English

Word of the Day

by admin on 28/08/2012

Teachers all know how important it is to develop the oral and written language of pupils. This resource is a header to place in a prominent position in the classroom, under which can be recorded new or interesting words which are discovered during the day. These could be recorded in a copy or personal dictionary or the teacher could encourage pupils to use them in an oral sentence during the day. [click to continue…]

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The Wizard of Oz

by admin on 19/02/2012

Flashcards to help with the teaching of the classic L. Frank Baum story of the Wizard of Oz, including all of the main characters and ideas in the story.

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Recession Vocabulary

by admin on 12/01/2012

Recession VocabularyIn a recent survey conducted by iReach Market Research and reported by RTÉ, it was found that 90% of children were using recession vocabulary. Words like recession, unemployment, credit crunch and redundancy have entered the conversational vocabulary of children. This resource is not aimed at focussing on the “doom and gloom”, but facing the reality that children are using some of these words already.

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Phonics Diagraphs

by admin on 27/09/2011

Phonics Diagraphs

A4 illustrated posters showing pictorial examples of common diagraphs: ch-, sh-, th-, -ck, wh-, qu-, -ng.

Source: Lorna Smith

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Rimes 02

by admin on 18/06/2011

Rimes 02

A series of 21 posters of the most common rimes used as word endings. They can be used individually as headers for collections of words that end with each rime, or they can be used with onset posters/flashcards to make words.

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Onsets 02

June 16, 2011

A series of 27 posters of the most common consonant blends used as onsets. They can be used individually as headers for collections of  words that begin with each onset, or they can be used with rime posters/flashcards to make words. (.pdf file 2.89MB) Download File

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American English

May 14, 2011

Flashcards showing 66 examples of the different words used in American and European English. (.pdf file 101KB) Download File

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Foreign Words 01

May 10, 2011

Flashcards of 50 words of foreign origin but commonly used in the English language. These can be used for a series of lessons on language and looking and exploring  language. They can also be used in conjunction with the other resources on foreign words on this site: worksheets and word walls. (.pdf file 2.88MB) Download [...]

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Foreign Words 02

May 10, 2011

Flashcards of 50 words of foreign origin but commonly used in the English language. These can be used for a series of lessons on language and looking and exploring  language. They can also be used in conjunction with the other resources on foreign words on this site: worksheets and word walls. (.pdf file 2.88MB) Download [...]

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Summer Alphabet (Capitals)

May 3, 2011

Posters of the capital letters of the alphabet with a seasonally summer theme. (.pdf files 406KB) Download File

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Summer Alphabet

May 1, 2011

A4 posters of small and capital letters of the alphabet with a seasonally summer theme. (.pdf file 417KB) Download File

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Phonics Poster – ch Words 03

March 26, 2011

Phonics poster showing examples of words with the ch- pattern. (.pdf file 71.1KB) Download File

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Phonics Poster – ch Words 02

March 26, 2011

Phonics poster showing examples of words with the ch- pattern. (.pdf file 83.7KB) Download File

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Pancake Recipe

March 6, 2011

Posters showing the main ingredients for making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. (.pdf file 926KB) Download File

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Phonics Poster – ar Words 03

March 5, 2011

Phonics poster showing examples of words with the -ar pattern. (.pdf file 77.9KB) Download File

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