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...
by admin | Oct 31, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Photo Packs, Science, Science
This new resource, published to coincide with Science Week 2021, is aimed at making pupils aware of the variety of scientific careers that they could aspire to. The pack consists of 22 different photo posters of scientists as well as 22 information posters explaining...
by admin | Oct 31, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Tasc-Chártaí
Pelmanism is the name of the memory game which you play by turning up pairs of cards from a pack and trying to pick out matching pairs. It is named after the Pelman Institute which was set up for the study of memory in London in the 1930s. This set of pelmanism cards...
by admin | Oct 20, 2021 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Hallowe'en, Scríbhneoireacht
An acrostic poem is one where the beginning letter of each line spells out a particular word. Pupils generally tend to like to write these poems as they are easier than other types of poetry. This resource contains 34 Hallowe’en Acrostic Poems templates as Gaeilge for...
by admin | Oct 20, 2021 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Hallowe'en, Infants, Visual Arts
This new seasonal resource contains 22 colouring sheets which will motivate pupils and keep them engaged at this exciting time of the year for them. The images are all black line drawings on A4 pages which should leave plenty of room for pupils to use their...
by admin | Oct 20, 2021 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Hallowe'en, Writing
An acrostic poem is one where the beginning letter of each line spells out a particular word. Pupils generally tend to like to write these poems as they are easier than other types of poetry. This resource contains 38 Hallowe’en Acrostic Poems templates for...
by admin | Oct 19, 2021 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Hallowe'en, Infants, Oral Work
This seasonal resource focuses on ordinal numbers and positional language which can pose some difficulties for younger pupils and SEN pupils. The pack includes four worksheets with a Hallowe’en theme for pupils to practise these essential skills. The Hallowe’en images...
