by admin | Jun 5, 2024 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Misc
This resource is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes as a way of looking back over the academic year. It consists of a 14-page booklet for pupils to complete, illustrate and decorate. It gets pupils to record facts about themselves, their memories of the...
by admin | Jun 5, 2024 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Maths Task Cards, Number
These Maths Task Cards are aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes. They are intended to be used as a fun and playful game/task/activity to make pupils aware of common numbers used both in maths and in everyday usage. There are 24 number card puzzles in the pack for...
by admin | Jun 5, 2024 | Misc
This Sports-themed Table Quiz comprises eight rounds of six questions, a Tie-Break Round, Sports Jokes between rounds and answers to all questions on 178 Powerpoint slides. Supplementary resources are also included. It is geared towards pupils in the middle/senior end...
by admin | May 30, 2024 | 5th/6th, Miscellaneous
This resource is aimed at 6th class pupils as they embark on the transition to Secondary School. It has up to 40 pages for pupils to complete, fill in, illustrate and decorate. It gets pupils to think about, among other things, their concerns, subjects they might be...
by admin | May 28, 2024 | Gaeilge, Photo Packs, SPHE, SPHE, Summer
This resource consists of twelve photo posters as Gaeilge on the theme of keeping safe in the sun as the summer approaches. Its aim is to provoke talk and discussion amongst pupils about the strategies which will keep them safe whilst enjoying the summer sun. Each...
by admin | May 27, 2024 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Phonics
This 14-page phonics booklet is aimed at infant pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on phonics. It is based on their knowledge of all types of CVC words. The resource could be used as a teaching tool or alternatively, it could be used as a form of practice...
by admin | May 14, 2024 | 5th/6th, Misc
This resource is aimed at 6th class pupils at the end of their primary school years. It has up to 50 pages for pupils to complete, illustrate and decorate. It has sheets that look back, reminisce and look forward. It gets pupils to record facts about themselves, their...
by admin | May 12, 2024 | AEN, English, Infants, Summer
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes, SEN pupils or pupils who need some practice on visual discrimination and revision on colour. The resource, based on hives and bees, aims to help pupils to use visual cues to match each bee to its matching colour...
by admin | May 8, 2024 | Technology
Tours are a great way of enhancing an educational experience for pupils, but it is not always realistic or viable to bring pupils out of the classroom setting and visit a venue in person. This is where the value of technology comes into its own, allowing pupils to...
by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Visual Arts
This visual art lesson is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes. It is based on Mandala Art, believed to have originated in the fourth century by Buddhist monks. Usually consisting of a series of concentric circles and patterns, creating or colouring mandalas...
by admin | Apr 23, 2024 | Book Reviews
In ‘The Tower Ghost,’ set in 1963 at Sycamore Hill Boarding School in Donegal, three schoolgirls, Clare, Rose, and Molly, dive into a mystery to find out who is the ghostly girl seen in the school’s old tower. My sister always told me “If a book has a map at the...
by admin | Apr 22, 2024 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science
To mark Earth Day 2024, this resource aims to focus the minds of pupils on climate and climate change and what they can do to be a “Climate Hero” to save our planet. The resource contains information on climate, climate change, the effects of climate...
by admin | Apr 21, 2024 | 3rd/4th, Summer, Visual Arts
This visual arts lesson could be done in the final term and is suitable to be integrated into a summer or gardening theme in the classroom. Pupils have to design and cut flowers and leaves and stick them onto a hanging basket background. Materials needed for...
by admin | Apr 19, 2024 | Book Reviews
Our class were delighted to be asked to review the picture book ‘A Blooming Great Day’ by Úna Woods. What made the book so special, was the fact it’s setting is around Dublin city centre, which is exactly where our school is located! The book is about a young girl...
by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Writing
This resource consists of a 23-page booklet (printed two pages per A4 sheet) for pupils to assist them in creating a memorable character for their piece of Narrative Writing. It gives pupils lots of examples of words to use when describing aspects of a character which...
