[Julie O’ Sullivan]

I agree and I think it is something which is very visual for the children as well and something which can be used daily so it will gradually develop their knowledge.

[Julie O’ Sullivan]

The lesson I would chose is the Sun and Shadows. Firstly, I see the interest that shadows create within the classroom when they form naturally on a sunny day. Sometimes when the interactive whiteboard is coming on the children can see my shadow and they think this is great fun. To introduce the lesson I would get the children involved in a matching activity which they could do in small groups. I would make out some packs with images and their shadows and get the children to match the correct picture to the shadows. Then we would engage on discussion about shadows and how do they know they have matched them correctly etc? From here we would go out to the yard and look for our own shadows and see how else we could make shadows making shapes with our hands etc. When we would go back into the classroom I would question the children how could we make shadows in the dark and then I would introduce the idea of using torches to create shadows and allow the children time to explore this.

[Julie O’ Sullivan]

Hi Laura, the use of the sundial is a great idea and something which the children would really enjoy.

[Julie O’ Sullivan]

Hi Everyone, my name is Julie and I have taught Junior Infants and Junior/Senior Infants over the last few years. I will have a straight Junior Infant class this coming school year. My favourite space fun fact is that the sun weighs about 330,000 more than earth. I really enjoy incorporating active and hands on learning within the classroom and I feel that this usually leads to inquiry based learning. I find magnets are a great resource in the infant classroom and children really enjoy trying them out and finding things that are magnetic. We normally go on a little trail around the school to explore different materials. I also like the lesson in relation to making a waterproof raincoat. I normally ask the children to make the raincoat for a teddy but this year I will introduce the alien and we can make a raincoat for the alien through exploring different materials that would be suitable etc.

[Julie O’ Sullivan]

Hi Aoife, I really like the lesson you outlined in relation to stars. It is very age appropriate and I really like the idea of using the song ‘Twinkle Twinkle’. Thanks for sharing.

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