I will use the ESERO activity Where Do You Live? with my Junior Infants class as it links really well with the Integrated Learning Through Play theme of My Home which we cover in September.
First, I will show the children some photos of homes on the whiteboard and point out details and ask them if they know what they are called, e.g roof, door, driveway. I’ll show them the painting The Yellow House by Van Gogh https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/children/van-gogh-colouring-pages/colouring-page-the-yellow-house and ask the children to describe the colour of their homes, are they on a street or in the countryside? The children will then work in small groups to describe what their own house looks like – what colour it is, is it detached or terraced, is it a house or apartment, is it a bungalow or two-story, does it have a garden etc. Then the children will use the ESERO activity sheet, drawing a circle round the house that looks most like the house they live in. Next, they will create a model of their house using recycled materials such as cardboard boxes and cards using their activity sheet as a reference. They will present their house to the class, explaining details and pointing out features e.g. roof, door etc. Their homes will be placed together to create a class village which will be displayed in class.