We have four lessons available for 1st and 2nd class. We have these lessons available in Irish and also for the schools which have not got broadband, lessons with less graphics.
› Overview (PDF 99KB)
› Overview as gaeilge (PDF 101KB)
› Lesson 1
› Lesson 2
› Lesson 3
› Lesson 4
› Lesson 1 (PDF 185KB)
› Lesson 1 as gaeilge (PDF 144KB)
› Lesson 1 less graphics (PDF 153KB)
Lesson Details: Class Census
Rolla, present/absent,anseo/as láthair, count, sort, row, column, graph (pictogram, bar chart)
Language of comparison: taller/shorter, more/less,
most/least etc.
Counting is an important activity in the real world. Counting and keeping records helps us to organise and plan for the future. Pictograms and bar charts can be used to show information in an easily understood way.
› Lesson 2 (PDF 387KB)
› Lesson 2 as gaeilge (PDF 303KB)
› Lesson 2 less graphics (PDF 355KB)
Lesson Details: Census 2006
Census, enumerator, government, head of the household, statistics, collect, question, information, form, ask, Sunday, April, population, age, address, male, female, count, country
Revision of language of comparison: taller/shorter, more/less, most/least etc.
A census is an official count of the population of country. Almost every country takes an official population census once every five or ten years.
Each step of the data collection process is important for a successful outcome.
Data can be represented in graphical, diagrammatic or pictorial form as well as in report form.
› Lesson 3 (PDF 281KB)
› Lesson 3 as gaeilge (PDF 188KB)
› Lesson 3 less graphics (PDF 208KB)
Lesson Details: All about us
Language as for Lesson 2
Revision of language of comparison: taller/shorter, more/less, most/least etc.
Statistics, data
A classroom census is a source of information.
A classroom census can be designed to provide facts and figures (statistics) to help planning within the school
A statistic is a piece of data (information) obtained from a study of a large amount of data
Data can be represented in different ways e.g. Carroll Diagram and block graph.
› Lesson 4 (PDF 622KB)
› Lesson 4 as gaeilge (PDF 226KB)
› Lesson 4 less graphics (PDF 297KB)
Lesson Details: The class Census
Incorporation of previously developed language into the real activity of the class census.
Statistics, data, tally, graph, Venn diagram, block graph, Carroll diagram
A classroom census is a great source of information.
A classroom census can be designed to provide facts and figures (statistics) to help planning within the school.
Each step of the data collection process is important for a successful oucome.
Data can be represented in different ways.