This is a special Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Aistear teaching pack. It will probably only last you a week as it might be overkill to do this every day for the children and for you!
I am a qualified Aistear Tutor and work in the Aistear room every day.
This is a 7-page, detailed plan for Aistear and the theme of Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. It can last for 1 week.
It details the areas of:
· Teaching Pack introduction to Aistear and how to use
· 6 page lesson plan with sections on:
o display ideas
o full list of resources
o List of books to suit theme.
o nursery rhymes, songs and poems to suit theme.
o Visits and visitors to Aistear classroom ideas
o Socio-dramatic ideas
o Small world ideas
o Construction ideas
o Sand/Soap table ideas
o Play-dough ideas
o Junk Art ideas
· A pdf of a slideshow entitled “The Parade” for introduction of the topic levelled at Infants ability with oral language activities.
· Vocab cards for the role-play/socio dramatic area of “Saint Patrick’s Day Parade “
I have a list of all the resources you may need. I understand that Aistear mostly works in a big class of children with often only one teacher or adult helper. I also understand they most classes may not have water stations or sinks so have given a few ideas. I have tried to strike a balance between little preparation and huge preparation.
These are all ideas that can be implemented using a play methodology in any Irish classroom. These are ideas I have either invented or seen teachers on the net or schools use. No idea is trademarked, thankfully! I have just compiled them into one document for ease of use.
Enjoy and have fun playing!
Rozz
Simon Lewis –
Excellent resource for Aistear