by admin | Sep 12, 2021 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Writing
In a digital era, we sometimes wonder if handwriting is still an important skill for pupils to learn. However, there are many benefits, both physical and educational, in getting pupils to practise penmanship and pencil control. This Tracing Booklet contains 30 pages...
by admin | Sep 9, 2021 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, Miscellaneous
While many special education teachers use a Visual Schedule with pupils, it is equally important that they are also used in the mainstream classroom. This Classroom Visual Schedule, available in English and Gaeilge, provides almost 100 options for use in the...
by admin | Sep 8, 2021 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Litriú
This set of spelling signs is designed to assist pupils with one strategy that they can employ when learning Irish spellings. It consists of five rectangular signs that follow the Féach – Abair – Clúdaigh – Scríobh – Ceartaigh strategy. Each...
by admin | Sep 8, 2021 | Book Reviews
This book was extremely good!! I love the way that it is based on something very important in Irish history and I also loved all the cool names that the characters had. I think my favourite character was probably Fionn, although I also liked Cana and Iolla. Fionn,...
by admin | Sep 8, 2021 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Spelling
This set of spelling signs is designed to assist pupils with one strategy that they can employ when learning spellings. It consists of five rectangular signs that follow the Look – Say – Cover – Write – Check strategy. Each sign also contains a...
by admin | Sep 6, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Labhairt, Tasc-Chártaí
This new set of Tasc-Chártaí as Gaeilge is aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes. The cards are intended to be used as an oral language group work task to revise pupils’ knowledge of vocabulary and sentence construction based on the theme of “Mé Féin”....
by admin | Sep 2, 2021 | Teaching News
Áine Ní Ghlinn, the current Laureate na n-Óg, has pioneered a new project aimed at encouraging primary school pupils to read as Gaeilge for pleasure. With this in mind, in partnership with Foras na Gaeilge and the Arts Council, she has launched “An Bosca...
by admin | Sep 1, 2021 | Teaching News
The Blue Star Programme has confirmed that the programme will be running for its eleventh year over the 2021-2022 school term. The registration process for interested primary schools across Ireland is now open. The Blue Star Programme teaches primary school pupils...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Guest Post
Now in its ninth consecutive year, this hugely popular post is back again. So many teachers make use of this list while they are making plans for seasonal and related activities in the classroom during the school year. Huge thanks again to Ciara Reilly (@PrimEdTeacher...
by admin | Aug 25, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Labhairt, Tasc-Chártaí
This new 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 revise pupils’ knowledge of vocabulary to do with various people/relations. There are 32 cards in the pack, four per A4 page....
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Free
This new 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 consolidation of pupils’ knowledge of Contrárthaí. There are 16 cards in this FREE...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Labhairt, Tasc-Chártaí
This new 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 consolidation of pupils’ knowledge of Contrárthaí. There are 60 cards in the...
by admin | Aug 21, 2021 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Maths Task Cards, Number
This set of Maths Task Cards is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes. The cards are intended to be used as a fun game/task to assist in the development of problem solving numeracy skills. There are 20 puzzle cards and 20 answer cards in the pack,two per A4 page....
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Powerpoint, Reading
This PPTX resource is aimed at pupils in junior/early middle classes at the beginning of learning to read. It is intended to be used as a whole class fun game/task to consolidate pupils’ knowledge of four-letter words. There are 100 4-letter words in the presentation...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Maths Task Cards, Measures
These Maths Task Cards are aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes. They are intended to be used as a fun game/task to reinforce and consolidate the concept of analogue time. There are 50 cards in the pack, four per A4 page. The cards could be used in different ways:...
