by admin | May 13, 2013 | Competitions
To coincide with the publication on this website of the Study Guide for “The Sleeping Baobab Tree” by Paula Leyden, the author and her publisher, Walker Books, have given us four copies of the book to give away on the site. “The Sleeping Baobab Tree”, like...
by admin | Apr 30, 2013 | Free
The Sleeping Baobab Tree by Paula Leyden, like its predecessor The Butterfly Heart, is set in Zambia. One morning twelve-year-old Fred wakes up with an unaccountable sense of foreboding, which his friend Bul-Boo, one of the twins from next door, insists is just his...
by admin | Apr 30, 2013 | 5th/6th, Book Reviews, Úrscéal Ranga
Is buachaill óg é Ailfí. Oibríonn a athair sa phictiúrlann agus tá a mháthair i dteach altranais , an-thinn. Is í Lindsí feiglhí an tí agus tugann sí aire do Ailfí. Tagann Ailfí ar Mharius sa scioból don chéad uair agus faigheann sé amach gur vaimpír é. Tá Ailfí chun...
by admin | Apr 18, 2013 | Apps
I was asked to do a review/comparison for an app called ‘Hopscotch‘. The aim of this review was to see if this was a worthy successor of the computer programme called ‘Scratch‘. Unfortunately, this is not the case, but there are a few things that caught my attention....
by admin | Apr 16, 2013 | Rang IV
Tír na nÓg – Ceacht 03: An Sorcas; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang IV, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in...
by admin | Apr 16, 2013 | 5th/6th, Number
When pupils have learned their Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Facts, this test will assess how well they have learned them. It is a simple grid where pupils have to fill in the missing equivalent facts. (.pdf file 44.2KB) Download File… RegisterThis content...
by admin | Apr 15, 2013 | Rang III
An Dochtúir Sa Teach – Ceacht 28: Tarbh Sa Pháirc; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang III, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach...
by admin | Apr 15, 2013 | Free
The rationale behind these Bright Sparks projects is to cater for multiple intelligences and differentiated abilities within the classroom. There is a choice of eight different projects at three different levels, so while the same projects feature on all three levels,...
by admin | Apr 15, 2013 | 5th/6th, History
The 1960s was a time of great change in many countries around the world including Ireland. This change took place in politics, culture and social norms. This is a template for individual pupil project work which will allow them to take time to delve deeper into...
by admin | Apr 15, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Quizzes, Reading
This is a short quiz on the theme of books. There are five rounds of six questions as well as a tie-break round. All answers are provided. There are some questions about books in general as well as questions about the novels Under the Hawthorn Tree, The Iron Man, War...
by admin | Apr 14, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Class Novel, Powerpoint, Quizzes
Table Quiz based on the book “Wildflower Girl” by Marita Conlon Mc Kenna. It consists of 127 Powerpoint slides with all of the questions based on the book. There are eight rounds with six questions in each round. All of the answers, along with a Tie-Break...
by admin | Apr 14, 2013 | Guest Post, Technology
As a teacher, I am passionate about integrating ICT in educational settings. In particular, I am interested in how digital tools can really bring teaching and learning to life in creative, dynamic ways. Over the last few years, I’ve experimented with lots of ICT...
by admin | Apr 13, 2013 | Apps
Mystery Math Town is a newly-released maths app for iPad from Art Gig Apps, the same company that released Shake a Phrase. Filled with great graphics and moody background music, this app will take pupils on an adventure through the houses of a Gothic-looking town...
by admin | Apr 11, 2013 | 5th/6th, History, Video
This video show great original footage of the devastating aftermath of the Easter 1916 Rising. It shows the destruction caused to the city’s buildings after only five days of fighting…. RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Apr 9, 2013 | Teaching News, Technology
Next week sees the arrival of our 3rd 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 digital, over the...
