Bí Gníomhach is part of a collection of Irish language websites for children aged 7-11. Other resources for Key Stage 2 include:
- Thart Orainn (Geography)
- An Safari Eolaíochta (Science)
- An Sorcas Ceolmhar (Music)
The people of An Baile Ard need your help! There are six Personal and Social Education (PSE) games and activities in Bí Gníomhach. Your challenge is to solve problems facing the community in this run down town. There are also short videos showing real projects carried out in schools that inform and inspire pupils.
The Good Citizen Action Team have identified six projects to improve the lives of the people of An Baile Ard. Each assignment is introduced by a team member who will appear in the game to offer advice when needed.
In each assignment you have to replace old or broken items with new or replacement ones. Some of these new items need to be earned by completing activities that are relevant to your assignment.
Your aim is to make every member of the community happy. A recurring theme of the six assignments is compromise. To succeed at an activity you have to take account of the views of different members of the community and select an appropriate way forward.
To play the assignments click on the different areas in the aerial view of An Baile Ard. They can be played in any order.
Trioblóid sa Pháirc (Park Trouble)
Easy. This is a good place to start. Nobody wants to go to An Baile Ard's run down park anymore! Choose improvements that will make it somewhere people want to go once again.
Achrann na Rosán (Scrubland Squabble)
Easy. The council have given you money to make further improvements to the park. Find out what the local people want and try to keep them all happy.
Fadhbanna Am Súgartha(Playtime problems)
Medium difficulty. The school playground is in a terrible mess! Help the children make improvements that will keep everybody happy at playtime.
Achrann Scoile (School Dispute)
Medium difficulty. The pupils don't like the school dinners and nobody wants to use the horrible toilets! Help the children make improvements to the canteen, the library and the toilets so that everybody will be happy.
Comharsanacht Chráite(Neighbourhood Nuisance)
Hard. The shops are all closed and there's nothing to do in this run down area of the town! Make changes that will keep everybody happy and give young people something to do with their time.
Deacrachtaí Baile(Town Trouble)
Hard. The council are redeveloping the town centre. Help make sure that this benefits the whole community and keeps the local residents and businesses happy.
Hints and Tips
• Interview all the characters before making a start on the tasks. Researching opinions and ideas before making any decisions is useful.
• Remember that different characters have different hopes, likes and dislikes. What makes one character happy might not please someone else. Think how the different characters will react before taking any actions.
• Don't forget that solving one problem can create another one. You might not get everything right the first time so don't give up!
Audio and Visual Help
Click on the 'Mo Leagan Féin' button to:
• resize on-screen text and change text and background colours
• hear on-screen text being read out
• make captions available for most video and audio content.
These preferences are not accessible while you are in the Information section.
You can also navigate most content using the keyboard.
Saving Progress
Save your progress by clicking on the Save button. It will only be saved on the computer where you are working at the time and it will only be possible to load it on that particular machine in the future.
