‘Cat na Caillí’ - Acmhainní Tacaíochta / Support Resources for ‘Cat na Caillí’ (Oíche Shamhna)

🐱✨ Cat na Caillí! Halloween Gaeilge Resource Pack

Bring the magic (and mischief!) of Cat na Caillí to life in your classroom this Halloween with this two-part resource bundle — packed with creative literacy tasks, oral language prompts, and fun Gaeilge learning activities.

Perfect for whole-class lessons, literacy rotations, or substitute plans!

🎃 What’s Included:

🧙♀️ Resource 1: “Cat na Caillí!” Presentation.

A display-friendly version ideal for:

• Teacher demonstration on the whiteboard

• Literacy stations or group work

• Display posters for reference during your Halloween unit

Includes:

• Fóclóir Nua — ready made flashcards with new vocabulary from the story ready for you to use. Pre-teach new vocabulary with ease and using one of my fun language games! 
• Links to listen to the story online
• Comprehension Questions — before, during, and after reading.
• Character Reflection Sheet — describe the Cat or the Witch using Irish adjectives
• Creative Writing Menu (Roghchlár) — choose from fun options like Scríobh téacs chuig carachtar, Cruthaigh greannán, or Aimsigh gach briathar san aimsir chaite

💬 Resource 2: “Billeoga – Cat na Caillí!”

A full set of engaging task sheets designed to accompany the Irish reader Cat na Caillí le Siobhán Mhic Gearailt.Includes:

• Téacs Chuig Carachtar— the students show their understanding of story by retelling the story via text.
• Briathra san Aimsir Caite— collect the briathra before writing a paragraph.
• Greannán den Scéal — retell the story in the form of a comic.
• Nath Cainte Reflection — students choose and respond to their favourite phrase
• Focail Nua Worksheet — build and record new vocabulary from the story

Each page is beautifully designed and classroom-ready — just print and go!

🪄 Perfect For:

• 2nd – 5th Class (depending on your class ability)

• Whole-Class Guided Reading

• Substitute Plans

• Station Teaching

• Halloween Gaeilge Week Activities

📚 Skills Covered:

• Oral language & comprehension

• Vocabulary & nathanna cainte

• Sentence writing & grammar (Aimsir Chaite)

• Creative writing

• Self-expression & character study

💡 Why Teachers Love It:

✅ Ready-to-use printable PDFs
✅ Visually engaging & Gaeilge-rich
✅ Perfect balance of fun + literacy outcomes
✅ Encourages independent and group learning
✅ Integrates beautifully with your Cat na Caillí Book Study or Halloween Gaeilge lessons

📎 Product Details:

• File Type: PDF (2 downloads included)

• Language: Gaeilge

• Suitable for: 2nd–5th Class

• Author: Siobhán Mhic Gearailt (The Gaeilge Gúrú)

• Licensed for single classroom use