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Partnership Management Board Module 3 Irish

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Preface This collection of twelve Units is the third Module in a series aiming to introduce the Irish language in a cultural context to early learners in Primary Schools. The emphasis again is on fun, enjoyment and active use of the language for immediate rewards - and the main aim of the games and other activities is to stimulate the children’s natural enthusiasm for language learning. The vocabulary covered features simple everyday words and phrases, but also transports pupils into the realms of fantasy. Learning a language opens up an exciting new world of culture and customs to the children, and the benefits of broadening their horizons at Primary level will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Permission to use this resource has been given to schools taking part in Northern Ireland’s regional Primary Modern Languages Programme commencing May 2008. This programme has been funded by Northern Ireland’s Department of Education and is delivered under the auspices of the regional Partnership Management Board. The teaching materials are designed for use by a visiting tutor with a very good command of the Irish language. For any other copying or use of the activities in this Module, permission must first be sought in writing. Any queries regarding usage of this material or any other related issues may be addressed to either of the Programme Coordinators: W A Brodie, Adviser, NEELB. 17 Lough Rd. Antrim BT41 4DH E-mail: [email protected] Anne Rowan, Assistant Adviser, SEELB. Grahamsbridge Road. Dundonald BT16 2HS E-mail: [email protected] Acknowledgements These materials are based on resources devised by Vanessa Brodie, International Officer (Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards) and have been adapted and supplemented for Irish by Maria Boden. Thanks to Diana Delargy and Begoña Mateo-Loughlin for their help with the graphics in this Module. Have fun – and happy learning for all!


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Contents Effective Practice ………………………………………………………… P3 Ceacht 1 ………………………………………………………… P5 An Teaghlach (i) Ceacht 2 ………………………………………………………… P9 An Teaghlach (ii) Ceacht 3 ………………………………………………………… P11 Ainmhithe/Mothúcháin

Ceacht 4 ………………………………………………………… P14 Dul siar

Ceacht 5 ………………………………………………………… P16 Ainmhithe/Uimhreacha

Ceacht 6………………………………………………………… P19 Laetha den Seachtain/Uimhreacha Draíochta

Ceacht 7 ………………………………………………………… P22 Míonna na Bliana

Ceacht 8 ………………………………………………………… P24 Do Lá Breithe

Unidad 9 ………………………………………………………… P26 Míonna Macarena/Dathanna/An Aimsir(i)

Ceacht 10 ………………………………………………………… P28 An Aimsir (ii)/Amhráin

Ceacht 11 ………………………………………………………… P30 Feithiclí/Mac Tíre

Ceacht 12 ………………………………………………………… P32 Dul Siar Visuals Pp37 - 49


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Effective Practice in Teaching Languages to Young Learners

• Fun and Enjoyment ☺ ☺ – Let’s make the children’s

first experience of a foreign language a positive one!

• Activity / game based. Children learn through play – emphasis on doing or making.

• Avoid grammar jargon.

• Lots of varied repetition – a variety of games and

activities to reinforce vocabulary being taught, using a multi-sensory approach.

• Encouragement and praise. This helps to build self-

confidence. Correct errors gently.

• Cultural context – similarities / differences / customs / festivals.

• Encourage good pronunciation and intonation – younger

children can ‘mimic’ the sounds more accurately and enjoy doing so.

• Relevant topics – relevant to the age of the children you

are teaching.


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• Transferable skills – listening &speaking / social skills / presentation skills / music / drama / dance /ICT /numeracy

• Careful lesson planning – If you are not sure what you

are doing when you walk into a classroom, you will be stressed, and with good cause! Have everything to hand that you need for the class – photocopies / CD player /soft ball / flashcards etc. A lesson plan helps establish a ‘comfort zone’ for the children and promotes confidence. Keep things fresh by varying the pace of lessons- a mix of high-energy activities and quieter moments. (Learning objectives and outcomes / activities / materials / reflect and evaluate).

• Display activity sheets / art-work/ ICT related worksheets – this is motivational for the children, especially if you have added an extra comment – ¡fenomenal! / ¡estupendo! / ¡fantástico!

