About Active Homework
One of our ideas for Active School's is Active Homework. Each
Thursday students from the Active School's committee will visit each classroom
to demonstrate and explain the active homework. The homework will be different
every month. This homework is to promote fun physical activity at home for all
the family to enjoy.
May 2015
Thursday Active Homework 14/05/15 21/05/15 28/05/15
Junior and Senior Infants
8x Shoulder Shrug
8x Trunk Twister
8x Reacher Upper
8x Hop on one leg
Repeat 3 times
First and Second class
8x Heel Touch
8x Split Bounce
8x Wing Wings
8x Hop on one leg
Repeat three times
Third and Fourth class
8x Cross Lateral Hops (Elbow to knee)
8x Jump Tucks
8x Mountain Climbers
8x Jumping Jacks
Repeat 3 times.
Junior and Senior Infants
8x Shoulder Shrug
8x Trunk Twister
8x Reacher Upper
8x Hop on one leg
Repeat 3 times
First and Second class
8x Heel Touch
8x Split Bounce
8x Wing Wings
8x Hop on one leg
Repeat three times
Third and Fourth class
8x Cross Lateral Hops (Elbow to knee)
8x Jump Tucks
8x Mountain Climbers
8x Jumping Jacks
Repeat 3 times.
April 2015
16/04/15 23/04/15 30/04/15
Junior and Senior Infants
8x Weight Lift
8x Heel touch
8x March
8x Bounceroo
Repeat 3 times
First and Second class
8x Side Benders
8x Breast Stroke
8x Stand Ups
8x Bounceroo
Repeat three times
Third and Fourth class
‘KeepyUppy’ Challenge
Do a 30 second practice run. After the practice, complete the challenge three times for 30 seconds each time. What is your best score? See can you better it each week J
Junior and Senior Infants
8x Weight Lift
8x Heel touch
8x March
8x Bounceroo
Repeat 3 times
First and Second class
8x Side Benders
8x Breast Stroke
8x Stand Ups
8x Bounceroo
Repeat three times
Third and Fourth class
‘KeepyUppy’ Challenge
Do a 30 second practice run. After the practice, complete the challenge three times for 30 seconds each time. What is your best score? See can you better it each week J
March 2015
Thursday Active Homework 05/03/15 12/03/15 19/03/15
Junior and Senior Infants
8x Jumping Jacks
8x Crisscrosses
8x Sky Punch
8x Side Step
Repeat 3 times
First and Second class
8x Cross Lateral Hops (Elbow to knee)
8x Crisscrosses
8 x Weight Lifts
8 x High Reach
Repeat three times
Third and Fourth class
8x Side Benders
8x Breast Stroke
8x Stand Ups
8x Chair Dips
Repeat three times
Junior and Senior Infants
8x Jumping Jacks
8x Crisscrosses
8x Sky Punch
8x Side Step
Repeat 3 times
First and Second class
8x Cross Lateral Hops (Elbow to knee)
8x Crisscrosses
8 x Weight Lifts
8 x High Reach
Repeat three times
Third and Fourth class
8x Side Benders
8x Breast Stroke
8x Stand Ups
8x Chair Dips
Repeat three times
January 2015
Thursday Active Homework 15/01/15 22/01/15 29/01/15
Junior and Senior Infants
Monster Mirror
Have two monsters (aka kids) face each other and mirror each other's movements. Of course, monsters will use BIG motions, with their arms and legs fully extended. Comb that monster hair: It's so long they'll need to stretch all the way to the ground. Wash a monstrous window, way up high. Take a deep breath and growl out a monster roar! We can’t wait to hear about your monster movements! J
First and Second class
8x Jumping Jacks
8x Crisscrosses
8x Sky Punch
8x Side Step
Repeat 3 times
Third and Fourth class
8x Cross Lateral Hops (Elbow to knee)
8x Crisscrosses
8x Mountain Climbers
8x Lunges
Repeat 3 times.
Junior and Senior Infants
Monster Mirror
Have two monsters (aka kids) face each other and mirror each other's movements. Of course, monsters will use BIG motions, with their arms and legs fully extended. Comb that monster hair: It's so long they'll need to stretch all the way to the ground. Wash a monstrous window, way up high. Take a deep breath and growl out a monster roar! We can’t wait to hear about your monster movements! J
First and Second class
8x Jumping Jacks
8x Crisscrosses
8x Sky Punch
8x Side Step
Repeat 3 times
Third and Fourth class
8x Cross Lateral Hops (Elbow to knee)
8x Crisscrosses
8x Mountain Climbers
8x Lunges
Repeat 3 times.
