The Story of Ireland – Statues With a Story

The Story of Ireland recounts the entire history of Ireland from the ice age to the present day . It tells the story of the whole island and its people. The book’s 27 chapters chronicle invasions, wars, Christianity, famine and a divided island, mixed with tales of...

The Story of Ireland – Saints and Pagans

The Story of Ireland recounts the entire history of Ireland from the ice age to the present day . It tells the story of the whole island and its people. The book’s 27 chapters chronicle invasions, wars, Christianity, famine and a divided island, mixed with tales of...

The Story of Ireland – The Celts

The Story of Ireland recounts the entire history of Ireland from the ice age to the present day . It tells the story of the whole island and its people. The book’s 27 chapters chronicle invasions, wars, Christianity, famine and a divided island, mixed with tales of...

Glossary of Mathematical Terms

The following is a glossary of mathematical terms. The glossary is designed to inform students/parents/teachers of the vocabulary and meaning of terms in mathematics that students may have encountered in primary school and will encounter when they transfer to...

The Secret of Kells

History, myth and legend collide in this full-colour illustrated storybook of the Oscar nominated animated feature Brendan and the Secret of Kells. Twelve-year-old Brendan’s life in the monastery at Kells is not very exciting until Aidan arrives. Suddenly life is one...

Sailor Bear

Lost and with no-one to play with, Sailor Bear goes to sea. This book by Martin Waddell is aimed at younger pupils. This document for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the book as a cross-curricular resource in the Senior Infant classroom. (.pdf file...

Owl Babies

On a tree in the woods, three owl babies sit and think and wait for their Owl Mother to come home This book by Martin Waddell is aimed at younger pupils. This document for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the book as a cross-curricular resource in the...

Mr. Bear to the Rescue

One stormy night Mr Bear is woken up by a small rabbit voice crying ‘Help’. The warren has collapsed, the Hoor-Toowits’ nest has blown away, the Buzzes’ hive is ruined, and worst of all, Baby Flora bunny can’t be found anywhere. So, armed...

Mr. Bear’s Picnic

Mr. Bear sets off for the perfect, peaceful picnic with Baby Bear. Then the little Grizzle-Bears, Fred, Ted and Fuzz, decide to come too. It can only mean one thing -TROUBLE! This book by Debi Gliori is aimed at younger pupils. This document for the teacher contains...

The Giraffe Who Came to Dinner

Giraffe is coming to visit, but kittens Cosy and Posy don’t know what a giraffe looks like. When they find out that a giraffe has a very long neck and lots of spots they are scared. But they soon learn that friends come in all shapes and sizes. This is a picture...

Book Wordsearch

This wordsearch requires pupils to search for words associated with books. (.doc file 559KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Setting the Scene

This resource provides suggestions for writing descriptive paragraphs to set the scene for a story / book for the Write-A-Book Project. (.doc file 25KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Infant Books

This resource provides suggestions for the teacher for making books with infant classes for the Write-A-Book Project. (.doc file 27.5KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

Ordering a Book

This handout details the order sections should appear in the book for the Write-A-Book Project. (.doc file 25KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...

The Writing Process

This handout details the different steps to undertake when completing creative writing and especially for the Write-A-Book Project. (.doc file 28KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...