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Stadium Capacity

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An féidir leat an Condae a ainmniú ón staid?

Calculate 50% and 80% of each stadium capacity

GAA Stadium County Capacity Round 50% 80%

to nearest capacity capacity 10,000

FÁILTE

Cuireann Leabharlanna Conta

e Mhuineacháin fáilte romhat ch

Leabhar Gníomhaíochta Airm Fhearnaí lán le gníomhaíocht.

uig ár

An maith leat CLG nó spórt?

B’fhéidir gur fear leat léamh nó scríobh?

Cad mar gheall ar tomhais?

82,300

Semple stadium

53,000

Gaelic grounds

49,500

Pairc Ui Chaoimh

45,000

Fitzgerald Stadium

43,180

McHale park

38,000

St Tiernachs Park

35,000

O’Moore Park

27,000

Pearse Stadium

26,197

Cusack Park

19,000

Scrambled Counties

Cibé rud is fearr leat tá rud éig in againn do gach duine. Bí crutha itheach, bí iomaíoch, buaigh roinnt duais eanna.

12 counties are hidden in the letters below.

Each county name is made up of letters from A, B and C. Can you unscramble the county names?

An chuid is mó ar fad Bain sult as! tion packed

r ac s welcome you to ou ie ar br Li y nt ou C n Monagha

k o o B y it iv t c A y m r A Farney port?

Do you like GAA or s ing or writing? d a re r fe re p u yo e b y Ma How about puzzles?

ng for everyone. hi et m so ve ha e w er .

Whatever you pref titive, win some prizes pe m co t ge e, tiv ea cr Get

Most of all, Enjoy

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Croke park

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DO FER KI KIL LE LIM LON MON ROS TIP WAT WES

AGH COM ERF ERI GFO ITR KEN LDA MAN NEG PER TME

AGH AL AN ARY ATH CK IM MON NY ORD RD RE

County name

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Role Models

We often admire people because they have qualities that we would like to have.

Many of these qualities are simple activities and behaviours that we can copy and put into practice.

Club names

Do you know your club nickname? An Bhfuil ainm do chlub í nGaeilge ar eolas agat?

Match the clubs with their names/nicknames. Scriobh na hainmneacha í nGaeilge.

Nickname

Club

An Bhoth

Aghabog

Buiochar

Aughnamullen

Emeralds

Ballybay

Emmets

Blackhill

Na Mullai

Carrickmacross

Gaels

Castleblayney

Fontenoys

Clones

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Gaels

Clontibret

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Faughs

Corduff

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Geraldines

Cremartin

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Geraldines

Currin

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Grattans

Donaghmoyne

Harps

Doohamlet

Mitchells

Drumhowan

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Emmets

Eire Og

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O’Neills

Emyvale

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O’Neills

Inniskeen

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O’Rahillys

Killanny

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Pearse Brothers

Killeevan

Sarsfields

Latton

Write down any of these actions/behaviours that you could practice to get the same results

Sarsfields

Magheracloone

in your life:................................................................................................................................................................................

Sarsfields

Monaghan Harps

By doing this we too can develop many of the qualities of the people we admire. Use the questions below to think and write about a person that you really admire.

Name of person:

What qualities do they have that makes you admire them?

What way do they act or behave that tells you they have these qualities?

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Scairbh na gCaorach

Oram

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Seans

Rockcorry

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Shamrocks

Scotstown

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St Patricks

Sean McDermotts

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St Patricks

Toome

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St Tiarnachs

Truagh

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St Victors

Tyholland

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As Gaeilge

Fact Finding Mission

What county is Monaghan playing against this weekend?

Use the table below to find out interesting facts about the county

Word Search

Find the words in the puzzle. Words can go in any direction.

Words can share letters as they cross over each other.

County: County colours: County nickname: Footballer from this county: County Manager: Home stadium/playing grounds: Name 2 clubs in this county:

5 interesting facts about this county:

Name 2 towns in this county:

Name a river in this county: Name another famous person

AGHABOG AUGHNAMULLEN BALLYBAY BLACKHILL CARRICKMACROSS CASTLEBLAYNEY CLONES CLONTIBRET CORDUFF CREMARTIN CURRIN DONAGHMOYNE DOOHAMLET DRUMHOWAN EIRE OG

from this county:

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EMYVALE INNISKEEN KILLANNY KILLEEVAN LATTON MAGHERACLOONE MONAGHAN HARPS ORAM ROCKCORRY SCOTSTOWN SEAN MCDERMOTTS TOOME TRUAGH TYHOLLAND 5

The Gaelic Games Family There are six different games in the family of Gaelic Games. These are Hurling, Gaelic football, Handball, Rounders, Camogie and Ladies Football.