November/December 2014
Junior and Senior Infants
ABC See-Saw Throwing and Catching Challenge
Say/sing the letters of the alphabet while throwing a ball/beanbag to another person. One person beings in a standing position while the other is in a crouched position. After you catch/throw the ball either crouch down or stand up. Keep changing position, hence moving similar to a see-saw.
First & Second Classes
Dance to one song on the radio
Third & Fourth Class
Scissors Legs Jumping Challenge
Throw a ball of any kind up in the air. See how many times you can scissors jump before you need to catch the ball.
Repeat at least 5 times.
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ABC See-Saw Throwing and Catching Challenge
Say/sing the letters of the alphabet while throwing a ball/beanbag to another person. One person beings in a standing position while the other is in a crouched position. After you catch/throw the ball either crouch down or stand up. Keep changing position, hence moving similar to a see-saw.
First & Second Classes
Dance to one song on the radio
Third & Fourth Class
Scissors Legs Jumping Challenge
Throw a ball of any kind up in the air. See how many times you can scissors jump before you need to catch the ball.
Repeat at least 5 times.
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Thursday, 8th of May 2014
Junior and Senior Infants
Find a ball – any kind of ball (football, soccer, rugby, small, soft, ……. ) play any games with the ball for five minutes.
First & Second Classes
The Beans Game
Play the beans game with friends/family – run around and have one person calling different types of beans (French beans, runner beans, string beans, French beans, jumping beans, jelly beans..), once the person has called a bean start moving like that bean.
Third & Fourth Class
Homework/Reading/TV Challenge
· Before watching – 30 jumping jacks, 10 seconds of touching your toes (repeat 3 times)
· Ad break – 10 frog leaps, stretch counting to 10, 10 frog leaps (repeat twice)
· After watching – 20 of butterfly kicks, 5 second break, 20 of butterfly kicks (repeat 3 times)
Fifth & Sixth Classes
Think of your favourite sport. Pick one skill from that sport that you would like to improve on. Spend 10 minutes practicing.
Thursday, 1st of May 2014
Active School’s Homework
Thursday, 1st May 2014
Junior and Senior Infants
Play a game of Elves and Witches at home. One person needs to pretend to be a witch. When a witch tags someone they must hop on one foot, hold out their hand, and, call out “eep, eep, eep”. If only two people are playing, swap roles when a person is tagged.
First & Second Classes (see Bizzy Breaks Poster)
ABC See-Saw Throwing and Catching Challenge
Say/sing the letters of the alphabet while throwing a ball/beanbag to another person. One person beings in a standing position while the other is in a crouched position. After you catch/throw the ball either crouch down or stand up. Keep changing position, hence moving similar to a see-saw.
Third & Fourth Class
8x Weight lifting
8x High Reach
8x Punch Bag
8x Breast Stroke
8x Sky Punch
Repeat 4 times
Fifth & Sixth Classes
Homework/Reading/TV Challenge
· Before watching – 30 jumping jacks, 10 seconds of touching your toes (repeat 3 times)
· Ad break – 10 frog leaps, stretch counting to 10, 10 frog leaps (repeat twice)
· After watching – 20 of butterfly kicks, 5 second break, 20 of butterfly kicks (repeat 3 times)
Thursday, 1st May 2014
Junior and Senior Infants
Play a game of Elves and Witches at home. One person needs to pretend to be a witch. When a witch tags someone they must hop on one foot, hold out their hand, and, call out “eep, eep, eep”. If only two people are playing, swap roles when a person is tagged.
First & Second Classes (see Bizzy Breaks Poster)
ABC See-Saw Throwing and Catching Challenge
Say/sing the letters of the alphabet while throwing a ball/beanbag to another person. One person beings in a standing position while the other is in a crouched position. After you catch/throw the ball either crouch down or stand up. Keep changing position, hence moving similar to a see-saw.
Third & Fourth Class
8x Weight lifting
8x High Reach
8x Punch Bag
8x Breast Stroke
8x Sky Punch
Repeat 4 times
Fifth & Sixth Classes
Homework/Reading/TV Challenge
· Before watching – 30 jumping jacks, 10 seconds of touching your toes (repeat 3 times)
· Ad break – 10 frog leaps, stretch counting to 10, 10 frog leaps (repeat twice)
· After watching – 20 of butterfly kicks, 5 second break, 20 of butterfly kicks (repeat 3 times)
thursday, 10th of april 2014
Junior and Senior Infants
Monster mirror
Take the classic game of Mirror to gigantic proportions. Have two monsters (aka kids) face each other and mirror each other's movements. Of course, monsters will use BIG motions, with their arms and legs fully extended. Comb that monster hair: It's so long they'll need to stretch all the way to the ground. Wash a monstrous window, way up high. Take a deep breath and growl out a monster roar!
