Useful Links
GENERAL CURRICULUM
- Colours, Rainbows and Dreams (theme linked to the story of Joseph's Coat)
Sing a Rainbow - more on colour, introducing rainbows, some colour 'sayings' and the story of Joseph and his Coat of Many Colours
The Emerald Isle - more on colour, more 'sayings' a more scientific look at rainbows, and a legend giving one explanation why Ireland is so green!
including patterns and camouflage
- GCSE Bitesize Irish History
BBC NI Learning has recently launched its first Bitesize Revision site for GCSE students. Bitesize Irish History provides revision material for the exam area of "Changing Relationships; Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland 1965-1985". A timeline provides key historical dates from the period from 1962 to 1985 putting events in context.
The site also includes an interative quiz called History Makers: this gives the students mini biographies of 21 political figures from the period and through a "Who Am I?" game allows them to match faces to names and events. This site covers key themes such as the Civil Rights movement, Terence O'Neill, the role of the British Army, the suspension of Stormont power-sharing and the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
- Information and Advice for Teachers
Information and Advice for Teachers
- Information for Teachers
Site offering information for Teachers
- Lesson Plan Manager
Web Based Lesson Plan Manager for Teachers
- More Musical Mysteries
More Musical Mysteries is a series of ten programmes on the subject of music, in which the listener travels on a 'journey through time'. At well as experiencing a wide variet of musical concepts and styles, the children will absorb an understanding of life at different periods of our local history, from the ealiest Stone Age moving through the centuries to the present day.
In each programme the children will listen, interpret sounds, identify musical elements and perform theme related songs.
- One Potato, Two Potato
Presented by Libby Smyth and Michael McDowell. One Potato, Two Potato has been enjoyed by children, parents and teachers alike for well over twenty years. The series is aimed at 5-7 year old children and encourages them to listen, to respond and to express themselves, and provides material centres in their own locality. The themes are explores on a cross-curricular basis and there is a progression of ideas from week to week. The programmes place particular importance on the children's own heritage and community.
- Resources for English Teachers
Resources for English Teachers
- Resources for History Teachers
Resources for History Teachers
- Study Ireland - Poetry
This year we are broadcasting a repeat of the much acclaimed Study Ireland: Poetry series, presented by Belfast writer Glenn Patterson. Designed for pupils following the NI Curriculum for English Language and Literature to GCSE level (Key Stages 3-5), this series of five programmes features the work of nine comtemporary Ulster poets:
Seamus Heaney Paul MuldoonMichael Longley
Elaine GastonCathal O'Searcaigh Medby McGuckian
Ciaran Carson John Kelly Edith Martin
- Teachers Tools, Plans and more
More than 30,000 plans, teacher's tools and more
- Today and Yesterday
Today and Yesterday was first broadcast in 1961 and, since then, has become one of BBC Northern Ireland Learning's most popular educational radio programmes. Tody, the programmes are still lively, fresh and informative, broadening interest and knowledge of aspects of life in Northern Ireland for 9-11 year olds, and always with an eye to the requirements of the Key Stage 2 curriculum.
The 2004-05 series consists of 26 programmes, broadcast over three terms, which will encourage listening skills and bring the outside world right into the listener's room
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