Acmhainní do Mhúinteoirí | Heritage in Schools

Acmhainní do Mhúinteoirí

Múin do do dhaltaí conas nead ollmhór a thógáil, conas gairdín féileacán a chruthú nó conas a gcraobh ghinealaigh féin a dhéanamh!

Maidir leis na hacmhainní atá á soláthar anseo, Saineolaithe Oidhreachta nó múinteoirí a chuir ar fáil iad nó eagraíochtaí eile oideachais a d’ullmhaigh iad. Acmhainní de chineál spraoi agus oideachais araon atá ann agus tá siad ceaptha chun tuiscint agus fiosracht a spreagadh agus a fhorbairt maidir le hoidhreacht iontach nádúrtha agus cultúir na hÉireann.

Is féidir acmhainní a chuardach faoi na catagóirí seo a leanas:

Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht)

LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature - Blanket bog school programme resources

Timpeallachtaí Nádúrtha (Tíreolas), Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht), Nithe beo (eolaíocht), Fuinneamh agus fórsaí (eolaíocht), Ábhair (eolaíocht) Eolaíocht, Tíreolas

The Heritage Council is one of several partners in the project and was tasked with the action to develop, and pilot test a schools’ programme in 2022. The aim would be to promote local awareness of the LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature project amongst schools and involve children in assessing a local blanket bog habitat using a scorecard. 

LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature works with landowners and local communities to conserve and improve the quality of blanket bogs and associated habitats in the northwest of Ireland (https://www.wildatlanticnature...). The Heritage Council is one of several partners in the project and was tasked with the action to develop, and pilot test a schools’ programme in 2022. The aim would be to promote local awareness of the LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature project amongst schools and involve children in assessing a local blanket bog habitat using a scorecard. The hands-on, practical involvement would introduce children to the project and their local blanket bogs and build enthusiasm for blanket bogs generally - an enthusiasm which, it was hoped, they would share with their families, friends, and neighbours. The suite of resources were developed by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council and Aengus Kennedy (NatureNorthWest) with input from the project partners.

LIWAN Teachers Guide online final

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LIWAN Teachers Guide GA online

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WAN habitat scoring sheet PEATLAND for Schools as gaeilge v3 Jan2024

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WAN habitat scoring sheet PEATLAND for Schools v3 Jan2024

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Brigid 1500

Scéal (Stair), Staidéir áitiúla (stair), An saol, an tsochaí, obair agus cultúr san am atá caite (stair), Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht), Nithe beo (eolaíocht), Ábhair (eolaíocht) Eolaíocht, Stair

An initiative Kildare County Council, ‘Brigid 1500’ festival will engage communities with the story and heritage of St. Brigid, providing a connection with the past through events and programmes.  

The ‘Brigid 1500’ school programme includes videos on making crosses; Bridóg dolls; harvesting rushes/reeds; pollinators and legends of St. Brigid. There's also lots of pdf resources with tales, colouring sheets and more.

Hedgerow Toolkit for Schools

Timpeallachtaí Nádúrtha (Tíreolas), Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht), Nithe beo (eolaíocht), Fuinneamh agus fórsaí (eolaíocht) Eolaíocht, Tíreolas

An introduction to Irish hedgerows and their benefits with lesson plans and resources for primary schools developed by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. 

Irish hedgerows stretch for an incredible 689,000km up and down the roads and fields of Ireland. This
is the equivalent of wrapping around the earth 17 times!

The hedgerow toolkit includes lesson plans with information on curriculum links and integration, learning activities, objectives and outcomes along with resources such as a classroom wall poster and hedgerow plants identification sheet.

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Seed Journeys

Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht), Nithe beo (eolaíocht), Fuinneamh agus fórsaí (eolaíocht), Ábhair (eolaíocht) Eolaíocht

A new free resource developed with support from Creative Ireland and Westmeath County Council called Seed Journeys. It includes illustrated stories and activity ideas for primary school children for connecting with nature through the lens of seeds, in English and Irish. 

Gairdín Mháire na mBláth

Timpeallachtaí Nádúrtha (Tíreolas), Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht), Nithe beo (eolaíocht) Eolaíocht, Tíreolas

Gairdín Mháire na mBláth is the latest offering from leading author-illustrator Tatyana Feeney. Beautifully illustrated, this book tells the heartwarming story of Máire na mBláth who, on noticing one day that there are no flowers planted in her local school, decides to share her gardening skills with the pupils. Between them, they plant a beautiful garden at the school.

In this short video Éanna Ní Lamhna talks about bees, flowers, pollination and this book from the beautiful Vandeleur Walled Gardens in Kilrush.

The Year Round Organic School Garden: A guide to designing, creating and using an organic school garden

Timpeallachtaí Nádúrtha (Tíreolas), Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht), Nithe beo (eolaíocht), Fuinneamh agus fórsaí (eolaíocht), Ábhair (eolaíocht) Eolaíocht, Tíreolas

A practical guide for teachers and other education practitioners who wish to bring nature, native habitats and biodiversity into the school grounds. The book aims to help with the planning, design, creation and use of an organic school garden with and for students.

It demonstrates the huge possibilities of designing and developing the school grounds into a highly stimulating and interactive educational resource, with organic food production and biodiversity as its central themes.

The book has unlimited cross-curricular potential. It particularly ties in with Social, Environmental and Scientific Education (SESE), Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE), Wellbeing, Art, Languages, History and Maths.

It sets out practical projects on growing local food, creating biodiversity and native habitats in the school grounds, and encourages healthy eating, nature-based activities and getting students active.

Available to order from the following sites:

Let's go Fishing!: Beth Murphy

Timpeallachtaí Nádúrtha (Tíreolas), Scéal (Stair), Staidéir áitiúla (stair), Pobail luathaoise agus scéalta ársa (stair), An saol, an tsochaí, obair agus cultúr san am atá caite (stair), Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht), Nithe beo (eolaíocht), Ábhair (eolaíocht) Eolaíocht, Stair, Tíreolas

An introduction to the ancient world of weaving and basket making including step-by-step instruction from Beth on how to weave a fish from willow or materials you might have at home.

A story to tell: Chris Thompson

Timpeallachtaí Nádúrtha (Tíreolas), Scéal (Stair), Leanúnachas agus athrú thar am (stair), Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht), Nithe beo (eolaíocht), Fuinneamh agus fórsaí (eolaíocht) Eolaíocht, Stair, Tíreolas

Children are encouraged to examine the heritage significance of their immediate environment through familiar local landscape features.

Suited to children from 2nd to 4th class.

The example of an old tree is used in this tutorial. The activity encourages children to consider questions about past, present and future through personification and the creation of an unusual pictorial poem at the same time. The activity can be applied to other local features, a road, an old building etc.

Nettle cordage: Maura Brennan

Timpeallachtaí Nádúrtha (Tíreolas), Pobail luathaoise agus scéalta ársa (stair), An saol, an tsochaí, obair agus cultúr san am atá caite (stair), Feasacht faoin timpeallacht agus cúram don timpeallacht (tíreolas/eolaíocht), Nithe beo (eolaíocht), Ábhair (eolaíocht) Eolaíocht, Stair, Tíreolas

Discover the natural resources growing near your own doorstep! Learn about sustainable plant fibres as we learn how to process nettles to make cordage.