by admin | Oct 14, 2017 | 5th/6th, Gaeilge, Labhairt
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 | Oct 14, 2017 | 1st/2nd, Powerpoint, Quizzes
This Table Quiz, especially put together for Maths Week 2017, comprises six rounds of six questions, a tie-break round and answers to all questions on 114 Powerpoint slides. It is geared towards pupils in the junior end of the school. I’ve attempted to provide a...
by admin | Oct 14, 2017 | 1st/2nd, Number
The purpose of this resource is to create an active maths lesson where pupils get out of their desks to complete the task. The focus of the task is to assess pupils’ understanding of tens and units as represented on a notation board. Laminate and cut out the twenty...
by admin | Oct 14, 2017 | 1st/2nd, Number
The purpose of this resource is to create an active maths lesson where pupils get out of their desks to complete the task. The focus of the task is to assess pupils’ understanding of tens and units as represented on a notation board. Laminate and cut out the twenty...
by admin | Oct 14, 2017 | Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en
This display resource consists of posters which make up the word “Hallowe’en”. There is one letter per A4 page on a seasonal pumpkin and spider colourful border. The border is from Whimsy Clips on the Teachers Pay Teachers website. The font used is...
by admin | Oct 14, 2017 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Oral Work
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties, especially receptive language. Its aim is to develop listening skills as well as deduction skills. The resource contains twelve cards with colourful photographs of...
by admin | Oct 12, 2017 | Teaching News
“Drought and Migration in Ethiopia’ is a new drama/development education resource from GOAL Global which uses the methodology of process drama to enable children to learn, through imagined experience, about life in Ethiopia. This resource is aimed at teachers of...
by admin | Oct 8, 2017 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Number
The purpose of this resource is to create an active maths lesson where pupils get out of their desks to complete the task. The focus of the task is to assess pupils’ understanding of tens and units as represented on an abacus. Laminate and cut out the twenty six...
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...
