Irish pathways through the curriculum
Approaches Teachers approach Ireland in a number of ways: - Irish weeks, when the whole curriculum throughout school devoted to Ireland for
a week - in the Literacy Hour & beyond and in secondary English, Irish texts provide the basis for cross-curricular work
- topic-based blocks, when an Irish topic/text is basis for 8-10 week
cross-curricular programme - self-contained single Irish topics/texts.
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Main subject areas While English & literacy and History are the most popular subjects, the following represents the range of subject areas drawn upon when teachers wish to add an Irish dimension to the
curriculum.
Key curriculum issues In addition, key curriculum areas are addressed, including
Guides The following guides show how Irish pathways can be, and have been, developed through
the curriculum in primary and secondary schools. Enriching the primary curriculum Cross-curricular pathway, including Art, Dance D&T, History and Literacy | pdf format | Creativity within the Primary National Strategy
Literature inspiring Art, Drama and Dance | pdf format | Enjoying Irish books & poetry in the Literacy Hour & beyond Myths & legends, historical novels, fantasy, contemporary realism, poetry and drama | pdf format | Enjoying History in primary schools St Brendan, Book of Kells, Vikings , Tudors and Grace O’Malley, Famine, WWII | pdf format | Enriching English in secondary schools Myths & legends, historical novels, fantasy, contemporary realism, poetry and drama | pdf format | Enriching History in secondary schools
Norman intervention, Tudor & Stuart conquest, Famine, 1916, Anglo-Irish War N. Ireland | pdf format | | Using historical fiction in the classroom | | For resources to support these pathways and to develop others, see the following pages. |
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