Game · Listening · Talking
Pass the meaning
Pass a bag of meaning cards while music plays. When it stops, pull out a card and give a real example.
- 10 minutes
- Small group, Whole class
- Ages 7–9, Ages 9–12
- Classroom or at home
- Printable: cut-out cards
What to do
- Cut out the cards. Put the meaning cards in the bag and keep the saying cards to one side.
- Sit in a circle. Read all six meanings aloud together first.
- Play music and pass the bag gently around the circle. Hand it on, do not throw it.
- When the music stops, the player holding the bag pulls out a card and reads it, with help if they want it.
- They give a real-life example of that meaning. They can ask a friend to help. Then the card goes back in the bag.
- At the end, lay out the saying cards and match each to its meaning together, checking with the list on this page.
Questions to talk about
- Which example made you think?
- Did two people give very different examples for the same card?
You will need
- The printed card sheet, cut out
- Scissors
- A bag or box
- Music to play and stop
Make it fit
Simpler: The adult reads each card and gives the first example, and the child adds one more.
More of a stretch: The example cannot be one that anyone has already given.
Sayings used
Printables
The instructions card is for the adult running the activity; the worksheet is for the children. Prints on A4 or US Letter at 100% / actual size; colour is optional.
The cut-out cards
Cut out the cards. Each saying has one card in Irish and one with its meaning.
The instructions card
How to run it · Game · Listening · Talking
Pass the meaning
Pass a bag of meaning cards while music plays. When it stops, pull out a card and give a real example.
10 minutesSmall group, Whole classAges 7–9, Ages 9–12
What to do
- Cut out the cards. Put the meaning cards in the bag and keep the saying cards to one side.
- Sit in a circle. Read all six meanings aloud together first.
- Play music and pass the bag gently around the circle. Hand it on, do not throw it.
- When the music stops, the player holding the bag pulls out a card and reads it, with help if they want it.
- They give a real-life example of that meaning. They can ask a friend to help. Then the card goes back in the bag.
- At the end, lay out the saying cards and match each to its meaning together, checking with the list on this page.
You will need
- The printed card sheet, cut out
- Scissors
- A bag or box
- Music to play and stop
Talk about
- Which example made you think?
- Did two people give very different examples for the same card?
Make it fit
Simpler: The adult reads each card and gives the first example, and the child adds one more.
Stretch: The example cannot be one that anyone has already given.
Goes with the printable cut-out cards.