Weekly Theme:Food
by erica hogan
1. Gaeilge Téama: Bia Fó-théama – An Tornapa Mór: Múin na focail nua trí geáitsí agus luas chartaí. Cluiche tomhais chun na focail nua a chleachtadh.
2. Gymnastics – (Movement/Understanding & appreciation of gymnastics)
3. Music –The Enormous Turnip – Perform the song with actions with a concentration on accuracy and good group co-ordination. Then, get the children to accompany the song with a steady pulse, played on percussion.
3.1. Methodologies: Talk and Discussion, Active Learning.
3.2. Assessment: artists chair, pupils using visual prompts provided during the lesson, display of art pieces, discussion, teacher questioning pupils, pupils questioning teacher, pupils singing/acting, artists chair, learning logs.
4. English: Children to write an email to Sam telling him how much they enjoyed his story & outlining their favourite character.
4.1. Assessment: discussion, teacher questioning pupils, pupils questioning teacher, pupils summarizing, pupils’ writing, assigning and giving and correcting homework, learning logs.
5. New node
6. Maths Number – Operations
7. Visual Arts – Print – Making of prints using food objects.
8. SESE Science – (Living Things/Plants & Animals) Food Chains – children sort & classify animals by the food they eat & become aware that people, animals & plants rely on each other for food. History – (Stories) Irish Legend - The Salmon of Knowledge Geography – (Human Environments/People & places in other lands) The Story of Chocolate
