On this page you will find a variety of resources and website links that are suitable for use on an Interactive Whiteboard (IWB).  They are grouped according to language and resources are free to download.

If you don't have SmartBoard software on your computer/laptop/IWB, click here to download a free SmartBoard viewer which will allow you to use the Smart files on your computer free of charge.

If you don't have Promethean software on your computer/laptop/IWB, click here to download a free Promethean viewer which will allow you to use the Promethean files on your computer free of charge.

Italian     Spanish      German      French

French:

 snakes_and_ladders_smart This can be used to revise many topics. Insert various images into the boxes to revise your chosen topic.

 french_weather_map_smart This can be used to devise roleplays for talking about the weather. (accompanying flashcards  le_temps)

 paris_smart This is a Journey through Paris. It has lots of links with useful information and plenty of activities for the classroom.

 le_jeu_de_la_chenille This is a set of flipcharts of boardgames on the themes of animals, weather and colours, time and daily routine, and numbers.

 find_the_sentence_smart This a template that can be used as is, or adapted for a variety of sentence-level work in French.

 prayers_smart This is a set of flipcharts to help teach some prayers in the target language (including audio)

 la_french_activties_general A selection of Language Awareness activties including les faux amis and les mots cadeaux  (Smart file)

 multilink_activt  use mulitilink cubes to practice dictionary skills

For access to a selction of French videos/music for use with the IWB, Click Here

Spanish:

To open these files click on the link, in the dialogue box, select open with Smartboard

 Snakes and ladders  This can be used to revise many topics. Insert various images into the boxes to revise your chosen topic

Numeracy activities

 Maths activities A selection of activities to practice numeracy skills

 Matrículas An activity that combines, numeracy skills, gepgraphy and some fun

 100 square A 100 square grid to use in your lessons

 Comprar un coche An activity to practise numbers and counting

 Un juego de números A numerical challenge

Language Awareness

 Language awareness activities  A selecition of Language Awareness activities (includes Irish)

 Sort words into anguages An activity to develop language awarenes

 La isla del tesoro An activity to develop literacy skills in Spanish

 Animales A aet of activities to develop literacy skills and language awareness in Spanish

 Multilink activity An activity to promote literacy

Topics

 El tiempo An activity to present weather forecasts in Spain and Latinamerica

 Encuentra la frase A set of activities linked to the ELP topic Myself and Others

 La comida A set of activities to explore this topic and develop language awareness

For access to a selection of websites to use with an IWB cklick here

German 

 Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt story - Some pages of activities to go with the story. A video and song of the story are embedded in this document. 

  Weihnachten - A presentation with word games and links to aspects of Christmas in Germany. 

 Berlin - A presentation with photos and links to websites about the sights of Berlin.

 Tiere - Activities based on the theme of animals.

 Literacy and numeracy activities  This is a set of flipcharts to help develop pupils' literacy and numeracy skills iin German

 ein Auto kaufen A fun activity for pupils' to develop their numeracy skills.

See below a set lof activities to develop pupils' language awareness skills -

 Deutsch - Gaeilge                      Which language is it?           Language Awareness

   Italian

 gaeilge-italiano -  a language awareness activity comparing Irish and Italian words

 sorting_words_into_languages_la  - a language sorting activity to develop language awareness

 borrowed_words - a language awareness activity that focuses on 'borrowed words'

 English and Italian - a language awareness activity based on comparing English and Italian words

 masculine_and_feminine - an activity that looks at gender

 plurals - an activity looking at how plurals are formed in Italian