Access information below to support your child's learning at home during semester 2 of Primary Infants 3.
Primary Infants 3 - Semester 2
Unit 6: Just for fun!
IN THIS UNIT CHILDREN WILL COVER:
- hobbies and sports vocabulary
- likes and dislikes
- days of the week
- weekly routines
THEY WILL PRACTISE:
- asking and answering 'Do you like (swimming)?' 'Yes, I do.' 'No, I don't.' 'I like (playing football).'
- saying 'I (do my homework) on (Mondays).'
YOU CAN PRACTISE WITH YOUR CHILD AT HOME IN DIFFERENT WAYS. YOU CAN:
- Ask your child what free time activities they like, love and don't like doing.
- Ask your child to talk about their week and what activities they regularly do on different days.
- Read the story Just for fun! on page 40 of the class book.
TRY THESE LINKS:
Days and months paint the words game
Free time activities flashcards (use these to play card games)
Words, games, songs and story from the Happy Street 2 website for unit 6
Unit 7: People at work
In this unit children will cover:
- jobs vocabulary
- present simple to describe what people do for their jobs
- telling the time: quarter past / half past / quarter to
They will practise:
- saying what people do for their job: 'She's a doctor. She helps sick people.'
- telling the time with quarter past / half past / quarter to
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Ask your child what they want to be when they grow up and why.
- Ask your child about what time they do different things every day.
- Read the story People at work on page 48 of the class book.
Try these links:
What will I be when I grow up story
Jobs flashcards (use these to play card games)
Words, games, songs and story from the Happy Street 2 website for unit 7
Unit 8: What's the weather like?
In this unit children will cover:
- weather vocabulary
- present continuous to say what people are doing at the present moment
They will practise:
- asking and answering "What's the weather like?"
- saying what people are wearing and doing: "I'm reading a book." "She's wearing red shoes."
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Ask your child on various days what the weather is like.
- If possible, look out the window onto a street, or go to the park. Ask your child about the people they can see: "What's he/she wearing?" "What's he/she doing?"
- Read the story What's the weather like? on page 56 of the class book.
Try these links:
Ali and the magic carpet story
Weather flashcards (use these to play card games)
Words, games, songs and story from the Happy Street 2 website for unit 8
Unit 9: What happened?
In this unit children will cover:
- castle vocabulary
- past simple (affirmative only)
They will practise:
- talking about castles
- saying what they did in the past using was / were / wasn't / weren't / bought / had / liked / lived / loved / played / said / saw / went / won / wrote
You can practise with your child at home in different ways. You can:
- Ask your child where different members of the family were at different times yesterday: "Where was your brother at six o'clock?" "Where were Grandma and Grandpa at nine o'clock?"
- Ask your child to tell you one different thing they did each day last week.
- Read the story What happened? on page 64 of the class book.
Try these links:
Words, games, songs and story from the Happy Street 2 website for unit 9