by admin | Aug 31, 2011 | Back to School, Infants
Certificate to present to Junior Infant pupils to mark their first day of “big school”. Source: Aoife O’ Connor (.pdf file 248KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Aug 22, 2011 | Miscellaneous
This is a single A4 sized page with a calendar for Meán Fómhair 2011. 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...
by admin | Aug 12, 2011 | Teaching News
Did you know that back to school also means back to developing exciting class science projects for the RDS Primary Science Fair 2012? The call for entries is now open and primary schools across Ireland are invited to visit www.rds.ie/primarysciencefair to submit an...
by admin | Aug 11, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Foghraíocht, Gaeilge
Póstaer foghraíochta le liosta focal leis an patrún “óir”. (comhad .pdf 48.4KB) Íoslódáil an Comhad… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Aug 11, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Foghraíocht, Gaeilge
Póstaer foghraíochta le liosta focal leis an patrún “oi”. (comhad .pdf 59.7KB) Íoslódáil an Comhad… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Interviews, Misc
Seomra Ranga is delighted to announce that, to mark the beginning of the new academic year, the Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn TD has agreed to take part in our interview series on the site. For those not familiar with the format of the interview...
by admin | Aug 9, 2011 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, Science, Science, SPHE, SPHE
This sign for the classroom or for the school building in general is designed to encourage pupils to conserve electricity by turning off lights. It uses the simple motto: “Switch Off!”. It can also be used for the energy flag in the Green Schools...
by admin | Aug 9, 2011 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, Science, Science, SPHE, SPHE
This sign for the classroom or for the school building in general is designed to encourage pupils to conserve electricity by turning off lights. It uses the motto: “LOLO – Last Out, Lights Off”. It can also be used for the energy flag in the Green...
by admin | Aug 9, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work
This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils in middle and senior class standards. On each card are the names of four everyday objects, which may have a loose connection. The purpose of the activity is to help develop the working memory of the...
by admin | Jul 21, 2011 | Resources Websites
Trails.ie is a website full of resources for teachers who wish to use the local environment to develop a trail for pupils to explore. The website itself explains that, “A trail is an organised or structured walk for the purpose of observing and exploring...
by admin | Jul 19, 2011 | Teaching News
On July 8th, the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, launched “Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life – The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011-2020”, a wide ranging new...
by admin | Jul 18, 2011 | 5th/6th, Number, Powerpoint
Powerpoint presentation on how to round numbers that are between 1000 and 10,000 to the nearest 100. It gives rules about how to round numbers, shows examples and gives exercises for pupils to complete. These strategies are essential for mastering the skill of...
by admin | Jul 18, 2011 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work
This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils from first/second class upwards. On each card are the names of three everyday objects, which may have a loose connection. The purpose of the activity is to help develop the working memory of the pupils,...
by admin | Jul 18, 2011 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work
This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils from first/second class upwards. On each card are the names of three everyday objects, which may have a loose connection. The purpose of the activity is to help develop the working memory of the pupils,...
by admin | Jul 17, 2011 | Apps, Technology
One app that we used on our class set of iPod Touches during the past year that the pupils particularly liked and enjoyed was the My Underwear app. The app is based on the “Underwear Do’s and Don’ts” book by Todd Parr. Whatever it is about the...