First & Second Classes
Dance to one song on the radio
Third & Fourth Class
Stand together
Have two kids sit on the floor, back to back, with arms linked at the elbows. See if they can work together to get themselves into a standing position. They'll need to push against each other in order to get to their feet. Then see if they can stay linked while walking around and trying to pick up items from the floor.
Fifth & Sixth Classes
‘Keepy Uppy’ Challenge
Do a 30 second practice run. After the practice, complete the challenge three times for 30 seconds each time. What is your best score?
Monster mirror
Take the classic game of Mirror to gigantic proportions. Have two monsters (aka kids) face each other and mirror each other's movements. Of course, monsters will use BIG motions, with their arms and legs fully extended. Comb that monster hair: It's so long they'll need to stretch all the way to the ground. Wash a monstrous window, way up high. Take a deep breath and growl out a monster roar!
First & Second Classes
Dance to one song on the radio
Third & Fourth Class
Stand together
Have two kids sit on the floor, back to back, with arms linked at the elbows. See if they can work together to get themselves into a standing position. They'll need to push against each other in order to get to their feet. Then see if they can stay linked while walking around and trying to pick up items from the floor.
Fifth & Sixth Classes
‘Keepy Uppy’ Challenge
Do a 30 second practice run. After the practice, complete the challenge three times for 30 seconds each time. What is your best score?
Thursday, 3rd of April 2014
Junior and Senior Infants
ABC See-Saw Throwing and Catching Challenge
Say/sing the letters of the alphabet while throwing a ball/beanbag to another person. One person is in a standing position while the other is in a crouched position. After you catch/throw the ball either crouch down or stand up. Keep changing position, hence moving similar to a see-saw.
First & Second Classes (see Bizzy Breaks Poster)
8x Weight lifting
8x High Reach
8x Punch Bag
8x Breast Stroke
8x Sky Punch
Repeat 4 times
Third & Fourth Class
Scissors Legs Jumping Challenge
Throw a ball of any kind up in the air. See how many times you can scissors jump before you need to catch the ball.
Repeat at least 5 times.
Fifth & Sixth Classes
5 Word Hip Waddle Challenge
Select a page from a book – every time one of the following words appears complete the hip waddle challenge.
Take out a football/ball of similar size or even a balloon. Stand up side by side with someone else. Place the ball between your hips. Walk across the room, and see if you can get there without dropping the ball. If you drop the ball pick it up and start over again.
ABC See-Saw Throwing and Catching Challenge
Say/sing the letters of the alphabet while throwing a ball/beanbag to another person. One person is in a standing position while the other is in a crouched position. After you catch/throw the ball either crouch down or stand up. Keep changing position, hence moving similar to a see-saw.
First & Second Classes (see Bizzy Breaks Poster)
8x Weight lifting
8x High Reach
8x Punch Bag
8x Breast Stroke
8x Sky Punch
Repeat 4 times
Third & Fourth Class
Scissors Legs Jumping Challenge
Throw a ball of any kind up in the air. See how many times you can scissors jump before you need to catch the ball.
Repeat at least 5 times.
Fifth & Sixth Classes
5 Word Hip Waddle Challenge
Select a page from a book – every time one of the following words appears complete the hip waddle challenge.
- The
- of
- and
- a
- to
Take out a football/ball of similar size or even a balloon. Stand up side by side with someone else. Place the ball between your hips. Walk across the room, and see if you can get there without dropping the ball. If you drop the ball pick it up and start over again.
Thursday, 20th of March 2014
Junior and Senior Infants
Dance to one song on the radio
First & Second Classes
TV Challenge
Before activity – count pulse for 20 seconds
3 mins of activity –
Fifth & Sixth Classes
Before activity – count pulse for 20 seconds
3 mins of activity –
Dance to one song on the radio
First & Second Classes
TV Challenge
- Before watching
– 30 jumping jacks, 10 seconds of touching your toes
- Ad break – 10
frog leaps
- After watching –
20 seconds of butterfly kicks
Before activity – count pulse for 20 seconds
3 mins of activity –
- 30 seconds of jogging
- 30 seconds of
sprinting
- 30 seconds of
jogging
- 30 seconds of
jumping jacks
- 30 seconds of
jogging
- 30 seconds of
sprinting
Fifth & Sixth Classes
Before activity – count pulse for 20 seconds
3 mins of activity –
- 30 seconds of jogging
- 30 seconds of
sprinting
- 30 seconds of
jogging
- 30 seconds of
jumping jacks
- 30 seconds of jogging
- 30 seconds of
sprinting