Learning Path
1916 - Easter Rising Learning Path
By Ann Moran
Class lessons in order. Share link with children to help with project research.
3 resources in this Learning Path
1
Eyewitness account's of the Easter Rising
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/15416/15057.docx Added: 14 Aug 2015 Contributor: Padraig Seery Resource type: Primary SourceThis word document contains eyewitness accounts of the Easter Rising from Easter Monday to Saturday 29th April
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
Strand unit: 1916 and the foundation of the state
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- acquire insights into the attitudes and actions of people in contemporary Ireland
- acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods
- develop a growing sense of personal, national, European and wider identities
Suggestions for use: Easter Rising project work.
2
The Irish Flag
https://www.scoilnet.ie/irishflag/ Added: 09 Dec 2015 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesA Scoilnet website exploring episodes in the historical evolution of the Irish tricolour flag. Content for the site was based on original research and is presented through a 'timeline' and 'stories' associated with the flag. Most of the stories have questions for students embedded and there is a separate section for Primary Activities.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- JC
- History
Strand: Supplementary Resources
Suggestions for use: The story of the flag is closely interwined with the evolution of a sovereign state. Use some of the stories here to support the textbook.
Key Skills: Managing Information and Thinking Literacy
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
Strand unit: 1916 and the foundation of the state
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- acquire insights into the attitudes and actions of people in contemporary Ireland
- acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods
- begin to develop some appreciation of the ‘mind-set’ of former generations
- engage in simple studies of some of the more important aspects of periods in which political changes or movements have had an important influence on the lives of people in Ireland
- explore, discuss, compare and develop some simple understanding of the attitudes, beliefs, motivations and actions of differing individuals and groups of people in the past
Suggestions for use: Get the class to explore the origins of the Irish flag. Tell the story of thomas Francis Meagher.
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1916 Easter Rising
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/15823/15485.pdf Added: 19 Aug 2015 Contributor: Karen Byrne Resource type: OtherA word search highlighting key words used in teaching primary school students about the 1916 Easter Rising
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: Use in a station teaching activity, as a small group lesson or as a whole class activity to introduce key words in teaching about the 1916 Easter Rising
