The history curriculum strands which this unit on farming supports are:
- Early Peoples and ancient societies
- Life , society, work and culture in the past
- Continuity and change over time
The main aspects of the history curriculum which are particularly focussed on are as follows.
Strand 1: Early people and ancient societies
A selection from:
- Stone Age peoples
- Bronze Age peoples
- Celts
- Early Christian Ireland
Objectives as listed in the history curriculum for the above areas and for the farming and food theme are:
The child will be enabled to
- Become familiar with aspects of the lives of these peoples
Food and cooking
- Examine and become familiar with evidence we have which tells us about these people
- Record and place these peoples on appropriate timelines
Strand 2: Life, society, work and culture in the past
A selection from:
- Life in Norman Ireland
- Life in the 19th century
- Life in Ireland since the 1950s
The child will be enabled to:
- Become familiar with aspects of the lives of these people
- Farming, foods and cooking
- Technologies which people developed and used
Strand 3: Continuity and change over time
Possible units:
- Food and Farming
- Shops and Fairs
The child should be enabled to:
- Identify items of change and continuity in the "line of development"
- Identify some of the factors which have caused and prevented change
Stand 4: My Locality Through the Ages
The child should be enable to:
- Study a period or periods in the history of the local village, town, city area, townland, parish or county
- Investigate changing farming practices
- Collect related local ballads, stories and traditions