This lesson focuses on what the features of a Catholic Church are. 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 questioning connect task to encourage students to think about what they see in a church A card sort task to encourage students to discover knowledge for themselves. This consists of 5 images, 5 definitions and 5 descriptions. A fyrther questioning task asking students to look at the plan of a Catholic Church and suggest reasosn for why these features have a particular location. A differentiated 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

This is a very simple word mat that will help reinforce the topic of ‘Mo Theach’ when you’ve introduced it. My students find these useful when they first begin to compose pieces of written work. This is editable and has been uploaded in both .pdf and .doc formats. A free example of ‘Mo Theaghlach’ can be found in my shop. Claddagh Classrooms

This is a resource to help teach the topic of prepositional pronouns in Irish. It contains a list of the most common prepositional pronouns in Irish and also two sheets with the most common phrases associated to each one. It is a confusing topic for students but I found these revision sheets helped a lot:) As always I have attached .pdf for printing and .doc for editing.

Simple revision mat for students to use when they are unsure of whether they need to use 'Ser' or 'Estar'.

This is an excellent booklet that contains all you need to practive the possessive adjective in Irish. The Booklet contains: A revision mat of the rules Activities for consonant rules Activities for vowel rules Activities for all rules combined. There is a PowerPoint lesson that can accompany this booklet (for sale in my shop on its own or as a bundle) or simply this booklet can be used as a stand alone piece of work for your lessons. Bain taitneamh as:)

This Booklet contains all you need to know about Seimhiú and Urú in Irish. (The most essential & confusing grammar rules for students) The booklet contains: A revision mat for Séimhiú A revision mat for Urú A practice exercise of 20 questions combining both sets of rules Answers to the practice questions. Bain taitneamh as:)

Writing a 'Post Card' in Irish is an integral part of the Junior Certificate (GCSE) exam. This PowerPoint contains absolutely everything a student needs in order to be able to answer that question and obtain full marks. The ppt. is divided into sections with all possible variables that could be asked for catered for. There is a translation exercise at the end to check for learning and also two examples of past exam papers done for the students. While only one PowerPoint is included there is at least 3 lessons of materials here. Bain taitneamh as.

This booklet contains a revision mat for all tenses in Irish taught at Junior Cert (GCSE) and Leaving Cert (A Level) The tenses included are An Aimsir Chaite An Aimsir Láithreach An Aimsir Fháistineach An Modh Coinníollach Each of these tenses are essential to students attempting any exam and are a great resource for revision! Bain taitneamh as:)

Simple display for days of the week in Spanish. I have a space on the top right hand corner of my board where the day and month are switched everyday. ( I am no longer asked. 'Miss whats the date?' twenty times a day!) Enjoy:)

This 20 page booklet is an excellent revision tool for students for the topic of 'My area' in Spanish. This booklet can also be used as a means of preparing students for their written controlled assessment. The booklet contains various activities which aim to help students master the following aspects: 1. ¿Dónde vives? 2. ¿Qué hay en tu barrio? 3. Direcciones 4. Hablando de tu barrio 5. Problemas en tu barrio Each section contains a series of activities such as translation, fill in the gaps, comprehensions, matching exercises and ordering information. The final aspect of the boklet is a controlled assessment type of activity where students will produce a written piece about their area. They will be able to attempt to include the following: ¿Dónde vives exactamente? Describe tu barrio. ¿Te gusta tu barrio? ¿Por qué? ¿Hay mucho que hacer para los jóvenes / los adultos? ¿Cuál es lo bueno / lo malo de tu pueblo? ¿Qué te gusta más de tu pueblo? ¿Cómo es la gente por lo general? ¿Qué deportes se pueden practicar? ¿Hay muchos problemas? ¿Si pudieras cambiar algo en tu ciudad, qué cambiarías? ¿Cómo será tu pueblo ideal en el futuro? Enjoy!

Simple display cards to get your room and your students in the festive Easter spirit. My students love Easter! (It must be the chocolate!) 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 Easter vocabulary in English. They then have to find the Spanish 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 display only.

The following booklet contains four translation activities based on the new Spanish GCSE AQA Spec Paper 4 (Higher Tier). These are ideal to use after you have completed a topic or for revision purposes. I have included two booklets. One with just the translation as you would sit in an exam and the second is includes a brief word word bank for each translation to aid students. Each booklet is in .doc format and is editable for your individual teaching needs. Claddagh Classrooms

Simple display for the top of your board for the weather to change and use everyday. The display includes the following: Qué tiempo hace hoy? Hace buen tiempo Hace mal tiempo Hay niebla Hace frío Hace calor Nieve Hace viento Está nublado Hay tormenta Llueve Hace sol PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE .PDF files only!

This is a simple resource that allows students to colour as you teach them. It brightens up their books and it is definitely an activity that the like. There are two options available to colour. Enjoy:) Claddagh classroo,s

This is a 40 page revision booklet and checklist for the WJEC Religious Studies 9-1 spec. The booklet is for the Short Course Component One entitled 'Religious, Philosophical & Ethical Studies in the Modern World' It has revisionmaterial for the first two themes o Theme 1: Issues of Relationships o Theme 2: Issues of Life & Death The booklet contains A revision checklist List of key terms and definitions An explanation of how to answer each type of question Revision material for each section. Each issue os dealt with in terms of both Christian & Muslim attitudes (Only two religions need to be studied) All material is editable and adaptable to your classes individual needs. My students find this material very easy to revise with abd it works really well when printed as an A5 revision booklet. Any questions please email - claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com

This is a fantastic resource for teaching the Aimsir Láithreach. It can used to aid in your lessons or as a revision resource for exam years. The booklet contains: Notes on conjugation List of the three exception groups and how to conjugate them Reference sheet for irregular verbs Exercises for each type of verb x 4 There is an editable and also a .pdf version of this resource with clip art form the wonderful Creative Clipart. Any issues email me and I’ll have it sorted within 24 hours. Claddagh Classroom

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: Two sheets sheet of farm animal portraits pictures where students can look up vocab or you can provide it. Unscramble activity using the new vocabulary. A fill in the gaps activity A word search A counting task using animal pictures (This also revises rules of bunuimhreacha neamhpearsanta) Any issues email claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com and I’ll resolve them within 24 hours. Bain taitneamh as!

This resource has been given a make over! There are two files; one .pdf that contains the loves clipart from Chirp Graphics and another .ppt editable version for any additions that you may wish to do. There are two aspects to this update: Contains a notes reference sheet and sheet with all irregular verbs Contains 4 different exercises based on the tense. There are basic verb exercises, fill in the gaps, verb conjugations and finally a short translation exercise. Any issues email me claddaghclassrooms. Bain taitneamh as!

I stuck this into the start of my Year 10s Spanish book this year. It's a simple list of the Themes & Topics they will study over the next two years. Some students have highlighted each topic as we complete it. I think it's important for students to have a reference point of what they are learning and will learn about. Claddagh Classrooms