigs'.
Scoil Iosa’s Nature Gallery
Ms Carroll always captures wonderful photographs and memories at Scoil Íosa. Now it is your turn! In Scoil Iosa we are so lucky to be surrounded by beautiful nature and wildlife. We are so lucky to have the lovely Tymon Park on our doorstep. The next time you go for a walk, take some photos of what you see. Send your favourite picture to your teacher and we will include it in our nature gallery this week. Get snapping !
Random Notes of Kindness
Write some nice notes for your family. You can leave them under their pillows to surprise them! Perhaps you would like to write a little note for your teacher to let them know how you are getting on. Maybe you could take a photo of it and email it to your teacher? If not, keep it for when you return to school.
Animal Art
Draw your favourite animal. Look on Dublin Zoo Live Stream or at Art Hub for kids for some inspiration.
www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/
www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/
Congratulations!!
We are delighted to announce that Scoil Íosa has been awarded our first Green Flag! Well done to our boys and girls for all their hard work and efforts and a big thank to our wonderful Green Schools Committee for overseeing it all! This week, we will be having a Junk Art competition to celebrate. Looking forward to seeing what kind of unique creations you come up with!
Create a Memories Jar
This is a difficult time for everyone but there are still lots of things we can all be thankful for. Find a jar at home and add a happy memory or something that you are grateful for each day. After a while, you will have a jar full of fond memories!
Have a Picnic!
With all the lovely weather we have been getting recently, wouldn't it be a nice idea to organise a picnic for your family? Grab a blanket and enjoy your lunch outside in the sunshine!
Create Your Own Lava Lamp!
Have you ever wondered how lava lamps are made? Watch this video to find out and make your own one if you like!
Let's get baking!
This week we are holding a Scoil Íosa 'Bake Off' challenge. BBC Good Food has some wonderful recipes that are easy to follow and look super delicious!
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-baking
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-baking
DIY Obstacle Course
Active Week may be over but that is no excuse not to keep fit and healthy! Why not make your own obstacle course in the garden using items you have at home. Time the rest of your family and see who can do it the fastest!
Reuse Old Wellies for Summer Flowers
Have any old wellies that are too small for you? Why not reuse them as pots and plant some pretty summer flowers in them for the garden.
Indoor Scavenger Hunt
Salt Dough Jewellery
Making your own salt dough is so easy and you only need three ingredients! You can use the salt dough to make your own jewellery using beads!
DIY Wind Chime
Now that the nice weather is here, why not try and make your own wind chime outside in the garden! You can always reuse a water bottle if you don't have a pot!
Toontastic
Toontastic 3D is a powerful and engaging tool for digital storytelling and provides kids with a set of digital tools to create their own cartoons. Download it for free on your Android or Apple device.
apps.apple.com/us/app/toontastic-3d/id1145104532
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.toontastic&hl=en_IE
apps.apple.com/us/app/toontastic-3d/id1145104532
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.toontastic&hl=en_IE
Brain Break
Who doesn't love a good magic trick? Here are a few tricks that you can perform to amaze your friends and family but don't forget the magician's code: Real magicians don't reveal their secrets!
Get Crafty!
The facebook page I Heart Crafty Things have lots of lovely activities, we can see why they have over one million subscribers!
Check out the link below to create some simple and colourful paper fish art.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2102216269874002
Check out the link below to create some simple and colourful paper fish art.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2102216269874002
Storytime
Everyone loves to read in Scoil Íosa. This is a great website to listen to stories read online. There are also lots of fun activities to do too! Follow this link: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/oh-no-george/
The Ark Theatre
We love being creative here in Scoil Íosa! Why not try out some of the fun, creative activities suggested by The Ark Theatre in Dublin. Learn how to improv, dance and create!
Follow this link: https://ark.ie/projects/details/the-ark-at-home-weekly-schedule
Follow this link: https://ark.ie/projects/details/the-ark-at-home-weekly-schedule
Junior/Senior Infants Challenge
Table Practise
Here are some online games which may help with practising tables.
Daily 10
Play the game Daily 10 to practise tables and as a warmup for maths time. This can be found by clicking the following link https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 . Choose level two to access multiplication tables. You can then choose the interval in which the questions are asked, start at 20 seconds and try to improve on this as the week goes on!
