Learning Path
The Celts Learning Path
By Robert Leonard
Learn all about the Celts using the links. Once you are finished, complete a quiz on the Celts!
7 resources in this Learning Path
1
The Iron Age Celts for Kids
http://celts.mrdonn.org Added: 19 May 2016 Contributor: Denis Moynihan Resource type: TextbookSimple introduction to the Celts for 3/4th class
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- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Celts
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these peoples
- examine and become familiar with evidence we have which tells us about these people, especially evidence of these people which may be found locally
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: Introduce the topic
2
Craggaunowen Ringfort, County Clare, Ireland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nMRCeSBedE Added: 06 Jul 2016 Contributor: Danny Charlton Resource type: Presentation / Primary SourceYouTube video showing us around a replica of an Iron-Age ringfort.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Celts
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with some aspects of the lives of these peoples
- examine critically, and become familiar with, evidence we have which tells us about these people, especially evidence of these people which may be found locally and in Ireland, where appropriate
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: Watch video clip as a starter to your lesson on the Iron-Ages. Ask students to record five things they notice about the video which may have historical significance.
3
Celtic Symbols to Colour In
http://www.edupics.com/en-coloring-...ictures-pages-photo-celts-c414.html Added: 10 Nov 2008 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: GameA selection of Celtic Pictures to print and colour in.
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- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Celts
Suggestions for use: A selection of Celtic Pictures to print and colour in.
4
The Celts in Ireland
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learn...le-celts/celts-in-ireland/index.xml Added: 25 Oct 2019 Contributor: Catriona OShea Resource type: Primary SourceThe Ask about Ireland website has some good information about the Celts in Ireland. Students and pupils could reference the information as part of a Celts research project.
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- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Celts
5
Ogham in 3D
https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/menu.php?lang=en&menuitem=00 Added: 21 May 2018 Contributor: Dave O'Mahony Resource type: Tool / App/softwareOgham stones are among Ireland's most remarkable national treasures. The Ogham in 3D project focuses exclusively on Ogham stones, bringing all of the available information together in a single searchable archive and adding a crucial new dimension to the work already carried out in the form of 3D models of the stones.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Celts
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these peoples
- examine and become familiar with evidence we have which tells us about these people, especially evidence of these people which may be found locally
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Celts
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with some aspects of the lives of these peoples
- examine critically, and become familiar with, evidence we have which tells us about these people, especially evidence of these people which may be found locally and in Ireland, where appropriate
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
6
Craggaunowen - Crannog in Co. Clare
http://www.youtube.com/embed/461QhIFau6g?rel=0 Added: 04 Nov 2016 Contributor: H O Connell Resource type:View the recreation of life in a crannog with some of the homesteads, animals and artefacts which existed in Ireland over 1,000 years ago. View the reconstructed crannog at Craggaunowen Outdoor Heritage Museum, Co. Clare.
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- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Celts
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these peoples
- examine and become familiar with evidence we have which tells us about these people, especially evidence of these people which may be found locally
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: Show video on a whiteboard. Pupils can create their own crannog as part of a Visual Arts Project.
7
Ogham Writing
http://www.dochara.com/places-to-visit/ogham/ Added: 02 Nov 2016 Contributor: H O Connell Resource type: Guide/notesLearn of Ogham Writing - a primitive type of alphabet containing twenty main characters. Nice illustrations included along with famous Irish Ogham stone sites.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Celts
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these peoples
- examine and become familiar with evidence we have which tells us about these people, especially evidence of these people which may be found locally
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: Ideal site to complement the teaching of The Celts. Pupils to write their names in Ogham writing.
