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You can download Lesson 2 (PDF 228KB)here.

What's in Lesson 2?

Theme
The Census in Ireland

Objectives
That the child will be enabled to learn about:

  • the history of Census in Ireland
  • Census 2002
  • Census 2002 motto

Key Messages

  • The census has been conducted in Ireland every five or ten years since 1841.
  • Census 2002 will be conducted on April 28th. Every householder must complete and return the questionaire
  • The Census provides the knowledge to build out future.

Follow-Up Activities

  • Census Codes and Clues
  • Fractured Fractions
  • Census Years/Carroll Sort

Integration/Linkage

  • Maths: Number - Fractions/Number operations/Data Representation
  • English: Oral Language/ Vocabulary Development