• Let the children perform and present what they have

learned –to parents, pupils or even Spanish visitors.

• Be dramatic! Lose your own inhibitions. The response will amaze you!

• Above all, be enthusiastic - Much of the magic of

teaching comes from the teacher’s enthusiasm!


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Ceacht 1

An Teaghlach Welcome the children with the usual greetings (c.f. Module 1)

Remember to smile and give the children praise as they answer the questions. Use the ball. As this is the first Unit of the new Module, it is important to establish an informal, friendly atmosphere and develop a good rapport with the children. Remember, the classes are meant to be fun, not a chore!

• Amharcfaimid ar an Teaghlach

• Attach enlarged ‘family’ picture to the wall or blackboard (or picture of a famous family, e.g. ‘The Simpsons’)

Seo...... an t-athair …… Seán Seo ... an mháthair …… Máire Seo ... an t-athair mór … Dónall Seo ... an mháthair-mhór...Nóra Seo .. an deartháir … Pól Seo .. an deirfiúr … Caoimhe


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Go over the new vocabulary with the children getting them to repeat the words after you. Use a variety of techniques e.g. different voices / louder, softer.

If you can bring some simple props, the children can ‘act out’ an teaghlach - one prop for each family member For example –an t-athair(hata) An mháthair(naprún) An t-athar mór(páipéar nuachtáin) An mháthar mhór (earraí cniotála) An deartháir (liathróid peile) An deirfiúr (mála) etc An deartháir/an deirfiúr is óige (teidí) Get the children to introduce themselves simply – Emphasise Is mise for I am Is mise an t-athair (Seán) etc Encourage them to change their voice pitch for the different characters and to use gesture/mime as they speak. The teacher can demonstrate!! Is mise an mháthair Máire! - with a very womanly voice! You may even like to add in a dog or cat-madadh / cat Is mise an madadh (bhuf bhuf) Is mise an cat………(míaú míaú) (The children could use the masks they made in the previous Module as props) Then finally get them all to ‘pose’ for grianghraf don teaghlach. Tell them to say Aoibh an gháire nó Cáis (smiling for the camera!)

Click!! Sin é!! You can vary this activity by asking the children to dramatically reflect ‘different’ families e.g ‘An Teaghlach Ríoga’ (act in a posh manner!) /’An Teaghlach Crosta’ Ask for their ideas. Rhymes for younger children

• Seo mo dheartháir don spórt is spraoi, Seo mo mháthair, nó mo Mhamaí,


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Seo m’athair láidir ‘s mór, Seo mo dheirfiúr deas go leor. ‘S seo mise, beag is óg Le mo chlann uilig, Tugaim dóibh barróg!

Dhá éinín beaga ina suí ar an bhalla, Ceann acu Peadar, ceann acu Pól. Imigh leat a Pheadair, Imigh leat a Phól, Tar ar ais a Pheadair, Tar ar ais a Phóil

Amhrán/Chant

Tá aintín agam Una is ainm di, Tá an-dúil aici sna rincí Ooh la la, rí rá Ooh la la, rí rá Ooh la la, Ooh la la Ooh la la, rí rá!

Slán go fóill, go dtí an chéad rang eile! ( **Ask children to bring photo of their family to next class**)

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Ceacht 2

An Teaghlach

• After the usual greetings, introduce a warm-up activity such as ‘An Prata Te’(going over fruits/ colours/food) or ‘Deir Ó Grádaigh’ (c.f. mod.1)

• Ask the children if they have remembered to bring in their family photo.

Some of these can be attached to the wall or blackboard with blue-tak. Show a photo of your own family (or a fictional family) Seo an t-athair /seo an mháthair /seo an madadh

. Introduce an mháthair agus an t-athair Would any of the children like to show their photos and tell the class about their family? As there is quite a lot of new vocabulary, give the children lots of support and praise.

