Loughcrew
During the month of October the children in Loughcrew will be working on the following number song in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall,
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be nine green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Nine green bottles hanging on the wall,
Nine green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be eight green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Eight green bottles hanging on the wall,
Eight green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be seven green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Seven green bottles hanging on the wall,
Seven green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be six green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Six green bottles hanging on the wall,
Six green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be five green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Five green bottles hanging on the wall,
five green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be four green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Four green bottles hanging on the wall,
four green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be three green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Three green bottles hanging on the wall,
Three green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be two green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Two green bottles hanging on the wall,
Two green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be one green bottle hanging on the wall.
…
One green bottle hanging on the wall,
One green bottle hanging on the wall.
And if that green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be no green bottles hanging on the wall.
We will continue to focus on the days of the week and the months of the year during circle time. The children will also be learning about the following 2d shapes:
Circle
Square
Triangle
Rectangle
Oval
Heart
Diamond
Star
Hexagon
Pentagon
Spiral
Octagon
During the month of September the children in Loughcrew will be working on the following number song in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor,
And the doctor said
No more monkeys jumping on the bed
Four little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed
Three little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed
Two little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed
One little monkey jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
Put those monkeys right to bed
We will also be focusing on the days of the week and the months of the year during circle time.
Loughcrew
During the month of June the children in Loughcrew have been working on the following numeracy rhyme in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
Five Little Bees
One little bee blew and flew.
He met a friend, and that made two.
Two little bees, busy as could be–
Along came another and that made three.
Three little bees, wanted one more,
Found one soon and that made four.
Four little bees, going to the hive.
Spied their little brother, and that made five.
Five little bees working every hour–
Buzz away, bees, and find another flower.
During the month of May the children in Loughcrew have been working on the following numeracy rhyme in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
Turtles
One baby turtle alone and new.
Finds a friend, and then there are two.
Two baby turtles crawl down to the sea.
They find another, and then there are three.
Three baby turtles crawl along the shore.
They find another, and then there are four.
Four baby turtles go for a dive.
Up swims another, and then there are five.
During the month of April the children in Loughcrew will be working on the following numeracy rhyme in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall,
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be nine green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Nine green bottles hanging on the wall,
Nine green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be eight green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Eight green bottles hanging on the wall,
Eight green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be seven green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Seven green bottles hanging on the wall,
Seven green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be six green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Six green bottles hanging on the wall,
Six green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be five green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Five green bottles hanging on the wall,
five green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be four green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Four green bottles hanging on the wall,
four green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be three green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Three green bottles hanging on the wall,
Three green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be two green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Two green bottles hanging on the wall,
Two green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be one green bottle hanging on the wall.
…
One green bottle hanging on the wall,
One green bottle hanging on the wall.
And if that green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be no green bottles hanging on the wall.
During the month of March the children in Loughcrew will be working on the following numeracy rhyme in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive,
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.
One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a crab alive,
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.
One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught an eel alive,
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.
Loughcrew
During the month of February the children in Loughcrew will be working on the following numeracy rhyme in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
FIVE FANCY VALENTINES
Five fancy valentines from the euro store.
I gave one to Mammy, that left four.
Four fancy valentines, pretty ones to see.
I gave one to brother, that left three.
Three fancy valentines, pink, red and blue.
I gave one to sister, that left two.
Two fancy valentines, oh this is fun.
I gave one to Daddy, that left one.
One fancy valentine, I was almost done.
I gave it to baby, then I was done.
Loughcrew
During the month of January the children in Loughcrew will be working on the following numeracy song in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
- Johnny works with one hammer,
One hammer, 1 hammer,
Johnny works with 1 hammer,
Then he works with two.
(Hammer one fist lightly on leg) - . . . Two hammers
(Hammer both fists on legs) - . . . Three hammers
(Hammer both fists on legs and one foot on the floor) - . . . Four hammers
(Hammer both fists on legs and both feet on the floor) - Johnny works with five hammers,
Five hammers, five hammers,
Johnny works with five hammers
(Hammer both fists on legs, both feet on floor, and nod head down and up)
Then he goes to sleep.
(Rest head on joined palms, pretending to go to sleep)
Loughcrew
During the month of December the children in Loughcrew will be working on the following numeracy song in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
♫ Red hat, [Pretend to put on a hat.]
white beard, [Pretend to stroke your beard.]
twinkle in his eye. [Point to the corner of your eye and twist your finger back and forth.]
Santa is his name-o. [Pat your big, round tummy.]
S-A-N-T-A [Point to letter picture cards or the letters written on the whiteboard.]
S-A-N-T-A
S-A-N-T-A
And Santa is his name-o. [Pat your big, round tummy.]
Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
*-A-N-T-A
*-A-N-T-A
*-A-N-T-A
And Santa is his name-o.
Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
*-*-N-T-A
*-*-N-T-A
*-*-N-T-A
And Santa is his name-o.
Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
*-*-*-T-A
*-*-*-T-A
*-*-*-T-A
And Santa is his name-o.
Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
*-*-*-*-A
*-*-*-*-A
*-*-*-*-A
And Santa is his name-o.
Red hat, white beard, twinkle in his eye.
Santa is his name-o.
*-*-*-*-*
*-*-*-*-*
*-*-*-*-*
And Santa is his name-o.
S-A-N-T-A
S-A-N-T-A
S-A-N-T-A
And Santa is his name-o. ♫
During the month of November children in Loughcrew will be learning about number in their maths lessons.
Maths Language – Here is the vocabulary that the children will be learning:
- One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
How many..?, count forwards, count backwards, how many altogether, missing number, What number comes before/after?, more than, less than, the same as, equal, how many more to make…? how many less?
- How many altogether?, more than, greater than, enough, not enough, equal, unequal,
Practical games and activities – Here are some games to play at home:
- Games:
Careful counting -Encourage your child to count objects carefully by taking time to touch each item when counting and saying the number name at the same time.
Dice Game-roll two die, add/count how many dots altogether, take that amount of lego blocks and make a tower. The winner has the highest tower/most lego blocks.
Say the numbers 1-10 -Play a rocket game by counting 1 to 10 and then counting back again from 10 to 1 and saying ‘blast off’. Try starting from a different number such as 9 and count back to 1.
- Problem Solving:
Allow your child the opportunity to put the numbers in order. For example, use number jigsaws or simply write and cut out the numbers and ask your child to put them in the correct order. To challenge your child even more, remove a number and have them tell you which one is missing.
During the month of October the children in Loughcrew will be working on the following number song in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall,
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be nine green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Nine green bottles hanging on the wall,
Nine green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be eight green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Eight green bottles hanging on the wall,
Eight green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be seven green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Seven green bottles hanging on the wall,
Seven green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be six green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Six green bottles hanging on the wall,
Six green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be five green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Five green bottles hanging on the wall,
five green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be four green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Four green bottles hanging on the wall,
four green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be three green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Three green bottles hanging on the wall,
Three green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be two green bottles hanging on the wall.
…
Two green bottles hanging on the wall,
Two green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be one green bottle hanging on the wall.
…
One green bottle hanging on the wall,
One green bottle hanging on the wall.
And if that green bottle should accidentally fall,
There’ll be no green bottles hanging on the wall.
We will continue to focus on the days of the week and the months of the year during circle time. The children will also be learning about the following 2d shapes:
Circle
Square
Triangle
Rectangle
Oval
Heart
Diamond
Star
Hexagon
Pentagon
Spiral
Octagon
Loughcrew
During the month of September the children in Loughcrew will be working on the following number song in our maths lessons.
The words are as follows:
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor,
And the doctor said
No more monkeys jumping on the bed
Four little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed
Three little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed
Two little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed
One little monkey jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
Put those monkeys right to bed
We will also be focusing on the days of the week and the months of the year during circle time.
Loughcrew
During the month of June the children in Loughcrew will be working on number songs and rhymes in their maths lessons.
Here are some of the songs and rhymes we will be learning:
One little bee blew and flew.
He met a friend, and that made two.
Two little bees, busy as could be–
Along came another and that made three.
Three little bees, wanted one more,
Found one soon and that made four.
Four little bees, going to the hive.
Spied their little brother, and that made five.
Five little bees working every hour–
Buzz away, bees, and find another flower.
Five little monkeys sitting in a tree
Teasing Mister Alligator:
“can’t catch me, can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mister Alligator quiet as can be and
SNAP!
Four little monkeys sitting in a tree
Teasing Mister Alligator:
“can’t catch me, can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mister Alligator quiet as can be and
SNAP!
Three little monkeys sitting in a tree
Teasing Mister Alligator:
“can’t catch me, can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mister Alligator quiet as can be and
SNAP!
Two little monkeys sitting in a tree
Teasing Mister Alligator:
“can’t catch me, can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mister Alligator quiet as can be and
SNAP!
One little monkey sitting in a tree
Teasing Mister Alligator:
“can’t catch me, can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mister Alligator quiet as can be and
SNAP! Missed me!
During the month of April the children in Loughcrew will be working on number songs and rhymes in their maths lessons.
Here are some of the songs and rhymes we will be learning:
Five little monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!’.
Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped her head.
Papa called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!’.
Three little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!’.
Two little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped her head.
Papa called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!’.
One little monkey jumping on the bed,
He fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said,
“Put those monkeys straight to bed!’.
Five little ducks
Five little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But only four little ducks came back.
Four little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But only three little ducks came back.
Three little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But only two little ducks came back.
Two little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But only one little duck came back.
One little duck went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But no little ducks came swimming back.
Sad mother duck went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said “Quack, quack, quack,”
And all of the five little ducks came back.
