National Day of Spain

October 12th is celebrated as the National Day of Spain (Día de la Raza) and is a national holiday. It is also known as Columbus Day, celebrating the day he arrived in America. This Powerpoint resource gives a little background to the national holiday in Spain as well...
The Beautiful House

The Beautiful House

The Beautiful House is based around the theme of Egypt. It can be used to integrate history with drama, with the children taking the parts of “embalmers in training” while the teacher is the “lecturer” and teaches them the entire mummification...
5 Steps to Make a Mummy

5 Steps to Make a Mummy

Short Powerpoint Presentation showing the 5 steps that go into making a Mummy in the Egyptian Style. This could be used with pupils in groups following the five steps on the slides, incorporating it into a drama lesson. Source: Conor Bredin (.ppt file 1.19MB) Download...
St. Brigid’s Cloak

St. Brigid’s Cloak

Short Powerpoint Presentation telling the story of St. Brigid’s Cloak. Source: Shaygirl (.ppt file 628KB) Download File