You did ‘really well’ – maith thú féin

• Cluiche an Teaghlaigh: Give each child 4 pictures of a family member/pet. (athair/Daidí, máthair/Mamaí, deartháir, deirfiúr, athair mór, máthair mhór, madadh, cat).When you call out ‘athair’ or ‘Daidí’, those who have this card have to : seas suas, tiontaigh thart agus suigh síos, deir siad, ‘Maidin mhaith (a) D(h)aidí’They then turn that card over. Similarly with Mamaí, an t-athair mór, an mháthair mhór, deartháir, deirfiúr srl. If you say ‘madadh’ or ‘cat’, children do the same actions but make the animal noise (bhuf bhuf/míaú míaú). The winners are the first to have all their 4 cards turned over.


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**Make a collage /wall picture of ‘Na Teaghlaigh’, using photos the children have brought. Make sure the children have permission to use the photos and to display them. Check this with class teacher.** Alternatively,children could draw pictures of unusual families e.g. ‘An Teaghlach Ardnósach/ Teaghlach na trí shúile / An Teaghlach leadránach.

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Ceacht 3 Ainmhithe/Mothúcháin

• Usual informal greetings with children (+ ball) Developing a good rapport between you and the children is very important. Remember to smile, use good eye contact and make them aware of how well they are doing and how much you enjoy being with them. You are a precious resource for these young learners and your energy and warmth in the classroom will ensure an enthusiastic response on their part.

• Na hAinmhithe agus na fuaimeanna a dhéanann siad Give out animal

cards to children (one to each child). Ask each child in turn to make the sound of the animal they have on their card. (N.B. some sounds are different in Irish!) The children will know some of the animal names, but there may be some new ones that need to be learned.

Deir an madadh-bhuf bhuf

Deir an cat míaú míaú Deir an bhó mú mú Deir an caora baa baa Deir an t-asal hí há

Go over the story of, ‘An Lacha Bheag Ghránna’, from the first Module. Do all the actions with the children and then ask them if they can tell you how the smallest duck was feeling /or how the ‘Lacha Bheag Ghránna’ was feeling (in Irish) – brónach. If a child remembers this word, give them praise. If they


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have forgotten the word, remind them and go over some of the other ‘feeling’ words: - dubh dóite, tuirseach, ar dóigh, feargach, cúthaileach, buartha

**You can play a fun game by calling out certain words and asking the children to mime the ‘feeling’. Play music for this and ask the children to move around the room. When the music stops, call out one of the ‘mothúcháin’ – eg feargach. The children stop and act/mime out the feeling and then freeze! Fanaigí socair! The children will love trying out their acting skills!! You re-start the music and they are allowed to move once again. The game continues as the children act out the ‘feeling’ words. **

An bhfuil peata agat? Ask the children about their pets and tell them how to say they have a pet in Irish. Pass round an object /beanbag/or ball and encourage the children say: E.G.

Tá madadh agam, Max (an t-ainm) atá air

Tá cat agam, Snowy(an t-ainm) atá air

Tá iasc órga agam, Flipper(an t-ainm) atá air. Once they are familiar with the names of a number of animals, give out an animal card and when you ask,’An bhfuil peata agat?’ children reply with the name of animal on their card, e.g. tá bó agam, tá nathair nimhe agam, tá caora agam. This will bring lots of smiles.

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• Activities:1. Children can draw their favourite animal or their pet. 2. Dot-to dot ‘Cén sórt ainmhí é?’ 3. Children play ’snap’ in pairs or tables with animal cards.

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Ceacht 4 Dul Siar Usual greetings and warm-up game of An Prata Te with animals.

Ag dul ar aghaidh … cards are exchanged and children have to mime the animal on their card gan fuaim ar bith a dhéanamh! The rest of the class try to guess which animal it is. By now the children should be saying some/most of the names in Irish. If they say the English word e.g. ‘donkey’! you can say: Tá an ceart agaibh, asal atá ann, gently reinforcing the vocabulary. An bhfuil peata agat/Cén t-ainmhí is fearr leat? Children revise pets /names of favourite animals.

• Baill an Choirp

Dearaímis Pictiúir!