Five fat sausages
Five fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Three fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
Two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
One fat sausage sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.
No fat sausages sizzling in a pan.
During the month of March the children in Sonas will be working on matching and sorting in their maths lessons.
Maths Language – Here is the vocabulary that the children will be learning:
Show me, find, colour, match, goes with, more, the same as, different, join, pick out, choose, together, belongs,
Practical games and activities – Here are some games to play at home:
-Have your child help when matching socks.
-Your child can help you to put away the cutlery after dinner-time. They can help to sort the spoons, knives and forks.
-Your child can help to sort their toys when tidying up. They can sort them into colours or types of toy.
Problem solving
When pairing a number of socks, remove one sock and make a game of having your child find out which sock is missing.
During the month of February the children in Loughcrew children will be working on addition in their maths lessons.
Maths Language – Here is the vocabulary that the children will be learning:
Altogether, makes, the same as, how many?, total, equals, and, add, set.
Practical games and activities – Here are some games to play at home:
- Play board games using dice e.g. snakes and ladders.
- Roll two dice. Count how many dots there are altogether. Take that amount of lego blocks. After three goes, each player counts their lego blocks. The player with the most dots wins.
- Everyday counting activities e.g. setting the table-how many knives are there? How many forks? Etc. How many are there altogether?
- Singing songs e.g. ten green bottles, five little ducks went swimming, five little speckled frogs.
Problem solving
Incorporate problem solving into everyday activities e.g. Count how many people are having dinner. Set the table for that many people.
Everyone in the family has to get two sweets. How many sweets do we need?
During the month of January children in Loughcrew are learning about number in their maths lessons. We are focusing on learning about the order of numbers.
Maths Language – Here is the vocabulary that the children are learning:
- One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Missing number, What number comes before/after?, more than, less than, the same as, equal, how many more to make…? how many less? What number comes next?
Practical games and activities – Here are some games to play at home:
-Making simple number jigsaws.
-Playing connect the dots games.
-Create a maze of numbers and see if your child can drive a toy car through it.
-Use the words before and after as part of your general day. For example discuss with your child what you are going to do AFTER dinner and what they do BEFORE going to bed.
-Simple countdowns will help for ordering numbers in reverse.
Problem Solving
Play games using a number jigsaw.
Remove a number and have your child tell you what number it is.
Only give your child one piece of the jig-saw and have them tell you what pieces they need to put either side of it.
During the month of December children in Loughcrew will be learning about number and pattern in their maths lessons.
- Maths Language – Here is the vocabulary that the children will be learning:
- Pattern, copy, finish, continue, next, after, colour, shape, size
- One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
How many..?, count forwards, count backwards, how many altogether, missing number, What number comes before/after?, more than, less than, the same as, equal, how many more to make…? how many less?
- How many altogether?, more than, greater than, enough, not enough, equal, unequal,
Practical games and activities – Here are some games to play at home:
- Games: Continue games from November.
- Recognise simple patterns- Play clapping games. Draw attention to patterns on clothes such as stripes or spots. Look for patterns around you such as on tiles or curtains.
- Make simple patterns– make patterns using lego/bricks/knives and forks/apples and oranges etc.
- Problem Solving: Begin a pattern, encourage your child to continue it. Introduce more items to the pattern to make it more difficult.
- Find the missing object in a completed pattern (leave one object out)
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During the month of November children in Loughcrew will be learning about number in their maths lessons.
Maths Language – Here is the vocabulary that the children will be learning:
- One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
How many..?, count forwards, count backwards, how many altogether, missing number, What number comes before/after?, more than, less than, the same as, equal, how many more to make…? how many less?
- How many altogether?, more than, greater than, enough, not enough, equal, unequal,
Practical games and activities – Here are some games to play at home:
- Games:
Careful counting -Encourage your child to count objects carefully by taking time to touch each item when counting and saying the number name at the same time.
Dice Game-roll two die, add/count how many dots altogether, take that amount of lego blocks and make a tower. The winner has the highest tower/most lego blocks.
Say the numbers 1-10 -Play a rocket game by counting 1 to 10 and then counting back again from 10 to 1 and saying ‘blast off’. Try starting from a different number such as 9 and count back to 1.
- Problem Solving:
Allow your child the opportunity to put the numbers in order. For example, use number jigsaws or simply write and cut out the numbers and ask your child to put them in the correct order. To challenge your child even more, remove a number and have them tell you which one is missing.
During the month of October children in Loughcrew will be learning about shapes in their maths lessons.
Maths Language – Here is the vocabulary that the children will be learning: Shape, sides, corners, square, circle, triangle, rectangle
Practical games and activities – Here are some games to play at home:
- Games: Finding shapes in the home environment, sorting items by shape, counting the amount of sides and corners on different shapes.
- Problem Solving: Have your child sort some shapes into different categories and then explain how they did it.