by admin | Jan 17, 2012 | Teaching News
Figures released to Seomra Ranga by the Department of Education and Skills (DES) have revealed that it expects in the region of 640 primary school teachers to retire during the course of the next two months. Under the terms of the Croke Park Agreement (CPA), teachers...
by admin | Jan 16, 2012 | Guest Post, Infants, Technology
ICT is not a formal subject in Irish Primary Schools, it is not included in the Curriculum timetable. However it plays a major part in school life, both for the teacher and for the students. It is used in various forms, in every subject and at all levels. Many 4/5...
by admin | Jan 14, 2012 | Free
Sentence search based on chapters 4, 5 and 6 of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where pupils are given the sentence beginning and have to find it in the text and complete it on the worksheet. Source: Talitha Horan (.doc file 39KB) Download...
by admin | Jan 14, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Geography
Template for researching information on a country. Pupils have to find out neighbouring countries, surrounding oceans/seas, mountains, rivers etc. Source: Talitha Horan (.doc file 50KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member?...
by admin | Jan 14, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, History
Loop Cards (the game featuring “I have …. / Who has ….?” sets of cards) featuring the great explorers throughout history: Robert Scott, Edmund Hillery, Marco Polo, St. Brendan and others. Source: Talitha Horan (.doc file 45.5KB) Download...
by admin | Jan 14, 2012 | 5th/6th, History, Quizzes
Quiz consisting of 38 questions about women in history who made a difference, including Countess Markievicz, Pocahontas, Anne Frank, Florence Nightingale, Rosa Parks and others. This could also be used as a Webquest. Source: Talitha Horan (.doc file 68KB) Download...
by admin | Jan 12, 2012 | 5th/6th, English, Oral Work
In a recent survey conducted by iReach Market Research and reported by RTÉ, it was found that 90% of children were using recession vocabulary. Words like recession, unemployment, credit crunch and redundancy have entered the conversational vocabulary of children. This...
by admin | Jan 11, 2012 | 5th/6th, Gaeilge, Resources Websites
I’ve previously written a blog post about the Logainm Website, which is the national database for the placenames of Ireland. It’s an invaluable resource for research on the placenames of your locality or the locality of your school. The team at Logainm...
by admin | Jan 11, 2012 | 1st/2nd, First Communion
This short booklet has all they prayers pupils will need to learn for First Penance and First Communion. It may need to be re-formatted to suit the needs of individual teachers/schools. Source: Hazel O’ Connell (.doc file 93KB) Download File… RegisterThis...
by admin | Jan 11, 2012 | 3rd/4th, Labhairt, Powerpoint
Bunaithe ar an téacsleabhar “Bun go Barr 4″, tá samplaí de nathanna cainte a bheidh úsáideach i rith an lae sa seomra ranga. Foinse: Anaithnid (comhad .ppt 1.58MB) Íoslódáil an Comhad… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Jan 9, 2012 | Gaeilge, Resources Websites, Technology
Teachers are always looking for new resources for the teaching of Gaeilge in the classroom, given the lack of appropriate and practical resources available. Interactive resources for the teaching of Gaeilge are even more scarce. So, I was delighted to have been made...
by admin | Jan 9, 2012 | 5th/6th, Maths, Measures
Flashcards of the names of a selection of currencies around the world. Each flashcard contains the name of the currency, its sign or abbreviation and the name of the country in which it is used. (.pdf file 980KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for...
by admin | Jan 6, 2012 | Technology
I’ve previously written on this blog about QR Codes and I’ve also recently written an article for InTouch Magazine on Qr Codes in the Classroom. However, I’ve just read an interesting article by Danny Nicholson on the Whiteboard Blog about a new...
by admin | Jan 4, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Number
Worksheet for pupils with sections of a 100 Square cut out where the missing numbers have to be filled in. (.pdf file 36.3KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Jan 4, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Number
Worksheet for pupils with sections of a 100 Square cut out where the missing numbers have to be filled in. (.pdf file 36.7KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