Quickly revise the parts of the body in Irish and see how much the children can remember. Also: mór/beag

• Give the children a sheet of paper and ask them to draw a face according to your instructions: Dearaigh ….. cloigeann(ceann) ciorclach / súile móra / srón mhór / béal beag / gruaig fhada/ghairid / cluasa móra / etc. Maybe add in a few extra words such as

féasóg / croiméal / spéaclaí etc

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A variation of this activity would be to ask the children to draw, ‘ollphéist gránna according to your instructions:

Tá trí súil aige / tá srón ollmhór aige / tá ceithre chluas aige/ tá béal ollmhór aige etc etc !! The children can give their monster a name.

• Fun revision game

Drinks / Edibles Put these words on the blackboard and revise pronunciation with the children.

Seac-láid cá-nna-cóc mil-séan bai-nne

cea-pair-e brios-cáin phrá-taí Divide the children into groups / or group them according to desks. Get the

whole class to start clapping the rhythm of these words slowly - clap, clap, clap, clap.

You say one of the words as they clap eg seac-láid. Allow four claps in between and then each child in group has to say one of the words in rhythm. Two rules –

they must not repeat the word of the group before them and they are only allowed 4 claps in between each word! The children might add other

combinations of this 4 beat rhythm e.g.s‘brios-cáin-phrá-taí, ‘uacht-ar-reoi-te. Let them practise first and then organise,’ beidh comórtas beag againn le

feiceáil cé an grúpa is fearr.

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Ceacht 5 Ainmhithe agus Uimhreacha

• Introductions with the ball Cén t-ainmhí is fearr leat? An bhfuil peata agat?

• Uimhreacha Breise

Introduce the numbers from 12 – 20 (or higher if the children are able). Use flashcards or write the numbers (do not spell the words on the blackboard. Get the children to echo each number. Use a variety of techniques – different voices / rhythm. Give each pupil a card with a number from 10 – 20. When you call out a number e.g. 13, those children with that number stand up, hold up their card and try to repeat number. Call out the numbers in order first and then at random.

• Beidh cluiche Bingo againn (Game of Bingo with new numbers)

• Another idea …! Call out numbers at random and the children sit when they hear even numbers and stand when they hear odd ones. You could add other movements e.g. tiontaigh thart when number 20 is called out / shout Maidin mhaith when they hear the number 10 etc! Great game for listening practice!

• Amhrán

Introduce a new song. This is very popular with all children. Cad é an t-ainm atá ortsa? (A Nóra Bheag) . Cad é an t-ainm atá ortsa?x2 Pól is ainm domsa Cad é an t-ainm atá ortsa? Max atá ar mo mhadadhx2 Madadh deas dubh é Max atá ar mo mhadadh


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Snowy atá ar mo chatsa x2 Cat deas bán é Snowy atá ar mo chatsa

Polly atá ar m’éinín x2 Éinín beag dearg é

Polly atá ar m’éinín Teach the first part of the song getting the children to reply with their own names. (The more confident children may like to perform this as a singing conversation!). The second part can be taught afterwards or at a later date depending on the children’s ability. It reinforces colours also. Use puppets /soft toys /flashcards to teach this song. Sing with rhythm and use instruments as appropriate.

• Laetha na Seachtaine

Teach the days of the week orally by chanting them with rhythm and encouraging the children to ‘echo’ them. Put children into different groups / or group them according to their desks. Give each group a day of the week and ask them to do a ‘Mexican Wave’ for their day. This needs enthusiasm from the teacher (you!), otherwise the children may respond half-heartedly. Amhrán: You can sing the days of the week to any tune or chant that suits you. The tune of Bean Pháidín lends itself well to this task. Teach: Cad é an lá atá inniu ann?


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Inniu an Luan /Inniu an Mháirt etc

• Brain Gym – When the children know the days well, wake them up with some brain gym. You say a day of the week and they have to say the previous day! This is a good activity for numbers and months of the year as well.

• When children can pronounce the days perfectly, you may like to show them written on board or with flashcards (not with the younger children).

• Days of the Week Rap! – This is a fun activity – make it dramatic! Allow the children to invent their own actions and sound effects.

