Teacher’s Planning and Resource Book – Junior Infants
Expected Learning Strand
Writing
Element Understanding
Learning Outcome (WILF)
5. Vocabulary
Through appropriately playful learning experiences, children should be able to…
Use a growing range of vocabulary from their personal experiences and engagement with text and use language playfully and creatively in their writing.
Supporting the Learning Learning Experiences
Writing in response to the picture book Cave Baby by Julia Donaldson
• Create a story map of the picture book Cave Baby by recalling the animals encountered in the correct sequence and using the descriptive language from the story to draw the animals.
• Draw to share their prediction about what will happen next now that the mammoth has taken the baby.
Exploring and Using
9. Handwriting and
presentation
Write upper- and lower-case letters as separate, flowing letters and present texts in a range of formats.
Letter Formation p, n, k
• Recommended multisensory approach to learning letter formation: sand, air, paint, playdough (TRB).
• Trace and write letters independently using a starting dot and directional arrow as a prompt.
