by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Book Reviews
This is a beautiful hardback book which would make an ideal stocking filler. The book takes us on a whistle-stop tour of famous locations in Ireland and introduces us to key vocabulary in Irish, which is is fresh and relevant, for example ‘veist ard-amhairc’ (high...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
With the government announcement that pupils from third class up are now to wear masks in school, this display resource in English and Gaeilge, is intended to remind pupils to wear their mask in school. There are eight posters in this pack. A boy and girl version is...
by admin | Nov 28, 2021 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Maths Task Cards, Number
This new set of Maths Task Cards is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes. They are intended to be used as a fun game/task to reinforce and consolidate pupils’ knowledge of addition and addition tables facts. There are 169 cards in the pack, from 0 + 0 all...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Léitheoireacht, Tasc-Chártaí
This Gaeilge domino game resource is aimed at assisting pupils in middle/senior classes in consolidating their knowledge of the names of 45 different siopaí. There are 46 domino cards in the pack with three printed on each A4 page. Domino games have many benefits for...
by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | 5th/6th, Number
These Fractions Posters are aimed at providing pupils with visual cues to help them with the language of fractions in maths work. There are eleven posters in the pack which explain various vocabulary associated with fractions. The posters feature colourful borders and...
by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Book Reviews
This book is in every way perfect, the way the author delved into each character. I mean I felt sorry for the villains at some points like with Victor Hunter and what happened to his family! He had a reason for the things he did; he was a terrible person but he had a...
by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Book Reviews
“Lily’s Dream: A Lissadell Story” written by Judi Curtin is a brilliant book about a girl named Lily. After Lily’s dad died, her mam was struggling to feed and care for five children. As Lily was old enough, she left school and started working...
by admin | Nov 7, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science, Science
This display resource, just in time for Science Week, is aimed at providing information to pupils about a range of famous scientists and inventors. It consists of image posters and information posters for 23 different scientists/inventors for display in the classroom....
by admin | Nov 7, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science
The purpose of this resource is to create an active Science Week activity where pupils get out of their desks to complete the task. There are 26 questions on the trail covering a variety of science topics. Laminate and cut out the twenty six cards. On each card is a...
by admin | Nov 4, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Photo Packs, Science
This new resource, published to accompany the Types of Scientists Photo Pack, would be an ideal activity for Science Week next week.. The pack consists of 2 worksheets with ten questions on each – all of the answers are contained in the Types of Scientists Photo...
by admin | Nov 3, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work, Powerpoint, Reading
This PowerPoint resource is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes. Dingbats are hugely popular with pupils and they can be used as a fun game/task to get pupils thinking. There are 60 different Dingbat slides in the resource for pupils to have fun with. Answers...
by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Quizzes, Science
This Table Quiz, especially put together for Science Week 2021, comprises eight rounds of six questions, a Tie-Break round, Science Jokes and answers to all questions on 154 Powerpoint slides. It is geared towards pupils in the middle/senior end of the school....
by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science
This resource is aimed at providing attractive lined pages for pupils to display their research work about famous scientists and inventors. It consists of 54 writing frames for pupils to record their research for display in the classroom. The writing frames have...
by admin | Nov 1, 2021 | Teaching News
Principals in Sligo Primary Schools recently completed a survey to ascertain the substitution situation in the county. Principals were surveyed before the Hallowe’en break and answered questions based on their experiences of searching for substitute teachers in...
by admin | Nov 1, 2021 | Book Reviews
This book is about Clarabelle, Matilda and her brother Valentine going through troubling times (even though the problems are vampire hunters and vampires). It also covers the murder of Clarabelle’s father and how sad and angry Clarabelle got. The idea of...
