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22nd June 2020

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Can you believe it? We are in our final week of home-schooling! Well done to

everybody for all the tremendous work that ye have done during these

unprecedented times! This week would have been our ‘Active School’s Week’.

Therefore, we are focusing on 60 minutes of activities every day. Again, only do

what you can – you can pick and choose! We have included optional activities at

the end of this document.

Here is a playlist that can be used while carrying out some of the activities -

Music Playlist: Click here

Please continue to use the school books this week and over the summer break.

Fill in pages that have not yet been completed. Furthermore, we will collect all

readers when we return in September.

Please come back for an exciting day on 29th June!

Stay safe and happy learning!!

Mr. Corkery: briancorkery@mercyconvent.ie

Ms. Coyle noeleencoyle@mercyconvent.ie

Ms. Deely maresekelly@mercyconvent.ie

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Active Home Week 2020

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Monday 22nd June

(Please pick and choose! You do not need to do these activities in the order that they are laid out.)

Activity 1: Warm up - Please click here

Alternatively, go for a walk or cycle your bicycle.

Activity 2: The Daily Mile

Wow, that was tough! I need a drink, do you?

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Activity 3: Indoor Scavenger Hunt

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Activity 4: Running Skills

Running is similar to walking except there is a moment of suspension called the flight phase when

both feet are simultaneously off the ground. The skill of running includes jogging, sprinting, dodging

and evading. The ability to run is essential to perform a wide range of activities in both everyday life

and sporting contexts. Whether it is sprinting in a race or running for pleasure, chasing a football or

trying to catch a butterfly, it is essential that everyone develops a proficient running technique

Here are three videos taken from the PDST (Professional Development Service for Teachers). Please

have a look at them if you can!

Video 1: Click here

Video 2: Click here

Video 3: Click here

Activity 5: Traffic Lights

Description of Activity

Invite your child/children to find a space in a large open playing area where they are not in

contact with anyone else.

On a signal, they move around the playing area in response to the following commands.

Turn it into a game of moving statues to develop.

• Red: stop

• Amber: walk

• Green: run

Here is a link to show you how it’s done: Please click here

Activity 6: Kid’s Circuit

Please click here

Activity 7: Do some colouring (See the next page)

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Activity 8: Let’s do some baking

Please click here

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Tuesday 23rd June

Activity 1: Let’s begin with a warm-up!

Please click here

Activity 2: The Daily Mile (Just like yesterday)

Activity 3: Outdoor Scavenger Hunt

Let’s begin by watching the following clip: The Five Senses: Click here

See worksheet on next page.

Reminder: Don’t forget to stay hydrated!

Activity 4: Throwing – 2 activities are listed below! Do one or both of them, you decide.

Explainer:

The manipulative skill of throwing goes hand in hand with catching, and involves propelling an object

away from the body. This important fundamental movement skill has many variations, including the

underhand throw, overhand throw, roll and the two handed throw. Today, we will focus on the

overhand throw, as many of its principles may be applied to the other variations. Concepts such as

weight transference, generating force, developing a swinging moon and momentum are all important

when learning to throw. The skill is used in a wide range of activities such as throwing a javelin,

serving in volleyball, chest pass in basketball, rolling in lawn bowls, pitching in baseball or throwing a

paper airplane.

Throwing Activity - Tennis ball Challenge

The children should work in pairs, one throwing and the other counting. The aim is to throw the ball

against the wall and catch it again as many times as possible in thirty seconds. If there is only one

child present, they have to do both – throwing and counting at the same time!!!!!

Explainer: Click here

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Throwing Activity - Bowling

Use cones to set up a bowling lane approximately five metres in length for each group.

Alternatively, use shoes, plastic cups etc.

At the end of the bowling lane place five skittles as targets. Alternatively, you could use

plastic cups, teddy bears, cereal boxes etc.

Your child/ children have three balls to knock over as many skittles as possible.

Your child/children take a turn and then replace the knocked skittles.

Keep your score. The child that knocks over the most skittles wins.

Explainer: Click here

Activity 5: Mountain Pose

Activity 6: Let’s do some colouring! (See the next page)

Activity 7: Receipe for cookies: Click here

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Wednesday 24th June

Activity 1: Warm-up (Let’s do one/two or three warm-up activities!!).

Activity 1: Click here

Activity 2: Click here

Activity 3: Click here

Activity 2: The Daily Mile!

