I would choose Hands-on Classroom Themed activities.
I feel these activities would work very well in a Junior School.
Through a hands-on approach , many Science skills such as analysing, observing, predicting and recording are more readily engaged in by the children.
Topic=- Hot and Cold
Class- Senior Infants
Beginning- I would put the children in groups. I would give them a blue and a red large sheet of paper. I would give each group the same set of pictures- various items of clothing. They must sort them into clothes you would wear when it’s warm versus clothes for the Winter. I would circulate the room during the activity and ask some questions- ie. Why would you not wear a scarf in the Summer
Middle- Each group will share their answers. I will ensure to question the children during the share session- Why would we usually wear a t-shirt in the Summer etc. Each child will then get a page and they must draw various clothes depending on the weather icon on their page.
End- Children will share thir work. Finally we will play the feely bag game. I will have a large sack filled with clothes and each child will get the chance to pick out an item of clothing and put it in the ‘hot’ or ‘cold’ pile.
Integration-
Gaeilge- Eadai
Art- Fabric and Fibre. Winter/Summer pictures
Maths- Data- Favourite months of the year
Music- Songs/Rhymes around weather