Folens School at Home: 5th & 6th Class Weekly Plan: Week 1 · Clann Lir (The Children of Lir). Before Reading: Open the Foclóir (Vocabulary) mode. Read through the foclóir and nathanna

Folens School at Home: 5th & 6th Class Weekly Plan: Week 1

Introduction The purpose of Folens School at Home is to help parents support their child’s learning at home. Shortly after schools closed down, we at Folens made all of our resources available for parents to use on FolensOnline. However, we understand that parents may not feel they have the time or expertise to pick and choose the most suitable activities for their child across multiple subjects. So, we turned to some experienced primary school teachers and asked them to put together a weekly plan for parents to use at home with their child. The purpose of the plan is to identify age-appropriate resources that can be used to help children learn and to provide some guidance to parents when using them. Each week, we will publish a new plan and accompanying digital resources for each of the three core subjects, English, Gaeilge and Maths, as well SESE (History, Geography and Science). We at Folens appreciate that these are challenging times for everyone and that many parents will have a limited amount of time to support their child’s learning. There is no pressure to complete every activity in the weekly plan – it can simply be used as a menu from which parents can pick and choose.

Accessing the Digital Resources The digital resources can all be accessed from FolensOnline. For ease of use, we have included a link to each resource in the plan just below the thumbnail image of the resource. NB: In order to launch each resource, you will need to be logged in to FolensOnline.

Registering with FolensOnline In order to login in to FolensOnline, you need to register. To do this:

1. Go to www.folensonline.ie and click ‘Register’. 2. Select ‘Teacher’. 3. Fill in a username, email address and password. 4. For ‘Roll Number’, use the code Prim20 5. Click ‘Register’. You will then be sent an email (check your ‘Promotions’ folder if using Gmail) to activate

your account.

Thumbnail of image as it appears on FolensOnline

Link to Resource on FolensOnline. NB: You will need to be logged in to FolensOnline to launch each resource.

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Folens School at Home: 5th & 6th Class 2 27th April – 1st May

English

Activity 1: Oral Language Starlight 5th Class: Poster – 11. Painting

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/5th_class/resources/activities/SL_05_ACT_CH11_001/index.html Starlight 5th Class: Unit 11a: An Accidental Artist

Launch the interactive poster: Poster – 11. Painting. Before Listening: Select the Explore mode and ask your child the following questions:

• Which of these paintings features a woman with a mysterious smile? What are some synonyms/other words for mysterious? (enigmatic, puzzling, bewildering, cryptic, baffling, curious, inscrutable, secretive, hard to read)

• Which painting is bright and vibrant?

• Which painting is dark and subdued?

• Compare the colours in Café Terrace at Night (first row, second painting) and The Persistence of Memory (second row, second painting). How are they similar? How are they different?

• Compare the colours of American Gothic (first row, third painting) and The Guitarist (second row, third painting). How are they similar? How are they different?

During Listening: Listen to either the Starters (simpler) or Flyers (more challenging) mode. Pause as necessary to check that your child understands. After Listening: Select the Question mode of the poster. Play each question and discuss the answers with your child. Writing Activity: Set the following writing task for your child: Your parents have told you that you can paint a mural on one wall of your bedroom. Describe to them in detail what you would like to paint. Remember to include vivid descriptions of the images and colours you will use. Then, sketch your mural. A printable sheet for completing this activity is included at the end of this document.

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/5th_class/resources/activities/SL_05_ACT_CH11_001/index.html





Activity 2: Poetry Starlight 5th Class: Poster – 11. Painting


Launch the interactive poster: Poster – 11. Painting. Select the Poem mode. Listen to the poem ‘A Slash of Blue’ by Emily Dickinson. Then encourage your child to practice reading the poem with appropriate intonation and pacing, paying particularly close attention to the punctuation. Discuss the following questions:

• What kind of pictures do you have in your mind as you read this poem? How do these pictures make you feel?

• How do you think the poet feels about the Morning Sky? How does she feel about the Evening Sky? What are the differences in the way she describes them?

• How does the poet’s choice of colour words affect the poem? Why do you think she uses ‘scarlet’ and ‘ruby’ instead of just ‘red’?

• List all the verbs the poet uses in the poem. What do these verbs describe? (The act of painting, composing, creating.)

Ask your child to create their own simple colour poem describing a scene in nature, using Dickinson’s ‘A Slash of Blue’ as a template as follows:

A [verb] of [colour] — A [verb] of [colour] —

Some [colour] patches on the way, Compose a [nature scene] —

A little [colour] — slipped between — Some [colour] [item of clothing] hurried on —

A [noun] of [colour] — A [noun] of [noun] —

This just makes out the [nature scene].






Gaeilge

Activity 1: Scéal (Story) Abair Liom G – 5th Class: Scéal – 18. Clann Lir

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/5th_class/resources/passage/AL_5C_ACT_CH18_003/index.html

Launch the story: Scéal – 18. Clann Lir (The Children of Lir). Before Reading: Open the Foclóir (Vocabulary) mode. Read through the foclóir and nathanna (phrases) with your child. Check that they understand and know how to read each word. Keep note of these words to identify when listening to the scéal.

