by admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Technology
I spent last weekend at the Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) annual Conference in Portlaoise. It’s always a great event to meet teachers from all three levels of education in Ireland who are interested in the integration of technology in the...
by admin | Feb 29, 2012 | Teaching News
Teaching Council Election voting papers have recently been posted out to all teachers registered with the Teaching Council. Teachers were supplied with two Ballot Papers – one for the female candidates and one for the male candidates. Teachers were asked to vote...
by admin | Feb 29, 2012 | Guest Post
Reading for pleasure – it’s a no-brainer, really, isn’t it? It’s so obvious that it’s a really great thing to encourage children to read, I nearly feel a bit sheepish saying it. It’s like motherhood and apple pie. Who could be against it? (Bang-bang, you’re dead. When...
by admin | Feb 27, 2012 | Teaching News
This week is Gifted Education Awareness Week (GEAW). Its aim is to encourage teacher awareness of Exceptionally Able pupils in the classroom and to help overcome the myths about these pupils. By recognising the educational needs of Exceptionally Able pupils the...
by admin | Feb 26, 2012 | Oral Work, SPHE
Getting pupils to work in groups is a great methodology to take advantage of in the classroom. However, in order for it to be most effective, it is helpful to allocate pupils a role to play in the group discussion, otherwise the usual confident pupils may take over,...
by admin | Feb 26, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Reading
Printable bookmarks with the motto “Reading is Cool!”. Bookmarks are a good incentive for reading for pleasure. There are two bookmarks per page. If you find that the bookmark is still too large, set your printer options to print two pages per page. (.pdf file 220KB)...
by admin | Feb 26, 2012 | Miscellaneous
This is a single A4 sized page with a calendar for Márta 2012. It is suitable for sticking to the teacher’s desk, to the classroom wall or to the staffroom noticeboard. (.pdf file 18.3KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member?...
by admin | Feb 23, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Reading
Printable bookmarks with the motto “I’m a Bookworm”. Bookmarks are a great incentive for reading for pleasure. (.pdf file 122KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Feb 22, 2012 | Guest Post
My dream has always been to work in education. I love learning, I love exploring, imagining, discovering. When I graduated into the primary sector I began to dream about my classroom: What will it look like? What will the pupils be like? The school? All sorts of...
by admin | Feb 21, 2012 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Measures
These are posters with the language of length for mathematics. They are to re-inforce the concepts of long, longer, longest; short, shorter, shortest (.pdf file 455KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Feb 21, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Geography
Flashcards with the names of various types of hoses found at home and abroad. (.pdf file 613KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Feb 20, 2012 | Technology
A member of staff in my school recently organised an eye-catching and colourful display board in the entrance foyer to our school. It was called “Our School Community”. Every pupil in the school drew and coloured a small “head and shoulders”...
by admin | Feb 19, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work, SPHE
Getting pupils to work in groups is a great methodology to take advantage of in the classroom. However, in order for it to be most effective, it is helpful to allocate pupils a role to play in the group discussion, otherwise the usual confident pupils may take over,...
by admin | Feb 19, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Drama-, English, Reading
Flashcards to help with the teaching of the classic L. Frank Baum story of the Wizard of Oz, including all of the main characters and ideas in the story. (.pdf file 3.27MB) Download File Watch the classic clip of Judy Garland singing “Somewhere Over the...
by admin | Feb 17, 2012 | Resources Websites
Next Wednesday, February 22nd marks the beginning of Lent 2012 and, as usual, the Trócaire charity has produced some great classroom resources to coincide with the season of Lent. Uganda is the focus of the resources this year and there are separate resources for...
