by admin | Feb 4, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Number
This resource (making 10) is a handy bookmark size to keep in a maths book/copy to remind pupils of the set of tables that they are learning in any particular week. There are two bookmarks on a page. If you find that the bookmark is still too large, set your printer...
by admin | Feb 4, 2012 | Technology
The Computer in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) will hold its annual conference entitled “TEACHnology – Merging Teaching and Technology in Schools” in Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, 24 Feb, 7 – 9 PM and Portlaoise College, 25 Feb, 9 AM – 4.30 PM. Registration...
by admin | Feb 4, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science, Science
Flashcards with vocabulary to help with the teaching of electricity in the science curriculum. (.pdf file 1.11MB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Feb 4, 2012 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Maths, Measures
These are posters with the language of weight for mathematics. They are to re-inforce the concepts of heavy, heavier, heaviest; light, lighter, lightest. (.pdf file 410KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Feb 4, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Apologies for the delay in posting this month’s calendar. This is a single A4 sized page with a calendar for Feabhra 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...
by admin | Jan 31, 2012 | Guest Post, Resources Websites, Technology
This review is by a junior infant teacher, teaching in an urban primary school who wishes to remain anonymous. Spraoi Ville is a fantastic new interactive website for teaching Gaeilge in primary schools that is built in line with the national curriculum. The website...
by admin | Jan 29, 2012 | Teaching News, Technology
This Wednesday is February 1st, the traditional start of the season of Spring. It’s also Lá Fhéile Bríde (St. Brigid’s Day). I thought that this would be a good time for a Twitter Project. If you and your class are on Twitter, just Tweet any time during...
by admin | Jan 29, 2012 | Apps, Teaching News, Technology
Many teachers and parents may think that Ladybird books have been consigned to history, that they hark back to a long distant memory of schools many years ago. However, Ladybird books are moving into the 21st century with the release of the Ladybird Classic Me Books...
by admin | Jan 28, 2012 | Guest Post, Resources Websites, Teaching News
Discover Primary Science and Maths is a flagship project run by the Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) awareness programme. The programme aims to develop creativity in our children, show them how important science is to our everyday lives and more importantly...
by admin | Jan 26, 2012 | Teaching News
I read a great Blog Post this week written by Tom Hesmondhalgh on his Creative Education Blog where he questions the validity of teaching handwriting in schools at a time when technology is asserting its primacy. He also poses the question as to whether teaching touch...
by admin | Jan 26, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Geography, Geography, Science, Science
In the Human Environments strand of the SESE Geography curriculum, one of the strand units deals with the topic of settlements and the homes where people live. An expansion of this theme is to look at the different types of homes that animals live in. These flashcards...
by admin | Jan 25, 2012 | Apps, Teaching News, Technology
The iTunes App Store is currently highlighting a section on Apps for Teachers in their featured category. A range of free and paid apps are currently available under the following headings: Classroom Tasks; Curricula Support; Instructional Tools; Personal...
by admin | Jan 23, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Certificates, Infants
This is a certificate to reward a pupil who has made a special effort in producing work of good quality in the curricular area of SESE Science during the week. (.pdf file 748KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Jan 23, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Certificates, Infants
This is a certificate to reward a pupil who has made a special effort in lining up well in school during the week. (.pdf file 1.28MB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Jan 22, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Certificates
This is a certificate to reward a pupil who has made a special effort in producing work of good quality in the curricular area of SESE History during the week. (.pdf file 563KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
