Graduation
Souvenir means “to remember”, and the memory box is a souvenir of primary-school days. This resource creates an opportunity for schools to explore the concept of memory.
Souvenir means “to remember”, and the memory box is a souvenir of primary-school days. This resource creates an opportunity for schools to explore the concept of memory.
A home is often described as somewhere safe and private that offers shelter, comfort and support. This resource allows schools to discuss the many definitions of home.
Families come in all shapes and sizes! How do our families influence us?
Pupils will explore the meaning and importance of family and examine their own family and cultural backgrounds.
This resource enables schools to explore the fundamental importance of the family unit. It also creates an opportunity for the school to create an ethos that is welcoming and supportive of all pupils.
Ireland is a multi-cultural society. However, interestingly the school very often becomes the main or even the only place where cultures and languages mix and mingle. This lesson enables pupils to examine equality issues in relation to minorities in Ireland.
Religious festivals, rituals and customs vary from country to country, culture-to-culture and individual-to-individual. This resource explores religious diversity by examining a wide variety of cultures and practices.
According to Mohandas K Gandhi, “If we are to respect others’ religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of world’s religions is a sacred duty”.
This resource explores the six main world religions.
In Ireland, it is against the law to discriminate against a person, either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of, gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race, and membership of the Traveller Community.
This resource provides the opportunity for schools to explore the positive and negative aspects of advertising. It specifically looks at logos/mottos that pupils may be familiar with such as sports clubs and local restaurants.
Playing – both free play and organised play – has long been recognised as a very important part of child development. It promotes both mental and physical well being. Play is fun, but children also learn from it.
Teaching children about emotions will both help them express their own feelings and respond to the emotions of others in an appropriate way. This resource provides an opportunity for schools to create an ethos that is open, welcoming and supportive.
The many cultural celebrations taking place around Ireland present an opportunity to explore and raise awareness of the home culture of the children in our classrooms and of many children around the world.
A standard passport looks for a limited amount of basic information – surname, forenames, date and place of birth, sex. What if you were asked to fill out a passport that asked for other, more detailed information about you?