by admin | Mar 15, 2015 | AEN
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Its aim is to encourage oral language, especially verbs, and sentence structure. The focus can also be on the pronouns he, she and they. The teacher can start with the...
by admin | Mar 12, 2015 | Technology
Although later than usual due to unforeseen circumstances, it’s time for our Signs of Spring Twitter Project 2015. This will be our 4th year of this event and it gives teachers and pupils a chance to look about and observe the signs of Spring in their...
by admin | Mar 10, 2015 | Teaching News
An inaugural Science Day for Primary Teachers will be run in parallel with the Irish Science Teachers’ Association (ISTA) Annual Conference for Second Level Science Teachers on Saturday 28th March 2015. The ISTA is a voluntary organisation run for teachers by...
by admin | Mar 6, 2015 | Resources Websites
I’m always delighted to learn of new resources websites or sites that I hadn’t heard of before – and this is especially true when such a site is to assist with the teaching of Gaeilge in schools. So when a substitute teacher in our school informed me...
by admin | Feb 9, 2015 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Number, Valentine's Day
This resource consists of the numbers 1 to 20 on red hearts to tie in with a Valentine theme in the classroom. They could be used for a display in the classroom. Alternatively, they could be used to get pupils to order them on the ground; play a “missing”...
by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Measures
This resource aims to assist pupils learning about timetables and time in maths. It consists of four different train timetables, each stopping at six stations. The timetables vary in difficulty – one has hourly intervals while the others have a variety of half...
by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Valentine's Day
Getting younger pupils used to handling a scissors and cutting lines or patterns is a useful activity for fine motor skills. Pupils with special educational needs may also need some extra practice with this activity. This seasonal resource requires pupils to cut out...
by admin | Feb 7, 2015 | Technology
As it’s now February, anticipation in educational technology circles in Ireland is building towards the annual conference of the Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) which will be held on Saturday February 28th. The theme of this year’s...
by admin | Feb 6, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Valentine's Day
Getting younger pupils used to handling a scissors and cutting lines or patterns is a useful activity for fine motor skills. Pupils with special educational needs may also need some extra practice with this activity. This seasonal resource requires pupils to cut out...
by admin | Feb 6, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Number, Pegs
This resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on hundreds, tens and units. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twenty separate cards. Pupils should work out the number that is represented on the...
by admin | Feb 2, 2015 | Teaching News, Technology
Safer Internet Day is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. It is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in Education and Webwise, and will be celebrated in Ireland on Tuesday 10th February 2015. 2015 will be the...
by admin | Feb 2, 2015 | 5th/6th, SPHE
This Primary Anti-Cyber Bullying Teachers’ Handbook is an SPHE resource developed to engage 5th and 6th class primary school pupils on the topic of cyber bullying. Developed by Webwise and PDST Technology in Education, a series of short animations are the centrepiece...
by admin | Feb 1, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Measures
This resource aims to assist pupils learning about timetables and time in maths. It consists of two visual weekly diaries for two children, with each diary having two entries per day for seven days. It also includes four worksheets with questions based on the diaries...
by admin | Feb 1, 2015 | 3rd/4th, Reading
Sorting out words by alphabetical order is a skill that some pupils may find difficult. To assist in learning this skill, this resource contains 26 flashcards, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Most of the words are longer words, four or more...
by admin | Feb 1, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Reading
Sorting out words by alphabetical order is a skill that some pupils may find difficult. To assist in learning this skill, this resource contains 26 flashcards, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Most of the words are CVC words apart from the...
