by admin | Aug 29, 2015 | Book Reviews
This book was written by Chris Judge and Mark Wickham. I really liked the cool pictures in this book. These were drawn by illustrator Mark Wickham. The story was about a giant who was really smelly. He wanted to take a bath so he broke up the villagers’ houses. Then...
by admin | Aug 29, 2015 | Class Novel
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 | Aug 11, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Measures
Coin fans give pupils the opportunity to answer oral money problems visually. The teacher asks the pupils to calculate the price of an item and the pupil holds up the correct coins on the fan. The resource consists of fans with all eight coins available in Euro...
by admin | Aug 8, 2015 | Book Reviews
The “Butterfly Shell” by Maureen White is an interesting book, full of emotions. The main character Marie has just moved into secondary school and is having trouble adjusting. She spends her days at school being bullied by the “Stupid Six”. She foolishly reveals to...
by admin | Aug 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Measures
Simple, on-page poster for the maths corner in the classroom, reminding pupils how the year is split up into days, months, weeks and seasons. (.pdf file 5.12 KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Aug 8, 2015 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Léitheoireacht
Leabharmharc, chun spéis a chothú sa léitheoireacht, leis an frása “Tá am agam i gcónaí don léamh”. Má tá na leabharmhairc ró-mhór, cuir dhá bhileog le chéile nuair atá tú ag priontáil iad. (comhad .pdf 198 KB) Íoslódáil an Comhad… RegisterThis content is for...
by admin | Aug 5, 2015 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Geography
This word mat contains the names of all 28 countries in the European Union to assist pupils when they are learning about the EU. They are listed alphabetically for easy learning. Countries which are members of the Eurozone are also indicated using the € symbol. The...
by admin | Aug 5, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Loop Cards, Reading
Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. Although some of the words in the lists...
by admin | Aug 5, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Reading
Printable bookmarks with the motto “Reading Is Magic!” Bookmarks are a good incentive for reading for pleasure. There are two bookmarks per page. If you find that the bookmark is still too large, set your printer options to print two pages per page. (.pdf file 148 KB)...
by admin | Aug 5, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Reading
Printable bookmarks with the motto “My Head’s in a Book!” Bookmarks are a good incentive for reading for pleasure. There are two bookmarks per page. If you find that the bookmark is still too large, set your printer options to print two pages per page. (.pdf...
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Guest Post, Teaching News
Many thanks to Ciara Brennan (@PrimEdTeacher on Twitter) for compiling this great 3rd annual list of dates to keep in mind when doing lesson planning for the forthcoming school year. All of these dates give teachers great opportunities to celebrate special occasions...
by admin | Jul 22, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Loop Cards, Reading
Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. Although some of the words in the lists...
by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, AEN, SPHE
It is important that pupils become aware of road safety as early as possible in their school lives. This resource focuses on learning about road warning signs. Warning signs are typically diamond in shape with a black border, and contain black symbols or letters on a...
by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, AEN, SPHE
It is important that pupils become aware of road safety as early as possible in their school lives. This resource focuses on learning about road warning signs. Warning signs are typically diamond in shape with a black border, and contain black symbols or letters on a...
by admin | Jul 16, 2015 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Geography
This word mat contains the names of all 32 counties in Ireland to assist pupils when they are learning the physical geography of Ireland. They are arranged alphabetically, province by province for easy learning. The mat also contains provincial crests. (.pdf file 202...
