Primary Resources

This section provides teachers with information, ideas and inspiration to engage primary school children and further their interest and understanding of craft and design. Here you will find links to videos, PDFs and resources for classroom based activities.  We provide supports for the delivery of the visual arts curriculum and investigate how it can be used as a tool for integrated learning.

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Wire Lesson Plan

Primary School Lesson Plan in Wire Modeling suitable for 2nd -5th class, linking in to Construction in VA Curriculum.

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Award Winning Craft Blog

Molly Moo is a Mums blog devoted to children’s crafts, activities, events and fab finds.

www.mollymoo.ie

Fabulous Fabric Factory

Game from Artsmia, an initiative of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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Literacy & Numeracy 1.

Children from Canovee N.S. map their local area and produce 3d models, a CRAFTed initiative.

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Literacy & Numeracy 2.

See how one school developed a project with our CRAFTed initiative

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Literacy & Numeracy 3.

Check out one schools CRAFTed project

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Glass

Understand, discover and grasp worksheet

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NGA Kids Zone

Visual learning with the National Galllery of Art Washington.

 

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Good Geffrye

Design a room or a garden in Geffrye’s Museum of the Home.

 

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Paper Craft

Activities for the 8 and under

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Dutch Digischool

Craft and design projects for 8 and under

 

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TATE for Teachers

Online resourses

 

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Learn with TATE

Inspiring interactive learning at the TATE

 

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Textile Resource

Facts, interactive learning and creative play

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E-learning

Activities based on the collections of several UK museums

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Workshops

National Craft Gallery Childrens Workshop on Video

Watch on Blip TV

Skills & Training

Information on CCoI teacher training courses

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Crazy about craft

Art in the Classroom,  Irish Times Article about Craft in our Schools

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CRAFTed

Students and teachers learn new skills working with professional craftspeople.
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