by admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Autumn, Lined Pages
A4 page with a decorative Autumn leaves border. Suitable for presenting seasonal written work in the classroom. (.pdf file 79KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Autumn, Lined Pages
A4 page with a decorative Autumn leaves border. Suitable for presenting seasonal written work in the classroom. (.pdf file 19.1KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Autumn
Seasonal header for the classroom or for the Nature Table area of the classroom. (.pdf file 23.8KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Sep 30, 2013 | Website
I’m really delighted with the news that Seomra Ranga has made the Finalists 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...
by admin | Sep 30, 2013 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Aistear, English, Infants, Reading
This is a set of 42 posters of clothes vocabulary. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list of words pupils should know, just some of the common ones. They can be displayed as A4 posters, but they are also designed so that they can be cut up for a matching activity....
by admin | Sep 30, 2013 | Resources Websites
The Teaching Packs website comes from the same website stable as Teaching Ideas, Teaching Videos, Teaching News, Teaching Photos and Teaching Appz. It is a website of printable classroom resources for teachers which are arranged by theme and have been created by Mark...
by admin | Sep 28, 2013 | Apps
iSequences is a great app for younger pupils to develop skills in sequencing events in a story. It is suitable for all pupils but has been designed especially with autism pupils and other special educational needs pupils in mind. The app presents either three or four...
by admin | Sep 27, 2013 | Technology
The days are gradually closing in and the autumn weather is making its presence felt. That can only mean that it’s time for the “Signs of Autumn 2013 Twitter Project”. This will be the second autumn Twitter project and it was a great success last year. Many...
by admin | Sep 26, 2013 | Guest Post
During the summer, I had the opportunity to connect with Gifted education specialists from other countries, some in person, some online. What struck me about the conversations we had was the almost universal lament for the state of provision for Gifted education. But...
by admin | Sep 26, 2013 | Apps
How many of you know about, or have heard of, “App Friday”? App Friday is a weekly promotion to highlight educational apps published each week on the App Friday home page. Every Friday, a grid of apps is published on the site at free or reduced prices. The...
by admin | Sep 25, 2013 | Book Reviews
The book we are reviewing is the first in the series called The Milo Adventures. Its title is “Milo and One Dead Angry Druid”. It is written and illustrated by Mary Arrigan. This book is about a druid, an ancient stone and two best friends. When Shane, (Milo’s best...
by admin | Sep 25, 2013 | AEN
These signs are the universal representation for a stop sign. They are used in schools for pupils with special needs to indicate something that is not allowed. It is suggested, for example, that if a pupil fiddles with sockets/switches, this sign is printed, the white...
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...