The Primary Planet

Teachers’ Resource Pack

April Issue 71 , 2018

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Contents

Pages

3. 40 QUIZ – Each question is based on the same-number page. E.g. Q.15’s answer will be

found on page 15.

4. Fiche Ceist

5. Vocabulary Constabulary (vocabulary development exercise)

6. Cloze Text

7. Edit the Editor – Editing and grammar w orksheet

8. Puzzles – Maths and logic puzzles and problem solving exercsies

9. Wordsearch

10. Drama Cards

11. News Round-up – Comprehension exe rcise based on News section (pp.4, 5, 6, 7)

12. Project Worksheet

13. Have Your Say – Orla Language/Debating worksheet

14. Planet Sudoku – Extra Sudoku puzzles

15. Answers

16. Teacher’s Monthly Planner, with Curriculum links outlined.

Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

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1. On what date was World Health Day 2018?2. Who is Sales Manager at The Primary Planet?3. Auckland is a city in which country?4. Henk van der Klok is a native of which country?5. How tall is the statue designed by Patrick ó’Reilly?6. In which city did Bloody Sunday occur?7. Which Taoiseach signed the Good Friday Agreement?8. In which Irish town was the GAA founded?9. Is fear lei lochanna seachas an fharraige.10.How old does John claim he is? 11.How much was Mr Yang fined for keeping a black bear?12.What part does Josh Brolin play in Avengers: Infinity War?13.Which award is for budding entrepreneurs in your school?14.What is the title of Ezra’s second album? 15.In which US state is the city of Nashville?16.On what date is World Malaria Day?17.Warsaw is the capital of this country.18.This company recently introduced the 5.0 VTOL flying car.19.The Model County.20.Wash hands before meals and after using the __________. 21.What does the Latin phrase ‘mens sana in corpore sano’ mean? 22.How much water should children aged between 9 and 12 drink each

day?23.How many species of bat are there in Ireland?24.Who was the chairperson of the tennis club?25.What is the value of the 5 in this month’s countdown number?26.What is the title of Stephen Hawking’s most successful book? 27.The Flying Scotsman travelled between London and

______________.28.Nickname of Thomas Francis Meagher?29.What percentage of our communication is non-verbal? 30.What was Emma’s score for her final run?31.Who bought Derval as her slave ? 32.Which country produces 26% of their energy from geothermal

power?33.How many pieces of the Dowris Hoard have been mislaid over the

years?34.The answer to 17 Across.35.Allianz National Football League Division 2 champions? 36.Who beat Ireland in the Cricket World Cup qualifier recently?37.Who is the captain of Italian club Fiorentina? 38.Nickname of West Brom? 39.Who secured victory against Wales with a late interception try?40.Name the photographer who took the picture of Conor Murray. ________________

The Primary Planet April Quiz

40 questions based on the 40 pages in issue #71 of The Primary Planet - 1 question per page

Subject: Gaeilge

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Sampla- Lch 5: Rugadh Brian Friel sa bhliain seo. 1929

FICHE CEIST

Aibreán 2018

1. (Lch 3) Beidh sí ag canadh i bPáirc an Chrócaigh i mi Meithimh. _______________

2. (Lch 5) Beidh an Pápa Proinsias in Éirinn sa mhí seo i 2018. _______________

3. (Lch 7) Fuair John Hume agus ______________ Duais Nobel i 1998. _______________

4. (Lch 9) Ba mhaith leis bheith ina dhochtúir. _______________

5. (Lch 10) Cén saghas madra é Yogi? _______________

6. (Lch 14) Rugadh George Ezra Bennett sa chathair seo i 1993. _______________

7. (Lch 15) Cén t-ainm a thug Leigh-Ann ó Little Mix do a coileán nua? _______________

8. (Lch 17) Cén cathair ina bhfuil Primus Primary School? _______________

9. (Lch 18) An Mercedes ______, an chéad carr le inneall díosail . _______________

