Hallowe’en Image Mats

Hallowe’en Image Mats

With the theme of Hallowe’en well under way in many classrooms throughout the country, these two image mats – Hallowe’en Creatures and Hallowe’en Items – might be a welcome addition to talk, discussion and writing on the theme of...
Pumpkin Tracing Booklet

Pumpkin Tracing Booklet

This new seasonal resource consists of a 13-page booklet of tracing activities for pupils in junior classes who are at the pre-writing stage or who need more practice in fine motor skills for writing. The tracing patterns are all in the shape of a Hallowe’en pumpkin....
Book Review – A Saucer Full of Secrets

Book Review – A Saucer Full of Secrets

“A Saucer Full of Secrets” is quite a wonderful blend of Irish history and folklore, wrapped up in a fiction novel. The story line is full of magic and mystery. With many Irish words, it really gives the Irish feel. Our principal characters, Sedu and Alban seem...
Léirmheas Leabhar – An tUan Beag Dubh Ó Chonamara

Léirmheas Leabhar – An tUan Beag Dubh Ó Chonamara

Ag tús an scéil seo bhí aoire a chónaigh ar shliabh le madra darbh ainm Póló. Bhí uan beag dubh aige ach níor mhaith le Poló é mar níor éist sé leis. Sa lár bhí stoirm mhór ann agus rith an tAoire agus Póló go dtí a dteach. Bhí na caoirigh i gcruachás, bhí siad ag...
Book Review – Mythical Irish Wonders

Book Review – Mythical Irish Wonders

How can the year be divided into four? Who was the king with the silver arm? What are ‘brain balls?!’ – ‘Mythical Irish Wonders’ is a collection of myths detailing the obscure, lesser-known stories “handed down to us from Irish Saints and Scholars”. Captivating...