by admin | Sep 25, 2013 | AEN, Infants
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 resource requires pupils to cut along the...
by admin | Sep 22, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, PE
Celebrate the aftermath of the All-Ireland Final by doing some cross-curricular project work based on the big match. Complete research and exercises including literacy, history, maths, oral language, Science, music and Gaeilge. Links included to some online resources....
by admin | Sep 22, 2013 | Resources Websites
Again, thanks to Twitter, I was alerted to this resource pack put together by South Dublin Libraries who, in 2013 in association with Poetry Ireland (Writers in Libraries Scheme), presented Writing History: 1913 Lockout, a project which brought two authors to six...
by admin | Sep 20, 2013 | Website
Today Seomra Ranga celebrates its sixth birthday, six years of free resources on the web! Quite a lot has happened in those six years. Seomra Ranga has become such a part of my daily routine, it’s really hard to imagine my life without it! For something that...
by admin | Sep 19, 2013 | Resources Websites
The Toporopa website provides free interactive geography games based on Europe. Eighteen different games are available including games on the Countries of Europe; Mountains, Seas, Rivers of Europe; The European Union; Capitals of Europe; Flags of Europe; The Eurozone...
by admin | Sep 19, 2013 | PE, Resources Websites
Céim ar Aghaidh (Step Ahead) is a GAA Games Development initiative to supply teachers and pupils with educational resources based on the enjoyable theme of Gaelic Games. It uses the fun of Gaelic games to deliver an exciting range of exercises to support the Primary...
by admin | Sep 19, 2013 | AEN, Infants
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 resource requires pupils to cut along the two...
by admin | Sep 17, 2013 | AEN, Infants
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 resource requires pupils to cut along the...
by admin | Sep 17, 2013 | AEN
Some pupils with special needs, but perhaps especially those with autism, will have problems coping when they angry or upset and do not know how to handle it or how to react to it. This visual aid may help them to realise that they have options for those times when...
by admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Teaching News
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a term used to describe a spectrum of learning and behaviour differences. One teacher recently said with regards to a student with ADHD that “ he is like a computer without a printer attached, he knows exactly what...
by admin | Sep 15, 2013 | 5th/6th, Elections, SPHE
A referendum on the thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) will take place on Friday October 4th. Over the next couple of weeks there should be more discuussion and debate about the issue. These resources may help teachers discuss...
by admin | Sep 15, 2013 | SPHE, SPHE
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, published new anti-bullying procedures for all primary and post-primary schools last Friday. One of the key elements of the new procedures is that schools should be pro-active in the prevention of bullying activity...
by admin | Sep 15, 2013 | AEN
Some pupils with special needs, but perhaps especially those with autism, will have problems coping when they angry and do not know how to handle it or how to react to it. This visual aid may help them to realise that they have options for those times when anger...
by admin | Sep 15, 2013 | AEN
Some pupils with special needs, but perhaps especially those with autism, will have problems coping when they angry and do not know how to handle it or how to react to it. This visual aid may help them to realise that they have options for those times when anger...
by admin | Sep 14, 2013 | Website
Just received great news this morning that Seomra Ranga has made the Short List for the Blog Awards Ireland 2013 in the Best Science/Education Blog category. Blog Awards Ireland 2013 celebrates the best in Irish blogging with 31 winners being announced at the blog...
