by admin | Feb 8, 2020 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Number, Valentine's Day
Just in time for Valentines’ Day, this new resource is aimed at junior pupils working on the consolidation of the numbers 1-10. There are various activities in the pack with a version in both English and Gaeilge. There are 227 pages of resource material in the...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020 | Teaching News
This is the time of the year when parents and 6th class pupils’ minds start thinking about post-primary and the transition from primary school. There is a decision to be made on the school to attend, subjects to take, transport to and from the post-primary...
by admin | Feb 1, 2020 | Free
With the General Election imminent, the following are some online election resources that teachers may find helpful when explaining the workings of the democratic system in Ireland. The first link is a booklet on how the Dáil is elected (some of the finer details and...
by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Resource Packs
This new resource pack is intended to support a topical unit of work on the General Election in middle and senior classes. It contains 29 different files with 253 pages of resource material. The pack contains display resources, pupil activities and resources as...
by admin | Jan 25, 2020 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, SPHE, SPHE
This display resource is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes. It can be used to help teach the RSE (Relationships and Sexuality Education) section of the SPHE curriculum dealing with new life. It consists of thirty one display posters, including images and...
by admin | Jan 11, 2020 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Number, Resource Packs
This new resource pack is intended to support a unit of maths work on Roman Numerals in middle and senior classes. It contains 26 different files with 658 pages of resource material. The pack contains display resources, pupil activities and resources as Gaeilge. The...
by admin | Jan 5, 2020 | 1st/2nd, Infants, Resource Packs, Writing
This new resource pack is intended to support a unit of work on the fairy story Little Red Riding Hood in junior classes. It contains 35 different files with 337 pages of resource material. The pack contains display resources, pupil activities and resources as...
by admin | Dec 16, 2019 | Book Reviews
This is a book review on “World War 1 – When the Lights Went out in Europe, Liam and Aoife’s Second Adventure” by Rod Smith. This book is about a brother and sister, travelling back in time to fight in World War 1 with their great grandad Tom....
by admin | Dec 9, 2019 | Book Reviews
Sammy is a mischievous puppy that brings happiness and a little frustration to the residents of Bertsville. Sammy likes to start her day with the ultimate treat, buttered toast. This gives her the energy needed to show Bertsville her playful side. The butcher and...
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Book Reviews
“Dare to Dream” by Sarah Webb is a selection of stories about Irish people who took on the world and won! It is a really entertaining book with lots of information and knowledge. It is different to the kind of books that I normally read but I very much...
by admin | Dec 5, 2019 | Book Reviews
We decided to review “The Night-time Cat and the Plump Grey Mouse – A Trinity College Tale” by Erika Mc Gann and illustrated by Lauren O’Neill as a family. We all love reading and I am lucky enough to read both at home and school daily. Upon...
by admin | Dec 5, 2019 | Book Reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed reading “Union of Worlds: Deception” by Kieran Ryan. It was an amazing book with lots of twists and turns. The story is about two teenagers called Lizzie and Daru. They were living on a planet called Crade but one day the Prince of...
by admin | Dec 4, 2019 | Book Reviews
Our eleven Junior Infants seemed to like the book. They’ve returned to it a number of times in the classroom library. They mostly found it entertaining because the sneaky cat Mipsy needed to be found in every page. Here’s what they had to say: ‘Super...
by admin | Nov 19, 2019 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Grammar, Infants
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or those pupils with speech and language difficulties. It focuses on verbs in the past tense that end in -ed and contains 32 individual cards. It also contains pupil worksheets and a pupil assessment sheet. In each...
by admin | Nov 14, 2019 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Resource Packs, Scríbhneoireacht
This resource pack is to assist with the teaching of briathra sa Chéad Réimniú. It contains nine files with 146 pages of resources. It includes display resources as well as handouts for pupils. There are posters of rules, examples of verbs in the three tenses,...