Foclóir (Vocabulary) Nathanna (Phrases)

• rí (king)

• croíbhriste (heart-broken)

• uaigneach (lonely)

• éad (jealousy)

• grá (love)

• cuairt (visit)

• faoi gheasa (under a spell)

• ealaí (swans)

• ar buile (angry, raging)

• an ruaig (banish, chase away)

• lag (weak)

• bás (death)

• cúpla bliain ina dhiadh sin (a couple of years after that)

• gach uile lá (every single day)

• tar éis sin (after that)

• tamall beag ina dhiaidh sin (a short while after that)

During Reading: Open the Scéal (Story) mode. Play the story for your child. Pause regularly to discuss what has happened and to check their understanding of the story. Use a dictionary to look up any words they do not understand. If you do not have a dictionary at home, try: https://www.teanglann.ie/en Play the story again and ask your child to ready along. Then ask them to read the story independently if they can. After Reading: Ask your child to draw a comic strip to retell the story of Clann Lir. Encourage them to add speech bubbles and captions in Irish.





https://www.teanglann.ie/en


Activity 2: Gramadach (Grammar) Abair Liom: An réimneoir

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/5th_class/resources/conjugator/AL_5C_ACT_CH01_007/V/index.html Abair Liom G – 5th Class: p. 134

Launch the verb conjugator: An réimneoir. Select the Neamhrialta (irregular) tab and the verbs Feic (to see) and Ith (to eat). The select ‘Aimsir Fháistineach’ (Future Tense) and the ‘Ar aghaidh’ button to proceed. Practice each form of the verb with your child. Begin with the mé (me), tú (you), sé (he), sí (she) forms. Then the plural forms sinn (we), sibh (you plural), siad (they). And finally, the question and negative forms.

Use this button to hide forms and ask your child what is missing. Use this button to show examples of the verbs in sentences.

Ask your child to think of three questions they could ask using each verb. For example, ‘An íosfaidh tú bricfeasta amárach?’ (Will you eat breakfast tomorrow?) Complete the grammar exercises on page 134 of Abair Liom G – 5th Class. A printable copy of the page is included at the end of this document.

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/5th_class/resources/conjugator/AL_5C_ACT_CH01_007/V/index.html





Maths

Activity 1: Measures – Weight Planet Maths 5th Class: Weight

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PM5/resources/activitya/pm_5c_152/index.html Physical Resources: 10 household objects to weigh A weighing scales or balance Planet Maths 5th Class: Grams and Kilograms

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PM5/resources/activities/pm_5c_153/weight.html

Launch the activity: Weight. Use the activity to practice estimating weights. Remind your child that 1000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg). Make a table similar to the one below.

Object Estimated weight in grams

Actual weight in grams

Difference in grams

Then select 10 household objects e.g. apple, cup, bottle, small ball, etc. Ask your child to hold each object and estimate its weight. Then ask them to record the object and their estimation in the table. Next have them weigh the objects using a weighing scales or balance. Ask them to add the actual weight to the table. Finally, calculate the difference between the estimation and the actual weight. Launch the activity: Grams and Kilograms. Use the activity to practice converting grams to kilograms.

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PM5/resources/activitya/pm_5c_152/index.html









Activity 2: Number – Percentages Planet Maths 6th Class: Percentage Grid


Planet Maths 6th Class: Simplified Fractions

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PM6/resources/activities/pm_6c_094/index.html

Launch the activity: Percentage Grid. Use the activity to practice percentages. Ask your child to draw their own percentage grid and colour 40% of it. Ask them what percent is left uncoloured? Can they record these percentages as fractions in their lowest form? Launch the activity: Simplified Fractions. Match the percent to the correct fraction. Draw a table to show equivalent percentages, fractions and decimals.

Percentage Fraction Decimal

50% ½ 0.5

20% 1/5 0.2

Ask your child to complete as many rows as they can.










SESE (Social, Environmental and Scientific Education)

Activity 1: History Explorers History 5th Class: 2. The Renaissance pp. 10-13

The relevant pages are included at the end of this document. Read the introduction and keywords on page 10 together. Ask your child if they understand or have come across any of the words before. Do they know who Johannes Gutenberg or Christopher Columbus is? Read the chapter together. Stop to discuss the ‘Examine the Evidence’ stickers on p. 10 and p. 12. A video of the Gutenberg printing press can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksLaBnZVRnM&t=13s Ask your child to answer the ‘Fact Finding’ questions on p. 13 orally. For a further challenge, have your child answer the ‘Explore More’ questions that follow. Have your child complete the ‘Working as a Historian: Change and Continuity’ activity on p. 13.

Activity 2: Geography Explorers Geography & Science 5th Class: 13. Passport to Europe, pp. 74-79

The relevant pages are included at the end of this document. Read the introduction and keywords on p. 74 together. What does your child already know about capital cities in Europe? Do they understand the keywords and have they come across any of the words before? What do they know about the cities Brussels, Warsaw, Stockholm, Lisbon, Tallinn and/or Bucharest? Read the chapter together. Discuss the features of a capital city. Ask your child which capital city featured they would most like to visit. Ask your child to answer the ‘Fact Finding’ questions on p. 79 orally. For a further challenge, have your child answer the ‘Explore More’ questions that follow. Have your child complete the ‘Working as a Geographer: Using pictures, maps and globes’ activity on p. 79.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksLaBnZVRnM&t=13s


Printables English – Activity 1: Oral Language Starlight 5th Class: Unit 11a: An Accidental Artist


Gaeilge – Activity 2: Gramadach (Grammar) Abair Liom G – 5th Class: p. 134


SESE – Activity 1: History Explorers History 5th Class: 2. The Renaissance p.10








SESE – Activity 2: Geography Explorers Geography & Science 5th Class: 13. Passport to Europe p. 74











Documents

Folens School at Home: 5th & 6th Class Weekly Plan: Week 1 · Clann Lir (The Children of Lir). Before Reading: Open the Foclóir (Vocabulary) mode. Read through the foclóir and nathanna