Laetha na Seachtaine (Days of the Week Rap!!!) Luan uafásach Máirt go holc Céadaoin go measartha Déardaoin go maith Aoine go hiontach Satharn ar fheabhas Domhnach ar dóigh!

• Art / Craft Activity – Children can make flashcards with the days of the week written in Irish.(Older children only) Younger children could make pictures of dogs, cats and birds to go with song,’ Cad é an t-ainm atá ortsa?

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Ceacht 6 Usual introductions.

• Pass Round An Animal Noise! Children are in a circle. Pass around a Spanish animal noise. Teacher begins: Deir an madadh bhuf bhuf. Children pass around sound until someone changes it. E.G. deir an cat míaú míaú / deir an bhó mú mú etc

• Jason’s duck game: ‘Tabhair dom madadh ‘ Tabhair dom madadh

Cad é? Madadh

Cad é a deir sé? Deir sé bhuf bhuf

Children in circle pass round this rhyme, always reconnecting with the person who started the game. Once the children have done this, you could change to, Tabhair dom cat, Cad é? Cat. Cad é a deir sé? Deir sé míaú srl.

• Cad é an lá atá inniu ann?

Inniu an ….. ? Can you remember all the other days?

• Four Corners Game (with days of the week) You put 4 days (flashcards) in the four different corners of the room. Children move around to music/singing. When music stops, they move to one of the corners and stand there. All children call out:Cad é an lá atá inniu ann? You say: Inniu an……Aoine! All those standing at ‘Aoine’ are out! This makes the game go quickly and eliminates many children in a short space of time. The winner/winners are the last children remaining. Cén lá is fearr leat?


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Is fearr liom an Aoine! Use soft ball to encourage children to answer.

• Amhrán Cad é an t-ainm atá ortsa? Go over this song from last week with the children.

Uimhreacha Draíochta (Revising numbers 1-15)

In this game you are Is bean/fear draíochta mé, because you can always guess the number the children have picked. Tá draíocht ann! Ask a volunteer to, ‘Smaoinigh ar uimhir idir 1 agus 15’ Ask: An bhfuil sé sa chéad cholún? Sa dara….? Sa tríu…..? Sa ceathrú..? Fan go bhfeice mé….uimhir a 15? An bhfuil an ceart agam? The children will love this game and you will have their full attention. Make it mysterious and dramatic. You can tell the children the solution at the end of the lesson. Give them a copy and ask them to play the ‘trick’ on their parents at home!

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1 2 4 8 7 6 13 10 5 3 15 14 3 15 7 13 11 7 6 15 9 10 5 12 13 14 12 11 15 11 14 9


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Ceacht 7

• Usual introductions • Míonna na Bliana

Introduce the months of the year in Irish orally at first. Ask the children to guess what the English month is as you say it in Irish. The children will probably be eager to know how to say their birthday month. Write the months on the blackboard carefully going over the pronunciation once again.

• Throw the ball to different pupils. Each time you throw it you say a

month. Each child ‘echoes’ the month as he/she throws it back to you. To begin with, it is best to say the months in order. Afterwards you can mix them up!

• Happy Birthday Months Teach the children, ‘Lá Breithe Sona duit’ Call out the months at random in Irish. Children who have a birthday in a particular month stand up and repeat the month. The rest of the children call out, ‘Lá Breithe Sona duit (a cara/a chara/a chairde)

• Try a Mexican Wave with the months of the year or ask the children to invent a ‘rap’ or chant using the months of the year.

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Cluiche na nDathanna – revising colours with a Pass-the parcel type game.

Play music. Children sit in circle if possible and pass around a bag which you have filled with interesting coloured objects. When music stops, the child with bag pulls out a coloured object and says, Gorm?. The rest of the class say, ‘tá sé gorm’. Continue game until all coloured objects have been removed. You could put some of the colours on tables / corners and play the four corner game as a follow-up activity.

Finish with a favourite

song

Feicfidh mé arís sibh/Go dtí an chéad rang eile!

