6th class pupils took part today in a triathlon in…
As we have mentioned before, St. Anthony’s have been chosen to be involved with the Creative Schools Initiative.
Here are some suggestions for each day for the coming week!
Creative Activities: Developed by Naomi Cahill
Junior and Senior Infants
Day 1: Drama
Person 1: Let’s fly a kite (mimes flying a kite).
Person 2: Yes, let’s (mimes flying a kite).
Person 2: Let’s bake a cake (mimes baking a cake).
Person 1: Yes, let’s (mimes baking a cake).
This continues with a new action each time.
Day 2: Art
Find some odd socks. Use them to make puppets!
Day 3: Music
Close you eyes and listen to some happy music. Tell someone what you imagined.
Day 4: Dance
Dance around the kitchen to your favourite music.
Day 5: Creative Writing
Say three sentences out loud. Each one should have one of these words in it: happy, sun and friends.
First and Second Class
Day 1: Drama
Person 1 says a word.
Person 2 says a word that reminds them of the first word and so on…
For Example:
Person 1: Bird
Person 2: Fly
Person 1: Plane (This continues).
Day 2: Art
Draw a picture of something you can find in your house. Show it to people and see if they can guess what it is. If they can’t, give them some clues (e.g. You can’t find it in the kitchen).
Day 3: Music
Close your eyes and listen to some happy music. Tell someone what you imagined.
Day 4: Dance
Dance around the kitchen to your favourite music.
Day 5: Creative Writing
Say three sentences out loud. Each one should have one of these words in it: happy, fun and today.
Third and Fourth Class:
Day 1: Drama
Person 1: Does an action (e.g. painting a picture).
Person 2: “What are you doing?”
Person 1: Doesn’t explain what they’re actually doing but instead what they would like Person 2 to do (e.g. fly a kite).
Person 2: Pretends to fly a kite. Person 1: “What are you doing?” and continue.
Day 2: Art
Draw a picture that includes: your favourite place, hobby, food and best friend.
Day 3: Music
Close your eyes and listen to some happy music. Tell someone what you imagined.
Day 4: Dance
Dance around the kitchen to your favourite music.
Day 5: Creative Writing
Write short story that includes the following words: mouse, tree, music and magic.
Fifth and Sixth Class
Day 1: Art
Make a costume for a character from your favourite book/film.
Day 2: Drama
Practice walking around the way your character would walk: Would he/she stand up straight? What kind of facial expressions would you expect? Does he/she have any habits?
Day 3: Music
Look up the soundtrack for your favourite film. Close your eyes, listen and imagine a new story.
Day 4: Dance
Dance around the kitchen to your favourite music.
Day 5: Creative Writing
Write three separate pieces of dialogue that are not related to each other. Then write a story including these pieces of dialogue.
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