“Is” Questions

“Is” Questions

This resource contains a set of 50 questions beginning with “Is”. Its aim is to focus in on one particular type of question and to help pupils to construct appropriate sentences as answers. It could be used with pupils in junior and middle classes or with pupils with...
Mata Focal – Gairmeacha Beatha

Mata Focal – Gairmeacha Beatha

Sa chomhad seo tá foclóir ag baint le gairmeacha beatha. Tá an foclóir go léir ar aon bhileog amháin. Bheadh sé oiriúnach do dhaltaí a bhéas ag déanamh scríbhneoireacht cruthaitheach sa seomra ranga nó ag déanamh saorscríbhneoireacht. Tá cóip lán daite agus tá cóip...
Word Pairs 06

Word Pairs 06

This resource is aimed at younger pupils or pupils with speech and language difficulties. It presents pairs of words which are almost similar in pronunciation. The pupil is required to say each word in every pair aloud making sure they pronounce them properly and...
Book Review: The President’s Glasses

Book Review: The President’s Glasses

This story is about our President going to Dublin Castle and forgetting his glasses. The President’s pigeon must fly across Dublin and give them back to him. I liked it because it’s about our President and a pigeon. I loved the full-coloured pictures and when the...
Contractions Matching 01

Contractions Matching 01

This resource is to help pupils understand how two words can be put together to make a contraction. Contractions regularly occur in reading material so it is important that pupils understand how they are made up and where that dreaded apostrophe goes! There are two...
Compound Words 04

Compound Words 04

This resource is to help pupils understand how two words can be put together to make a new word called a “compound word”. Compound words regularly occur in reading material so it is important that pupils understand how they are made up. It is suggested that all three...
Book Review – The Mighty Dynamo

Book Review – The Mighty Dynamo

I found this book really enjoyable, funny and witty. I am not usually a big fan of football books, but this book might have changed that! It has a really great storyline and plot with lots of twists and turns. All the characters are very realistic. I liked that it is...
“G” Sound Language Cards

“G” Sound Language Cards

This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or those pupils with speech and language difficulties. It focuses on the “G” sound in all positions – initial, medial and final and contains 102 individual sound cards. In each file, there are two...
Book Review – Tiger Boots

Book Review – Tiger Boots

Book title: Tiger Boots; Author: Joe O’Brien. 1. Summary: Danny is an amazing footballer but one day his Dad comes home looking upset. Danny asks him what’s up and it turns out his Dad’s best friend’s daughter, Clara, has been diagnosed with...
Book Review: Seeds of Liberty

Book Review: Seeds of Liberty

In this book the author aims to give the reader insights into three revolutions in three different countries through three different characters. In my opinion she executes this in a manner King Louis 16th of France would be proud of! In Boston in the 1780s there is...
Coded Sentences 02

Coded Sentences 02

This fun literacy-based resource is aimed at pupils in middle standards. Pupils are given an alphabet code where each letter of the alphabet is represented by a random number 1-26. Pupils are then  given sentences with a word missing – the missing word is written in...
Coded Sentences 01

Coded Sentences 01

This fun literacy-based resource is aimed at pupils in middle standards. Pupils are given an alphabet code where each letter of the alphabet is represented by a random number 1-26. Pupils are then  given sentences with a word missing – the missing word is...
Yes/No Game 02

Yes/No Game 02

This resource is aimed at pupils in younger classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. It consists of 50 question cards where the answer is simply “Yes” or “No”. There are two large “Yes” and “No” circles that can be used to place the cards when answered...
Book Review: The Girl Who Thought in Pictures

Book Review: The Girl Who Thought in Pictures

“The Girl Who Thought in Pictures”, written by Julia Finley Mosca and illustrated by Daniel Rieley, is a picture book published in 2017 based on the story of Dr. Temple Grandin, known in equal measures as a world authority on animal welfare as well as...