Maze puzzle

Find Your Way to the Ball. Aimsigh do bhealach chuig on liathroid

Gaelic football teams are made up of 15 players. The game is played with a size 5 leather ball. Players try to score points and goals to win matches. Goals are worth 3 points. Players can kick and hand pass the ball to each other. Gaelic football is the most popular sport in Ireland. The Sam Maguire cup is awarded to the All-Ireland football champions every year. The first county to win the Sam Maguire was Kildare in 1928. Tyrone are the most recent winners of the Sam Maguire in 2021.

The Ladies Gaelic football association was founded in 1974. Ladies football is played all over the world too.

The game is played with a size 4 leather ball. It also consists of 15 players on each team and the scoring system is the same. Winners of the Ladies senior football All-Ireland final receive the Brendan Martin cup. Tipperary were the first winners of the Brendan Martin cup in 1974 with Meath winning the trophy in 2021.

Hurling is a fast paced sport. Hurlers are highly skilled sportsmen. Hurling is played with a hurl (stick) and a sliotar (ball). Scoring is the same as Gaelic football. Winners of the Hurling All-Ireland receive the Liam MacCarthy cup. The first winners of the Liam MacCarthy cup were Limerick in 1923 and indeed Limerick were also the most recent winners in 2021. It is said the ancient irish hero Cu Chulainn enjoyed hurling.

Camogie is nearly identical to hurling. It is a ladies sport and the teams also consist of 15 players each. The first ever All-Ireland Camogie Championship was in 1932 when Dublin won the Brendan O’Duffy cup. Galway are the most recent winners of the trophy winning the All-Ireland final in 2021.

Gaelic handball is a fast paced and highly skilled game. All that is needed to play this game is a ball and a wall.

Handball is played all over the world. There are many variations of ball and wall handball throughout the world but in Ireland there are four codes of handball. The differences in the four codes are the number of walls in the court, the size of the court and the type of ball used. Players can compete in singles matches or doubles matches at many different age groups. Monaghan’s Eoghan McGinnity is the most recent champion at minor level.

GAA rounders is a team sport played with a bat and a ball. It is similar to American baseball. GAA Rounders was included in the original GAA charter back in 1884, along with Gaelic Football, Hurling and Handball. It wasn’t until 1958 that Antrim club Erin’s Own approved the running and funding of a Rounders match under the rules in the Official guide. Senior & Minor Championships are played across Ireland and there is an annual Feile weekend for juvenile players. In 2008, GAA Rounders celebrated 50 years since its revival.

Questions: 1. How many players are on a gaelic football team?....................................................................

2. Who was the first County to win Sam Maguire?........................................................................

3. When was Ladies Football founded?.......................................................................................

4. What size ball is used for ladies football?................................................................................

5. What is the ball in Hurling called?............................................................................................

6. Who won the Liam MacCarthy cup in 2021?............................................................................

7. What is the Camogie All Ireland trophy called?........................................................................

8. In what year was the first Camogie Championship played?......................................................

9. How many different codes are there in handball?....................................................................

10. How many years did GAA Rounders celebrate in 2008?.........................................................

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Calculating Time

Being able to calculate with time is an important part of football! Practise calculating with time. Answer the questions below. Use the blank clock face like a number line to help you work out each answer.

Write your answers in hours and minutes if you can ROUGH WORK 14 minutes + 38 minutes 36 minutes + 24 minutes 39 minutes + 56 minutes 6 minutes + 59 minutes 42 minutes + 34 minutes 12 minutes and 51 minutes?

19 minutes + 31 minutes + 27 minutes What is 12:30pm + 22 minutes?

36 minutes + 42 minutes + 51 minutes How many minutes from 9:25am to 9:56am?

What is 2:45pm + 36 minutes?

How much time between 3:25pm and 5:15pm?

What is 1.47pm + 1 hour 15 minutes

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ANSWER

A football match lasts for 70 minutes.

What is this in hours and minutes?

A Forward comes on to the pitch after 38 minutes. He scores a goal 23 minutes later. How many minutes into the match does he score?

