Irish Road Trip - Co. Galway
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In this lesson, we'll be visiting Co. Galway, the festival county of Ireland. We'll look at some of the tourist attractions in the county as well as taking a look at some of the festivals found there.
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Activity 1
Keyring Souvenirs
In this activity, the children will have to design and make a souvenier keyring for sale in the O'Carrolls tourist shop. They will draw a picture on a small piece of card and place it in the keyring. I have left a link to the Amazon page of the keyrings I used for this activity.
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Everything you need to give this lesson a try. On the left side we have our lesson objectives, in the middle are the activities and on the right are the assessment tools!
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From the Curriculum
Strand: Human Environments
Strand Unit:
People living and working in the local area People living and working in a contrasting part of Ireland
Strand Unit:
People living and working in the local area People living and working in a contrasting part of Ireland
Curriculum Objectives
The child should be enabled to:
1) explore, investigate and come to appreciate the major features of the built environment in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland
2) explore and investigate, especially through practical studies, a small number of the common economic activities of people in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland
1) explore, investigate and come to appreciate the major features of the built environment in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland
2) explore and investigate, especially through practical studies, a small number of the common economic activities of people in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland
Learning Objectives
-use the language of history including: chronology, timeline, causes, sources.
-sequence the events leading up to the start of WW1.
-identify some of the reasons why WW1 started.
-use online sources of information to research the flags of WW1 countries.
-sequence the events leading up to the start of WW1.
-identify some of the reasons why WW1 started.
-use online sources of information to research the flags of WW1 countries.
Learning Activities
-Video Stimulus: watch the video stimulus explaining the causes of WW1, pausing the video when prompted to answer stimulus questions.
-Comic Strip Sequencing: draw a three piece comic strip that explains the events of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination.
-Summarising: using the video content, summarise three reasons why war was inevitable, even without Ferdinand's assassination.
-Flag Research: using ICT resources, research the flags of various countries that took part in WW1. Research carefully to make sure you are finding sources that show WW1 flags not modern flags.
-Comic Strip Sequencing: draw a three piece comic strip that explains the events of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination.
-Summarising: using the video content, summarise three reasons why war was inevitable, even without Ferdinand's assassination.
-Flag Research: using ICT resources, research the flags of various countries that took part in WW1. Research carefully to make sure you are finding sources that show WW1 flags not modern flags.
Assessment
-Teacher Designed Tasks:
1) Comic Strip Sequence
2) Reasons for War
3) Flag Research Sheet
-Teacher Questioning:
1) Can you identify a few reasons why WW1 started?
2) Can you put the events of Franz Ferdinand's assassination in order?
1) Comic Strip Sequence
2) Reasons for War
3) Flag Research Sheet
-Teacher Questioning:
1) Can you identify a few reasons why WW1 started?
2) Can you put the events of Franz Ferdinand's assassination in order?