by admin | Nov 28, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Number, Pegs
This resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils. It is based on reinforcing the concept of place value of hundreds, tens, units. The pack contains 16 cards – on the left hand side of each card is a three digit number, with one digit underlined and...
by admin | Nov 28, 2015 | AEN
This resource is aimed at pupils with poor social skills who need practice in knowing the difference between thinking something and saying it aloud.. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral language and discussion on the topic....
by admin | Nov 28, 2015 | AEN
This resource is aimed at pupils with poor social skills who need practice in knowing the difference between thinking something and saying it aloud.. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral language and discussion on the topic....
by admin | Nov 14, 2015 | Teaching News
Next Monday, November 16th, marks the beginning of Library Ireland Week. The theme of the week this year is “A Library Holds a World of Ideas” – that libraries and books are a portal into a world of ideas and opportunities: a world of imagination and...
by admin | Nov 12, 2015 | Teaching News, Technology
Like many good ideas nowadays that have their genesis on social media, this idea began with a conversation on Twitter. Ciara Brennan (@PrimEdTeacher), a teacher in St. Peter’s Primary School, Bray, Co. Wicklow, was suggesting a common hashtag for schools to...
by admin | Nov 12, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Oral Work
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Categorisation is an important skill for younger/SEN pupils to develop. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral language. This...
by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Reading
This resource is aimed at giving pupils practice of ordering words by alphabetical order. It has a fruit and vegetable theme. There are four different sets of words to place in order, based only on the first letter of the word. Laminate all pages in the resource....
by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | Book Reviews
I recently read “The Midnight Carnival” by Erica Mc Gann. It is a very detailed book about six teenage girls, all of whom study the art of witchcraft. The girls’ names were Grace, Jenny, Delilah, Adie, Una and Rachel. The story is mainly about the...
by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Measures, Pegs
This peg maths resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils. It’s focus is on the consolidation of the order of the months of the year. It consists of 24 question cards. The pupil looks at the months on the left of each card (or a teacher/SNA may...
by admin | Nov 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Measures, Pegs
This resource is aimed at junior/middle pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on digital/analogue time. It is based on reinforcing the concept of “o’clock”. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into 12 separate cards. Pupils should read the...
by admin | Nov 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Measures, Pegs
This peg maths resource is aimed at pupils in infant/junior classes or SEN pupils. It’s focus is on the consolidation of the order of the days of the week. It consists of a fourteen question cards. The pupil looks at the days on the left of each card (or a...
by admin | Nov 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Measures
This resource consists of flashcards of the days of the week to help younger pupils learn the order of the days. They are colour coded to match the Peg Days of the Week resource. (.pdf file 90.4 KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already...
by admin | Nov 3, 2015 | Teaching News
Global Schoolroom is an NGO that currently runs teacher training programmes in a remote region in NE India with the aim of improving education standards through a mutually beneficial scheme. Global Schoolroom recruits Irish teachers on a voluntary basis from...
by admin | Oct 31, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or SEN pupils with speech and language difficulties. It assumes an ability to read. The hospital vocabulary would also need to be taught in advance. Its aim is to assess whether pupils can match the...
by admin | Oct 31, 2015 | Book Reviews
“Conor’s Caveman” is an enthralling book written by Alan Nolan. It is about a young boy named Conor who is part of a team of scouts. Every weekend the scouts go camping at different destinations. Conor is so shy it cripples him. Conor only has one friend called...