This is a very simple lesson used to introduce the topic of Islam to a Year 7 group. The lesson outline is as follows: The lesson contains a simple picture starter, some basic facts about Islam, a fact-finding task with a challenge task and finally a ‘Gimme 5’ plenary. There is also a homework task if needed.

This is a very simple lesson used to continue the introduction to the topic of Islam to a Year 7 group. The lesson outline is as follows: Starter Task - Ascertaining students previous knowledge Activity 1 - Time line Task - Reading Information and creating a Time line of the prophets life. Activity 2 - Video Task - This video leads to a differentiated piece of work students complete in accordance to their current ability. Success criteria are included. Plenary - Peer assessment. Claddagh Classrooms

This lesson focuses on what features there are in a Vahara. It is suitable for KS3. In school we use the accelerated learning cycle to teach our subjects so please feel free to change 'Connect' to 'Starter' and 'Consolidate' to 'Pleanary'. The ppt. contains the following: A picture connect task to engage students A video task to introduce the topic with some questions. A fact finding activity A differenctiated written task. (The differentiated task is a favourite of Ofsted, having under gone various in the past number of years) Pair work for a 'Consolidate' task. As always the .ppt and .doc are editable for your needs. Any questions - claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com Enjoy

Every year without fail i reteach the present tense to year 10 and year 11. (Bless their memories) To make it less painful and to speed up the process I use this booklet and print in A5. The booklet contains: The formation of the tense A verb table of the most common irregualr verbs Basic exercises/tasks Intermediate exercises/tasks

These resources are for use in GCSE/Junior Cycle Classes. There are 3 different sheets, each one representing a Halloween character in which students are asked to write about the character. To help there are a series of questions and also a box for key words. I have a low ability class so we scaffolded everything on the board first and they filled in their key word box before they began the task. It has worked a treat. as there are copyrighted clip art used these are in .pdf format only. If there are any mistakes, please email and i will correct immediately. Is mise le meas, Claddagh Classrooms (Claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com)

These resources are for use in GCSE/Junior Cycle Classes. There is a guess the costume, a matching exercise with Pumpkin Emojis and a description exercise for Halloween costumes. As there are copyrighted clip art used these are in .pdf format only. If there are any mistakes, please email and i will correct immediately. Is mise le meas, Claddagh Classrooms (Claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com)

Sometimes at the end of a lesson it’s nice for students to show their knowledge/learning in a way that does not involve you marking or students writing. I also find that for some students, written knowledge checkers can place them under unnecessary pressure, especially when you have just introduced a topic. These matching cards are fun for students and can be used as a challenge task, a group activity, a starter or a plenary. I like printing and laminating various copies and placing students in groups. We have competitions to see which group can finish first. There are 23 animals in this set. Please note that these files are .pdf only.

This resource contains a PowerPoint lesson for revising the Future Tense in Spanish. It can also be adapted to be used as a lesson to introduce the same topic. It contains notes on formation of the tense, a worksheet that accompanies the lesson and also a selection of note sheets such as irregular verbs, a progress tracker and a revision mat. The work sheets are in .doc format to edit and rework depending on your needs and also in .pdf. This ensures that when printing, all the worksheet is printed and none of the margins are missing.

There are four ways to count in Irish; Counting 1, 2, 3… Cardinal Numbers 1st, 2nd, 3rd Counting nouns 1 book, 2 boats, 3 pens Counting people 1 brother, 2 people, 4 sisters Confusing? Yes! Hopefully this reference sheet will help clear things up and be at your beck and call while writing in Irish. It contains reference to all numbers and the rules associated with them. If you need edits made as always feel free to email be at claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com.

I hate blank walls! My classroom (and home) are now full of posters like this; Bright, colourful and perfect for learning. This is a 9 page poster set with the personal numbers 1-9 in Irish. Please note this is in .pdf format. If you are purchasing and want to make edits, please email me and I’ll have them done for you within 24 hours for you. Claddagh Classrooms The clipart is from the wonderful EduClips.

This is a resource for lower ability students. It contains 12 words that students will use in a variety of manners and hopefully will know by the end of the activities. There are 3 tasks: Matching exercise Unscramble the words Word search I find puzzles great for vocabulary recognition and acquisition and i like these sorts of tasks for starters/plenaries. This resource is also colourful and fun and makes my lot smile when I use it. NOTE: This is a .PDF. The clip art is from the wonderful Creating for the Classroom.

These are simple resources to introduce the topic of St. Valentines Day in Irish. This resource contains three activities: Heart Emojis: This s a nice simple task where students match the heart emoji to the feeling it represents. This is lovely for reinforcing the idea of ‘AR’ and also for revision of ‘móthúcháin’ Matching Cards: WIth this resource I have attached two files. One bank and one filled it. Sometimes my students like to wrote their own vocabulary down so they can write the phonetic pronounciation below. These are great for teaching the initial vocabulary, then asking the students to chop everything up and have a go at matching it themselves. There are so many games you can play with cards like these and they are a class favourite for my younger year groups for acquiring new vocabulary. Fill in the Blanks: I don’t think it needs explaining. Great for a plenary. Challenge the students by asking them to do it without their notes. PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE.PDF’s ONLY!!! Happy Valentine’s Day! Be sure to check out my other Valentine’s Day resources:)

This wee booklet is good for vocabulary acquisition. Rather than giving students list of vocabulary and getting them to use it or just learn it, i like to scaffold for my less able pupils. I generally find with these tasks their retention is better. I then use these. I love using these type of activities for starters and plenaries too when we’re progressing to full sentences or fully written pieces. The .PDF contains: One sheet of fruit pictures where students can look up vocab or you can provide it. One sheet of vegetables pictures where students can look up vocab or you can provide it. Fill in the gaps using the vocab. A word search Translation activity. (I divide my class and let more able work by themselves and I scaffold with less able) A game of X’s and 0’s. There are 4 games. These are great to test their knowledge and fun too. Any issues email claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com and i’ll resolve them within 24 hours. Bain taitneamh as!

Wee booklet for scrúdúbéíl about Fadhbanna Sóisialta (Social Problems) I found this on line when I first started teaching and now I’ve finally managed to put it all together for people to use with their students. The author of this document is clearly incredible to share this and the credit they deserve is immense!

UPDATED 2020 Simple display cards to get your room and your students in the festive Irish spirit. My students love St. Patrick’s Day and the display is nice when surrounded by students work. Alternatively use the activity attached also. I use these as a game first to introduce the vocabulary to my students. They are placed around my room and students are given a list of St. Patrick’s Day vocabulary in English. They then have to find the Irish equivalent. It’s nice to watch students discover the vocabulary themselves as opposed to looking at a PowerPoint and writing everything down in a vocabulary book. Once the lesson is finished they can go onto a display board. Please note this is a .pdf only:) Bain taitneamh as:)

These are wee little cards that i print back to back, laminate and give them to my pupils. I expect that they try to use them when they’re communicating with me in lessons and I always have rewards on hand when they do. I love that they fit into their pencil cases and are with the students no matter what lesson they’re in. I find them so effective! Bain taitneamh as:)