Fun inside and outside of the classroom!
October 8, 2012
At this time when many newspapers are going to the wall, Irish speakers have some good news. ‘Foinse’ lost its grant a few years ago, but they could not kill off a good newspaper. It came back, smaller, but stronger, like a good boxer. It is given away free every Wednesday with the Irish Independent. In the paper edition of ‘Foinse’, there are news, features and sport as well as educational material for primary schools, post-primary schools and adults.
But the enthusiastic staff of ‘Foinse’ are not just content to put out a weekly paper. ‘Foinse’ has an Irish language Internet site (www.foinse.ie) which is updated daily. There is a wide range of educational material available on the site. Learners of Irish, both young and old will be interested in this material. Last week ‘www.foinse.ie’ announced the launch of a new free online series of resources for primary school teachers and pupils in conjunction with COGG (www.cogg.ie). More than 200 first class resources are available on line, including crosswords, posters, games, filling the gaps and lesson plans for teachers. All the resources are based on curriculum topics and are suitable for all levels.
Among the new resources are attractive coloured posters. These posters can be used on the interactive white board and with a projector, but they can also be used in a more traditional way. So, go to www.foinse.ie and click on ‘Acmhainní’ and let the fun begin- inside and outside of the classroom!
Irish classes in Muff
There are still a few places available for the 5.30-7.00 pm class in St. Mary’s Community Hall on Tuesdays. Contact the Resource Centre: (00353)749384572.
www.derryjournal.co.uk
Published on Gaelport 8th October 2012
