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 | Aug 13, 2016 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Scríbhneoireacht
Seo leabharmharc le roinnt focail chontrártha, a bheadh oiriúnach do dhaltaí agus iad ag déanamh scríbhneoireachta cruthaitheach sa seomra ranga. Tá cóip dubh agus bán san acmhainn seo freisin. (comhad .pdf 125 KB) Íoslódáil an Comhad… RegisterThis content is...
by admin | Aug 13, 2016 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Scríbhneoireacht
Seo foclóir ag baint leis an téama “Daoine” ar bhileog amháin. Bheadh sé oiriúnach do dhaltaí atá ag déanamh scríbhneoireacht cruthaitheach sa seomra ranga. (comhad .pdf 246 KB) Íoslódáil an Comhad… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log...
by admin | Aug 13, 2016 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Scríbhneoireacht
Seo foclóir ag baint leis an téama “Gaolta” ar bhileog amháin. Bheadh sé oiriúnach do dhaltaí atá ag déanamh scríbhneoireacht faoin chlann. (comhad .pdf 238 KB) Íoslódáil an Comhad… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Guest Post, Teaching News
Thanks again to Ciara Brennan (@PrimEdTeacher on Twitter) for compiling this great 4th annual list of dates to keep in mind when doing lesson planning for the forthcoming school year. Save the dates in your school diary for the forthcoming school year. All of these...
by admin | Jul 29, 2016 | Teaching News
Award-winning animation studio Cartoon Saloon has teamed up with Temple Street Children’s University Hospital to create a short video to help prepare children who are going into hospital for an operation. Called “Ben and Tara’s Visit to the...
by admin | Jul 29, 2016 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Reading
This resource deals with looking at and analysing language. Pupils should have a prior knowledge of consonants, vowels and syllables. The resource requires pupils to read the words and then count the letters, consonants, vowels and syllables in the word, recording...
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 | Jul 28, 2016 | Teaching News, Technology
On my return from holiday I noticed that while I was away the Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, announced that coding was to be introduced into primary schools. I’ve been trying to catch up on the reaction by educators to the announcement...
by admin | Jun 23, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Number
This resource is a 120 Square on an A4 page. Its aim is to cross the bridge of the number 100. It can be used for work on patterns in the 120 square or for addition and subtraction on the square. It can also be used to do lots of oral maths lessons. (.pdf file…...
by admin | Jun 23, 2016 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Reading
This resource is aimed at younger pupils who are using the Oxford Reading Tree set of graded readers. Its aim is to help pupils to learn and recognise the names of the eleven main characters in the series. The resource is a matching activity with a summer flip-flop...
by admin | Jun 1, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Reading
This literacy resource book is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils, with the focus on reading comprehension. It is made up of ten pages, each page containing a strong image (from the My Cute Graphics website) and a sentence placeholder. The ten sentences...
by admin | May 29, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in first to third classes or SEN pupils. Its purpose is to assist with the understanding of both sentence structure and reading for meaning. These sentences are made up of six words. Laminate all of the pages in the resource. Cut out...
by admin | May 29, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Reading
This literacy resource book is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils, with the focus on reading comprehension. It is made up of ten pages, each page containing a strong image (from the My Cute Graphics website) and a sentence placeholder. The ten sentences...