Monaghan score a goal after 12 minutes.

Kerry score A goal after 40 minutes. How much playing time is there between the two goals?

A match starts at 2.30pm. The first half lasts 37 minutes. What time will the half-time whistle blow?

A match lasts for 70 minutes. There is a 20 minute half-time break and 6 minutes of added time at the end.

If the match started at 3pm what time does the match finish?

The Laois goalkeeper played for just 9 minutes and 14 seconds before he was injured.

How many seconds is this in total?

A Substitute plays 61 minutes in one game, 20 minutes in another game and 53 minutes in another game. What was her total playing time in the three matches?

A coach gives her players a two hour training session split into three equal parts.

How long did the first part last?

Rory Beggan plays 74 minutes of the match.

Kieran Hughes plays 29 minutes. How long do Rory and Kieran play in total?

Galway score a goal in 9 minutes. One of their players gets a yellow card after 25 minutes. How much time passes between the goal and the yellow card?

How much time does it take you to get to the stadium for a match if you leave at 11:15am and arrive at 2:35pm?

The half-time whistle for a match is blown at 6:08pm. There were three minutes of added time. At what time was kick-off?

A football match started at 3:00pm. The match was 70 minutes long. At half-time there was a fifteen minute break. Two minutes were added to the first half and four minutes were added to the second half. What time did the match finish?

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verbs and adjectives VERBS: A VERB IS A DOING OR AN ACTION WORD.

HOW MANY SPORTING VERBS CAN YOU THINK OF IN RELATION TO GAA? VERB

PAST TENSE

PRESENT TENSE

FUTURE TENSE

ADJECTIVES:

AN ADJECTIVE IS A DESCRIBING WORD. IT TELLS US MORE ABOUT A NOUN. HOW MANY ADJECTIVES CAN YOU THINK OF TO DESCRIBE GAA?

Complete the sentences CAN YOU GUESS THE WORDS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES? M - - - - e:

The team won when they scored a goal in the 69th.........................................................

M - - - - e:

Being active is not just about building ............................................................................

P - - - - - - l:

PE is short for .................................................. education.

P - - - - - - n:

There are 15 different ....................................... on a GAA football team.

A - - - - - - c:

GAA is short for Gaelic .............................................. Association.

S - - - - - - h:

It is important to develop the............................. of our muscles and bones.

A - - - - ve:

You can............................................. great things if you work hard.

Br - - - - e:

Physical exercise makes you ................................. faster and feel warmer.

C - - - - - - - - -n:

A Trophy was awarded at the end of the ........................................................................

E - - - - - - -t:

At the end of the training session the players tidied up the ............................................

E - - - - - - e:

Football is a great form of ..................................................

County Nicknames NOUNS: A NOUN IS THE NAME OF A PERSON, PLACE, ANIMAL OR THING. HOW MANY NOUNS CAN YOU THINK OF IN RELATION TO THE GAA? (LEAVE OUT PLAYERS NAMES)

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE COUNTIES IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE? Contae

County

Nickname

Ard Mhacha An Lú Port Lairge Tiobraid Arainn Cill Mhaintain

ADVERB:

AN ADVERB IS A WORD THAT DESCRIBES A VERB OR ADJECTIVE. LIST SOME ADVERBS USED IN THE GAA

An Chabhain Ciarrai Gallimh Cill Dara Corcaigh Cill Chainnigh

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County Colours

create words

GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Ag úsáid na litreacha ar bharr, cruthaigh an méad is mó focail gur féidir leat. Focail Bhéarla agus Ghaeilge. Using the letters above see how many words you can create.

3 letter words

4 letter words

5 letter words

6 letter words

7 letter words

Monaghan GAA Crest

Dean staidéar ar shuathainteas CLG Muineacháin. Study the Monaghan GAA Crest and describe its elements (the images/symbols) that make it.

Can you explain what each element means or represents?

Circle:.......................................................................................................

Hand:........................................................................................................

Green Zig Zags :........................................................................................

Colours Selected:......................................................................................

Motto:........................................................................................................

Can you draw your club crest?

Do you know what each element of your club crest means or represents?

Club: ..........................................

