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 | Apr 18, 2016 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Writing
This resource is aimed at pupils starting off on the road to writing. It consists of a really basic vocabulary to get them writing some basic sentences about any topic. It contains a general list of 44 words that they might need to write a basic story. It also...
by admin | Apr 14, 2016 | Teaching News
The 2016 Census will take place on Sunday April 24th 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 | Apr 13, 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 under and over. This resource also aims to encourage the development of oral language skills. All three pages should...
by admin | Apr 12, 2016 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils who are working on numbers. It is based on the consolidation of numbers in the range 25-34. The resource features images of children sleeping. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut each one...
by admin | Apr 12, 2016 | Book Reviews
Storm Weaver is about four friends who go on a journey between realms. They set out on a quest to kill the evil Queen Maeve – she wants to be the Queen of the Gods. They want to stop her because she will only use her powers for evil. One of the four friends...
by admin | Apr 12, 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 under and over. This resource also aims to encourage the development of oral language skills. All three pages should...
by admin | Apr 8, 2016 | Teaching News, Technology
April 24th – 29th sees the arrival of our 6th annual Digital Art Week. This gives primary school children around Ireland the opportunity to share their digital art with other children around the country and complete some fun visual arts activities. As it’s...
by admin | Apr 4, 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 | Apr 4, 2016 | AEN, Infants, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in infant classes or SEN pupils. Its purpose is to assess the ability of the pupil to correctly count objects, in this case, lawnmowers. The focus is on counting of numbers in the range 1-10. Laminate all of the pages in the resource....
by admin | Apr 3, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Reading
This literacy resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils. It is made up of cloze sentences with one word missing at the end. The missing words are all magic-e words. The pack contains a base board, the missing words and twelve sentences. The pupil has...
by admin | Apr 2, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Pegs, Reading
This peg literacy resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils. It is made up of cloze sentences with one word missing. The focus of the sentences is learning antonyms (words of opposites meaning). The pack contains 20 cards – on the left hand side of...
by admin | Apr 1, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 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 focus on questions. Laminate all of the pages in the resource. Cut out the...
by admin | Apr 1, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Pegs, Reading
This peg literacy resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils. It is made up of cloze sentences with one word missing. The pack contains 20 cards – on the left hand side of each card is a sentence with a word missing. The pupil has to use a clothes peg...
by admin | Apr 1, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Pegs, Reading
This peg literacy resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils. It is made up of cloze sentences with one word missing. The pack contains 20 cards – on the left hand side of each card is a sentence with a word missing. The pupil has to use a clothes peg...
