by admin | Oct 8, 2017 | Resources
Maths Week Ireland 2017 takes place from October 14th to 22nd. Its aim is to focus on all things maths for one week in the year and for pupils to have fun engaging in maths activities so that they can have a more positive attitude to maths. It also aims to demonstrate...
by admin | Oct 8, 2017 | Teaching News
Now in its 30th year, the MS Readathon has been encouraging generations of primary school pupils to get reading for a month to raise vitally needed funds for MS Ireland. This year, the Readathon runs from October 13th to November 13th. The MS Readathon began in 1988...
by admin | Oct 1, 2017 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, 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...
by admin | Oct 1, 2017 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Drama-
This is the eighth 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. Talking in “Gobbledygook” means speaking in a made-up language which is often characterised...
by admin | Oct 1, 2017 | Book Reviews
This book (Red Rover, Red Rover! By Kunak McGann – Games from an Irish Childhood [That You Can Teach Your Kids]) took me on a trip down memory lane as it provoked fond childhood memories of playing Rounders, Hide and Seek, Jacks and other games with kids in my...
by admin | Sep 28, 2017 | PE, PE
This pack contains twelve posters for use in the PE class. It shows cartoon images of children engaged in twelve different forms of physical activity eg. hopping, squats, running on the spot, touching toes, jumping jacks, trunk twists etc. It is suggested that all of...
by admin | Sep 28, 2017 | Teaching News
The Tree Council of Ireland supported by Tetra Pak is calling on primary schools across Ireland to get involved in Tetra Pak Tree Day on Thursday, 5th October. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Our Planet, Our Choice – Ár bPláinéid, Ár Rogha” to convey that...
by admin | Sep 28, 2017 | Book Reviews
I really enjoyed this book. When I first saw it, it didn’t look like a book that I would usually pick in a library. I thought that the cover wasn’t very interesting. All it had was a picture of boxes and books. I had no idea what the story would be about. When I...
by admin | Sep 25, 2017 | Book Reviews
The story is about socks and a wolf. The wolf likes wearing socks. He dances and dances, and he gets a hole in his sock. It gets bigger and bigger. He tries to fix it himself but he can’t. He goes to the library because he wants to learn how to fix it himself....
by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, AEN, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes or SEN pupils. Its aim is to help pupils who are beginning to learn about Square Numbers. It could be used as a teaching tool but it could also be used as an assessment tool for multiplication and division...
by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Phonics, Powerpoint
This Powerpoint phonics resource focuses on -tion word endings. It emphasises to pupils that when they see -tion at the end of words, they should pronounce it “shun”. The presentation then has 33 different -tion words on individual slides for pupils to pronounce and...
by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, AEN, Number
This division resource pack is to help pupils consolidate their knowledge of division tables facts. It covers tables from ÷2 to ÷10. It can either be used as a teaching tool or as an assessment tool. It would also be very suitable for a group working on number in...
by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Gaeilge, Léitheoireacht, Scríbhneoireacht
Tá sé riachtanach saibhreas teanga na Gaeilge a mhúineadh sa seomra ranga. Chun an tsaibhreas teanga sin a mhéadú, bain úsáid as an acmhainn nua seo. Sa chomhad seo tá 21 seanfhocail atá cuíosach éasca a mhíniú do na daltaí. Bain taitneamh astu! Tá na híomhánna...
by admin | Sep 23, 2017 | 1st/2nd, Class Novel, Resource Packs
This resource Pack contains 20 different resources with 160 pages of activities based on the novel “Taking the Cat’s Way Home” by Jan Mark. It’s suitable for work with probably a 1st/2nd class depending on ability levels. I’ve done this novel with a 1st...
by admin | Sep 22, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Resource Packs, Scríbhneoireacht
I’ve spent a bit of time putting this large pack together and I’m happy with how it turned out. It contains 59 pages of all 16 forainmneacha réamhfhoclacha including: ag, ar, as, chuig, do, idir, le, ó, thar. Each set is in different coloured borders in...
