IPPEA Conference 2014

IPPEA Conference 2014

The Irish Primary PE Association (IPPEA) will hold its annual conference on Saturday March 1st in Carlingford Adventure Centre. The theme of this year’s conference is “Out and About” and a variety of workshops are planned for the day to get participants moving. A...
Oscar Wilde: Stories For Children – Book Review

Oscar Wilde: Stories For Children – Book Review

When Damien asked me to review “Oscar Wilde Stories for Children” I was thrilled. I’ve always loved Oscar Wilde, his stories are full of beautiful images and morals, something I love in all that I read. This book is especially beautiful as the...
A Rosette For Maeve? – Book Review

A Rosette For Maeve? – Book Review

“A Rosette For Maeve?” was written by Anna McQuinn and illustrated by Paul Young. The setting was at a beef farm and at a village show. The storyline was there was a village show on and a girl called Lisa was training a calf to enter a best looking calf...
Colm’s Lambs – Book Review

Colm’s Lambs – Book Review

Colm’s Lambs, by Anna McQuinn and illustrated by Paul Young, tells the story of a newborn lamb that might not survive. I enjoyed reading this book because it’s funny, but at same time sad. I really liked the main character Colm; he is kind and good at farming and...
Just Teach It Website

Just Teach It Website

Just Teach It is another website with downloadable resources for primary schools which I only recently came across. Based on the UK curriculum, the website says that it has over 1,000 resources which are arranged on the site according to theme, Early Years, KS1 and...