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Stories about Irish giants are proving firm favourites in primary schools in Britain.
This is not only because of the quality of the writing and illustrations, but also the wide variety of Irish giants on offer.
‘Through using simple themes to discover that not all giants in British & Irish fairy tales were violent and
threatening and that not all of them had beards and dark hair,
children were introduced at an early age [Yr 3] to stereotypes and encouraged to appreciate
how different countries had their own traditional tales, some of which shared similar themes to stories
with which the children were already familiar.
Teachers realised the potential of such comparisons for promoting themes of mutual understanding.’
Resources
IiS http://iisresource.org/resources_el.aspx
Irish Giants (Y3); Giants’ Week (Y5 & 6 SEN); Finn M’Coul (Y5 & 6): Planning; Responses
Physical drama: Narrative poem and scheme of work; Children’s drama diaries; PowerPoint
Pronunciation guide
Other
Introduction to Irish history http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rickard/irishhistory.ppt
Irish myths & legends http://www.teachnet.ie/stpats2004/irishmythandlegend
Mythical Ireland http://www.mythicalireland.com