Draw your club crest here

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History of the GAA The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), was formed by seven men at 3 p.m. on Saturday 1st November 1884. As a result of that meeting in Hayes Hotel in Thurles, Co. Tipperary and the efforts of Maurice Davin, Michael Cusack and the other patrons, the GAA quickly gained popularity and every parish in Ireland had its own GAA Club. Maurice Davin was the first president of the GAA. There are six different games in the family of Gaelic Games. These are Hurling, Gaelic Football, Handball, Rounders, Camogie and Ladies Football. Hurling, Gaelic Football, Handball and Rounders are governed by the GAA while the Camogie Association governs Camogie and Ladies Football is run by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association. The GAA works with these sister organisations to promote Ladies Football and Camogie.The GAA also promotes Irish music, song and dance and the Irish Language through competitions such as Scor.

Provinces & Counties

Can you list all the counties in each province, can you spell them all? An féidir leat na condaetha in ngach cúige a ainmniú agus a litriú? Do you know the counties as Gaeilge?

Province

County

As Gaeilge

Uladh Ulster

Today over half a million people worldwide participate in games organised by the GAA, the LGFA and the Camogie Association. There are over 2200 GAA clubs in Ireland and more than 400 more clubs across the world. Two stands in the Croke Park GAA Stadium are named after the GAA founders Cusack and Davin. This stadium has been the home to the All-Ireland Senior Football and Hurling Championship finals since 1887. Croke park is the largest stadium in Ireland and the third largest stadium in Europe. The official capacity of Croke Park is 82,300 people. Croke park was originally know as Butterlys field, it was also known as Jones’s Road. The GAA bought the grounds in 1913 for £3500. It was named Croke Park after Archbishop Croke.

Many changes have taken place in the GAA in the last 50 years. One notable change is the structure of the All-Ireland championships. For 110 years the All-Ireland Championships were run purely on a knockout basis. In 1997 the system for the Hurling Championship changed to allow teams who were beaten in the provincial finals to re-enter the competition through a backdoor system and be still in with a chance of winning the All-Ireland title. In 2001 the football championship adopted a similar system meaning when a team was defeated once they could re-enter the competition through the back door system. This has resulted in an exciting Championship and a huge increase in the number of games for GAA fans. Recently with the Covid19 Pandemic the Championships have reverted back to knockout competitions.

Questions:

Connacht Connaught

Laighean Leinster

1. What year was the GAA formed?...........................................................................................

2. In what county was the GAA founded?..................................................................................

3. How many GAA clubs are in Ireland?.....................................................................................

4. Name two different Gaelic games of the GAA........................................................................

5. What competition run by the GAA promotes music and dancing?..........................................

6. How many people participate in GAA worldwide?.................................................................

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What was the original name of Croke Park?..........................................................................

8. What is the official capacity of Croke Park?..........................................................................

Mumhan Munster

9. What year did Hurling introduce the back door system?........................................................

10. What stands in Croke Park are named after the GAA founders?............................................. .............................................................................................................................................

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Report writing

Reports provide information about something. They contain lots of interesting facts, illustrations or photos. Reports are divided into paragraphs and usually contain headings and subheadings relevant to the topic. They often finish in a concluding statement, summarizing the report or offering the opinion of the author.

When writing reports it is important to organize them correctly. Your introduction should tell the reader the: who, what, when, where, why and how of the topic being reported on. Next there should be a detailed description of the report subject, followed by a summing up of the information for the concluding paragraph.

Do you fancy yourself as a journalist? Write a report about a Monaghan game. Scríobh do thuairisc chluiche i mBéarla no í nGaeilge. Ask your teacher to send your report to the library for entry in our competition.

Planning your report

MAIN STORY: Tell the reader exactly what happened. Include facts, quotes, eyewitness accounts. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Headline:

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Who is the report about?

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What is the report about?

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Where did the event happen?

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When did the event happen?

INTRODUCTION: Briefly sum up what happened. Try to grab the readers/listeners attention.

CONCLUSION:

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Angles and Shapes Look at the GAA pitch.

Find all the angles on the pitch.

Fill in the table below

13m Line

The distance between the 2 lines marked by the yellow arrow is 10 metres. Can you calculate the full length of the field?

21m Line

How many did you find?

Right angles

45m Line

Obtuse angles Acute angles

65m Line

Rectangles

The width of the 13 metre line is 85 metres (Marked by the blue Arrow). Can you calculate the perimeter of the field?

65m Line

Can you mark the following?

• Horizontal lines • Vertical lines • Perpendicular lines • Parallel lines

45m Line

21m Line 85 Metres

13m Line

Did you know not all GAA pitches are the same length or width?

