Geography

The Netherlands

by admin on 04/01/2013

Powerpoint presentation on the Netherlands including information on location, physical features, political structure, cities and things it is famous for. It also includes information on the unique aspects of the Netherlands like polders, dams and dykes.

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Spain – Geography and Climate

by admin on 20/12/2012

Powerpoint resource that gives information on the geography and climate of Spain including the location of Spain on the Iberian peninsula, the different climate zones in Spain and information on Spain’s capital city Madrid.

Source: Edel Horan

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Sports in Spain

by admin on 17/12/2012

Powerpoint resource which details the various sports that are popular in Spain including soccer, bullfighting, tennis, golf, skiing and Formula 1 racing.

Source: Edel Horan

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Australia’s Natural Environment

by admin on 14/12/2012

Powerpoint Presentation on two of Australia’s best known natural environments – the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Forest.

Source: Edel Horan

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Irish Forests

by admin on 10/11/2012

Powerpoint presentation on Irish forests with lots of information on the different types of trees found in Irish forests. This is a project completed by pupils in Rang IV and V.

Source: Aisling Shanley

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Our Solar System

November 7, 2012

This is a very clear and simple Powerpoint resource about our Solar System. There is a slide for each of the nine planets and it gives simple information about each planet that pupils will find easy to understand and remember. Source: Aisling Shanley

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The Irish Traveller

November 7, 2012

This Powerpoint presentation looks at the life of the Irish Traveller. There is information on the reputed origins of Irish travellers, the numbers of travellers in the population, their particular language, accommodation, celebrations and work . Famous travellers are also mentioned.

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Scale Worksheet

March 9, 2012

This worksheet is for pupils to use their atlas and their mathematical skills to work out the distance between two places using the scale on the map. Source: John Manley (.doc file 23KB) Download File

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Types of Houses

February 21, 2012

Flashcards with the names of various types of hoses found at home and abroad. (.pdf file 613KB) Download File

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Animal Homes QR Codes

February 16, 2012

I’ve written previous blog posts about QR Codes in the Classroom and Talking QR Codes, and talked about how they are becoming more prominent both in our daily lives and in an educational context. I recently used QR Codes with my 1st Class pupils to teach a little about Animal Homes. We had been doing a unit [...]

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Station Teaching: Poland

February 11, 2012

Dennis Collins explains how he used a “Station Teaching” methodology to teach his pupils about Poland, its physical features, cities, sport, history, religion: I used the Resource 1 document for station teaching – each station is coded with a different colour for the text – when teaching the topic of Poland with sixth class. I [...]

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Animal Homes

January 26, 2012

In the Human Environments strand of the SESE Geography curriculum, one of the strand units deals with the topic of settlements and the homes where people live. An expansion of this theme is to look at the different types of homes that animals live in. These flashcards gives examples of a number of types of [...]

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China

January 19, 2012

Next Monday, January 23rd, marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year. This is the first of 15 days of celebration and the start of the Year of the Dragon. This resource is a simple Powerpoint Presentation aimed at younger pupils to familiarise them with aspects of Chinese culture – food, clothes, buildings, decorations. Source: [...]

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Country Fact File

January 14, 2012

Template for researching information on a country. Pupils have to find out neighbouring countries, surrounding oceans/seas, mountains, rivers etc. Source: Talitha Horan (.doc file 50KB) Download File

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The Kingdom

January 4, 2012

Powerpoint file with lots of information about the “Kingdom” of Co. Kerry. It includes information about the geography of the county, and includes quizzes for assessment. Source: Anonymous (.ppt file 2.29MB) Download File

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