On the Farm word search – 1st Class

How to use this at home

Your child practises the exact spelling of 6 Irish words about on the farm. Because the letters have to match exactly, they quickly learn that a fada matters: á is a different letter from a, just as it is in their school copybook.

1. Once the grid is done, cover the English in the word list and see how many meanings your child remembers. Then swap: you say the English, they find the Irish word in the list.
2. Read the word list together before starting, using the English meanings beside each word. Your child ticks each word off as they find it.
3. Read a farm picture book and point to everything you know in Irish. For example, arbhar means "corn (grain crop)".