Sounds in Focus Junior Infants

The Sounds in Focus Scrapbook complements the Exploring Sounds phase of the Infants Programme.

Pupils complete Pre-reading and Pre-writing Activities on the first side of each page on the day that they learn the corresponding sound. They then engage in an art activity on the reverse side of the page. The page is detached from the book and taken home each day to show parents the sound for the day.

Pre-reading Activities
developing vocabulary
big, little, large, small, long, short, tall, short, same, different, left to right, top to bottom, opposite
visual discrimination
size, length, shape, missing components
association of ideas
people, fruit, vehicles, animals
auditory discrimination including everyday sounds and initial, final, medial sounds in words.

Pre-writing Activities
tracing
clockwise, anticlockwise, top to bottom, straight, curving, circular, left to right, channelling
vocabulary
eft, right, top, bottom, up, down, around, zigzag, curved, curving, circles, back, front
fine motor
cutting, tearing, scrunching, snipping, folding, fringing, twisting.
Art Activity Ideas involving the icon outline are provided on the reverse side of each page.

These activities develop:
fine motor skills
vocabulary
the ability to follow instructions
decision making skills
satisfaction from pleasing outcomes