by admin | Oct 1, 2015 | Teaching News, Technology
After what has been an exceptionally mild September, the days are gradually closing in, October has arrived and the autumn weather is making its presence felt. That can only mean that it’s time for the “Signs of Autumn 2015 Twitter Project”. This will be the...
by admin | Sep 28, 2015 | AEN, Measures
This resource is aimed at junior/middle pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on analogue/digital time. It is based on reinforcing the concept of “o’clock” in digital 24-hour time, from 1pm to midnight. Laminate all of the pages in the resource. Cut up the...
by admin | Sep 28, 2015 | AEN, Measures
This resource is aimed at junior/middle pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on analogue/digital time. It is based on reinforcing the concept of “o’clock” in digital 24-hour time, up to midday. Laminate all of the pages in the resource. Cut up the...
by admin | Sep 28, 2015 | AEN, Class Novel, Pegs, Reading
This resource is aimed at junior/middle pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on comprehension. It is based on chapters 3-4 of the novel “Flat Stanley” by Jeff Brown. Either the pupil reads the story themselves, or the teacher/SNA reads the story to...
by admin | Sep 28, 2015 | Teaching News
The World Education Games (WEG) will take place from October 13th – 15th. The World Education Games is the expanded format of what was once World Maths Day and now includes World Literacy Day and World Science Day. It is the world’s largest online...
by admin | Sep 23, 2015 | Teaching News, Technology
The communications team at Twitter in Dublin have made contact to let us know that Twitter is hosting #EducationDay on Thursday, October 15 in Ireland and across Europe. #EducationDay will celebrate the role that Twitter can and, indeed, already does play in the...
by admin | Sep 21, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Class Novel, Pegs, Reading
This resource is aimed at junior/middle pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on comprehension. It is based on chapters 1-2 of the novel “Flat Stanley” by Jeff Brown. Either the pupil reads the story themselves, or the teacher/SNA reads the story to...
by admin | Sep 21, 2015 | Teaching News
The Tree Council of Ireland supported by Tetra Pak is calling people nationwide to go outside with their children to celebrate all that nature has to offer on Tetra Pak Tree Day 2015 on Thursday 8th October. As part of this year’s campaign, themed “Be a True Friend of...
by admin | Sep 20, 2015 | Book Reviews
I started to read “A Hollow in the Hills” by Ruth Frances Long with great anticipation and the powerful prologue really captured my attention but, I have to confess that I found it difficult to complete the book. However, I have great respect for the...
by admin | Sep 14, 2015 | Competitions
“Developing Children’s Critical Thinking Through Picturebooks” is a guide for primary and early years students and teachers by Mary Roche, Senior Lecturer in Education at St. Patrick’s College in Thurles. In the Introduction to the book, Mary...
by admin | Sep 13, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils with speech and language difficulties. It assumes an ability to read. The weather vocabulary would also need to be taught in advance. The weather teaching cards can be found HERE and HERE. Its aim...
by admin | Sep 13, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils. It assumes an understanding of the representation of number on an abacus. Its aim is to assess whether pupils can match the number with the associated abacus. Laminate all of the pages in the...
by admin | Sep 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils who are working on numbers. It is based on the consolidation of numbers in the range 15-24. The resource features images of children playing in the park. Laminate all of the pages in the resource...
by admin | Sep 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils who are working on numbers. It is based on the consolidation of numbers in the range 15-24. The resource features images of children sleeping. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut...
by admin | Sep 8, 2015 | Teaching News
Last year over 2,700 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils from across the country were at the RDS Primary Science Fair (PSF) with their class projects that answered questions such as ‘Why don’t aeroplanes fall from the sky? ‘Why do giraffes have such long...
