by admin | Jan 14, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, History
Loop Cards (the game featuring “I have …. / Who has ….?” sets of cards) featuring the great explorers throughout history: Robert Scott, Edmund Hillery, Marco Polo, St. Brendan and others. Source: Talitha Horan (.doc file 45.5KB) Download...
by admin | Jan 14, 2012 | 5th/6th, History, Quizzes
Quiz consisting of 38 questions about women in history who made a difference, including Countess Markievicz, Pocahontas, Anne Frank, Florence Nightingale, Rosa Parks and others. This could also be used as a Webquest. Source: Talitha Horan (.doc file 68KB) Download...
by admin | Jan 11, 2012 | 5th/6th, Gaeilge, Resources Websites
I’ve previously written a blog post about the Logainm Website, which is the national database for the placenames of Ireland. It’s an invaluable resource for research on the placenames of your locality or the locality of your school. The team at Logainm...
by admin | Dec 30, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, History, Resources Websites
For any teacher looking at teaching about the Romans under the “Early Peoples and Ancient Societies” Strand Unit of the SESE History curriculum, you would be well advised to visit the Know The Romans website. This website is a “one-stop-shop”...
by admin | Nov 9, 2011 | Resources Websites
Many teachers will be well aware of the great classroom resources available on the Ask About Ireland website, especially resources for the SESE areas of the curriculum – history, geography and science. However I only recently stumbled across this section of the...