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Overview of Aistear

Children learn about the world and their place in it through their conversations, play activities, and routines with parents and families. Parents can also support children’s learning in out-of-home settings, such as childminding settings, crèches, playgroups, pre-schools, and primary schools. By working together parents and practitioners can enhance children’s learning and development.
Children love to play, and play often mirrors what is important in their lives. When asked about play children talk about having fun, being with friends, choosing activities themselves, and being outdoors. Play can be quiet or noisy, messy or orderly, funny or serious, strenuous or effortless. It can take place inside or outside and develops as children grow and change. Children play for different reasons. Sometimes they are exploring or learning new things. At other times they are consolidating existing learning or practising a skill. Play can also be a way of building or strengthening a relationship. Children often play simply for fun and enjoyment. They bring their own interpretations of situations, events, experiences, and expectations to their play.
Children need time to develop their play. They like having spaces inside and outside, and often enjoy playing with other children and adults. They also need props such as toys, equipment and real objects to play with and manipulate. They love to make choices about when, what, where, how, and with whom to play.

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Aistear at St. Daigh’s NS

In St. Daigh’s, Aistear takes place in the junior and senior infants classes for approximately 45 minutes over a six week block. Children experience physical play, games with rules, creative play, language play and pretend play. In consolidation, with these forms of play children integrate numeracy and literacy stations together with investigation and construction stations as well as using, jigsaws, board games, playdough, sand and many more resources to develop their language and role play skills around the theme of the term. Children will cover the following topics throughout their time in Junior Infants and Senior Infants:-

Birthdays
​The Vets
Construction Site
The Emergency Services
The Zoo
Santa's Workshop
Cafe/Bakery
The Campsite
Travel Agents/Airport
Farm
Post Office
School
Toy Shop

We will have many other exciting topics to cover in the coming years.
If you have any real life objects for the above themes that you would like to donate, we would happily accept! Also, we would like to invite guest speakers such as a vet, farmer, pilot or other occupations to visit. If you are one of these of know someone who is and could relate to 5/6 year olds please let us know.
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The Construction Site

Junior Infants 2022-2023



The Vets

Junior Infants 2022-2022


Santa's Workshop

Junior Infant 2022-2023



​Birthday Parties & The Fire Station

Senior Infants 2022-2023

The Vets

Senior Infants

The Construction Site

Senior Infants

The Café/Bakery

Junior Infants
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  • Home
    • About >
      • Staff
      • Policies
      • Board of Management
      • School Self Evaluation
      • Website Privacy Statement
  • Parents
    • Parents Notice Board
    • Parents Association
    • First Holy Communion
    • School Calendar
    • Booklists
    • Enrolment
    • School Uniform
    • Tips for Parents
    • Parenting Courses
  • School News
    • Green Schools
    • St. Daigh's Latest Recruits!
    • Student Council
    • Aistear
    • Lift Off to Literacy
    • Healthy Promoting School
    • St. Daigh’s Ensemble
    • KIVA Anti-Bullying Programme
    • Astro
  • School Year 2022-2023
    • Help the Homless
    • Science Week 2022
    • Kiva Kick Off Day
    • Cumann ma mBunscol 2022
  • School Year 2020-2021
    • Class of 2021 - Graduation
    • School Year 2021-2022 >
      • Awards - June 2022
      • Summer 5k and Bake Sale
      • Summer School Tours 2022
      • 6th Class Graduation
      • Ceol Connected Visit 1st & 2nd Class
      • Catholic Schools Week 2022
      • St. Daigh’s NS Christmas 5K Run
      • Student Council 2021/2022
      • Halloween Dress Up 2021
      • 5th Class’ Halloween Pumpkins
    • 6th Class School Tour 2021 - Carlingford
    • Confirmation 2021
    • Christmas in St. Daigh's NS
    • World Book Day 2021
    • Inniskeen Grattans Couch to 5K
    • Inniskeen Projects by 6th Class
    • Windmill Projects by 6th Class
    • Halloween Pumpkin Competition by 5th Class
    • Halloween Masks by 5th Class
    • Halloween in St. Daigh's 2020
    • Junior Infants Trip to the Stables
    • Class of 2020 - Graduation
  • School Year 2019-2020
    • Trip to Microsoft, Dublin
    • Catholic Schools Week January 2020
    • Junior Infants Nativity December 2019
    • Credit Union Prizes
    • Science Week November 2019
    • Maths Week October 2019
  • Covid-19 Measures in St. Daigh's NS
  • Special Education Needs Support Resources
  • Admissions 2022/2023
  • Homework (Covid-19 Closure)
  • Contact
  • Link Page