Access information below to support your child's learning at home during semester 1 of Primary Infants 2.
Primary Infants 2 - Semester 1
Unit 1: Hello again!
In this unit children will cover:
- the characters from the book
- revision of numbers and colours
- revision of classroom items and in / on / under
- his / her
They will practise:
- asking how something is spelt
- saying how something is spelt
- asking "Who's he/she?"
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Point and ask them to tell you how many of a certain object there are in the room, or what colour it is, e.g. "How many chairs are there?", "What colour is it?"
- Ask them how to spell the names of the people in your family, e.g. "Can you spell 'Maria'?"
Try these links:
Colours flashcards (use these to play card games)
Unit 2: Back to school
In this unit children will cover:
- classroom vocabulary
- numbers 1-11
- regular plurals, there is/are
- introduction of further prepositions
They will practise:
- saying where things are and how many things there are
- describing a classroom
- recognising and tracing key classroom words
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Point and ask them to tell you how many of a certain object there are in the room.
- Ask them: "What objects are there in the house?" They should answer with There is ... / There are ...
- Write out the key words from unit 2 and ask your child to identify them and draw a picture of the word.
Try these links:
Classroom objects flashcards (use these to play card games)
Classroom label the picture game
Unit 3: Play time!
In this unit children will cover:
- toys vocabulary
- revision of plurals: this is / these are
- possession: "Whose is it?" and possessive ‘s
- introduction of clothes and body vocabulary
They will practise:
- talking about their favourite toy
- saying what toy/s 'this is' and 'these are'
- saying whose it is / whose they are (with toys/clothes/body vocabulary)
- recognising and tracing key toys words
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Point at pictures in unit 3 and ask them to tell you the toy words and encourage them to make full sentences with 'this is', 'these are' and the singular/plural forms of the words, e.g. "What's this?" - "This is a robot." "What are these?" - "These are dolls."
- Practise "Whose is this?", "Whose are these?", "It's + (name)'s.", "They're + (name)'s." using objects that belong to different family members, e.g. "Whose is this?", "It's Vlad's."
- Point at clothes and body parts and ask them to tell you the words. Practise "Whose is this (jacket)?", "Whose are these (shoes)?", "It's/They're (Dan)'s."
- Write out the key words from unit 3 and ask your child to identify them and draw a picture of the word.
Try these links:
Toys flashcards (use these to play card games)
Unit 4: At home
In this unit children will cover:
- house-related vocabulary - rooms and objects
- possession – mine/yours/his/hers, etc.
- revision: prepositions, toys, adjectives, clothes, face and body, house, Can I have... ? can/can't, There's a ..., Where ... ? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. Whose ... is this? Whose are these?, that / those
They will practise:
- describing the rooms in a house
- talking about possession e.g. Whose is (this bag)? / Which (bag) is yours?
- recognising and tracing key furniture words
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Point at pictures in unit 4 and ask them to tell you the words and encourage them to make full sentences, e.g. What's this? - It's a mat. What are these? - They're beds.
- Practise sentences and questions and answers with "There is/There are" and prepositions of place, e.g. There's a phone in the living room. / There are two phones on the table. / Is there a sofa in the living room? - Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
- Ask them to tell you where different objects are, e.g. Where's the sofa? - It's in the living room. It's next to the bookcase. Where are the shoes? - They're under the bed.
- Point at objects in the house and ask them to tell you whose they are, e.g. Whose are these shoes? - They're mine. Whose is this jacket? - It's yours./It's Dan's. Which shoes are yours? - The blue ones.
- Write out the key words from unit 4 and ask your child to identify them and draw a picture of the word.
Try these links:
Furniture flashcards (use these to play card games)
Label the picture game (bedroom)
Haunted house game (rooms and furniture)
Paint the words game (furniture)
Balloon burst spelling game (furniture)
Read, match and trace activity (rooms)
Word shape recognition (living room furniture)
Word shape recognition (kitchen furniture)
Unit 5: Meet my family
IN THIS UNIT CHILDREN WILL COVER:
- family vocabulary
- revision of possessive 's
- present continuous
- action verbs
THEY WILL PRACTISE:
- describing their family
- talking about what people are doing
- recognising and tracing key family words and action verbs
YOU CAN PRACTISE WITH YOUR CHILD AT HOME IN DIFFERENT WAYS. YOU CAN:
- Point to the characters in the unit and ask them to tell you who they are, e.g. "Who's he?" "He's Stella's brother."
- Point to family members or draw a family tree and ask them to talk about their family members e.g. "Who's she?" "She's my sister." or "This is my sister. Her name is Ioana."
- Take turns to mime actions the actions in the unit and describe them, e.g. "You are flying."
- Write out the key words from unit 5 and ask your child to identify them and draw a picture of the word.
TRY THESE LINKS:
Family flashcards (use these to play card games)
Unit 6: Dinner time
IN THIS UNIT CHILDREN WILL COVER:
- food vocabulary
- polite requests: 'Can I have some (fruit juice), please?'
- present continuous
THEY WILL PRACTISE:
- talking about their favourite food
- saying what people are eating and drinking
- asking for things
- recognising and tracing key food words
YOU CAN PRACTISE WITH YOUR CHILD AT HOME IN DIFFERENT WAYS. YOU CAN:
- Point at pictures in unit 6 and ask "What's this?" "It's rice." "What are these?" "They're eggs." Alternatively, take them to the kitchen and ask them to point and say food words they know.
- Open the fridge and practise "Is there any ...?", "Are there any ...?", "Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. / Yes, there are. / No, there aren't."
- Put some food on the table and practise "Can I have some ... ?" "Here you are."
- Write out the key words from unit 6 and ask your child to identify them and draw a picture of the word.
TRY THESE LINKS:
Food balloon burst spelling game
Fruit balloon burst spelling game
Fruit and vegetable paint the words game (you might need to help your child with the reading)
Food flashcards (use these to play card games)