Will these plans work with a publisher’s Gaeilge programme e.g., Abair Liom, Bun go Barr, Bua na Cainte?

These Plans are in fully editable format so that you can tailor them to your needs and the needs of your class. The plans contain suggested themes, poems, songs, books, and vocab which have been carefully chosen to be suitable for children at infant level. However, if you are following a particular Gaeilge scheme from one of the publishers, you may of course simply delete this content and insert the content from the publisher’s scheme instead (or use it to supplement the publisher’s scheme). Most publishers provide a table with the content from their scheme in Microsoft Word format as part of their website, and you can include a copy of this table as part of your long term Gaeilge plan.

Why are books suggested at infant level?

As per the learning outcomes of the Primary Language Curriculum, early reading and writing skills in Irish are taught at infant level. Therefore, the suggestions for books and stories have been included so that the teacher may read them aloud to the children who will develop an awareness of conventions of print, engagement with the text etc. It is not intended that the children will read the text themselves at infant level.

What sections are included in these plans?

The plans contain all sections suggested by the NCCA in their planning framework including aims, learning outcomes for each strand, methodologies, differentiation, assessment, as well as linkage and integration. These sections are the same for Junior Infants, Senior Infants, and Multi-Class Infants. In addition to the above sections, there is a detailed content section for each class level which gives suggested poems, rhymes, songs, stories, vocab etc. that can be covered each month. This content is not based on a particular scheme, but content that I have found work well with infants. The suggested content is different for JI and SI, and a Multi-Class Infants can use it as a year 1/ year 2 option.

What about the Guidance on Preparation for Teaching and Learning?

In 2021 new guidance on teachers’ preparation for teaching and learning was published by the Department of Education. The new guidance document allows for a lot of flexibility as to what can be included in long term recorded preparation, but specifies 4 areas that should be included. The guidance does not specify that curricular aims, methodologies, resources, integration, or differentiation must be included in the written preparation (although you can include them if you find them helpful). Therefore, 2 sample Gaeilge plans are included; one that includes only the 4 sections mentioned in the new guidance, and one that has all sections that would traditionally been included in a long term plan. You can decide which version suits you better to use.

What if I want to plan by term instead of for the entire year?

The plans are for a whole year, however the content is separated into Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3, so if you are doing your long-term plans by term you can just keep the section you need and delete the sections you don’t each term.

Do you have Long Term English plans for Infants?

Infants PLC English Plans can be found here.

Do you have short term planning for infants available?

For a fortnightly planning template for the Primary Language Curriculum click here. For sample completed short term planning for infants, click here.

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