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Ceacht 8

Do Lá Breithe Usual introductions / sing a familiar song. • Macarena Months!

Using the Macarena rhythm and actions, revise the months in Irish.

• Cad é do lá breithe? Teach the children how to say when their birthday is in Irish. You could use ‘Teidí’ or another soft toy/puppet and say, ‘An chéad lá Éanair, sin lá breithe Teidí’. Cad é do lá breithe?’ They may need to know some new numbers for this activity.

An triú lá Márta, sin mo lá breithe..... Use the ball (Beir greim ar an liathróid) to ask the children when their birthday is and get a reply from them. Is it anyone’s birthday today?? Inniu mo lá breithe. Maith thú féin!

Don’t forget the Happy Birthday song! You might also like to add: Inniu do lá breithe, inniu do lá mór Inniu do lá breithe, cén aois tú a stór? Tá mé cúig bliana d’aois, tá mé cúig bliana d’aois Inniu mo lá breithe, inniu mo lá mór! Sing the months of the year using the tune Báidín Fheilimí


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Slán a chairde x3 Slán go fóill

Sing the whole thing 4 times to the tune of Téir Abhaile Riú

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Ceacht 9 Usual introductions. Sing a familiar song.

• Macarena Months –revise months of the year with the Macarena activity.

• Colour revision game. For each colour there will be a movement:

Gorm seas suas Dearg suigh síos Buí lámha san aer Glas bualadh bos Corcra tiontaigh thart Dubh Léim

Using colour flashcards, call out the colours, children repeat colour and add correct movement. Pupils may take over the teacher’s role in calling out colour names.

Use more or less colours depending on age/ability.

• An Aimsir - Introduction to the weather with mime and props!

Using large flashcards, mime the different types of weather eg Tá sé ag cur (fearthainne) (cover head and put up an umbrella) Tá sé grianmhar (put on sunglasses and sun hat!) Tá sé gaofar (blow hard) Tá sé te (wipe your forehead ) Tá sé fuar (shiver ) Tá sé ag cur sneachta (throw pretend snowballs!) Repeat mimes as pupils try to remember the words. Children take over mimes as the rest of the class try to guess and say correctly.

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Cad é mar atá x2 An aimsir a stór? Mar is ghnáthx2 Tá sé maith go leor.

Cad é mar atá an aimsir inniu? Tá sé fuar inniu

• Game of Four Corners using Weather Flashcards Put on some lively music. When the music stops, children choose a ‘weather’ corner. They ask, Cad é mar atá an aimsir inniu? If you say Tá sé te! those standing at that corner are out (or win a point if you want a longer game!) Game continues until only one or two pupils remain. Pupils may take your place calling out the weather.

• Activity sheet: Give out weather bingo sheet for children to colour/laminate and use in future games/classes. Younger children could make ‘weather’ pictures for classroom display.

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Ceacht 10 Usual introductions. Sing ‘Míonna na bliana, laetha na seachtaine Cad é mar atá an aimsir inniu?

Ask the children about the weather. Use mime and sound effects. Add in some extra phrases, e.g. Tá dea-aimsir ann /níl an aimsir go maith inniu /tá ceo ann inniu

Song/Chant – La cucaracha

• Weather bingo

Children choose 4 pictures from their own set of mini flashcards (last week’s activity sheet). You use your own sets of mini flashcards (you will need at least 2 sets). Ask, ‘Cad é mar atá an aimsir inniu?’ and then call out one card at a time e.g. ‘Tá sé grianmhar’. If a pupil has the ‘sunny’ picture on their card they put their hand up (do not let them shout out the answer). The first one to put their hand up repeats: ‘Tá sé grianmhar inniu’, and wins the card from the teacher. First person with their card complete wins the game.

N.B. With a smaller group of younger pupils, play this very informally sitting in

a circle on the floor/cushions. Put your pile of mini-flashcards (face down) in

the centre and ask each child in sequence to turn one over. Teacher says the

answer eg ‘Tá sé scamallach and children repeat. If the player has the

equivalent card on their board, they win the card for themselves. If not, repeat

the phrase, ‘Tá sé scamallach and the child who puts his hand up or shouts

‘MISE’ first wins the card. Continue until as many children as possible complete

their cards.

