by admin | Nov 26, 2017 | Free
This resource is aimed at junior/middle pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on literacy. It focuses on sentence construction in a fun way, getting pupils to construct a sentence that may make no sense at all! There are eight pages in the resource which...
by admin | Nov 25, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Grammar, Reading
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 five...
by admin | Nov 25, 2017 | Miscellaneous
This set of classroom/school motivation posters is designed to create a positive atmosphere in the classroom/school and to motivate pupils to achieve and to be the best that they can be. There are two headers included in the resource: “In This Class We:” or “In This...
by admin | Nov 23, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English, Reading
This resource contains a collection of 24 common proverbs that are regularly used in conversation. Proverbs are short pithy sayings that contain a truth or a belief that can be applied to everyday life. The curriculum asks that as well as learning language, children...
by admin | Nov 21, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, History
This resource tells the story of the pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart. At a time in the early twentieth century when women were being told that they couldn’t do many things, Amelia broke the mould as well as breaking many aviation records including becoming the...
by admin | Nov 20, 2017 | AEN, Spelling
These spelling activities are based on the Dolch Words Lists. Each set focuses on the spelling of the 20 words in the list. All of the letters are provided and the pupil has to select the correct letters to spell the word. Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words”...
by admin | Nov 12, 2017 | 1st/2nd, Aistear, Infants, Resource Packs
This new resource contains lots of items for display in an airport role play area in the classroom. It contains eight different files totalling 117 pages of airport resources. There are posters with instructions of what to do at the airport; pointer signs indicating...
by admin | Nov 12, 2017 | Resources Websites
This week is Science Week, a chance for teachers to place an extra emphasis and focus on science-related activities. If you are stuck for ideas to mark the week there are lots of ideas on the Primary Science website. You can select a Strand or Strand Unit that you...
by admin | Nov 9, 2017 | Quizzes, Science
This Table Quiz, especially put together for Science Week 2017, comprises eight rounds of six questions, a tie-break round and answers to all questions on 148 Powerpoint slides. It is geared towards pupils in the middle/senior end of the school. I’ve attempted to...
by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Drama-
This is the tenth in our new set of drama resources for the classroom. The 20 cards in the resource provide scenarios for role play/improvisation in the classroom. Each card provides a scenario where two siblings are having a conversation/argument/discussion. On each...
by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English, English
This resource contains a collection of 24 common proverbs that are regularly used in conversation. Proverbs are short pithy sayings that contain a truth or a belief that can be applied to everyday life. The curriculum asks that as well as learning language, children...
by admin | Nov 4, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Drama-
This is the ninth in a new set of drama resources for the classroom. The 20 cards in the resource provide scenarios for role play/improvisation in the classroom. Each card provides a scenario for a customer making a complaint in a hotel. The role play could involve...
by admin | Nov 4, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Phonics, Powerpoint
This Powerpoint phonics resource focuses on -sion word endings. It emphasises to pupils that when they see -sion at the end of words, they should pronounce it “shun”. The presentation then has 26 different -sion words on individual slides for pupils to pronounce and...
by admin | Nov 1, 2017 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in second/third/fourth classes or SEN pupils. Its purpose is to assist with the understanding of HTU by ordering them on a number strip. Laminate all of the pages in the resource. Cut out the five number strips and the corresponding...
by admin | Nov 1, 2017 | Technology, Technology
This display resource aims to educate pupils on how to make comments on a school or class blog so that it becomes an educational tool. It could also be used, of course, to educate pupils on how to interact on any online community, thereby teaching the skills of...
