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,...
by admin | Nov 10, 2019 | Quizzes, Science
This Table Quiz, especially put together for Science Week 2019, comprises eight rounds of six questions, a tie-break round, Science Jokes slides and answers to all questions on 149 Powerpoint slides. It is geared towards pupils in the middle/senior end of the school....
by admin | Nov 3, 2019 | Misc
Sa chomhad seo tá roinnt póstaeir le nathanna cainte a bheadh úsáideach do dhaltaí agus iad ag déanamh scríbhneoireacht cruthaitheach sa seomra ranga. Tá 15 póstaeir sa chomhad a bheadh oiriúnach chun saibhreas na teanga a mhéadú. Samplaí de na nathanna cainte atá sa...
by admin | Oct 29, 2019 | Book Reviews
“Reindeer Down!” written by Natasha Mac a’Bháird and illustrated by Audrey Dowling is an enchanting Christmas tale with an Irish twist. Reindeer Down tells the story of Santa and his reindeer as they make their way to Ireland on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately, events do...
by admin | Oct 23, 2019 | Hallowe'en
This is a seasonal maths resource based on repeating patterns. The patterns use seasonal Hallowe’en images. Pupils are asked to identify the pattern and extend it using the images provided. Laminate all of the pages in the resource. Cut out the individual...
by admin | Oct 23, 2019 | Book Reviews
“Rugby Redzone” by Gerard Siggins is set in the present day in a sports academy called Atlantis which is in a submarine. The submarine goes to different places all over the world and meets other children who join their academy. They entered the kids Rugby...
by admin | Oct 22, 2019 | Hallowe'en
This PPTX presentation seasonal resource gives information about the customs and traditions surrounding the celebration of Hallowe’en. Topics include Trick-or-Treating, Jack O’ Lantern, Barm Brack and the Surprises inside, Witches, Banshee,...
by admin | Oct 20, 2019 | Hallowe'en
The purpose of this resource is to create an active seasonal Hallowe’en lesson where pupils get out of their desks to complete the task (possibly in Hallowe’en costume!) Pupils have to simply solve the anagrams to discover some Hallowe’eny words. Laminate and...
by admin | Oct 15, 2019 | Maths, Quizzes
This Table Quiz, especially put together for Maths Week 2019, comprises eight rounds of six questions, a tie-break round, maths puzzle slides and answers to all questions on 150 Powerpoint slides. It is geared towards pupils in the middle/senior end of the school....
by admin | Oct 9, 2019 | Book Reviews
World Homeless Day takes place on October 10th annually. The Inaugural World Homeless Day was marked on the 10th of October 2010. Since its founding, World Homeless Day has been observed on every continent except Antarctica, and in several dozen countries. The purpose...
