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 lesson focuses on what the Eight Fold Path is. 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 of the rules we live by in society A video task to introduce the topic with a question to initiate pair work. 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 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 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

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

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

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.

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 This booklet is an excellent resource for your Irish classroom this St. Patrick’s day. Ideal for Junior Cert / GCSE classes, the story of St. Patrick is told in simple Irish. The story is followed by tasks (Vocab, comprehension, & writing) based on the story. The story is free in my store so please make sure you downlad! Please note this is a .pdf resource only. Bain taitneamh as:) Claddagh Classrooms