by admin | Sep 3, 2017 | 3rd/4th, Class Novel, Resource Packs
This resource Pack contains 15 different resources with 54 pages of activities based on the novel “The Giggler Treatment” by Roddy Doyle. It’s suitable for work with probably a 3rd/4th class, although I created and used these worksheets for work with pupils in our SEN...
by admin | Aug 30, 2017 | Miscellaneous
This set of classroom/school motivation posters is designed to create a positive atmosphere in the classroom/school and to motivate pupils to achieve and to be the best that they can be. There are two headers included in the resource: “In This Classroom We...
by admin | Aug 29, 2017 | 1st/2nd, Reading
Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. Although some of the words in the lists...
by admin | Aug 29, 2017 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Drama-
This is the fifth in our new set of drama resources for the classroom. The 20 cards in the resource provide scenarios for role play/improvisation in the classroom. Talking in Gobbledygook means speaking in a made-up language which is often characterised by use of...
by admin | Aug 28, 2017 | Website
As you may have noticed, we have been working hard behind the scenes on revamping the website over the past few months. The site is almost ten years old this year and the last revamp was done in 2010. During the past year, there have been many issues affecting the...
by admin | Aug 28, 2017 | Gaeilge
San acmhainn seo tá luaschártaí de Míonna na Bliana. Bheadh siad an dathannach mar thaispeántas sa seomra ranga. Tá dhá mhí ar gach bileog A4 agus tá teideal “Míonna na Bliana” ann freisin. Má tá siad ró-mhór duit, téigh go dtí do “printer...
by admin | Aug 28, 2017 | Competitions
To mark the revamp of the Seomra Ranga website, and to mark the Return-To-School week, we’ve teamed up again with Poolbeg Press to bring you another great competition. Poolbeg has developed a great set of ten fact book readers based around Irish historical figures....
by admin | Aug 27, 2017 | English
This resource consists of flashcards of the Months of the Year. These will make a colourful display in your classroom with their polka dot borders, in four different colours, and modern colour-matched typeface. They are designed two per A4 page along with a header. If...
by admin | Aug 27, 2017 | Guest Post
This ever popular post is back for the fifth year, thanks again to Ciara Reilly (@PrimEdTeacher on Twitter) for compiling it. It is an annual list of dates to keep in mind when doing lesson planning for the forthcoming school year. It also includes dates of...
by admin | Aug 27, 2017 | Miscellaneous
This set of classroom motivation posters is designed to create a positive atmosphere in the classroom and to motivate pupils to achieve and to be the best that they can be. If you wish to display them outside, or at the entrance to the classroom, there is a header...
by admin | Aug 27, 2017 | Book Reviews
I really enjoyed “The Easter Rising 1916 – Molly’s Diary” which was written by Patricia Murphy and I don’t think I’m the only one who would enjoy it. Molly’s Diary is a wonderful story about a twelve year old girl who is a trained first aider...
by admin | Aug 26, 2017 | Free
This free resource contains two simple rules for classroom interaction to allow good communication to take place. It reinforces to pupils that one person should be speaking at a time so that “When you talk, I listen” and “When I talk, you...
by admin | Aug 25, 2017 | Resources
What do you include in an Oral Language scheme for your class for the year? A couple of years ago, I put together some oral language resources/ideas for the classes in my school. It included some oral language resources which we’ve gathered up over the years,...
by admin | Aug 25, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Quizzes, Science
This table quiz, with questions based on a Polar Regions theme, comprises eight rounds of six questions, a tie-break round and answers to all questions on 147 Powerpoint slides. Hopefully, there is a mixture of easy enough questions and some to challenge the better...
by admin | Aug 25, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Labhairt, Scríbhneoireacht
Sa chomhad seo tá liosta briathra ag baint leis an Scoil. Bheadh sé oiriúnach do dhaltaí a bhéas ag déanamh scríbhneoireacht cruthaitheach sa seomra ranga faoin scoil. Bheadh sé úsáideach freisin le haghaidh obair ó bhéal sa seomra ranga. Tá dhá bhileog sa chomhad...
