Learning Path
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Why trees shed their leaves in autumn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrCkIC7rYyw Added: 11 Jul 2016 Contributor: Laura OConnor Resource type: Audio / Videoseasonal change in trees
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- SESE Geography
Strand: Natural Environments
Strand unit: Weather
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of some of the effects of different weather conditions on human, animal and plant life in the local environment
- discuss the suitability of different kinds of clothes for different weather conditions
- observe and discuss a variety of weather conditions using simple vocabulary
- recognise that some weather patterns are associated with seasonal change and distinguish between summer and winter
- record weather observations using a weather chart or diary
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Story: The Very Helpful Hedgehog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX7_PWQT0OE Added: 09 Aug 2016 Contributor: Siobhan Fanning Resource type: Audio / VideoThis is the video story of a hedgehog who is always on his own until something unexpected happened.
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- English
Strand: Oral Language
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- listen to, learn and retell a rich variety of stories, rhymes and songs
- respond through discussion, mime and role-playing to stories, rhymes and songs heard and learnt
Suggestions for use: This story would be a good introduction to the topic of Hedghogs, Hibernation or Autumn
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Seasons Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksGiLaIx39c Added: 11 Aug 2016 Contributor: Deirdre Shelly Resource type: Audio / VideoA song naming the four seasons with pictures so that pupils can comprehend the seasons visually
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- Music
Strand: Performing
Strand unit: Literacy
Suggestions for use: Use the song to help pupils learn the seasons. Play the video to the class.
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Hedgehog Comprehension with Questions
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/18281/17962.pdf Added: 09 Aug 2016 Contributor: Siobhan Fanning Resource type: Assessment / Guide/notesCan be used as a reading buddy exercise. Includes an article about the Hedgehog and questions based on the article they read. Find out about hedgehogs favourite food, home and how they stay safe.
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- English
Strand: Writing
Strand unit: Developing Cognitive Ability through Language
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- draw a picture and write about it
- draw and write about everyday experience or about something just learned
- rewrite sentences to make the message clearer
- write naming words and add descriptive words
Suggestions for use: Infants pick out high frequency words and answer questions orally with the help of a buddy
