by admin | Sep 23, 2020 | Book Reviews
This book tells the story of a girl who is the only one who can see the ghost called Davy. Davy is the ghost who is haunting Paddy Breen’s supermarket. He is doing this because he is unhappy with Paddy. Maria, the girl helps Davy to get to the bottom of his problems....
by admin | Sep 23, 2020 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English Task Cards, Oral Work
This new set of English Task Cards is aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes. The cards are intended to be used as a fun game/task to assist in the development of working memory. The pupil has to repeat the set of four words in reverse order. There are 50 cards in...
by admin | Sep 23, 2020 | Book Reviews
Ar Ais Ar Scoil is a rhyming, dual language picture book about the return to primary school in September after the recent lockdown. This short story is told in both English and Gaeilge and highlights some of the differences that children might notice in their...
by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Boldness of Betty is a new novel by Anna Carey. I really enjoyed this book because it took me through a time when there was a lot of unfairness especially in Dublin. Many, many families went through a very tough time and lived in poverty. Wages were very poor and...
by admin | Sep 16, 2020 | 1st/2nd, 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 48 cards in the pack, four per A4 page. Times include all o’clocks, half...
by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Maths Task Cards, Number
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 place value in numbers. There are 100 cards in the pack, four per A4 page, using the numbers 100 – 1000....
by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | Free
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 place value in numbers. There are 16 cards in this Free version of the pack, (100 cards in the full...
by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | Free
With many teachers operating a rotational system for pupils’ books and copies in the current climate, these FREE colourful box labels will help you to keep track of various bundles of copies/books. The labels can be printed, cut out, laminated and adhered to the...
by admin | Sep 12, 2020 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English Task Cards, Oral Work
This new set of English Task Cards is aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes. The cards are intended to be used as a fun game/task to assist in the development of working memory. The pupil has to repeat the set of four words in reverse order. There are 50 cards in...
by admin | Sep 12, 2020 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Maths Task Cards, Number
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 the concept of adding one hundred onto a number. There are 100 cards in the pack, four per A4 page, using the numbers 100 – 1000. The...
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English Task Cards, Oral Work
This new set of English Task Cards is aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes. The cards are intended to be used as a fun game/task to assist in the development of working memory. The teacher calls out the first set of words, then calls out the second set. The pupil...
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Writing
Starting a story is often the hurdle that many pupils fall at. Just getting started on a piece of narrative writing can be daunting to so many pupils. The aim of this resource is to assist pupils at getting started on narrative writing. There are 50 starter sentences...
by admin | Sep 5, 2020 | Book Reviews
“Animal Crackers” has a striking purple cover. It is light-weight and easy to bring with you to pass the time on long journeys. This book is written by Sarah Webb and illustrated by Alan Nolan. We have several of Sarah Webb’s books (e.g. “Blazing a Trail” and “A...
by admin | Sep 5, 2020 | Book Reviews
‘Have you seen the Dublin Vampire?’ by Úna Woods is a wonderfully exciting and colourful picture book that deserves a place in all school and home libraries. This hardback picture book tells the story of a Vampire who travels around the various sights and...
by admin | Sep 3, 2020 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English, Reading
This poster resource aims to make pupils aware of the elements necessary for good reading aloud. There are five posters in the resource, including a header poster. Pupils attention is drawn to four key elements for reading aloud: Fluency, Clarity, Expression,...
