by admin | Feb 9, 2026 | Chinese New Year
These bookmarks are intended to help mark the celebration of Chinese New Year, the Year of the Horse, which begins on February 17th. There are 15 different bookmark designs in the download in both English and Gaeilge. The bookmarks are in blackline for pupils to...
by admin | Feb 9, 2026 | Book Reviews
The Bookshop Sisters is a read-again-and-again book. It’s about two sisters named Rosy and Martha who start off in West Cork and then join their aunt Toto in her busy bookshop in Dublin. It is set in 1956, a time when things were very different from today and...
by admin | Feb 8, 2026 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Valentine's Day, Writing
This seasonal literacy resource is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes. It is intended to be used as a means of looking at the use of language, especially idioms and metaphoric language. It is a useful way of tying language into a lesson on the theme of...
by admin | Feb 6, 2026 | AEN, Pegs, Valentine's Day
This seasonal peg-based Maths resource is aimed at pupils in infant/junior classes or AEN pupils who are working on early number. The resource features Valentine Roses for pupils to count. It focuses on the numbers 0 – 10 where pupils have to place a clothes peg on...
by admin | Feb 5, 2026 | Book Reviews
To Fraidy Dog, sofas are spooky, cupboards are creepy and houseplants are horrifying! Will he ever learn not to be afraid?” I read “Fraidy Dog” by Kate Sheehy with my autistic son, Odhran. Odhran is five and loves stories but can be less engaged in...
by admin | Feb 5, 2026 | PE, Winter
With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina about to begin, pupils especially in junior classes will be motivated by thematic work of any kind. This Gaeilge resource consists of a set of black/white images for pupils to colour, featuring all the sports which will...
by admin | Feb 5, 2026 | Book Reviews
The book ‘Shooting for the Stars’ is an interesting book. I have learned some new things about life in space. I never knew that a candle looks very different in space. I learned about the parts of a rocket, I think that it is very smart to have 1st, 2nd and 3rd stages...
by admin | Feb 5, 2026 | Book Reviews
As a 4th class teacher, I thought this was a great book for teaching pupils about myths and legends. It has six different stories in it, and what I really liked is that they are more unusual and less common than the ones we usually hear when we think of this topic....
by admin | Feb 4, 2026 | PE, Winter
With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina about to begin, pupils especially in junior classes will be motivated by thematic work of any kind. This resource consists of a set of black/white images for pupils to colour, featuring all the sports which will take...
by admin | Feb 4, 2026 | AEN, Pegs, Valentine's Day
This seasonal Maths resource is aimed at pupils in infant/junior classes or AEN pupils who are working on early number. The resource features Valentine Balloons for pupils to count. It focuses on the numbers 0 – 20 where pupils have to place a clothes peg on the...
by admin | Feb 4, 2026 | AEN, Pegs, Valentine's Day
This seasonal peg-based Valentine maths resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or AEN pupils at the beginning of work on numeracy. It is based on the pupil’s knowledge of number/word association of numbers 0 – 20. Cut up the sheets into twenty-one separate...
by admin | Feb 3, 2026 | Valentine's Day
This seasonal display resource is aimed at pupils who are working on a theme of “Lá Fhéile Vailintín” as Gaeilge. 17 colour posters are included in the display pack made up of pink speech bubbles with seasonal phrases as Gaeilge. There are five different...
by admin | Feb 3, 2026 | Valentine's Day
Dot-to-dot activities are important for younger pupils and have many benefits. They give pupils opportunities to practise their fine motor skills, pencil control skills and hand-eye co-ordination. This seasonal resource contains an 15-page booklet with...
by admin | Feb 3, 2026 | Valentine's Day
These bookmarks are intended to help mark the celebration of Valentines’ Day on February 14th. There are 12 different bookmark designs in the download in both English and Gaeilge, featuring both boy and girl characters. The bookmarks are in blackline for pupils...
by admin | Jan 30, 2026 | Book Reviews
We read the book “Milly McCarthy and the Sports Day Shambles” by Leona Forde and we really enjoyed it. It is a funny and exciting story. We both thought that Milly was a magnet for mayhem! The book is about a girl called Milly McCarthy and her class...
