by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | Guest Post
In his recent column on the ways in which teaching can change people’s lives, David McWilliams describes the wonderful impact that teachers have in leading learning – “It is a beautiful thing to see the weight of incomprehension being replaced by the freedom of...
by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | Teaching News, Technology
Tech Week is back! The 2nd national festival of technology aimed at students, parents, and the public, takes place this year from 26th April – 2nd May 2015 and again coincides with Digital Art Week this year. Tech Week is supported by the Science Foundation Ireland...
by admin | Apr 14, 2015 | AEN
These are tokens with an iPad motif to be used in conjunction with Token Board 01 or Token Board 02. Some pupils with special needs, perhaps especially those with autism, will work better towards a goal when there is positive reinforcement in the form of tokens earned...
by admin | Apr 14, 2015 | AEN, Aistear, 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 | Apr 14, 2015 | AEN, Aistear, 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 | Apr 14, 2015 | Teaching News, Technology
April 26th to May 2nd sees the arrival of our 5th 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 13, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Algebra, Pegs
This resource is aimed at junior pupils or SEN pupils. It is based on number sequences. The pack contains 20 cards – at the top of each card is a sequence of numbers with one number missing. The pupil has to use a clothes peg to identify which of the four numbers at...
by admin | Apr 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Number, Pegs
This resource is aimed at junior pupils or SEN pupils. It is based on reinforcing the concept of number up to 20. The pack contains 24 cards – on the right hand side of each card are four numbers less than 20. The pupil has to use a clothes peg to identify the...
by admin | Apr 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Number, Pegs
This resource is aimed at junior pupils or SEN pupils. It is based on reinforcing the concept of number up to 20. The pack contains 24 cards – on the right hand side of each card are four numbers less than 20. The pupil has to use a clothes peg to identify the...
by admin | Apr 8, 2015 | Technology
This year, iGBL will be hosted by Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) in Dun Laoghaire on Thursday 4th June & Friday 5th June 2015. The iGBL2015 will present an energetic and compelling programme with a focus on new developments in games, game-based...
by admin | Apr 8, 2015 | Book Reviews
“Behind The Walls” by Nicola Pierce was set in Derry 1689, Northern Ireland, which even though this book is fiction, the setting was very realistic,especially for the situation that was set. It was very interesting, It made me sit down and think a lot more...
by admin | Mar 31, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Oral Work
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Categorisation/sorting is an important skill for younger/SEN pupils to develop. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral...
by admin | Mar 31, 2015 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Writing
If pupils are confused about the meanings of common contractions, this resource may be of help to them. It contains forty of the most common contractions and their meanings on one word mat, for easy reference. (.pdf file 133 KB) Download File… RegisterThis...
by admin | Mar 30, 2015 | 5th/6th, Geography, Powerpoint, Quizzes, Science
This Powerpoint resource is a quiz on environmental sustainability which is suitable for 4th-6th classes. It was compiled by pupils of Glencullen NS as part of their Irish Aid Awards Project. Source: Kathleen Byrne (.ppt file 611 KB) Download File… RegisterThis...
by admin | Mar 30, 2015 | Book Reviews
“A Cage of Roots” by Matt Griffin is a story of friendship, courage and adventure. The main character is a teenage girl called Ayla who has many adventures to face and many terrors to suffer. Ayla has been abducted by evil and she is buried in the bowels...
