by admin | Oct 29, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Oral Work, Reading
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 | Oct 28, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Measures
Today, October 28th, is Rounding Rollout Day. From this date, the total shop bill will be rounded either up or down to the nearest 5c. After a very positive pilot project in Wexford in 2013, rounding is now being rolled out nationwide. It is voluntary for both the...
by admin | Oct 28, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Measures
On the day on which rounding money comes into operation in Ireland, this resource may assist pupils in calculating whether to round up or round down. It consists of a colour-coded 100 square – one colour showing when to round down (1c, 2c, 6c, 7c); one colour...
by admin | Oct 22, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Phonics
This resource is suitable for infant classes or for SEN pupils at the beginning of work on phonics. Focusing on the -at rime, it consists of onsets and rime cards to enable pupils to construct phonic sentences to make words. eg. c + at = cat; h + at = hat etc. It has...
by admin | Oct 22, 2015 | 3rd/4th, AEN, Pegs, Reading
This resource is aimed at middle class pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on comprehension. It is based on the beginning chapters of the novel “Ratburger” by David Walliams. Either the pupil reads the story themselves, or the teacher/SNA reads the...
by admin | Oct 22, 2015 | Free
Teachers are always seeking advice and recommendations for novels suitable for particular class standards. There are many lists out there, but few are lists recommended by practising classroom teachers. So, in an attempt to compile a list of novels suitable for use in...
by admin | Oct 21, 2015 | Guest Post
One of South Dublin Libraries’ ongoing Decade of Centenaries projects has been a series of information packs for schools aimed at late primary and early secondary school pupils. The 1913 Lockout and the Great War information packs were released in 2013 and 2014. The...
by admin | Oct 19, 2015 | Free
Teachers are always seeking advice and recommendations for novels suitable for particular class standards. There are many lists out there, but few are lists recommended by practising classroom teachers. So, in an attempt to compile a list of novels suitable for use in...
by admin | Oct 19, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Maths, Pegs
This resource focuses on positional language, which can pose some difficulties for younger pupils and SEN pupils. It consists of a table of nine boxes, each of which contains an item of fruit or vegetables. Twelve question cards based on the table are also included....
by admin | Oct 19, 2015 | 3rd/4th, AEN, Data, Pegs
This peg maths resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils. It is based on the pupil’s ability to read a block graph. It consists of a block graph of “Our Favourite School Subjects”, followed by sixteen question cards based on the graph. The pupil...
by admin | Oct 19, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Number
This resource is suitable for 1st/2nd classes or for SEN pupils at the beginning of work on number. It is based on addition sentences to Make 20. It consists of numeral and maths sign cards to enable pupils to construct maths sentences to make 20. eg. 12 + 8 = 20; 19...
by admin | Oct 19, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Number
This resource is suitable for infant classes/1st or for SEN pupils at the beginning of work on number. It is based on addition sentences to Make 10. It consists of numeral and maths sign cards to enable pupils to construct maths sentences to make 10. eg. 2 + 8 = 10;...
by admin | Oct 15, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Maths, Pegs
This resource focuses on positional language, which can pose some difficulties for younger pupils and SEN pupils. It consists of a table of nine boxes, each of which contains an item of fruit or vegetables. Twelve question cards based on the table are also included....
by admin | Oct 14, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Number
This resource is suitable for infant classes or for SEN pupils at the beginning of work on number. It is based on addition sentences to Make 5. It consists of numeral and maths sign cards to enable pupils to construct maths sentences to make 5. eg. 0+5=5; 3+2=5 etc....
by admin | Oct 13, 2015 | Free
Teachers are always seeking advice and recommendations for novels suitable for particular class standards. There are many lists out there, but few are lists recommended by practising classroom teachers. So, in an attempt to compile a list of novels suitable for use in...
