flashcards & actions

put into sentences

Charades

Deir Ó Grádaigh

Display & add to regularly

Task cards (eg ag tarraingt / ag féachaint)

-Put it in a sentence

-Card based games (eg memory, snap, pop etc)

-Charades

-Pictionary (drawing, children guessing An bhfuil Tom ag..?)

Play Biongó (get the caller to do the action rather than call the task card)

Keep a record / list of learned briathra (could use dialann gramadaí)

Interactive resources

Can use illustration to help them remember meaning if wish (don't translate)

-oral language initially

-sentences later

-Teach the gutaí caol (a,á,o,ó,u,ú) and the gutaí leathan (i,í,e,é)

-Display them

-Explore lists and find the rule and find examples

11 irregular verbs: abair, beir, bí, clois, déan, faigh, feic, ith, tabhair, tar & teigh (Teach them to list these in root (fréamh) form first with actions & display)

Recite, recite, recite -Ball toss

Learn these pre-tenses. Often but not always follow the rules.

-Explicitly teach BN in one tense at a time (as opposed to one verb in all 3 tenses)

-Teach mé/tú/sé/sí (Rang 3/4) and expand to sibh/sinn/siad (Rang 5/6)

Teach immediately before working on a tense.

Learn in root form first. (Meaning and be able to list)

If learning tenses always teach these the month before.

Put into simple sentences orally and in writing

-Act it out - children guess in the tense (Searáidí)

-Cluiche dísle

-Card based games (memory, snap, pop srl)

-Biongó

-Siúlóid díospóireachta (fréamh (root form) / aimsir chaite / aimsir láithreach / aimsir fháistineach - teacher call out verb in various tense or root form, children walk the the appropriate corner

-Play Zaip (Could call out a verb, child puts hand and teacher names tense, if child is correct they can take a step/zaip)

-Board games

-Scéaltaí

-Record

--Root verb in 3 tenses (add as learned)

--Leave space to add tenses as learned

-Loop cards (question and negative in all tenses)

-Scéal Sheáin (add in various tenses to dialann gramadaí)

--Could make own class story using similar template (Options: Collaborative / write own & illustrate / make class book / slideshow / presetation / ebook / stopmotion )

mé / tú / sé / sí (Rang 3 / 4)

sinn / sibh / siad (Rang 5/6)

-Create working display (initially title only)

-Introduce important relevant vocab: inné, aréir, an tseachtain seo chaite

-One rule at a time:

1)Consan +h

2)F -> D'fh

3)Guta ->D'

Réimnithe (endings)

Practice

-changing verbs to AC

-finding verbs in AC (add to class display)

-putting verbs in sentences in the AC

Call out verb (fréamh), children call back in AC

Wheel of names, task cards, searáidí, card games, matching cards (pic & word), word sorts (=h / d'fh / d' / céad réimniú / dara réimniú / rialta / neamhrialta), zaip, board games, etc)

Cluiche dísle (Caith agus Abair) -2rolls -1st to complete task throw and say, 2nd throw represents score. Good idea to have a child as rule and score keeper

Dictionary and online dictionary foclóir.ie

Written practice

-líon na bearna

athraigh an focal

tús abairte

ceartaigh na botúin

scríobh faoi bpictiúir

an nuacht

Then teach BN san A.FH. first. Need to have good understanding of caol & leathan)

Working display that grows

Vocab: Amárach, anocht

Rialacha

1) Endings fidh / faidh

2) Endings óidh / eoidh

3) Ní +h

4) An +urú

Practice

Changing verb

Finding verb

Putting verbs into sentences

Happens regularly "gach lá"

Right now - Tá mé ag (I AM)

Working display

Vocab: gach lá, go minic

Endings aim/im ann/eann

Endings aím/ím aíonn/íonn

Ní +h

An +urú

1) Ordaithe:

Briathar An tAlt Ainmhfhocal

Dún an doras.

Oscail an fhuinneog.

Glan na boird.