10. (Lch 23) Cé mhéad feithidí a itheann pipistrelle gach oíche? _______________

11. (Lch 26) Rugadh Stephen Hawking sa chathair seo. _______________

12. (Lch 27) Thóg sé an chéad traein leictreach. _______________

13. (Lch 27) An traein a théann thar 13 tíortha idir an Fhrainc agus anTuirc. _______________

14. (Lch 28) Cén leasainm atá ar Contae Phort Láirge? _______________

15. (Lch 28) Údar an leabhar Amelia. _______________

16. (Lch 33) Cén gairm bheatha a bhí ag Patrick Sheenan? _______________

17. (Lch 35) Imríonn Mark Schutte leis an gclub seo. _______________

18. (Lch 35) Imríonn Gary Sice leis an gclub seo. _______________

19. (Lch 37) Cén sport a imríonn Fernando Verdasco? _______________

20. (Lch 38) Imríonn Kalidou Koulibaly leis an gclub seo. _______________

Tá siad simplí agus tá fiche freagra le fáil. Féach tríd an nuachtán!

Subject: English Strand: Strand: Competence and confidence in using language Strand Units: Reading: developing interests, attitudes, information retrieval skills and the ability to think

Are you a good detective? The Vocabulary Constabulary needs your help. This is all you have to do. You can often detect the meaning of a word by reading it in context, that is, by reading the other words around it

in a piece of text. Find the page, article or paragraph in TPP and then detect the word or phrase that solves the clue to its meaning. The number of letters and the starting letter of the solution are in brackets after each clue.

Vocabulary Constabulary April 2018

LOCATION, Article/Paragraph CLUE (number of letters, first letter) SOLUTION

1. P1, Our Health is … One qualified to prescribe glasses and contact lenses . (8,o) __________________

2. P8, The Transatlantic Route awful; terrible; dreadful; horrendous . (9,a) __________________

3. P10, More Cheese, Please Presenting something favourably. (10,s) __________________

4. P10, Yogi’s Gone Viral Subjected to many questions or messages. (9,b) __________________

5. P12, Iron Man Holding a position but not necessarily by legal right. (2,5,d,f) __________________

6. P13, dynamic Award Fair treatment of others, especially in sporting contests. (13,s) __________________

7. P20, Keep it Clean Cleanliness; sanitation. (7,h) __________________

8. P21, You Are What You Eat Relating to deformities of bones or muscles. (11,o) __________________

9. P24, Anyone for Tennis The score of 40 all in a game of tennis. (5,d) __________________

10. P27, Harry Potter Quasar An exact copy of something, often on a smaller scale. (7,r) __________________

11. P29, The Best Vitamin … Act in such a way as to have an effect on each other. (8,i) __________________

12. P32, The History of … Disaster; catastrophe; emergency; calamity. (6,c) __________________

13. P35, Dublin’s Dominance A situation that is absurd or disorganised. (5,f) __________________

14. P36, Freak Ice Hockey … Without intention; accidentally. (13,i) __________________

15. P37, Milan Badelj Put right; correct. (7,r) __________________

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Subject: English

Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write

Developing competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

djV Peculiar News Stories from England

(This article first appeared in The Primary Planet in November 2011)

Fill in the blanks with words from the word bank. REMEMBER-each sentence should make sense!

An English tortoise is getting used to living life in the fast-lane after vets _______________ (1) his legs with wh eels. Twenty-three-year-old Septimus had the model plane _____________ (2) fi tted after h is two fro nt l egs h ad to be______________. (3) Owner Darren Strand allowed vets to attach the wheels with _______________ (4) a f ter learning that Septimus would have to be put down otherwise.

‘He got the ____________ (5) of moving in it very quickly, although to begin with, he was very weak, ’ said D arre n. ‘Now he can turn himself around and go_____________, (6) something he couldn't do before!’

Septimus lost his legs while ________________ (7) at the bottom of Darren's garden last winter. When he reappeared in the spring, his legs were in a very bad way. Vets say they were probably _________________ (8) on by rats!

‘He was very lucky to be alive,’ added Darren's daughter Tabbie, 13. ‘If you put him on freshly cut __________ (9) o r a path he is really fast!’