Daily 10
Play the game Daily 10 to practise tables and as a warmup for maths time. This can be found by clicking the following link https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 . Choose level two to access multiplication tables. You can then choose the interval in which the questions are asked, start at 20 seconds and try to improve on this as the week goes on!
https://www.cjfallon.ie/
Click on the hyperlink above. This website is free to access.
Hit the Button
This can be found by clicking the following link https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button You can record your scores if you wish and try to improve on this each day!
Click on the hyperlink above. This website is free to access.
Hit the Button
This can be found by clicking the following link https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button You can record your scores if you wish and try to improve on this each day!
Let's Get Moving!
If you love to dance, check out Just Dance or Zumba Kids GoNoodle tutorials.
www.youtube.com/user/justdancegame
family.gonoodle.com/channels/zumba-kids
www.youtube.com/user/justdancegame
family.gonoodle.com/channels/zumba-kids
Additional Support from South Dublin CYPSC
Parents Guide- Keeping teens safe during COVID-19 restrictions, this resource has been developed by Foróige click here
Parenting Tips- 4 videos developed by South Dublin Partnership and Tusla Prevention Partnership & Parenting Support. 4 the Family is a series of 4 sessions offering simple tips to families around the areas of Play, Parenting, Health & Technology. These may be useful to some families at this time. These are listed under parenting resources on the information hub page please click here
Parenting Tips- 4 videos developed by South Dublin Partnership and Tusla Prevention Partnership & Parenting Support. 4 the Family is a series of 4 sessions offering simple tips to families around the areas of Play, Parenting, Health & Technology. These may be useful to some families at this time. These are listed under parenting resources on the information hub page please click here
Virtual Exploring
Did you know that there are hundreds of live web cameras all around the world? You can virtually explore some of the most famous locations on earth and see what's happening right there and then. There is also live streaming from zoos, aquariums, waterfalls and all sorts of places. You might let us know on twitter which web cams catch your eye!
https://www.earthcam.com/
https://www.earthcam.com/
Helping our bodies to relax
When we're in class we do movement and mindfulness breaks in between our lessons. We know this is really important to keep our minds and bodies happy and healthy. You can follow along with all sorts of activities on GoNoodle, and it's free to join. Here's a nice example of one of their relaxing videos!
Follow this link to sign up: https://www.gonoodle.com/for-families/
Follow this link to sign up: https://www.gonoodle.com/for-families/
Junk Art Ideas
Recycling and reusing household materials for art is so much fun (and costs little to nothing!). Time and time again we have been blown away at the creativity of our students. We've seen the simplest of resources transformed into all sorts of imaginative creations. You might find yourself wanting to join in!
For junk art ideas and inspiration check out ReCreate's workshop videos. You'll also find them on facebook, twitter and instagram! https://recreate.ie/interactive-workshops/
For junk art ideas and inspiration check out ReCreate's workshop videos. You'll also find them on facebook, twitter and instagram! https://recreate.ie/interactive-workshops/
Trócaire Game Changers Home Challenge
A competition for young people who want to change the world and believe games are a way to do this. During these extraordinary times as we all do our best to stay at home, Trócaire have created an exciting new competition for young people to enter called the Game Changers Home Challenge.
If you are interested, more information can be found at www.trocaire.org/sites/default/files/resources/edu/education_trocaire_game_changers_home_challenge_lent_2020.pdf
If you are interested, more information can be found at www.trocaire.org/sites/default/files/resources/edu/education_trocaire_game_changers_home_challenge_lent_2020.pdf
General Knowledge Quiz
Ready to test your General Knowledge? Why not go head to head with someone at home and see who knows more!
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Karaoke Kids
At Scoil Íosa, we love a good sing along. From our talent shows to learning songs in the classroom, it is safe to say that we really enjoying singing and perhaps in the future some of you might even be singing your own songs! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lxm0iSnKNc
When you have all of these songs mastered, why not challenge yourself to one as Gaeilge? Bain triail as, más mian leat :)
Talking to children when they need help.
