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...
by admin | Mar 25, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Pegs, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on letter recognition. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twenty-six separate cards. Pupils should firstly look at the lower case letter at the...
by admin | Mar 24, 2015 | Technology
It’s been almost a month since the great Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) annual conference in Galway. It was a whirlwind of tips, ideas, links and resources from the workshops, presentations, keynote addresses and the excellent TeachMeet on the...
by admin | Mar 23, 2015 | Book Reviews
Book title: Rugby Rebel Main characters: Eoin, Brian, Dylan, Mr Finn, Kevin Barry, Mr Carey,Rory Author: Gerard Siggins Setting: Castlerock When Eoin and Dylan go to a rugby camp at school, they notice that their phones have gone missing. When they are searching the...
by admin | Mar 23, 2015 | AEN, Infants, Pegs, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on letter recognition. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twenty-six separate cards. Pupils should firstly look at the upper case letter at the...
