On Yard Poster

On Yard Poster

This poster resource is to serve as a reminder to pupils before they go out to play on the yard what is expected of them in terms of their behaviour. The message is clear and simple with both words and visual cues that they are expected to have Kind Hands, Kind Feet...
Book Review – The Book of Secrets

Book Review – The Book of Secrets

The Book of Secrets tells the story of a 5th class pupil called Cat Donnelly. Cat lives in the small town of Clonbridge, Ireland. The story is set at Hallowe’en and Cat is unhappy because she must bring her younger brother out trick-or-treating. A couple of days...
Tasc-Chártaí – Focail Droim Ar Ais 04 (Free Version)

Tasc-Chártaí – Focail Droim Ar Ais 04 (Free Version)

This FREE set of Tasc-Chártaí as Gaeilge is aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes. The cards are intended to be used as a fun game/task to assist in vocabulary development and in the development of working memory as Gaeilge. The pupil has to repeat the set of five...
Book Review – Great Irish Sports Stars: Shay Given

Book Review – Great Irish Sports Stars: Shay Given

This book is about Shay Given, a famous Irish goalkeeper from Lifford, Donegal.  He has five siblings and his mum died when he was only four years old. Shay has very few memories of her. His Dad promised Shay’s mother that he would keep the family together. I think he...
Multiplication Dominoes 01

Multiplication Dominoes 01

This domino game resource is aimed at assisting pupils in middle/senior classes in consolidating their knowledge of multiplication tables. There are 40 domino cards in the pack with three printed on each A4 page. Domino games have many benefits for pupils, especially...
Where Are You Puffling? Colouring Book

Where Are You Puffling? Colouring Book

My first impression of this book was that it was colourful and interesting. It has an attractive cover, with a picture of a puffling, which looks funny and cute. I went through the book with my two siblings, who are younger than me. They really loved the parts where...
Word of the Day – 5th/6th Class

Word of the Day – 5th/6th Class

This is a 32 week week “Word of the Day” programme intended for use in 5th/6th Classes. It consists of five new words to learn in each of the 32 weeks of the programme. A dictionary explanation as well as a sample sentence including the word is displayed on each page....
Kim’s Games 01

Kim’s Games 01

Kim’s Games are a fun and engaging way to help to develop pupils’ visual memory skills. It encourages them to observe, memorise and recall a list of items that they are shown for a short period of time. There are five different Kim’s Games in this...
Book Review – Murphy’s Law

Book Review – Murphy’s Law

This story is about a dog called Murphy and his human Mary. He is a very happy dog and everywhere Mary goes he is always by her side. They go on lots of adventures together and always have lots of fun. Murphy was so excited when they went to the beach that he put sand...
Book Review – Declan Kirby GAA Star – Over the Bar

Book Review – Declan Kirby GAA Star – Over the Bar

This book tells the story of a sixth class Gaelic football mad boy named Declan Kirby, who found out on his first day of sixth class that the teacher he was looking forward to having for the year has left his school. He quickly finds out that this year, his class will...
Book Review – Our Big Day

Book Review – Our Big Day

This story is about a little girl (I’d like to know her name) and her uncle David who is going to be married to Simon.  When Ireland voted to say that two people of the same gender could marry they were glad as they could finally get married.  They also have a dog...