The Playground

We went to the playground. Some of our parents came with us. We had a great time playing together.

Room 1

We had great fun playing in our classroom.

We went on a mini-beast hunt.

Playing with junior infants

The children from Ms Corkery's junior infant class came in to play with us today. We had lots of fun sharing our toys with them.We did jigsaws and sang songs together.

People who help us

We learnt all about people who help us in the community. We played lots of games and read stories to help us understand the jobs these people do. We learnt new vocabulary and used our new words during role-play. Here are some of the people we know about:

Builders

We pretended to be builders

 

 We read stories about building

We learnt these new words

Hammer Screwdriver Saw

Hardhat Safety vest

Doctor, nurse, dentist and vet

We role played being doctors and nurses...

 ...and dentists.

We played small world vets.

 We sang songs and read stories about doctors, nurses, dentists and vets.

 

We learnt these new words:

Stethoscope Thermometer Ear scope Prescription Chemist

Toothbrush Toothpaste Dental floss Mouthwash Dental nurse

Shopkeeper

We pretended to be shopkeepers and customers.

We played games.

We learnt these new words:

Shopkeeper Customer Trolley Basket

Cash register Receipt Change

Farmer

We played with the farm animals and buildings.

We played games.

We read stories about the farmer and his animals.

We learnt these new words:

Farmer Barn Pigsty Stable

Scarecrow Calf Foal Hen

Hairdresser

We role-played being hairdressers.

We learnt these new words:

Hairdresser Hairbrush Hairdryer

Shampoo Conditioner Appointment

Police officer and fire-fighter

We dressed up as Gardaí and fire-fighters. We pretended to arrest people, helped children when they got lost and put out fires.

We played with small world fire-fighters.

We read stories about police-officers and fire-fighters.

We learnt these new words:

Police officer Garda Handcuffs Arrest Uniform

Fire-fighter Fire station Fire engine Hose Accident