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Towel Day (25th May)

Towel Day is celebrated every 25 May as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. On this day, fans carry a towel with them to demonstrate their love for the books and the author, as referred to in Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The commemoration was first held in 2001, [...]

Lambs (24th May)

The popular rhyme and song, Mary had a Little Lamb, was first published in 1830 on 24th May. It’s one of the first songs children learn on tn whistle and recorder and it’s one of the first nursery rhymes that children learn when they come to school. Lambs are also symbolic of the beginning of [...]

Flowers (22nd May)

The most famous Flower Show, the Chelsea Flower Show takes place in London every year around the 3rd week of May so this is a good theme to do around then as there are lots of materials around to help with the theme. There are TV programmes about the show on BBC television each day [...]

Cuba (20th May)

[From Wikipedia] Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country’s capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. To the north of Cuba lies the United [...]

Museums (18th May)

International Museum Day is celebrated on the 18th May. There are lots of different types of museums in Ireland so a trip to your local one could be the central theme of your lesson. Almost every locality has a museum celebrating the history of anything from Claypipes to Daniel O’Donnell! Many museums around the world [...]

The Wizard of Oz (15th May)

Did you know that the Wizard of Oz is a book written by L. F. Baum? Baum was born on 15th May 1856 so this would be a good date to try out the theme with a class. The film is part of cinema history and even though it’s over 70 years old, it still [...]

Birthday: Eoin Colfer (14th May)

Eoin Colfer is one of Ireland’s most famous children’s authors. He is most famous for his character Artemis Fowl in the series of the same name. However, he has written many other books covering a wide variety of themes. One of my favourites is Benny and Omar, which covers the theme of multiculturalism nicely. Colfer [...]

Israel (14th May)

The state of Israel was established on 14th May 1948. Israel is famous for a number of things so can a nice theme for the classroom. In fact the history of the state of Israel is interesting in itself. Israel can claim to be a central place of importance for Jewish, Muslim and Christian people. [...]

Finland (12th May)

[Text from Wikipedia] Finland is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland. Around 5.4 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in [...]

Birthday: Florence Nightingale (12th May)

[All text/images from Wikipedia] Florence Nightingale was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed “The Lady with the Lamp” after her habit of making rounds at night. An Anglican, Nightingale believed that [...]