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Teaching about the World Cup: In this document you will find fun and interesting activities which primary school teachers can use to teach about the World Cup in their class. The activities range from PE to Visual Arts, from Children’s Rights to a Mini World Cup. Also included are photos of children playing football from four of Trócaire's programme countries and pictures to colour.

A lesson plan for teachers of 5th and 6th Class / Key Stage 2 with curriculum links and step by step activities for exploring the theme of Fair Trade.

A lesson plan for teachers of 1st and 2nd Class / Key Stage 1 with curriculum links and step by step activities for exploring the theme of Fair Trade.

A lesson plan for teachers of 1st and 2nd Class / Key Stage 1 with curriculum links and step by step activities for exploring the theme of Poverty.

A lesson plan for teachers of 3rd and 4th Class / Key Stage 2 with curriculum links and step by step activities for exploring the theme of Poverty.


This award-winning senior primary education resource teaches children about natural disasters by exploring them through four short films set in South East Asia. DVDs available from Trocaire.

This booklet focuses on the 2007 Lenten theme of Equal Rights for All and the country profiled is Malawi.

This booklet has been produced for Third to Sixth Class / Primary 4 to Primary 7 and focuses on the 2007 Lenten theme of Equal Rights for All and the country profiled is Malawi.

In this booklet for Junior Infants to Second Class / Primary 1 to 3 we profile children who work from an early age and contribute to the family income.

In this resource for Third to Sixth class / P4 to P7, issues around children’s rights are explored with special emphasis on education and child labour. The materials contain background information for the teacher on Nicaragua and on Trócaire’s work.


Designed for fifth and sixth class, this workbook aims to introduce children to development issues. It focuses on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These are a set of eight goals agreed by world leaders in 2000.

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