Key Stage 1 Learning About the Northern Ireland Census Lesson 2

Teacher Notes Key Stage 1 Learning about the Northern Ireland Census Lesson 2: Settlements Time: Activity 1: The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse (30 minutes) Activity 2: Urban or Rural? (30 minutes) Activity 3: Populations (20 minutes) Activity 4: Special Places (30 minutes) Learning Intentions What You Need Children will learn that: • The Urban Mouse and The Rural Mouse • the census tells us about the settlements presentation and notes in Northern Ireland; • Five Fables video • a settlement is where groups of people • Resource 1: Census Settlements gather together to live; • Resource 2: The Urban Mouse and The • settlements are divided into rural and Rural Mouse urban; • Resource 3: My Favourite Places • a fable is a story with a moral and identify • two large hoops, one labelled Urban and the moral in an Ulster-Scots version of a the other Rural, for sorting traditional Aesop’s fable; • we can be different from others, like different things and still be friends; and • places can be special to us because of people who live there and events that happen there. You can use this lesson or individual activities and resources at any time, but these may be most useful between January and April 2021 when other census activities are taking place. Resources for this lesson are available at www.ccea.org.uk/census Curriculum Links: Mathematics and Numeracy (Handling Data and Processes in Mathematics), Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities (Managing Information), Language and Literacy (Talking and Listening), Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (Relationships in the Community), The World Around Us: Geography (Place). Activity 1: The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse Use the Settlements presentation (slides 1–5) and notes. • Discuss what a fable is and what a moral is. • Watch the Ulster-Scots Five Fables video written by Seamus Heaney and narrated by Billy Connolly. • Ask the children what they think the moral of this story is, whether they agree with it and how they would change it to relate to modern day situations. 1 Teacher Notes Key Stage 1 Learning about the Northern Ireland Census Activity 2: Urban or Rural? Use the Settlements presentation (slides 6–11) and notes and Resource 1: Census Settlements. • Introduce the children to the terms urban and rural as an alternative to town and country and examine images for each of these. • Encourage the children to listen to rural and urban audio clips and decide which is which, identifying as many individual sounds as possible. • Use Resource 1: Census Settlements to explore the settlements that NISRA identifies as rural and urban, particularly highlighting Belfast as the capital city. Try this at home … Use Resource 2: The Urban Mouse and The Rural Mouse. • Ask the children to use the words given to update the story of The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. Activity 3: Populations Use the Census Settlements presentation (slides 12–18) and notes. • Recap with the children how many rural and urban settlements they counted. • Remind the children that this is like a mini census. • Ask the children to vote for the sentence they think is correct: – Most people in Northern Ireland live in urban settlements. or – Most people in Northern Ireland live in rural settlements. • Explain that although Northern Ireland has more rural settlements and urban, most people live in urban settlements. In fact, Belfast has a larger population than that of all the rural settlements added together. Try this at home … Use the Settlements presentation (slides 12–18) and notes, Resource 1: Census Settlements and Resource 3: My Favourite Places. • Ask the children to complete Resource 3: My Favourite Places using Resource 1: Census Settlements to find out if the place they have chosen is urban or rural. Activity 4: Special Places Use the Settlements presentation (slides 19–20) and notes, completed Resource 3 My Favourite Places and two large hoops, one labelled Urban and the other Rural, for sorting. • Sort the children’s Resource 3: My Favourite Places cards into rural and urban to see which type of area is more popular. Are more of the children’s favourite places urban or rural? • Discuss with the children what makes a place special. 2 Teacher Notes Key Stage 1 Learning about the Northern Ireland Census Key vocabulary capital city census fable favourite intermediate large medium moral populations rural second city settlements small special urban Ulster-Scots village Curriculum links Mathematics and Numeracy • Processes – understand mathematical language and be able to use it to talk about their work; – represent work in a clear and organised way, using symbols where appropriate; and – know ways to check their own work. • Handling Data – sort and classify objects for one or two criterion and represent results using Venn and Carroll diagrams; – collect data, record and present it using real objects, tables, diagrams and ICT software; – discuss and interpret the data; and – extract information from a range of charts, diagrams and tables. Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities • Managing Information – select, classify, compare and evaluate information; and – use a range of methods for collating, recording and representing information. Language and Literacy • Talking and Listening – take turns at talking and listening in a group and paired activities. Personal Development and Mutual Understanding • Relationships in the Community – appreciate ways we are similar and different. The World Around Us: Geography • Place – explore aspects of their own immediate world, including features of the town and countryside. 3 Resources Resource 1 Census Settlements Population rank order Settlement Name Type Urban or Rural (largest to smallest) BELFAST CITY captial city 1 urban DERRY CITY second city 2 urban METROPOLITAN NEWTOWNABBEY large town 3 urban CRAIGAVON URBAN AREA including large town 4 urban AGHACOMMON BANGOR large town 5 urban METROPOLITAN CASTLEREAGH large town 6 urban LISBURN CITY large town 7 urban METROPOLITAN LISBURN large town 8 urban BALLYMENA large town 9 urban NEWTOWNARDS large town 10 urban CARRICKFERGUS large town 11 urban NEWRY large town 12 urban COLERAINE large town 13 urban ANTRIM large town 14 urban OMAGH TOWN large town 15 urban LARNE large town 16 urban BANBRIDGE medium town 17 urban ARMAGH medium town 18 urban DUNGANNON medium town 19 urban ENNISKILLEN medium town 20 urban STRABANE medium town 21 urban LIMAVADY medium town 22 urban COOKSTOWN medium town 23 urban HOLYWOOD medium town 24 urban DOWNPATRICK medium town 25 urban BALLYMONEY medium town 26 urban BALLYCLARE small town 27 urban COMBER small town 28 urban MAGHERAFELT small town 29 urban 4 Resources Resource 1 Census Settlements Population rank order Settlement Name Type Urban or Rural (largest to smallest) WARRENPOINT/BURREN small town 30 urban PORTSTEWART small town 31 urban NEWCASTLE small town 32 urban CARRYDUFF small town 33 urban DONAGHADEE small town 34 urban KILKEEL small town 35 urban PORTRUSH small town 36 urban DROMORE_BANBRIDGE small town 37 urban BALLYNAHINCH small town 38 urban COALISLAND small town 39 urban GREENISLAND small town 40 urban BALLYCASTLE small town 41 urban CRUMLIN small town 42 urban RANDALSTOWN small town 43 urban MOIRA intermediate 44 rural MAGHERA intermediate 45 rural HILLSBOROUGH AND CULCAVY intermediate 46 rural WHITEHEAD intermediate 47 rural EGLINTON intermediate 48 rural WARINGSTOWN intermediate 49 rural TANDRAGEE intermediate 50 rural CULMORE intermediate 51 rural SAINTFIELD intermediate 52 rural AHOGHILL intermediate 53 rural DUNGIVEN intermediate 54 rural KEADY intermediate 55 rural CASTLEDERG intermediate 56 rural LISNASKEA intermediate 57 rural BALLYGOWAN intermediate 58 rural 5 Resources Resource 1 Census Settlements Population rank order Settlement Name Type Urban or Rural (largest to smallest) KILLYLEAGH intermediate 59 rural BROUGHSHANE intermediate 60 rural RICHHILL intermediate 61 rural CASTLEWELLAN intermediate 62 rural ROSTREVOR intermediate 63 rural BESSBROOK intermediate 64 rural NEWBUILDINGS intermediate 65 rural CULLYBACKEY intermediate 66 rural PORTAFERRY intermediate 67 rural RATHFRILAND village 68 rural MAGHABERRY village 69 rural STRATHFOYLE village 70 rural MILLISLE village 71 rural CASTLEDAWSON village 72 rural IRVINESTOWN village 73 rural DOLLINGSTOWN village 74 rural PORTAVOGIE village 75 rural BALLYKELLY village 76 rural KELLS/CONNOR village 77 rural BALLYWALTER village 78 rural GILFORD village 79 rural SION MILLS village 80 rural MONEYMORE village 81 rural CROSSGAR village 82 rural ANNALONG village 83 rural GLENAVY village 84 rural DRAPERSTOWN village 85 rural DONAGHCLONEY village 86 rural HILLTOWN village 87 rural 6 Resources Resource 1 Census Settlements Population rank order Settlement Name Type Urban or Rural (largest to smallest) KILREA village 88 rural MARKETHILL village 89 rural ARDGLASS village 90 rural CROSSMAGLEN village 91 rural MOY village 92 rural DUNDRUM village 93 rural NEWTOWNSTEWART village 94 rural CARNLOUGH village 95 rural MILLTOWN village 96 rural GREYSTEEL village 97 rural TEMPLEPATRICK village 98 rural BALLINAMALLARD village 99 rural DOAGH village 100 rural HELEN'S BAY village 101 rural MONEYREAGH village 102 rural BALLYCARRY village 103 rural DRUMANESS village 104 rural MAGHERALIN village 105 rural CLAUDY village 106 rural CLOGH MILLS village 107 rural BUSHMILLS village 108 rural CASTLEROCK village 109 rural LAURELVALE/MULLAVILLY village 110 rural CUSHENDALL village 111 rural GARVAGH village 112 rural COGRY/KILBRIDE village 113 rural FIVEMILETOWN

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