Playful and creative use of language

Stage 1

Junior and senior infants

Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to

Stage 2

First and second classes

Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to

Stage 3

Third and fourth classes

Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to

Stage 4

Fifth and sixth classes

Through appropriately engaging learning experiences, children should be able to

listen and respond to the aesthetic Aesthetic
The aesthetic dimension of language relates to the use of language imaginatively, creatively and artistically. and creative aspects of language and use language playfully and creatively, and across other languages as appropriate.

• aird a léiriú, éisteacht le hathrá ar dhánta, rannta agus amhráin ghearra Ghaeilge, agus páirt a ghlacadh iontu.

  athrá a dhéanamh ar dhánta, rannta agus amhráin ghearra Ghaeilge, agus freagairt dóibh le geáitsí/focail.

  (TF10, C1 + 2)

manipulate language creatively through listening and responding to the aesthetic Aesthetic
The aesthetic dimension of language relates to the use of language imaginatively, creatively and artistically. and creative aspects of language, at sound Sound
The term ‘sound’ relates to the sound we make when we utter a letter or word, not to the letter in print. A letter may have more than one sound, such as the letter ‘a’ in was, a sound can be represented by more than one letter such as the sound /k/ in cat and walk. The word ship had three sounds /sh/, /i/, /p/, but has four letters ‘s’, ‘h’, ‘i’, ‘p’. Teachers should use the terms ‘sound’ and ‘letter’ accurately to help students clearly distinguish between the two items. , word, sentence and text level.

use language playfully and creatively in their own conversations and texts and across other languages as appropriate.

• éisteacht le gnéithe aeistéitiúla agus cruthaitheacha na teanga labhartha i réimse seánraí agus spraoi a bheith acu leo.

  éisteacht le gnéithe aeistéitiúla agus cruthaitheacha na teanga labhartha i réimse seánraí agus spraoi a bheith acu leo, chun cuidiú leo a dteanga labhartha féin a fhorbairt.

  (TF10, C3 + 4)