Infants

Sea Life: Reproduction

by admin on 23/03/2013

Animals ReproductionThis Powerpoint resource for junior classes from Sea Life Bray focuses on explaining how different animals reproduce and the life cycle of the animal. It explains that some animals give birth to live babies while others are hatched from an egg. Featuring stunning images, there is an interactive element in the presentation in the form of a True or False Quiz with which pupils can engage. [click to continue…]

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Sea Life: Living Creatures

by admin on 23/03/2013

Animals Living CreaturesThis Powerpoint resource for junior classes from Sea Life Bray focuses on the different aspects of the daily life of living creatures. All animals need to Feed, Reproduce, Grow, Move, Sense. Each of these needs is explained in the presentation. Featuring stunning images, there are interactive elements in the presentation about the diet of animals with which pupils can engage. [click to continue…]

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Sea Life: Classification

by admin on 23/03/2013

Animals ClassificationThis Powerpoint resource for junior classes from Sea Life Bray focuses on how the estimated three million different types of animals in the world are classified. It teaches pupils the language of animal classification: Fish, Birds, Mammals, Crustaceans, Reptiles, Insects. It explains to pupils why animals belong to a certain classification. Featuring excellent images, the presentation also encourages pupil participation in the discussion about animals. [click to continue…]

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Sea Life: Movement

by admin on 23/03/2013

Animal MovementThis Powerpoint resource for junior classes from Sea Life Bray focuses on the importance of movement for the survival of animals. It shows how different animals and fish move and how their senses help in that movement. The connection to human senses is also explored. Featuring stunning images, there are interactive elements in the presentation with which pupils can engage. [click to continue…]

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Caring for Animals in their EnvironmentsThis Powerpoint resource  for junior classes from Sea Life Bray focuses on the different habitats of animals. Whether on land or in water, different animals like different habitats. Some animals choose a habitat because it suits them for a particular reason. It also discusses what happens to an animal if their habitat become damaged. Suggestions are given as to how pupils can help preserve the natural habitats of animals. [click to continue…]

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Ireland’s Call

March 10, 2013

Use this video to help teach your pupils the anthem “Ireland’s Call”. The lyrics can be downloaded below.  

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Ar Strae Beagán

March 7, 2013

Walker Éireann, an imprint of Walker Books, has recently teamed up with Foras na Gaeilge to bring readers four of their best picture books created by some of Ireland’s foremost book makers, in Irish. This book is called Ar Strae Beagán (A Bit Lost) by Chris Haughton. Uh-oh! The little owl has fallen from it’s [...]

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Ullchabháin Óga

March 7, 2013

Walker Éireann, an imprint of Walker Books, has recently teamed up with Foras na Gaeilge to bring readers four of their best picture books created by some of Ireland’s foremost book makers, in Irish. This book is called Ullchabháin Óga (Owl Babies) by Martin Waddell. It is the story of three young owls, Sorcha, Peadar [...]

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Tomhais Méid Mo Ghrá Duit

March 7, 2013

Walker Éireann, an imprint of Walker Books, has recently teamed up with Foras na Gaeilge to bring readers four of their best picture books created by some of Ireland’s foremost book makers, in Irish. This book is called Tomhais Méid MoGhrá Duit (Guess How Much I Love You) by Sam Mc Bratney. Over 28 million copies [...]

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Stiúcaí Stiúgtha

March 7, 2013

Walker Éireann, an imprint of Walker Books, has recently teamed up with Foras na Gaeilge to bring readers four of their best picture books created by some of Ireland’s foremost book makers, in Irish. The first of these is Stiúcaí Stiúgtha (The Ravenous Beast) by Niamh Sharkey. Stiúcaí Stiúgtha is ravenous. There is nobody hungrier [...]

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Know About 10s Video

February 17, 2013

This maths video is to help pupils associate the numbers that add up to ten and, conversely the answers when you take away from ten. There’s a nice part towards the end of the video where pupils have to participate in taking away from ten.

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An Sneachta 02

January 23, 2013

Short Powerpoint resource illustrating the poem “An Sneachta”. Suitable for junior/middle classes. Source: Máire Uí Chearbhaill (.ppt file 970KB)

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What Floor?

December 2, 2012

Nice Powerpoint presentation to help infant pupils with learning the numbers 1-5. It is really an activity that integrates other curricular strands also: it can be used for learning numbers in maths, oral language in English and oral language in Gaeilge. Source: Fiona Mahon (.ppt file 988KB)

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CVC A Words

December 2, 2012

This is a simple phonic lesson on a Powerpoint presentation to get younger pupils to identify the -at and -an sounds in the pictures on the slides. Source: Fiona Mahon (.ppt file 1.25MB)

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Science Week Video 4: Potato Power

November 14, 2012

Today’s video for Science Week shows you how to turn potatoes into batteries to power something.

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