2) Ordinary sentence structure

Briathar Ábhar An tAlt Ainmfhocal

Dhún Cáit an doras.

D'oscail mé an fhuinneog.

Ghlan an múinteoir na boird.

3) Add a time element

Briathar Ábhar An tAlt Ainmfhocal Am

Dhún Cáit an doras inné.

D'oscail mé an fhuinneog aréir.

Ghlan an múinteoir na boird ar maidin.

4) Building further - place

Briathar Ábhar An tAlt Ainmfhocal Áit Am

Dhún Cáit an doras sa siopa inné.

D'oscail mé an fhuinneog sa teach aréir.

Ghlan an múinteoir na boird sa rang ar maidin.

5) Add Réamhfhocal

Briathar Ábhar Réamhfhocal An tAlt Ainmfhocal Áit Am

Dhún Cáit thar an gcathaoir sa siopa inné.

D'oscail mé ar an bhfuinneog sa teach aréir.

Ghlan an múinteoir faoi na boird sa rang ar maidin.

*Could colour code Briathar Ábhar Alt Ainmfhocal and get children to order simple sentences.

2)Practice adding and explore pronunciation change

3)Find and highlight in text

4)Teach as you meet it

Important children know which letters take a séimhiú

ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTU

-Not vowels, not LNR (eleanor), and H (already a H)

Exceptions for S: sc/sm/st/sp

Used with Verbs:

-Aimsir Chaite (chuir)

-Diúltach (níor phioc)

-Má (má dhéanann)

-A (a dhéanann)

Used with Nouns:

-An+baininscneach (an fhuinneog)

-A+ainm (A Sheáin)

-Aidiacht shealbhach (mo chóta)

-Réamhfhocail (sa mhála)

-Comhaireamh (dhá chathaoir)

Used with adjectives:

-Ainmfhocal baininscneach+aidiacht (obair bhaile)

1)Teach explicity the letters that take urú.

2)Practice adding urú and pronunciation change

3)Find & highlight

4)Explore rules as they arise

Important pupils know the letters and their urú

mB - my brother

gC - got caught

nD - not doing

dT - dishes tonight.

nG - No getting

bP - berry pudding

bhF - before he's finished!

Used with verbs

-An? (an gcuirfidh?)

-Dá? (dá bpiocfaidh)

Used with nouns

-Comhaireamh 7-10 (ocht gcathaoir)

-Aidiacht shealbhach (ár gcótaí)

-Réamhfhocal + an (ar an mbord)

Need knowledge of séimhiú & urú in advance

Start with mo/do/a/a le chonsan

Then ár/bhur/a le chonsan

Then le guta

Plenty of practice, find nouns and put into sentences

Call and response -teacher: "mo + cóta" pupils: "mo chóta"

Practice - Wheel of names

-Task cards (one pile of mo/do/a etc & one pile of items(ainmfhocal), children then put together with rule)

-Cluiche dísle (dice with ainmfhocal cards or dice with key sheet)

-Biongó (teacher write AS with brief list of ainmfhocal and children put them together and add them to their bingo board)

-Siúlóid díospóireachta

game 1: https://ccea.org.uk/interactive/an-clar-luath/banda-3/3c/game-5/index.html

https://wordwall.net/resource/73079821/aidiacht-shealbhach

game 3: https://ccea.org.uk/interactive/an-clar-luath/banda-1/1c/game-3/index.html

-Need to be familiar with séimhiú / urú

-Uimhir uatha (eg 1 sheep, 2 sheep not 2 sheeps, not 2 cats)

-DNTLS

-Start with 1-6 (séimhiú)

-Then 7-10 (urú), then DNTLS

-10 upwards if necessary

"Numbers aon go sé

take a séimhiú

when they may

Numbers seacht go deich

take an urú when they're let"

Feicim le mo shúilin beag dhá...

