Aistear Toolkit
The AistearToolkit contains a number of resources to help you get to know Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework and to use it in your work with children. The Toolkit will have more items added over the coming weeks and months.
For now, check out the podcast An Introduction to Aistear which explains the different elements of the Framework. Or, listen to Dr Elizabeth Wood as she talks about Understanding play and the benefits for children and their practitioners. Or, take a look at some activities such as Matching Aistear's themes andaims to help you become familiar with the Framework.
| Toolkit | Examples |
| presentations with audio | - An Introduction to Aistear (presentation with audio)
- Aistear's principles and themes (presentation with audio)
- Aistear's principles and themes (smaller file size for slower connections))
- Aistear's principles and themes (a looped presentation without audio)
- Aistear's principles and themes (smaller file size for slower connections)
- Understanding play (presentation with audio)
- Developing play (presentation with audio) |
| presentation slides with notes | - Aistear: principles and themes (with photos) (PDF, 561KB)
- Aistear: principles and themes (without photos) (MS PowerPoint, 527KB
- Aistear and the Infant Curriculum: A comparison (with photos) (PDF, 614KB)
- Aistear and the Infant Curriculum: A comparison (without photos) (MS PowerPoint, 678KB) |
| activities | - Matching Aistear's themes and aims (PDF, 76KB)
- Exploring Aistear's learning goals (PDF, 76KB)
- Using Aistear's sample learning opportunities(PDF, 84KB) |
| information leaflets | - Leaflet for infant teachers in primary schools (PDF, 77KB) |
| podcasts | - An Introduction to Aistear (podcast)
- Understanding play (podcast)
- Developing play (podcast) |
| audits | - Aistear and Síolta: Similarities and Differences (PDF, 728K)
- Aistear and the PrimarySchoolCurriculum: Similarities and Differences (PDF, 753KB) |
Related links
Read about Aistear in the September 2009 edition of our newsletter info@ncca (PDF, 105 KB)
Read a school story from infant classes in the September 2009 edition of our newsletter info@ncca (PDF, 93 KB)
Read about learning through play in the September 2007 edition of our newsletter info@ncca (PDF, 113 KB)