The Department of Education and Skills’ NEPS psychologists have developed advice and some resources for young people to manage and stay well when schools are closed. Parents, please feel free to dip in and out of these resources if you need them. We are also on hand to offer any guidance and support you may need.
Advice for young people when schools are closed advice-to-young-people-while-schools-are-closed.pdf
Plan for the day plan-your-day.pdf
Blank plan for your day blank-plan-for-the-day.pdf
Relaxation Techniques new-relaxation-techniques.pdf
Relaxation Podcast soundcloud.com/user-719669409/relaxation-techniques-30-03-2020
This is also a nice graphic for younger children that explains Covid 19 in a simple way
covid-19-illustrated-explanation-for-children.pdf
Stay safe and Stay Positive!
Amazing Art
With Easter fast approaching, there are lots of Art activities that we can do to celebrate Easter. Thanks to our lovely SNA Linda for some creative inspiration! Find out more at www.pinterest.co.uk/artycraftykids/easter-crafts-for-kids/
Lego Challenge
Outdoor Activities
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Competition Time!
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Scoil Íosa's annual Easter art competition is underway. This year the girls and boys are invited to design and construct a diorama or decorate an egg. A winning entry will be chosen from each class and whoever wins will receive a voucher in the post. Entries are to be e-mailed to class teachers by Friday the 3rd, you can also post them to our school twitter!
Did you know that the tradition of decorating eggshells is quite ancient? Follow this link if you'd like to find out more: https://kids.kiddle.co/Easter_egg |
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Tissue Box Monsters
At Scoil Íosa, we are all about reusing and recycling. Why not turn all those empty tissue boxes lying around the house into monsters? When you're done, use the extra pom-poms to "feed" the monster. Turn it into a minute-to-win-it game by seeing how many pom-poms players can toss into the monster's mouth in 60 seconds. Our Green School's committee would be proud!
www.thebestideasforkids.com/tissue-box-monsters/?jwsource=cl
www.thebestideasforkids.com/tissue-box-monsters/?jwsource=cl
Volcano Cake Recipe
Calling all bakers! BBC Good Food have lots of wonderful recipes for everyone to try. Kickstart your culinary skills with this delicious volcano cake. It will blow your mind!
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/volcano-cake
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/volcano-cake
SciShow Kids
SciShow Kids explores all those curious topics that make us ask "why?" Every Tuesday and Thursday, Jessi and her robot rat Squeaks answer your questions and explain fun, complex science concepts for young, curious minds. Whether conducting experiments, researching new questions, or talking with experts, there's always something new to discover with SciShow Kids, no matter what your age!
www.youtube.com/user/scishowkids
www.youtube.com/user/scishowkids
Cosmic Kids Yoga
Take some time out and relax with some yoga and mindfulness. These interactive adventures are brilliant fun and great for improving strength, balance and confidence!
Take some time out and relax with some yoga and mindfulness. These interactive adventures are brilliant fun and great for improving strength, balance and confidence!
Oxford Owls
Click on the link provided below to join and to register. Follow the steps – you need to enter your email address and a password. Once registered there are 250 eBooks to read online. Just login and find your eBook. There are also a wide range of fun games and activity sheets designed to support your child's learning in both English and Mathematics.
home.oxfordowl.co.uk
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Pepper and Water Science Experiment
There are so many simple experiments that can be done with things that you would find in your home. This one is great as a reminder of the power of washing your hands. You will need water, pepper and soap. Lots of people are pretending that the pepper is bacteria. What an important visual for us all to remember! |
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World Class Hand Washing
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People of all ages have recently learned how to be world class hand washers. If you have gloves and paint at home maybe you would like to try this fun activity to make sure your skills are up to date!
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Listen in on a free story every day
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Every day at 11am, David Walliams, author of The Boy in The Dress and Gangsta Granny, will be sharing an audio story from one of his best-selling World's Worst Children short story collections. David Walliams has lots of fans in Scoil Íosa, his books have brought smiles and laughter to our classrooms many times over the years. Listen in for some guaranteed fun!
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/ |
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Daily PE Workout with Joe Wicks
Why not start the day with PE every morning with Joe from 9:00- 9:30
Why not start the day with PE every morning with Joe from 9:00- 9:30
Free access to all of the following publishers books online:
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