Published on Wednesday13thNovember2013
Quinn and Deenihan launch History Lesson Plans for Primary Schools
6th Class Central Model Senior School students (left) Presley Ogedegbe and (right) Caitlin Whelan, pour some tea for Ministers Quinn & Deenihan and author Fintan O'Toole
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn and Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan today jointly launched new History lesson plans for primary schools.
The History lesson plans are based on A history of Ireland in 100 objects, the collaborative project involving the National Museum of Ireland, The Irish Times and the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).
The lesson plans focus on 14 of the 100 objects from 5,000 BC to 1926. They include the Tara Brooch, King William’s Gauntlets, Daniel O’Connell’s “chariot”, an Emigrant’s Teapot and an Eileen Gray chair. The full list is available online at www.100objects.ie/education and includes curriculum links, teaching ideas and activities for primary school children. The lesson plans are supported by a wide range of audio and visual material.