The minimum length the pitch must be is 130 metres and 145 metres is the maximum length allowed. The width of the playing pitch must be 80 metres and must not be wider than 90 metres. The Croke Park playing pitch is 145 metres long and 88 metres wide.

How many different lines of symmetry are there? .............................................................................................

What other shapes can you find on the pitch? .............................................................................................

How many laps of the field would you need to do 5km? .............................................................................................

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Player Profile MY PLAYER PROFILE My Name

My Local Club

There are over 2000 clubs in the 32 counties of Ireland Fill in this profile of your local club Club Name

My Age

Club name in Irish

My Club

Club Colours

My favourite position

When was your club founded

My favourite player

Club Chairperson

Why I like sport/GAA

Other activities in your club eg Hurling, Handball, Scor

Some interesting facts

Name of Club Pitch

about me

Clubs you have played against Famous players from your club

MY FAVOURITE PLAYER PROFILE Other famous people in your club

Name Age Club

Manager of your team

County

Write about a time when you enjoyed playing for your club

Position Some interesting facts about my favourite player I like this player because

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Club Budget

Lotto

Your sports club AGM is coming up and as treasurer you have to prepare a budget for the year ahead. You will have to calculate all the expenses for the club and all the income for the year using the statements below.

Club name

Chairman

Treasurer

Secretary

€60

34 players

Junior player

€30

67 players

Social member

€20

43 social members

12 matches

€2 lotto, approximately 235 sold every week Gate receipts

• • • •

Registration

Insurance

Cost

Senior player

€38

€25

34

U18 player

€25

€15

67

No of players

The club needs to consider the following expenses may arise The club needs to hold money in reserve in case anyone is lucky enough to win the lotto jackpot.

If your club teams do well in their championships this means more games and your season is extended.

If your club reaches a final during the year, the club have to pay €100 to County Board for publication of a programme on each final day. Food is usually provided for teams after their finals at a cost of €250 each day.

• A presentation night will have expenses like food, medals etc.

ANNUAL BUDGET Income sources

Your club cost Membership fees Fundraising (Flag day) Weekly lotto

Juvenile team details Coaches / Manager 3 3 3 3 3 3 No of coaches:

Per game

5 lucky draw prizes every week of €20

The club is permitted to host one flag day per year to raise funds. The flag day last year raised €1600

All playing members must be registered with the county board. They must also pay insurance. The cost of registration and Insurance for players is as follows

Teams U7 U9 U11 U13 U15 U17 No of teams:

Per year

70 spectators at €5 entry

Club membership fees Senior player

Per week

Gate receipts for matches Away fixtures 2 2 5 5 5 Bus not needed No of away fixtures:

Administration fee to county board

€5000 per year

Total Income

Expenses Registration and insurance of players to County board Administration fee to county board Travel and bus expenses Coach/manager training First aid & physio Training equipment

Coach training courses (€10 per coach)

No of coaches X cost of training

Heat and electricity for dressing rooms/showers

Away blitzes / juveniles bus cost (€100 per bus)

No of away fixtures X cost of bus

Floodlights on pitch for winter training

U7/u9 blitz

3 referees (€40 per referee)

U11,u13,u15, u17, senior

5 referees ( €40 per referee)

Pitch maintenance /paint & flags/grasscutting Lotto payouts Referees

First aid bags for the year €200

Catering / food for after matches

Physio treatment €2000

Miscellaneous expenses Total Expenses

2 new juvenile goals €320 each 10 new O’neills balls 4 x size 5 at €50 each. 6 x size 4 balls at €40 each Electricity bill for dressing rooms lights/showers €195 / month Floodlights – diesel generator €750 to fill tank. 1 fill for winter €750

Does your club have enough money to operate during the year?

Have you any ideas to raise extra money for your club?

Outline what you need to think about for a fundraiser.

Grass cutting (20 weeks May – Sept) 1.5 tanks of petrol per week. €10 per tank Line painting. 8 buckets of paint at €12 per bucket

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Procedure writing –

Use the table below to help you write a procedure for a healthy meal before or after training.

Preparing a healthy meal

Title

Procedures are written to instruct a person how to do something. Recipes are a good example of a procedure. A procedure follows a simple layout, the title, the goal, the requirements and the steps

Requirements

Goal

Title: the title of the procedure gives the reader the name of what they will be making Goal: the goal tells the reader what exactly they will be making. It should include a short description of the finished product of the recipe.

