Introduction
Strand: Local Studies
Strand Unit: Schools
Strand Unit: Games and pastimes in the past
Strand Unit: Language and culture in early 20th century Ireland
Strand Unit: Stories from the lives of people in the past
Strand Unit: Schools and Education
The approach outlined in this exemplar provides a lesson framework which could be used with other dimensions of the sections associated with the history unit on 'school' for 5th and 6th class.
- Lesson Title: Playground games in the Past
- Lesson Duration: 45 minutes
Strand: Local Studies
Strand Unit: Schools
- use documentary and other sources.
Strand Unit: Games and pastimes in the past
The child should be enabled to
- become familiar with aspects of the history of
games in the locality.
Strand Unit: Language and culture in early 20th century Ireland
The child should be enabled to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these people,
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied.
Strand Unit: Stories from the lives of people in the past
The child should be enabled to:
- listen to local people telling stories about their past,
- examine some simple relevant evidence,
- use appropriate timelines.
Strand Unit: Schools and Education
The child should be enabled to:
- identify examples of change and continuity in the 'line of development'.
Skills and Concepts:
- Time and Chronology,
- Change and Continuity,
- Cause and Effect,
- Using Evidence,
- Synthesis and Communication,
- Empathy.
Integration Opportunities:
- Drama,
- English,
- Physical Education,
- Mathematics.