by admin | Sep 18, 2017 | Competitions
This week, we’ve teamed up with Potter’s Yard Press to bring you another great competition. Potter’s Yard has published a series of three visual arts teacher’s resource books: “Hands On Crafts For the Classroom – Print, Clay, Fabric &...
by admin | Sep 17, 2017 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Gaeilge, Léitheoireacht
Bheadh an t-acmhainn seo úsáideach do pháistí agus iad ag foghlaim laethanta na seachtaine sna meánranganna. Ag baint úsáide as íomhánna atá ildaite, bheadh siad go hiontach le haghaidh taispeáint gleoite sa seomra ranga. Tá na híomhánna ó Whimsy Clips ar an...
by admin | Sep 17, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Gaeilge, Labhairt, Léitheoireacht
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 ó...
by admin | Sep 17, 2017 | Book Reviews
I really enjoyed ‘Making Millions’ by Erika Mc Gann. I consider it a humorous adventure book that keeps you wanting to turn the page and keep reading. This book shows one great life lesson, never give up. If at first you don’t succeed try (and try) again. Cass, a ten...
by admin | Sep 14, 2017 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, PE
This resource consists of a changeable schedule for doing exercises in a small group setting or in the classroom. There is room to display six different physical exercises from a range of twelve. Examples are squats, marching on the spot, push-ups, touching toes,...
by admin | Sep 14, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Number
This resource consists of six worksheets for pupils which feature sections of a maths square cut out. The job of the pupils is to fill in the missing numbers in the blank boxes. The worksheets focus on numbers 301 – 400. There are six different puzzles to solve on...
by admin | Sep 13, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Drama-
This is the seventh 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. The setting for the improvisation is a party. Pupils work in groups of 4/5 with one pupil acting as...
by admin | Sep 13, 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 26 different -tion words on individual slides for pupils to...
by admin | Sep 13, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Data, Maths
This resource file contains posters on the language used when discussing chance and probability. They could be used for a display to help pupils focus and what the chances or possibility there is of something happening eg. “What is the chance of it raining...
by admin | Sep 12, 2017 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Class Novel, Resource Packs
This resource Pack contains 21 different resources with 84 pages of activities based on the novel “The Hodgeheg” by Dick King-Smith. It’s suitable for work with probably a 2nd/3rd class, although I created and used these worksheets for work with pupils in our SEN...
by admin | Sep 11, 2017 | Teaching News
European Movement Ireland has announced that the Blue Star Programme will be running for its seventh year over the 2017-2018 school term and the registration process for interested primary schools across Ireland is now open! What is it? The Blue Star Programme is a...
by admin | Sep 10, 2017 | Competitions
We’ve teamed up again with Poolbeg Press to bring you another great competition. Poolbeg has published three great historical children’s novels set around a significant period in Irish history: The Easter Rising, The War of Independence and the Civil War. The...
by admin | Sep 10, 2017 | Free
This new Days of the Week is a free resource. It features the names of the days of the week in colourful red or yellow striped callout borders. It also includes a header “Days of the Week” in a blue striped callout border. The borders are from Whimsy Clips...
by admin | Sep 10, 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” or “In This...
by admin | Sep 9, 2017 | Teaching News
President Michael D. Higgins today launched a new website that is being provided for children interested in learning more about their Head of State. The Children’s Section of www.president.ie is a new interactive website providing information about the role and work...
