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Spot it in real life

A home scavenger hunt: find a real example of each meaning on your board as you go about your day.

Ní neart go cur le chéileThere is strength in unity.Meaning, pronunciation and source →

What to do

  1. Take one board each. Read the meanings on it with an adult first.
  2. Go about your afternoon at home, or go on a walk with an adult. Keep your board and pencil with you.
  3. When you see a real example of a meaning, tick the square. For example, someone saying thank you, or two people carrying the shopping in together.
  4. Tell someone what you saw for each tick. It has to be something that really happened, not something you made up.
  5. When you have a full row, you have won the hunt. Keep going to see if you can fill the whole board.

Questions to talk about

  • Which meaning was hardest to find in real life?
  • Which one did you see more than once?

You will need

  • The printed bingo boards, cut apart
  • A pencil

Make it fit

Simpler: Play over a whole day, and let an adult point out examples when they see them.

More of a stretch: Write one word next to each tick so you can remember what you saw, and share your full board at dinner.

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 bingo cards

Spot it in real life

When you see a real example of a meaning, tick the square and tell someone what you saw.

There is strength in unity.
Good night.
Thank you.
Well begun is half done.
The work praises the workman.
Health is better than wealth.
There is no place like home.
Practice makes perfect.
A hundred thousand welcomes.
Silence is golden.
Well begun is half done.
The work praises the workman.
There is no place like home.
Health is better than wealth.
A hundred thousand welcomes.
There is strength in unity.
Practice makes perfect.
Thank you.
The work praises the workman.
There is strength in unity.
Practice makes perfect.
Well begun is half done.
A hundred thousand welcomes.
Thank you.
Good night.
Health is better than wealth.
There is no place like home.
Well begun is half done.
There is strength in unity.
Practice makes perfect.
Health is better than wealth.
A hundred thousand welcomes.
Good night.
The work praises the workman.
Thank you.
Silence is golden.

Four different boards. Cut them apart and give one to each player or pair.

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The instructions card

How to run it · Game · Puzzle

Spot it in real life

A home scavenger hunt: find a real example of each meaning on your board as you go about your day.

30 minutesOn your own, In pairsAges 7–9, Ages 9–12

Children pulling together on one rope
  • Ní neart go cur le chéileThere is strength in unity.
  • Den cheird an cleachtadh; namhaid don cheird gan a cleachtadhPractice makes perfect.
  • Tús maith leath na hoibreWell begun is half done.
  • Céad míle fáilteA hundred thousand welcomes.
  • Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féinThere is no place like home.
  • Is binn béal ina thostSilence is golden.
  • Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinteHealth is better than wealth.
  • Go raibh maith agatThank you.
  • Oíche mhaithGood night.
  • Molann an obair an saorThe work praises the workman.

What to do

  1. Take one board each. Read the meanings on it with an adult first.
  2. Go about your afternoon at home, or go on a walk with an adult. Keep your board and pencil with you.
  3. When you see a real example of a meaning, tick the square. For example, someone saying thank you, or two people carrying the shopping in together.
  4. Tell someone what you saw for each tick. It has to be something that really happened, not something you made up.
  5. When you have a full row, you have won the hunt. Keep going to see if you can fill the whole board.

You will need

  • The printed bingo boards, cut apart
  • A pencil

Talk about

  • Which meaning was hardest to find in real life?
  • Which one did you see more than once?

Make it fit

Simpler: Play over a whole day, and let an adult point out examples when they see them.

Stretch: Write one word next to each tick so you can remember what you saw, and share your full board at dinner.

Goes with the printable bingo cards.

seanfhocail.ie · Free for classroom and home use · Meanings, audio and sources for every saying: seanfhocail.ie/classroom/activities/spot-it-in-real-life

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