Welcome to our School Resources Page.
These resources were designed by practising teachers and those involved in curriculum development. This series of topic-based lessons was designed by primary teachers for first to sixth classes to help children understand what the census is about and to learn how and why a census is conducted.
Each lesson has been developed specifically to incorporate the principles of the 1999 Primary School Curriculum.
The lessons have been piloted in classroom situations.
The Census Lesson Packs include:
› Comprehensive teacher notes and lesson plans
› Census information › Census flashcards/fact cards
› Sample Census forms › Language list › Integration ideas
› Assessment tasks › Home/school links › Extension activities
This history resource for secondary schools is aimed at both teachers and students of senior history. The type of information contained in old censuses is very varied. As well as actual population numbers, there is information on population structure, housing, religion, education, occupations, literacy, emigration and a host of other areas. Any one of these could form the basis for a student's research topic. The package presents six sample studies, based in one County Wicklow village. The methods employed in the sample studies may be applied to any city, town, village or rural area in the country.
We hope that you enjoy these lessons with your students.