Meanwhile, Council workers in Liverpool failed to ___________ (10) th at a sch ool th at th ey we re p ain tin g a “SCHOOL-KEEP CLEAR” s ign outside wasn't actually there.

Gateacre Comprehensive School was ____________ (11) tw o ye ars a go b efore th e b ui lding was co mpletely demolished. The site where it stood is now waste land surrounded by a ______________ (12) fence. But that did n' t stop the council workers from doing the ______ (13) anyway.

‘You would have thought they'd have noticed there wasn't a _______________ (14) there anymore,’ said a co u nci l insider afterwards.

The warning is painted on roads outside schools to stop _______________ (15) b l ocking p up i l a nd te achers ' entrance. The error will cost Liverpool Council around £100 to correct. In a statement, th ey s aid th ey we re n ow checking all other school road markings in the city. That might be a good idea.

Word Bank

notice wheels vehicles backwards putty

replaced grass gnawed metal amputated

hibernating school hang shut job

Subject: SPHE Strand: Strand: Myself and Others Strand Units: My Friends and Other People

Editing- a vital skil!Can you find the errors in the story below? There are ten spelling mistakes, five capital letters

have been omitted and five full stops have also been left out.

This is an article which first appeared in the March 2015 edition of The Primary Planet.

Lions on the Loose

This is the story of the self-taught Dublin lion tamer Bill Stephens and the day his beloved

lioness prowled the streets of dublin.

Bill Stephens was from fairview in Dublin and after spending time as a drummer in a band,

he decided to seek fame as a lion tamer. His dream was to travel to America with his lion

show, and so he bought three lions and traveled Ireland with the circus. The act saw Bill

enter the lions’ cage to feed them from his own mouth and place his head between their

open jaws He kept his animals in a pen behind the old cinema in Fairview, and he would

often walk his lions on waist ground in the area.

One Sunday in november 1951, as Bill opened a cage to feed a lioness, she made a brake for

it and excaped. Bill was known as a fearless man and he chaste her down the middle of the

road People were warned to stay indoors as Bill and the local Gardaí tried to catch the

dangerus animal. the lioness mauled a 16-year-old mechanic but soon Bill cornered her in a

nearby feild. He stood face to face with the animal as schoolchildren climbed walls for a

closer look Spooked by the noise of the crowd, the lioness lashed out and sank her teeth

into Bill’s shoulder. Knowing she would be more dangerous after tasteing blood, Bill had to

tell the Gardaí to shoot and kill the lioness.

Bill and the story of the ‘Great Fairview Escape’ made headlines all over the world, and the

attention made Bill want to push his act to the limit He wanted it to be more dangerous

than ever, and soon a circus scout from america came to Dublin to watch Bill’s act. This was

his big chance to impress, and he wore a new suit for the occasion. Bill entered the lion’s

cage to perform his usual stunts, but the lion pownced on him immediately, and the other

animal handlers couldn’t subdue the animal. When they did, Bill Stephens was dead at the

age of 28. it is said that his new suit may have had a part to play in his death The lions

trusted Stephens but the new suit had none of his sent on it, and so the lion didn’t

recognise him as he entered the cage.

Subject: English Strand: Strand: Competence and confidence in using language Strand Units: Reading: developing interests, attitudes, information retrieval skills and the ability to think

Fun Puzzles

1. Doublets

Doublets are word puzzles invented by Lewis Carroll. Transform one word into another by changing a single letter in each step, so that each link in the chain is a valid word.

For example, to change MORE into LESS with 3 links: MORE, lore, lose, loss, LESS (There will often be several ways to solve the doublet but remember, each link must be a valid word!)

