Wee booklet for scrúdúbéíl about Fadhbanna Sóisialta (Social Problems) I found this on line when I first started teaching and now I’ve finally managed to put it all together for people to use with their students. The author of this document is clearly incredible to share this and the credit they deserve is immense!

A reference sheet to aid students learning how to tell the time as Gaeilge. I usually stick these to my tables with my knowledge organisers and find it very useful.

Translation and word search exercise. Perfect for starter/plenary/homework exercise. Bain taitneamh as:)

These are wee little cards that i print back to back, laminate and give them to my pupils. I expect that they try to use them when they’re communicating with me in lessons and I always have rewards on hand when they do. I love that they fit into their pencil cases and are with the students no matter what lesson they’re in. I find them so effective! Bain taitneamh as:)

This wee lovely contains a list of common questions that students can prep for their scrúdúbéil (Speaking assessment). This is the first of 2 booklets. This one contains questions on the following topics: Mé Féin Mo Theaghlach Mo Theach Mo Scoil Caitheamh Aimsire Mo Cheantar Laethanta Saoire There are just over 120 questions. Any issues please email:) Claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com

The wee booklet contains: List of useful phrases List of common questioning words List of irregular verbs and responses. Great reference for students for their oral exams. Any issues, let me know at claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com Bain taitneamh as

This wee booklet is good for vocabulary acquisition. Rather than giving students list of vocabulary and getting them to use it or just learn it, I like to scaffold for my less able pupils. I generally find with these tasks their retention is better. I then use these. I love using these type of activities for starters and plenaries too when we’re progressing to full sentences or fully written pieces. The .PDF contains: Two sheets sheet of farm animal portraits pictures where students can look up vocab or you can provide it. Unscramble activity using the new vocabulary. A fill in the gaps activity A word search A counting task using animal pictures (This also revises rules of bunuimhreacha neamhpearsanta) Any issues email claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com and I’ll resolve them within 24 hours. Bain taitneamh as!

This wee booklet is good for vocabulary acquisition. Rather than giving students list of vocabulary and getting them to use it or just learn it, i like to scaffold for my less able pupils. I generally find with these tasks their retention is better. I then use these. I love using these type of activities for starters and plenaries too when we’re progressing to full sentences or fully written pieces. The .PDF contains: One sheet of fruit pictures where students can look up vocab or you can provide it. One sheet of vegetables pictures where students can look up vocab or you can provide it. Fill in the gaps using the vocab. A word search Translation activity. (I divide my class and let more able work by themselves and I scaffold with less able) A game of X’s and 0’s. There are 4 games. These are great to test their knowledge and fun too. Any issues email claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com and i’ll resolve them within 24 hours. Bain taitneamh as!

This booklet can be used as a nice revision lesson/way of checking knowledge or as a way of framing your lessons on past times and sport. The booklet contains the following exercises and resources: Name the sport via images Name the sport vocabulary via images Stating what sports you like and dislike A list of useful phrases Using the phrases above in sentences and matching them to their English translation Using all your learning in the booklet to write a short essay on, ‘Cluiche a chonaic mé’ NOTE: This is uploaded in .pdf format. If you wnat anything changed please let me know and i’ll have it done within 24 hours!

https://www.slideshare.net/ambaiste/sceal-naomh-pdraig If you like this story I have created a series of activities that correspond to it. This can be found in my TES shop at the link below. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/saol-naomh-p-draig-12250450 Bain taitneamh as! Claddagh Classrooms

This is a resource for lower ability students. It contains 12 words that students will use in a variety of manners and hopefully will know by the end of the activities. There are 3 tasks: Matching exercise Unscramble the words Word search I find puzzles great for vocabulary recognition and acquisition and i like these sorts of tasks for starters/plenaries. This resource is also colourful and fun and makes my lot smile when I use it. NOTE: This is a .PDF. The clip art is from the wonderful Creating for the Classroom.

