by admin | Sep 1, 2018 | Science
There’s an increasing awareness of and emphasis on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths) and STEAM-related activities in the classroom. With this in mind, teachers may be designating a specific “Maker Space” area in the classroom for work on STEAM...
by admin | Aug 28, 2018 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Labhairt, Scríbhneoireacht
Sa chomhad seo tá foclóir ag baint le caitheamh aimsire. Bheadh sé oiriúnach do dhaltaí a bhéas ag déanamh scríbhneoireacht cruthaitheach sa seomra ranga nó ag déanamh saorscríbhneoireacht. Bheadh sé oiriúnach freisin má tá an múinteoir ag déanamh téama “mé...
by admin | Aug 27, 2018 | 3rd/4th, Powerpoint, Reading
This is a 20 week week “Word of the Day” programme intended for use in 3rd/4th classes. It consists of five new words to learn in each of the 20 weeks of the programme. A dictionary explanation as well as a sample sentence including the word is displayed...
by admin | Aug 27, 2018 | Back to School, Miscellaneous, SPHE
Growth Mindset is becoming a popular topic of conversation in schools. It gets pupils to think in a different way – moving from a “Fixed Mindset” to a “Growth Mindset” by changing their use of language. This display resource contains a...
by admin | Aug 26, 2018 | Guest Post
Now in its sixth 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. Many thanks again to Ciara Reilly (@PrimEdTeacher...
by admin | Aug 26, 2018 | Book Reviews
“Leo’s War”, written by Patricia Murphy, is a wartime adventure story which takes place in Rome during World War II at a time when the Germans occupied Italy. Leo and his sister Ruby live with their mother just outside Rome and their father is away...
by admin | Aug 24, 2018 | Free
It’s a really important geography skill that pupils can orient themselves according to the compass in the classroom. This simple FREE resource consists of the main compass points of N, S, E, W as well as the secondary compass points of NW, NE, SW and SE. Find...
by admin | Aug 23, 2018 | Book Reviews
Spies by Brian Gallagher is a book about three friends – Johnny, Stella and Alice – growing up during the Irish War of Independence. Stella is Canadian with a father who is an RAF wing commander, Alice and her family own the Mill Hotel of Balbriggan and Johnny is a...
by admin | Aug 21, 2018 | Miscellaneous
These colourful signs (a set in English and a set as Gaeilge) are for the toilet area in the classroom. They consist of a sign for the boys’ and the girls’ toilets as well as some toilet rules. Toilet rules in the pack include: “Close the...
by admin | Aug 20, 2018 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Infants, PE, Powerpoint
There is continuing importance being laid upon getting children to do more physical activity, both in school and at home. The aim of this Powerpoint resource is to give pupils a structured movement break at 10am consisting of 10 simple exercises. With time pressure to...
by admin | Aug 20, 2018 | 5th/6th, Geography, Geography, Resource Packs
This new EU Resource Pack contains lots of different activities, worksheets and files for display in the classroom when doing a topic on the EU. It contains 23 different resource files (in English and Gaeilge) totalling 362 pages of EU resources. The resource pack...
by admin | Aug 18, 2018 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Gaeilge, Labhairt
Sa chomhad seo tá roinnt póstaeir a bheadh úsáideach má tá téama siopadóireachta á dhéanamh agat sa seomra ranga. Tá nathanna cainte agus frásaí coitianta ann a chloistear sa siopa nuair atá custaméir ag ceannach earraí. Samplaí de na frásaí atá sa chomhad seo ná:...
by admin | Aug 17, 2018 | Free
Educational bingo games are a great way for pupils to learn so many different skills. This FREE bingo game is based on pupils’ knowledge of twelve of the twenty eight members of the European Union. Bingo games help with listening skills, visual discrimination,...
by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Book Reviews
“Diary Detectives” by Erika McGann is about a girl called Cass and her two best friends called Lex and Nicholas. Cass has a mortal enemy, Ms Lee. Ms Lee wants all the children to stop annoying the residents. She makes up rules that mean children aren’t...
by admin | Aug 10, 2018 | Book Reviews
This is a story about things going missing at Lenny’s grandad’s house. There are good descriptions of the creatures that Lenny and his grandad meet on their quest to find out what is going on. While some parts of the story are slightly creepy, otherwise it is funny...