Requirements: the requirements tell the reader what they need will need to complete the task. It is easier if these are written using numbers or bullet points. For a recipe the requirements will include a list of ingredients and a list of utensils or equipment.

Steps: the steps will tell the reader how to complete the task. These are also written using numbers or bullet points. The steps are written in sequence. The steps short and easy to read Diagrams and pictures may be used to help the reader understand each step

Steps

Remember to plan your writing, Before you begin think about what you want to achieve at the end of the recipe and what the result should look like – Goal What ingredients/equipment will you need? – Requirements What needs to be done to complete the task? What steps need to be taken, let the reader know how to do this clearly and precisely. Use action verbs in the present tense such as chop, mix, blend, and slice – Steps

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Team-talk Challenge Team captains have an important role to play in looking out for others on the team. A strong team is one where all team players work together regardless of their differences. When there are disagreements within a team or when the team isn’t performing very well, it is the responsibility of the team captain to be encouraging to all players. The team captain is responsible for boosting morale and one of the ways in which they do this is by giving motivational team talks.

Use the space below to write your motivational, impactful team talk. When you have written it, why not try and deliver it out loud? How you deliver your team talk is just as important as what you are saying - think about tone and make sure you show plenty of expression!

Managers and captains give team talks before a game and at half time. They can make the difference between a team winning and losing a game and they can help to create a positive team spirit.

Imagine you are a team captain for the day and you have to give a team talk to inspire your players.

TIPS: • The opening line of your team talk is crucial - you want to captivate your audience. You can do this by asking a question or making a statement.

• Think about your audience - what will they respond to best? Remember that everyone is different and what motivates one person may not work for another.

Try different ways to make sure you encourage the whole team.

• Use repetition to reinforce your message.

• Include short calls to action, e.g. ‘Do it now!’ ‘Let’s go!’

• Be direct in your team talk, keeping it short and concise.

• Keep it positive and uplifting - remind the team of times when they’ve performed well together or how hard they’ve trained!

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Criss Cross puzzle

Fit the words in the Criss Cross puzzle. We have put in some letters to help you get started.

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G LIBRARY

COUNTING

FOOTBALL

CAMOGIE

READING

ACTIVITIES

HURLING

SPELLING

WRITING

HANDBALL

IRISH

Reading Challenge 70 minutes a game – 70 minutes reading challenge per week.

That’s only 10 minutes a day!!

READ ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: • Newspaper • Book • Comic • Poem • Magazine • Match Preview • Cereal Box • Match Programme • Recipe Book • Match report • Song 28

About Monaghan Coun

ty Library Servi ce

vice is part of Monaghan County Library Ser Monaghan County Council. ay, Castleblayney, There are library branches in Ballyb han. There is also Carrickmacross, Clones & Monag ks to Pre Schools, a Library Van which delivers boo and Care facilities.

Primary schools, Nursing Homes

of our libraries If you want a book that isn’t in one has it and if they we’ll check to see if any library to us so you can do we’ll ask them to send it r library card can borrow it. This means that you of books across give you access to MILLIONS t you a cent to the Country….and it doesn’t cos get them!

also run lots of We don’t just provide books. We oughout the year activities and programmes thr ding & learning. to promote the fun side of rea le! We also do This activity book is an examp s, Coding Clubs, things like Reading Challenge hops and much Art workshops, Science Works for EE FR tely ple com is Library Membership library card just more! everyone. If you would like a with a parent or es and opening hours pop into your local library m. For details on our servic for tion lica app the te ple guardian and com w.monaghan.ie/library bring proof of please visit ww to d nee l wil ian ard /Gu ent Par Your have your card at you thought of address and Photo ID. Once you t We would love to know wh Bu . eks we 3 for ks boo 12 to you might you can borrow up activity book and any ideas this ’t don ks, boo r you d rea ail us at if it takes you longer to make it better so please em to e hav ks boo for re mo ncoco.ie worry, we don’t charge fines any you libraryactivities@monagha see to fer pre uld wo We k. that are late bac ney! read books than charge you mo

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d in any public Your Library Card can be use Ireland so make library throughout the Rep. Of are going on sure to take it with you if you holidays!

Comhairle Chontae Mhuineachaín Monaghan County Council