Galbally National School

Galbally NationalSchool

History Policy

INFANTSYEAR 1YEAR 2

All strand units as on Pg 15-20 of Curriculum Statement

1st & 2ndYEAR 1YEAR2

All strand units as on Pg 22 – 31 special emphasis on the important Irish myths and legends based on Tarantula Publishing Co.

As there will be a problem with class division teachers will collaborate to ensure all strands/strand units are covered and as far as possible none will be repeated.

3rd & 4thYEAR 1YEAR 2

LOCAL STUDIES

Games & PastimesHomes

Building sites &My School

ruins in my locality

STORY

Stories from the lives of people in the past will be integrated in all strands but 5 specific stand alone lessons and this will be integrated with Learning Support/Resource.

Myths and legends will also be integrated through out the curriculum but 5 myths and legends will be studies in greater detail.

EARLY PEOPLE AND ANCIENT SOCIETIES

YEAR 1YEAR 2

VikingsStone Age

North AmericansAfrican People

IRISH SOCIETY WORK AND CULTURE IN THE PAST

NormansMedieval towns and countryside

18th Centuryin Ireland & Europe

Life in the 19th Century

CONTINUITY AND CHANGE OVER TIME

Food and FarmingCommunications

Shops and FairsHomes and Houses

5th and 6thYEAR 1YEAR 2

LOCAL STUDIES

Feasts and FestivalsHomes

My locality through the agesSchools

STORY

Stories from the lives of people in the past will be integrated in all strands but 5 specific stand alone lessons and this will be integrated with Learning Support/Resource

Myths and legends will also be integrated through out the curriculum but 5 myths and legends will be studied in greater detail.

EARLY PEOPLE AND ANCIENT SOCIETIES

MaoirisCelts

EgyptiansAztecs

LIFE SOCIETY WORK AND CULTURE IN THE PAST

YEAR 1YEAR 2

* Life in Norman Ireland * Life in Ireland since 1950’s

* Life in World War 2* Language and Culture in late 19th

and early 20th Century Ireland

ERAS OF CHANGE AND CONFLICT

YEAR 1YEAR 2

Renaissance and ReformationWorld War 1

FamineChangingLand ownership in

19th Century Ireland

POLITICS CONFLICT AND SOCIETY

YEAR 1YEAR 2

* 16th & 17th Century Ireland* 1916 and the foundation of the state

* Revolutionary change in America, * Northern Ireland

France and Ireland

CONTINUITY AND CHANGE OVER TIME

YEAR 1YEAR 2

* Clothes* Energy and Power

* Nomads* Barter, Trade and Money

People of Interest

• Garda Christy McCormack
• Nell Dillon
• John Kearney
• Canon Denis Talbot
• Retired Principal Tom Doherty
• Local Musician Roy Galvin

Artefacts

Tom Ryan – Old Coursing Club Hall – Auctions

Trails

• Trails to Darbey’s Bed
• Trails to Corderry
• Trails to Christ the King
• Trails to Clonbeg

New Methodologies

Over the next 2 years we will introduce and explore the following new methodologies:

1. Oral Evidence
2. ICT
3. Pictures and Photos
4. Use of Environment

Resources

Claire – 1st – 10 Websites

Sarah – 2nd – 10 Websites

Caroline – 3rd – 10 Websites

Breda – 4th– 10

Samples of Novels

• Silver Sword
• Diary of Anne Frank
• I am David
• A Girl called Blue
• Under the Hawthorn Tree
• Ice Man

Time and Chronology

Each teacher is responsible for having an appropriate Time Line in their classroom.

SchoolMuseum

Due to lack of space each class will have a mini museum appropriate to the curriculum in that class.

Assessment

Teacher observation.

Teacher designed tasks and tests.

Work samples portfolios projects.

Recording Progress

• Correction of homework and activities
• Observation of individual/paired group activities
• Oral participation
• P/T meeting discussion.
• School report
• Assessment of projects

Year Plan for History

Classroom Planning

Year Plan for History

Classroom Planning

Tick the classroom approaches and methodologies and the working as an historian skills/concepts used in the activities.