by admin | Dec 19, 2025 | Book Reviews
“Enchanted Ireland” is a great book about old Irish legends from every county in Ireland. The 32 stories have been handed down from generation to generation. The book is written by Kieran Fanning and illustrated by Julia Iredale. I thought it was a very...
by admin | Dec 18, 2025 | Christmas
This seasonal PPTX resource would be great for an end-of-term fun activity and could be done with pupils in a variety of age groups. Doing this activity, pupils could show their knowledge of lyrics from the most popular Christmas songs and carols. There are 50...
by admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Christmas
This seasonal resource is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes who are discussing customs and traditions associated with the season of Christmas. This pack of twenty-six display posters gives explanations about the history of a variety of customs and...
by admin | Dec 15, 2025 | Christmas
This seasonal PPTX resource aims to make pupils aware of the different ways in which people wish each other a “Happy Christmas” in a range of different countries around the world. The Christmas greetings depend on language and culture and pupils will spot...
by admin | Dec 15, 2025 | Book Reviews
“Run Home Little Fox” is a picture book written by renowned wildlife writer Tom McCaughren (“Run Wild Series”) and childrens’ author Erika McGann (“Where are you Puffling?”). In this beautifully illustrated story McCaughren returns to writing about foxes, telling the...
by admin | Dec 12, 2025 | Christmas
This seasonal resource is aimed at pupils who find social skills challenging and who need some extra practice in knowing the difference between thinking something and saying it aloud. This resource with a Christmas theme aims to develop categorisation skills as well...
by admin | Dec 11, 2025 | Christmas
This seasonal PPTX resource aims to make pupils aware of the different names which our Santa Claus is referred to in a range of different countries around the world. The name of Santa Claus varies according to different cultures and traditions surrounding the...
by admin | Dec 10, 2025 | Christmas
Getting younger pupils used to handling a scissors and cutting lines or patterns is a useful activity for fine motor skills. Pupils with additional educational needs may also need some extra practice with this activity. This seasonal resource requires pupils to cut...
by admin | Dec 9, 2025 | Christmas, Quizzes
This fun seasonal Table Quiz comprises eight rounds of six questions, a Tie-Break Round, Christmas Facts between rounds, and answers to all questions on 175 Powerpoint slides. It is geared towards pupils in the middle/senior end of the school. All questions are based...
by admin | Dec 9, 2025 | Book Reviews
Our Senior Infants absolutely loved reading this charming festive tale together. Flossie McFluff, the feisty forest fairy, is busy decorating her cosy woodland home for Christmas when disaster strikes. A fierce storm floods the animals’ burrows, leaving all her...
by admin | Dec 8, 2025 | Christmas
The aim of this seasonal resource is to create an active Christmas-themed activity as Gaeilge geared towards pupils in junior/middle classes. There are seven differentiated trail sheets in the resource, based on the same sixteen cards which pupils have to find and...
by admin | Dec 8, 2025 | Christmas
This seasonal Gaeilge domino game resource is aimed at assisting pupils in middle/senior classes in consolidating their knowledge of vocabulary on the theme of An Nollaig. There are 24 domino cards in the pack with three printed on each A4 page.Pupils have to match...
by admin | Dec 8, 2025 | Misc
Sa chomhad seo tá foclóir ag baint leis an bhféasta “An Nollaig”. Bheadh sé oiriúnach do dhaltaí a bhéas ag déanamh scríbhneoireacht cruthaitheach sa seomra ranga nó ag déanamh saorscríbhneoireacht. Cuideoidh sé freisin le teanga ó bhéal, agus na daltaí ag déanamh...
by admin | Dec 8, 2025 | Christmas
If you have done a unit of work on the topic of “An Nollaig”, you may wish to assess how familiar the pupils are with the vocabulary associated with this topic. This pack contains nine pages of assessment on An Nollaig, with three different ways of...
by admin | Dec 7, 2025 | Christmas
The aim of this seasonal resource is to create an active Christmas-themed activity geared towards infant/younger pupils. There are seven differentiated trail sheets in the resource, based on the same sixteen cards which pupils have to find and tick off. The teacher...
