by admin | Nov 23, 2022 | Free
“My First Gaelic Football Match” and “My First Hurling-Camogie Match” are newly-published GAA-themed picture books. Based around the central characters of Senan Mc Coy and Kayla Doherty, the picture books aim to inspire both a love of reading and a love for Gaelic...
by admin | Nov 23, 2022 | Book Reviews
We were very happy to get the chance to review ‘Be Inspired – Young Irish People Changing the World’ written by Sarah Webb and illustrated by Graham Corcoran. We liked that we had met Sarah Webb before in our local bookshop, Halfway Up the Stairs in Greystones. We...
by admin | Nov 19, 2022 | Resource Packs
This new resource pack contains lots of different World Cup 2022 activities and files for display in the classroom. It contains 46 different resource files (in English and Gaeilge) totalling 841 pages of World Cup resources. These resources would be perfect for a...
by admin | Nov 17, 2022 | Book Reviews
The story is about a girl who loves sport. She starts playing soccer for her local u10 soccer club. One day one of the U12s are out sick for an important match so Izzy has to step in and play for the U12s. Izzy was feeling very nervous but played very well in the...
by admin | Nov 15, 2022 | Quizzes
Soccer’s World Cup 2022 begins in Qatar this weekend so it is a great time to mark the tournament over the next month with a Table Quiz. This resource comprises eight rounds of six questions, a Tie-Break round, Soccer Jokes between rounds and answers to all questions...
by admin | Nov 15, 2022 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Reading
Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. With the soccer World Cup coming soon,...
by admin | Nov 14, 2022 | Book Reviews
“Lily Takes A Chance” by Judi Curtin is the fourth book in the “Lily at Lissadell” series. This book is told from the point of view of the protagonist, Lily Brennan. Lily Takes A Chance is about a young girl working in Lissadell to provide money for her family....
by admin | Nov 10, 2022 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Quizzes, Science
Next week is Science Week 2022 and as usual it is a great time to celebrate the week with a Table Quiz. This resource comprises eight rounds of six questions, a Tie-Break round, Science Jokes between rounds and answers to all questions on 172 Powerpoint slides. It is...
by admin | Nov 4, 2022 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Gaeilge, Léitheoireacht, Winter
With the season of Winter closing in, the theme of winter and the changes in nature will be up for discussion in many classes. This pack of twenty-three display photo posters with explanations as Gaeilge will motivate pupils to talk about the signs of winter that they...
by admin | Nov 4, 2022 | Book Reviews
Billy Conker is a young adventurer and conservationist who enjoys exploring the world around him. In this book he needs the reader’s help locating wild animals in their natural habitats. The second you open the covers of this book you are brought along a whirlwind...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Geography
As the Soccer World Cup approaches, it might be an opportune time to teach pupils a little about the country of Qatar, the location for the month long competition. Part of the forthcoming World Cup Resource Pack, this 29-poster resource may provide pupils with a...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Book Reviews
I read this book to two classes of 29 Junior Infants and it was a big hit with both! The book tells the tale of Rosie, an older (or more mature!) dog who sets out on a very special walk. Rosie is old and tired, but still open to adventures and, with a little help and...
by admin | Oct 25, 2022 | Hallowe'en
This new seasonal resource consists of 5 worksheets for pupils to practise their early number skills using seasonal Hallowe’en images.The pupil has to count the number of each of six different Hallowe’en-themed images in the large box at the top of each worksheet and...
by admin | Oct 25, 2022 | Hallowe'en
This new seasonal resource consists of a 17-page booklet where pupils have to complete a selection of Hallowe’en-themed symmetrical images. The pupil is given half of the image on each page and they have to draw a mirror image on the other half of the page, colouring...
by admin | Oct 24, 2022 | Hallowe'en
With the theme of Hallowe’en well under way in many classrooms throughout the country, these two image mats – Hallowe’en Creatures and Hallowe’en Items – might be a welcome addition to talk, discussion and writing on the theme of Hallowe’en, especially in junior...