• Cluiche: Cad é mar atá an aimsir i mBéal Feirste inniu?


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Enlarge map of Ireland (Module 1) or use a ‘real’ large map of Ireland. Attach to blackboard with blu-tack. You can either divide the children into two teams if you want a more competitive game (foireann a agus foireann b) or simply ask for volunteers.

Teacher says: Tá sé gaofar i mBéal Feirste inniu

A volunteer attaches the ‘tá sé gaofar’, in the correct place. Class respond with ceart /mícheart /fíor/ bréagach.

Continue with other regions/cities until all the pictures are used.

Use the target language only in this activity. If there is any difficulty with

comprehension – mime!!

Weather vocab: Tá dea-aimsir ann Tá droch-aimsir ann Tá sé te Tá sé fuar Tá sé grianmhar Tá sé gaofar Tá sé ag cur (fearthainne) Tá sé ag cur sneachta Tá sé scamallach Tá tintreach agus toirneach ann Tá sioc ann Tá sé scamallach/Tá ceo ann

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Ceacht 11

• Usual introductions. • Teach a new song from Mo Cheol Thú • Weather rap • Weather bingo – play game to reinforce weather topic

• Na Feithiclí Bring some pictures / flashcards or props to class to introduce the different type of transport. Use sound effects and drama. Sa Charr / ar an bhus/ ar an traen / ar eitleán / i mbád /i dtacsaí / ar ghluaisrothar / ar rothar / ag siúil Rachaimid sa traen . . . chu chu chu Rachaimid ar eitleán (mime flying in plane) Ask the children to think of sounds and actions for the different types of transport. As a follow –up activity, play the ‘fruit salad’ game (mod 1) with transport vocab. Rachaidh mé /Rachaimid go Béal Feirste / go Dún na nGall / go dtí an Spáinn ar eitleán … (add other countries/cities according to level of children). Amhrán: Rachaimid sa charr, Rachaimid i mbád, Rachaimid ar an rothar, Rachaimid ar fad.

Children use imaginary steering wheels, driving and pumping the horn as they sing the song!

A mhíc tire, a mhíc tire, cá bhfuil do thriall? (Where are you going Mr Wolf)


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4 Corner game with transports. Put pictures / props in the 4 corners of room or on the different tables in the classroom. When music stops, children go to favourite table/corner .They ask, ‘A mhíc tire, a mhíc tire, cá bhfuil do thriall? You say, ‘Tá mé ag dul go Corcaigh ar eitleán. Those at the ‘Eitleán’ corner/table are out. If you say,’Tá mé ag dul a………………ITHE’ (slowly and deliberately!), ALL children have to stand on one foot and freeze, until the music starts again. (The younger ones may hold on to a chair/table for support).

*Extra optional activity: Simple drama with ‘Cochaillín Dearg nó Na Trí Muca Beaga’.*

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Ceacht 12 Dul Siar + Dónall an Chlúimh agus an-ocras air!

• Favourite song to begin class.

• Various popular activities /games from Module.

• Macarena Months • Na Feithiclí - play a game to revise vocabulary from last week.

• An Cuilleog (revising numbers) – Ask some children to write

numbers on the board. Then ask for 2 volunteers. Tá cuilleog sa

tseomra. Tá sé dófheicthe! Tá sé ar uimhir a 5.The children compete to be the first to swat ‘an cuilleog!

• Dónall an Chlúimh agus an-ocras air!:

Before telling the story, set the scene for the children. Revise all the fruits with a game and song. Introduce ‘Dónall an Chlúimh’ and ‘tá ocras air’. You can develop this story over the next weeks and eventually the children may be able to act the story as a drama and perform it for other classes/parents. Always remember to set the story amidst rhymes and activities to reinforce meaning for the children.


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• Finish class with a favourite song. Slán go fóill a chairde, go dtí an chéad rang eile.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar ©Eric Carle 1969

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