by admin | Mar 10, 2026 | Website
After more than eighteen years in operation, the time has come for Seomra Ranga to conclude its journey. It has been exciting providing classroom resources for teachers since September 2007 but I feel that the website has run its course and it is now time to close...
by admin | Apr 8, 2024 | Resources Websites
I Am An Artist is a website set up many years ago to support primary teachers in the delivery of the Visual Arts curriculum in the classroom. The website is certainly worth a visit for teachers to gain a better insight and overview of the Visual Arts curriculum and to...
by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Resources Websites
The 2022 Census will take place on Sunday April 3rd next, when every household in the country will complete their Census form. The census is a count of the population of the country. It also asks questions relating to every person in the country on Census night to...
by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Resources Websites
Our sister website, Nollaig Shona, has got a re-vamp to mark its 10th Birthday. This website is completely dedicated to Christmas resources for the classroom. After a lot of planning, designing and preparation over the last few months, the revamped website is finally...
by admin | May 13, 2019 | Free, Resources Websites
The National Gallery of Ireland has just published a free Primary Schools Resource which responds to their current exhibition: “Shaping Ireland: Landscapes in Irish Art” (13 April – 7 July 2019). The exhibition at the gallery explores the relationship...
by admin | Sep 8, 2018 | Resources Websites
I recently saw the Classroom Screen website recommended on the CESI (Computers in Education Society of Ireland) mailing list and, having had a quick initial look, I was immediately convinced of its usefulness in the classroom. This free resource for teachers is...
by admin | Nov 12, 2017 | Resources Websites
This week is Science Week, a chance for teachers to place an extra emphasis and focus on science-related activities. If you are stuck for ideas to mark the week there are lots of ideas on the Primary Science website. You can select a Strand or Strand Unit that you...
by admin | Aug 21, 2017 | Resources Websites
In my school setting we’ve been using some of the resources on the Instant Display website for some years. One of the main ways that we use this website is to download lettering for wall and notice board displays. The site has a vast array of lettering sets to...
by admin | Aug 3, 2017 | Resources Websites
On 1 January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit — officially came into force. Over the next fifteen years, with these new Goals that...
by admin | Aug 24, 2016 | Resources Websites
This September 13th marks the the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl and schools around the world will celebrate Roald Dahl Day on this date. Roald Dahl is a much loved author for generations of pupils with books such as “Matilda”, “Charlie...
by admin | Aug 18, 2016 | Resources Websites
Many teachers, perhaps especially those in junior classes, will at some stage do some work on the Post Office. It’s a great theme to employ in the classroom and gives some great opportunities for some cross-curricular and integrated theme work. Many teachers...
by admin | Jul 29, 2016 | Resources Websites
The National Folklore Collection, located in UCD, contains 740,000 pages of folklore and local tradition compiled by pupils from 5,000 primary schools in the Irish Free State between 1937 and 1939. Known as “The Schools Collection”, the material includes...
by admin | May 7, 2016 | Resources Websites
Dublinia, in conjunction with Dublin City Council, Scoilnet and Noho have recently launched a new Online Learning platform. Through audio-visual interactives, the platform introduces pupils to the history of Viking and medieval Dublin. Speaking about the launch of the...
by admin | Apr 20, 2016 | Resources Websites
We are working on our Gaelbhratach in school this year and recently had some Gaeilge CPD in support of our work. It’s always difficult to come across resources to help with the teaching of Gaeilge in the classroom. The following are some sites that come...
by admin | Jan 27, 2016 | Resources Websites, Teaching News
“Saol Faoi Shráid” is an animated children’s TV series created by TV production company Meangadh Fíbín for TG4. It is broadcast every weekday on TG4’s young people’s slot Cúla 4 and some of the series is also available to view at any time...
by admin | Jun 2, 2015 | Resources Websites
ESL Aloud is a new website from an Irish primary school teacher. The teacher creates simple poems in order to teach basic vocabulary to pupils learning English as a second language. The poems are colourful and engaging and would look great projected large onto an IWB....
