MONTH: September CLASS: Junior/Senior Infants

SESE / CONTENT/OBJECTIVES: / METHODOLOGIES / RESOURCES
HISTORY Strand/s:
Myself and my family / JI Strand Unit/s: Myself
·  The child should be enabled to explore and record significant personal events and dates: my age, first day at school, places where I have lived – compare photographs, clothes worn or toys used at different ages, noting development and things which have stayed the same.
·  Collect simple evidence ( photographs of myself as a baby and now
SI Strand Unit/s: My Family
My family: Become aware of and identify the members of the family
·  Explore and discuss how family members care for each other
·  Collecting photograps, pictures or drawings of families / Artefacts
Children’s ideas
Discovery learning
Pictures and photographs
Pair work
Story
Oral presentations / Photographs
Clothes worn by children as they grew up
Toys used by children
Time-line
Poster: old and new
JI: Growing up worksheet matching girl and baby to appropriate objects
GEOGRAPHY
Strand:
Environmental Awareness and Care / Strand Unit/s: Caring for my locality
The child should be enabled to identify, discuss and implement simple strategies for improving and caring for the environment:
(a)  Caring for clothes, toys and other possessions
(b)  Keeping classroom, school and play spaces clean, tidy and safe
(c)  Dispose of litter appropriately
(d)  Collect paper, cans and other materials for recycling / Guided Discovery
Hands on approach
Talk and discussion
Pictures and photographs / Clothes
Children’s possessions e.g. schoolbag, lunchbox, slipper bags, crayons, poster, dustbins and recycling bins
JI: Scan worksheets from Lok Around and Our World of children taking care of the environment
SCIENCE Strand/s:
Living Things / Strand Unit/s: Myself
JI
·  Recognise and measure physical similarities and differences between people
·  Become aware of changes that occur as children grow older and mature
·  Observe growth and change in some living things
SI
·  Using the senses to explore my environment
·  Developing an awareness of human birth and the growth of a baby / Pair Work
Guided discovery
Pictures and photographs
Worksheets
Group work
Listening and responding
One to one / Poster: Growing Up
Photographs
JI Worksheets colouring a picture of themselves in school uniform. Looking at myself worksheet from All Around Me pg 3
Scan Worksheet pg 26 All Around Me for discussion
Nature Walk
CENTRAL THEME: MYSELF
SUBJECT INTEGRATION: Gaeilge: An chorp, rain agus amhráin. Oral Language. Poetry: ME Art: Draw me, print handprint

MONTH: October CLASS: Junior/Senior Infants

SESE / CONTENT/OBJECTIVES: / METHODOLOGIES / RESOURCES
HISTORY Strand/s:
Story / Strand Unit/s: Stories
The child should be enabled to discuss the chronology of events (beginning, middle, end) in a story
·  Humpty Dumpty
·  Jack and Jill
·  Little Miss Muffet
·  Starting School
·  My new School
·  Don’t Eat the teacher
·  Back To School / Story, Drama, Group work
Listening and responding
Library books
Worksheets
Talk and discussion / Worksheets: for sequencing Humpty Dumpty ,Ugly Duckling and The Enormous Turnip
GEOGRAPHY
Strand/s:
Human Environments / Strand Unit/s: Living in the local community
·  Identify and name different buildings where people work and live- school, shop, office, airport, garda station, post office, bank, fire station,hospital,library
JI: visit library
·  SI :visit fire station
·  Make simple drawings of school, immediate surroundings and journeys to and from school / Observation, curiosity, fieldwork involving photographing bulidings, active learning, discovery learning / Posters and pictures of buildings
Investigation table
SCIENCE Strand/s:
Living Things
Energy and Forces / Strand Unit/s
Plants and Animals: observe growth and change in some living things
·  Observe and identify a variety of plants and animals in different habitats in the immediate and other environments
·  Recognise and identify external parts of living things
·  Autumn- observe and identify seasonal change in the environment
JI: squirrel, oak tree
SI: hedgehog,horse chestnut tree
Light
·  JI Observe and name autumnal colours in the local environment
·  SI Explore dark and bright colours and become aware of different shades of colour
·  Discuss difference between day and night , light and shade
·  Explore how shadows are formed / Observation and curiosity
Guided discovery
Listening and responding
Integrated approach
I.T.
Vocabulary development
Fieldwork: environment
Art
JI Colour Wheel. Collage of squirrel’s tail
SI Light and shade, tone and tint placemats. Clay hedgehog. / Horse Chestnut
Swallow
Squirrel
Leaves – Nature Walk
SESE / CONTENT/OBJECTIVES:NOVEMBER / METHODOLOGIES / RESOURCES
HISTORY Strand/s:
Myself and my Family
Story / Strand Unit/s:
Story
Junior Infants: The Hungry Caterpillar
Senior Infants: The Enormous Turnip / Library books
Talk and discussion
Looking and responding
Observation and curiosity
GEOGRAPHY
Strand:
Human Environments / Strant Unit: People and places in other areas
JI
become aware of some links between local community and people in other places
SI
·  become aware of food grown in other countries
·  food grown by farmers in other parts / Talk and discussion
Concrete materials
Group work
Hands on
Vocabulary development
Co-operative learning / The children whose parents/grandparents come from other countries
Artefacts from different countries
Story – Het the Vet
Farm set
Song – I’m a Farmer
Worksheet
SCIENCE Strand/s:
Living Things
Materials / Strand Unit/s
·  Plants and Animals: The child should be enabled to explore conditions for growth of bulbs and seeds
·  The child should be enabled to sort and group living things into sets
Junior Infants: growing Cress Seed
Senior Infants: growing Hyacinths
·  Materials and Change
Explore the effects of heating and cooling on everyday objects eg ice cream, water, chocolate
Junior Infants make rice krispy buns
Senior Infants make cookies / Talk and discussion
Active Learning
Investigative approach
Observation and Curiosity
Hands on approach
Guided Discovery
Problem solving / Bulbs, compost etc. Worksheets: living/ non living things
Poster 8: Living/non-living things


MONTH: December CLASS: Junior/Senior Infants

SESE / CONTENT/OBJECTIVES: / METHODOLOGIES / RESOURCES
HISTORY Strand/s:
Story / Strand Unit/s:
Stories: the child should be enabled to express or record stories through artwork, drama, music, mime and movement and using information and communication technologies
The child should be enabled to display storyline picrues showing episodes in sequence
Junior Infants: The Nativity/ stories on the nativity
Senior Infants: The Nativity / Story: Making ad Doing
Drama: Written activity
Role Play: Vocabulary Dev.
Theme based
Video
Pictures and photographs
Oral presentations / Nativity story
Crib
Video: The Snowman
GEOGRAPHY
Strand:
Natural Environments
Environmental Awareness and Care
Human Environments / Strand Unit/s:
Planet Earth in Space
JI Identify and discuss the sun ,the moon and the stars
SI Discuss earth as part of the solar system
People and places in other areas
JI Develop an awareness of people living in other areas
SI Become aware of links with people in other places – Christmas customs in other lands / Pictures and photographs
Guided discussion
Story
Vocabulary development
Talk and discussion / Maps and Globe
SCIENCE Strand/s:
Energy and Forces / Strand Unit/s
Magnetism and electricity
JI
Become aware of the uses of electricity in school and home and identify household appliances that use electricity
SI
Uses and dangers of electricity (Curriculum Statement pg. 26) / Active Learning
Vocabulary development
Looking and responding
Concrete materials
Observation and curiosity / Worksheets: appliances that use electricity

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