There are four ways to count in Irish; Counting 1, 2, 3… Cardinal Numbers 1st, 2nd, 3rd Counting nouns 1 book, 2 boats, 3 pens Counting people 1 brother, 2 people, 4 sisters Confusing? Yes! Hopefully this reference sheet will help clear things up and be at your beck and call while writing in Irish. It contains reference to all numbers and the rules associated with them. If you need edits made as always feel free to email be at claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com.

I hate blank walls! My classroom (and home) are now full of posters like this; Bright, colourful and perfect for learning. This is a 9 page poster set with the personal numbers 1-9 in Irish. Please note this is in .pdf format. If you are purchasing and want to make edits, please email me and I’ll have them done for you within 24 hours for you. Claddagh Classrooms The clipart is from the wonderful EduClips.

These are simple resources to introduce the topic of St. Valentines Day in Irish. This resource contains three activities: Heart Emojis: This s a nice simple task where students match the heart emoji to the feeling it represents. This is lovely for reinforcing the idea of ‘AR’ and also for revision of ‘móthúcháin’ Matching Cards: WIth this resource I have attached two files. One bank and one filled it. Sometimes my students like to wrote their own vocabulary down so they can write the phonetic pronounciation below. These are great for teaching the initial vocabulary, then asking the students to chop everything up and have a go at matching it themselves. There are so many games you can play with cards like these and they are a class favourite for my younger year groups for acquiring new vocabulary. Fill in the Blanks: I don’t think it needs explaining. Great for a plenary. Challenge the students by asking them to do it without their notes. PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE.PDF’s ONLY!!! Happy Valentine’s Day! Be sure to check out my other Valentine’s Day resources:)

This is a nice simple lesson to use for your younger year groups this Valentines Day, or when you want to do something different. This set contains 24 images for students to become familiar with and a also a task to help students create a fairytale of their own. Set your kids off in groups looking up the vocabulary supplied on the sheets. I allow my students use www.tearma.ie to do this. Bring your class together and check that all vocabulary is correct. Using the questions on the final sheet encourage your students to write a brief fairytale of their own using their new vocabulary. A stretch activity could be that they illustrate it later. For a mixed ability class I prepare the written aspect on the board first. We look at possible verbs to use and additional vocabulary that could be used during their composition Claddagh Classrooms Please note these are in .pdf format only. The graphics come from the wonderful Creative Clips. Please see see link below to her wonderful shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden-Creative-Clips

This is a very simple word mat that will help reinforce the topic of ‘Mo Theach’ when you’ve introduced it. My students find these useful when they first begin to compose pieces of written work. This is editable and has been uploaded in both .pdf and .doc formats. A free example of ‘Mo Theaghlach’ can be found in my shop. Claddagh Classrooms

Sometimes at the end of a lesson it’s nice for students to show their knowledge/learning in a way that does not involve you marking or students writing. I also find that for some students, written knowledge checkers can place them under unnecessary pressure, especially when you have just introduced a topic. These matching cards are fun for students and can be used as a challenge task, a group activity, a starter or a plenary. I like printing and laminating various copies and placing students in groups. We have competitions to see which group can finish first. There are 23 animals in this set. Please note that these files are .pdf only.

Very simple Word mat for KS3/1st year topic of myself and my family, Mé Féin agus Mo Theaghlach. My students always find it handy to have everything on one sheet of paper when I need them to free write. CLaddagh CLassrooms

These resources are for use in GCSE/Junior Cycle Classes. There is a guess the costume, a matching exercise with Pumpkin Emojis and a description exercise for Halloween costumes. As there are copyrighted clip art used these are in .pdf format only. If there are any mistakes, please email and i will correct immediately. Is mise le meas, Claddagh Classrooms (Claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com)

These resources are for use in GCSE/Junior Cycle Classes. There are 3 different sheets, each one representing a Halloween character in which students are asked to write about the character. To help there are a series of questions and also a box for key words. I have a low ability class so we scaffolded everything on the board first and they filled in their key word box before they began the task. It has worked a treat. as there are copyrighted clip art used these are in .pdf format only. If there are any mistakes, please email and i will correct immediately. Is mise le meas, Claddagh Classrooms (Claddaghclassrooms@gmail.com)