Activity 3: Balancing

Explainer:

Balance is essential for all physical development and is a prerequisite for almost every movement skill.

It is subdivided into two categories:

1. Static balance: the ability to maintain a static position throughout a movement (e.g. a handstand in

gymnastics).

2. Dynamic balance: controlling the body when moving (e.g. keeping the body stable while kicking a

football).

Balance Activity: Walk the line

Child/children walk along a line on the floor (this could be a line painted on the floor, a strip of

tape, a line of spot markers or anything that you can find at home).

Invite your child/children to:

• turn fully around in the middle without losing balance or toppling off the line

• complete the task with their eyes closed (in pairs with one child acting as a guide)

• hold a shape for a count of three as they balance on the line.

Explainer: Click here

Balance Activity: Wheelbarrow Races

Arrange your children in pairs. You could also do it with your child but be careful!!!!!!!!

One child adopts the high plank position and their partner lifts their legs below the knee.

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The child/adult holding the high plank moves their hands to go forward, with their partner

carrying their legs behind.

Explainer: Click here

Activity 4: Obstacle Course (We have included some examples).

Invite your child/children to set up and run their own obstacle course with parameters as set

out below.

Use any equipment available - household or otherwise.

Invite your child/children to do the obstacle course, time themselves and try to beat their

original time.

Explainer: Click here or alternative stations: Please click here

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Activity 5: Chair Pose

Activity 6:

Workout: Click here

Activity 7: Traditional Hopscotch (See next page).

Activity 8: Let’s do some colouring! (See next page).

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Thursday 25th June

Activity 1: Warm-up

Yoga: Click here

Activity 2: The Daily Mile

Activity 3: Egg and Spoon Race

Each child gets a spoon and an egg (hardboiled or plastic).

Each child must carry their egg on their spoon from the starting line to a turnaround point and

back again.

Explainer: Click here

Activity 4: Sack Race

Each child puts both legs into sack and hops around a cone, or some marked point, and back, tagging

the next person in line.

Explainer: Click here

Activity 5:

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Activity 6: Born to Move

Click here

Activity 7: Just Dance

Click here

Activity 8: Let’s do some colouring! (See next page)

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Friday 26th June

Well done to everybody for making it this far! Just a few more activities left and we can take a

break for the weekend!!!!

Activity 1: Warm-up

Click here

Activity 2:

Activity 3: Rainbow Pose

Activity 4: The Daily Mile

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Activity 5: Recipe for Ice Lollies: Click here

Activity 6: Skipping

See the following videos for ideas:

Video 1: Click here

Video 2: Click here

Video 3: Click here

Activity 7: The Monkey Dance

Click here

Activity 8: Let’s do some colouring! (See the next page).

Activity 9: Come up with your own ‘active’ idea!

Well done everybody! Have a fabulous weekend and see you all on Monday for final day of work!!

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Extra Activities for the week!

Skills and challenges: Please choose the most suitable activity for your child/children

Football

Fist Pass Challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGIBPM1bh3s

Fist passhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQAd-Ha_bz4

Punt Kick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhCo_NP8T_A

Toe Tap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfxdHZ-swTU&feature=youtu.be

Hook Kick and Catch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d63imgt941Q&feature=youtu.be

High Catch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O4A9Q5ah7U&feature=youtu.be

Basketball:

Skills with a partner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiC70EhhCBM&feature=youtu.be

Shooting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7P4QTPSW2U&feature=youtu.be

Cycling:

Track Stand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei6-FGvr2GY&feature=youtu.be

Cone Movement and Attack Position

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58X2SiRb3II&feature=youtu.be

Hurling/Camogie:

Roll Lift https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0RDcEoXQg

Overhead Catch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMM6C3eFuIE&feature=youtu.be

Hand pass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDsFWelrcng&feature=youtu.be

High Catch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyI48nP6hRw&feature=youtu.be

Tennis:

Foot drills https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=171631387138172

Skipping:

Lots of tutorials here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChv0GUoeif1tHONdgg_bthQ

Soccer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl0hBgCNTlc

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Cosmic Yoga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKa2LHYcln4&t=9s

10@10https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/

P.E. with Joe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zGzJdPB-1A

Go Noddle https://www.gonoodle.com

Meditation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtYIQiXyrsE

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