Biongó (ainmfhocal & bunuimhreacha)

Task Cards

Jenga

Zaip

Board games

1st: +h ar chonsan, faic ar guta

2nd - 19th: faic ar chonsan, h roimh guta

10th/ 20th etc: faic ar chonsan, h roimh guta

If the ainmhfhocal ends in 'a' (eg madra) it takes a h in deag eg dhá mhadra dhéag

Teach using images (search ordinal number images) orally and label images etc

Cluiche dísle

Biongó etc

Beirt

Triúir

Ceathrar

Cúigear

Seisear

Seachtar

Ochtar

Naonúr

Deichniúr

Cluiche liathróid

Cluiche húlahúp

Families, interests etc

Covered across 3rd - 6th

Teach 4 or 5 a year as children need. Make sure they understand meaning. Rote learning works well.

-> níos (comparative) -> is (superlative)

Teach only 4/5 adjectives per lesson

Practice adding an tAlt

eg arán -> an t-arán, an fhuinneog

Cé hí? 20 ceist, cluiche headbanz, pictionary

eg ar an mbord

thar an ngeata

faoin gcathaoir

Teach alongside urú (one of most common reasons)

2) Ainmfhocal baininscneach le tú S nó guta = t roimhe

eg ag an tseanbhean

3) Eisceachtaí (Exceptions): de, do, i

-de, do and i + an tAlt = + h

eg den bhala, don ghairdín & sa mhála

or could teach rules

Rialacha:

-Add í (madra -> madraí)

-Add -anna/eanna (bláth ->bláthanna)

-Ending -óga/eog add 'a' (spúnóg -> spúnóga, fuinneog -> fuinneoga)

-add acha/eacha (cathaoir -> cathaireacha)

-caolú (leabhar ->leabhair)

-ach->aigh (leathanach ->leathanaigh, Meiriceánach-> Meiriceánaigh)

*Eisceachtaí (exceptions): fear-> fir, bean -> mná, teach -> tithe)

droch (bad) drochbhád mí (un) míshásta

sean (old) seanfhear corr (odd) corruimhir

dea (good) deascéal il (many/poly) ilteangach

ró (too much) róshean leath (half) leathlá

fíor (really) fíormhaith príomh (primary) príomhtheanga

ath (re) athdhéan ard (high/arch) ardeaspag

so (easily) sobhriste in (possible) inite

do (difficult/impossible) dodhéanta

Spend a week if not two per rule - at least 10 weeks to cover all properly.

If unsure - can check foclóir.ie and check "genetive single/plural"

Rialacha:

1) Possession "teach Mhaire"

2) Dhá ainmfhocal le céile "seomra ranga"

3) An t-ainm briathartha + ainmfhocal "an imirt peile", ag déanamh iarrachta

4)Réamhfhocal comhshuite + ainmfhocal "in aice na háite"

5) Cainníocht (Quantity) "a lán airgid"

*6) Eisceachtaí (Exceptions) - chun, cois, dála, timpeall, trasna

Deir/Dúirt sé/sí, Ceapaim, Is dóigh liom, D'iarr sé/sí etc

Explain the rules one set at a time

1) Tá -> go bhfuil: "Tá tú cliste" -> Deir sé go bhfuil tú cliste

Níl -> nach bhfuil: "Níl tú cliste" -> Is dóigh liom nach bhfuil..

2) Bhí -> go raibh: "Bhí an aimsire fliuch" -> Ceapaim go raibh..

Ní raibh -> nach raibh: "Ní raibh..." -> Dúirt sé nach raibh...

3) Beidh -> go mbeidh: "Beidh an cóisir go hiontach" -> Ceapaim go mbeidh ..

Ní bheidh -> nach mbeidh: "Ní beidh an cailín ag teacht" -> Deir sí nach mbeidh and cailín ag teacht

4) Briathar san AC + an chlaoninsint = gur + h, nár + h "Deir sí gur/nár thóg sé.."

Briathar san AL + An claoninsint = go + urú, nach + urú "Dúirt sé go/nach gcearóidh sé..."

to a -> go (eg to a concert) go ceolchoirm

to a (place) -> go Corcaigh

to an event/place -> chuig

Neart = Plenty

An iomarca = Too much/ too many