Session 1: • The basics of chess: how to move the pieces, check and checkmate. • How to teach the basics to young children. Mini-games, based on chess, that can be used easily in the classroom to enhance numeracy. • How to set up your chess club and run competitions in various formats. Sourcing of equipment, Session 2: • More advanced rules of the game: castling, stalemate, other drawn games, pawn promotion, en passant captures. • Simple chess tactics and strategies for children. How to help children develop beyond moving the pieces randomly! • The most common checkmating patterns. Session 3: • Further chess tactics and strategies. • How to integrate chess into the primary curriculum.
Course Date | 12-11-2018 5:00 pm |
Course End Date | 26-11-2018 7:30 pm |
Cut off date | 12-11-2018 12:00 am |
Registration fee / cost | Free |
Speaker | April Cronin |
Number Hours | 6 |
Location | Blackrock Education Centre |
Categories | Post Primary, Primary |