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Junior and Senior Infants Teacher’s Guide 22 Junior Infants Yearly Scheme Explorers Yearly Scheme – Strands and Strand Units: Junior Infants Theme History Geography Geography & Science Science Myself and my family Story Human environments Natural environments Environmental awareness and care Living things Energy and forces Materials 1. Myself and My Family Myself Living in the local community Myself 2. School Myself Living in the local community Light Autumn The local natural environment Plants and animals 3. Homes Stories Living in the local community Magnetism and electricity 4. Play Myself Living in the local community Forces Winter The local natural environment Plants and animals 5. Weather and Space Stories Weather Heat 6. People at Work Stories Living in the local community Sound 7. Plants Stories The local natural environment Caring for my locality Plants and animals Spring The local natural environment Plants and animals 8. Water Stories The local natural environment Materials and change 9. Materials Myself Weather Properties and characteristics of materials Summer The local natural environment Plants and animals 10. Animals Stories The local natural environment Plants and animals This table shows the focus strands and strand units covered in each theme. There is further linkage and integration throughout the programme, as detailed in the theme plans.

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  • 22 Leabhar an Mhúinteora G & HJunior and Senior Infants Teacher’s Guide22

    Junior Infants Yearly SchemeEx

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  • 23Leabhar an Mhúinteora G & HJunior and Senior Infants Teacher’s Guide 23

    Junior Infants Yearly Scheme

    Exp

    lore

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    PZ9238_SESE_Infants_TG.indb 23 30/05/2019 10:39

  • 60 Leabhar an Mhúinteora G & HJunior and Senior Infants Teacher’s Guide60

    Senior Infants Yearly SchemeEx

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    PZ9238_SESE_Infants_TG.indb 60 30/05/2019 10:39

  • 61Leabhar an Mhúinteora G & HJunior and Senior Infants Teacher’s Guide 61

    Senior Infants Yearly Scheme

    Exp

    lore

    rs Y

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  • 16 Leabhar an Mhúinteora G & H1st and 2nd Class Teacher’s Guide16

    1st Class Yearly SchemeEx

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    1st Class Yearly Scheme

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    1st Class Yearly SchemeEx

    plo

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    1st Class Yearly Scheme

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    2nd Class Yearly SchemeEx

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    2nd Class Yearly Scheme

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