Now try these Change MINT into HOSE with 3 links Change REST into MUCK with 3 links Change FIST into CARE with 3 links

2. General Knowledge Quiz

Solve the general knowledge quiz and the first letters of the answers will reveal something associated with April. Use your research skills to help you find the answers

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1. Bratislava is the capital of this European country. 2. What did Sir Christopher Cockerell invent?3. George ____________ was the author of Animal Farm. 4. The Hill of Uisneach is in which Irish county? 5. According to the Bible Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of ____________6. The Suez Canal joins the Mediterranean and the __________ Sea.7. In which sport would one use a trudgen? ___________________ (8)

3. Timothy TouristTimothy Tourist intends to see ten places or things associated with County Waterford. Unscramble the letters so Timothy can

begin his travels. Use your research skills to help you find the answers on page 28 of the April #71 edition of The Primary Planet.

1 MATERRO

2 LOWCONKDAMENK

3 URIS

4 ROCCOPATSEP

5 TOASHIMCAMK

6 HITRUHCSCRHC 7 RANNIN

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10 SOMERIL

Issue 71 April WordsearchAll the words in the wordsearch are health-themed. All you have to do is find them :) We've popped one in that isn't in the list. Can you find it? Clue: It's good for you so do some everyday!

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Subject: Drama Strand: Drama to explore feelings, knowledge and ideas, leading to understanding Strand Units: Exploring and making drama, Reflecting on drama and co-operating and communicating in making drama.

Drama Cards – Over To YouEach month, we invite you and your class to base your drama lesson

on a theme from your TPP.

This month, our chosen scenario is taken from Earth Day on April 22. Scenario

You are holding a public meeting about Plastic Pollution in your town. The only problem is, a massive factory employing 450 people is situated 2 miles outside the

town, and it makes plastic bags!

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meeting. You must keep the peace

while giving everybody a chance

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that lives and works in the area and is very concerned

about the plastic pollution in the

nearby sea.

A representative from the factory who was sent to

assure people that the owners are

environmentally friendly.

Role 4A local fisherman

who has witnessed something

shocking over the past few weeks.

Role 5A community member who

cannot seem to control their

temper and is opposed to the

factory!

A community member who is

employed by the factory and is

very grateful for the work it provides.

Subject: English

Strand: Writing

Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing

competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing

Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

Sampla- Lch 5: Rugadh Brian Friel sa bhliain seo. 1929

1. Children usually give their teddy bear a name.

What name would you give the Adare bear?

2. How did Cambridge Analytica get access to 50 million Facebook users’

information?

3. Do you think the pop-up Communion Shop is a good idea?

Why do you think so?

4. Design a poster to encourage people to be careful on the internet.

5. Write two entries for early 2019 in Anthony Galvin’s diary as he treks

across Siberia.

6. Write a positive newspaper headline about Metrolink.

7. Write a negative newspaper headline about Metrolink.

8. Use your research skills to write five facts about Pope Francis.

9. Irish artist Patrick O’Reilly designed the Adare Bear.

What toy would you make a giant statue of?

10. What was your favourite news story in this month’s TPP?

This comprehension exercise is based on the news section of this month’s Primary Planet – pages 4 – 6. When answering the questions, write full sentences for your answers. Read the

key words in the questions so that you can include key words in your answers.

Question Time

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Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

Name:____________________

Find and record interesting facts that you read in this month’s paper, in your own words. Illustrate each fact or import a suitable image. The first one is done for you!

(You can find out more about Justin Timberlake on page 14 of the February 2017 edition of The Primary Planet)

Did you know about bats?Bats are the world’s only flying mammals. There are nine species of bats in Ireland. They live in many different places around the country even in our cities. Bats are nocturnal creatures and sleep during the day while hanging upside down. They eat insects which they catch while flying in the dark. A bat may eat as many as 3,000 insects in one night.

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Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

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Subject: English Strand: Competence and confidence in using language / Developing cognitive abilities through language Strand Units: Developing competence and confidence in using oral language / Developing cognitive abilities through oral language

A PROBLEM SHARED ...Based on last year's Problem of the Month, what advice would you give to Aisha? Have you experienced the same? Try to imagine yourself in Aisha's position and think about how she might solve her problem. And remember: A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved.

In class groups, or in pairs, discuss the above problem among yourselves. Compare advice and decide, as a group, what the best or most practical solutions are.

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