by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Teaching News
Space Week, Ireland’s newest national STEM week in parallel with World Space Week, takes place from October 3rd to 8th. It is a special week to focus on the wonders and realities of the Universe around us. Participating in Space Week with your class means you will use...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Class Novel, Resource Packs
“George Speaks”, a novel by Dick King Smith (author of “The Sheep Pig” and “The Hodgeheg”), is about a baby called George, sister to Laura and son to Mum and Dad. However, George is no ordinary small baby. He does all the usual baby...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Misc
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils with speech and language difficulties. It assumes an ability to read. The materials vocabulary would also need to be taught in advance. Its aim is to assess whether pupils can match the...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Reading
This resource is aimed at giving pupils practice of ordering words by alphabetical order. The vocabulary used are in groups eg. colours, numbers, rooms in the house etc. There are six different sets of words to place in order, with seven words in each set. Laminate...
by admin | Sep 25, 2016 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Aistear, Infants, Oral Work, Science
Educational bingo games are a great way for pupils to learn so many different skills. They help with listening skills, visual discrimination, group work, turn taking and the reinforcement of the learning content of that particular bingo game. This bingo game focuses...
by admin | Sep 22, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Number
Ordinal Numbers are numbers that tell the position of items in a list eg. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. The ordinal number flashcards in this resource are portrait and three to a page. Included are flashcards from 1st to 12th as well as a header which says “Ordinal Numbers”. The...
by admin | Sep 22, 2016 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Number
This worksheet for pupils features sections of a maths square cut out where the missing numbers have to be filled in. The worksheets focus on numbers 200 – 300. There are six different puzzles to solve on each page. The pupils have to use their knowledge of maths...
by admin | Sep 22, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Number
Ordinal Numbers are numbers that tell the position of items in a list eg. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. The ordinal number flashcards in this resource are landscape and three to a page. Included are flashcards from 1st to 12th as well as a header which says “Ordinal...
by admin | Sep 22, 2016 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Scríbhneoireacht
Bileog oibre atá i gceist san acmhainn seo, má tá tú ag múineadh gairmeacha beatha sa seomra ranga. Tá dhá rud le déanamh ar an mbileog – “Líon na Bearnaí” agus “Léigh agus Tarraing”. (comhad .pdf 118 KB) Foinse: Emma Milsom Íoslódáil an...
by admin | Sep 21, 2016 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Number
This worksheet for pupils features sections of a maths square cut out where the missing numbers have to be filled in. The worksheets focus on numbers 100 – 200. There are six different puzzles to solve on each page. The pupils have to use their knowledge of...
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, AEN, Infants
It can be difficult to control the noise levels in the classroom at the best of times, especially in classes in the lower end of the primary school. Different noise levels are allowable at different times during the day, depending on the lesson or activity. But how...
by admin | Sep 6, 2016 | AEN, Infants, Oral Work
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. It focuses on the concept of the difference between hard and soft objects. This resource also aims to encourage the development of oral language skills. All four pages...
by admin | Sep 4, 2016 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants
This resource is aimed at getting pupils to learn the mobile phone numbers of their parents. It’s an important life skill and may help to keep pupils safe in certain situations. A page is provided to get pupils to learn both their mum’s and their...
by admin | Sep 4, 2016 | Misc
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with reading difficulties. It focuses on the getting the pupil to recognise their own first name in print form. Based on a bubbles theme, pupils have to sort ten names – five being their own and five...
by admin | Sep 4, 2016 | AEN, Infants, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with reading difficulties. It focuses on the getting the pupil to recognise their own first name in print form. Suitable for pupils with an interest in football, pupils have to sort ten names – five...
