Welcome to Time Tablet, a Podcast from RTÉjr for the classroom, where we travel back in time to Ancient Egypt!
Primary School teachers have access to free curriculum-linked classroom resources for children in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes.
Listen to the first show up top and subscribe on: RTÉ, Apple or Spotify
In Time Tablet brother and sister duo Bob and Annie learn the hard way why you shouldn't mess with one of Aunt Maisie's inventions when they find themselves zapped all the way back in time!
Download the teacher manual here
Download the student worksheets and Word Walls here
These resources, working in conjunction with the 9 podcasts, can be used to further develop understanding of the Curriculum Strand, 'Early People and Ancient Societies' and specifically, the Strand Unit ‘Egyptians’.
These facilitate the engagement by children in the enquiry approach to learning, thereby maximising their cognitive engagement and participation in the learning. The design of the materials enable a variety of different levels of engagement, involving individual, pair work, circle time, group work and whole class activities.
Teachers can progressively introduce the children to each of the podcasts over a period of time, and then choose from a diverse range of activities that suit the particular needs of their individual class, ranging from oral, written, art and drama.
In addition, a range of work cards is provided for children to complete and these can be copied for individual use, or in groups.
The Primary School Curriculum 1999, emphasises that historical work in schools is concerned with children’s knowledge and interpretation of the lives of people in the past, as well as reflecting the work of historians, examining and interpreting evidence that is presented.
RTÉjr gratefully acknowledges the involvement of Dr Eileen O’ Sullivan, Lecturer, Pedagogy of History, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick and Conor Merriman, Illustrator and designer, in the design and production of Time Tablet.
Time Tablet was Written and Directed by Hugh Fowler. It was Produced by the RTÉjr Podcast team.
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