by admin | Jan 29, 2013 | Class Novel
Thanks to South Dublin County Council Libraries (SDCC) for providing me with this resource. It consists of a list of novels suitable for literacy work in primary classrooms. SDCC has thirty copies of each of these novels available to loan to schools in their area for...
by admin | Jan 23, 2013 | 5th/6th, Confirmation, Powerpoint
This Powerpoint resource gives an explanation of the meaning behind the sacraments as well as dealing with each one individually. It is to be used as part of the preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Download File (.PPT File 1.37 MB) Download File (.PPTX File...
by admin | Jan 17, 2013 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Oral Work, Powerpoint
This is a Powerpoint presentation of the Sara Coleridge poem, “The Months”. It is very suitable for this time of year and it’s also good for teaching about the months and seasonal changes to junior and middle classes. Source: Marie Uí Chearbhaill...
by admin | Jan 5, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science, Video
This video is taken from Dara O Briain’s Science Club series from the BBC. It tells the history of the concept of extinction. A few hundred years ago, extinction as a concept made no sense to anyone. But then fossil finds and advances in geology showed that it’s...
by admin | Jan 5, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science, Video
This video is taken from Dara O Briain’s Science Club series from the BBC. It tells the history of how scientists viewed the brain from earliest times. It tells how our understanding of how the brain works and controls our bodies has developed and evolved over the...
by admin | Jan 5, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science, Video
This video is taken from Dara O Briain’s Science Club series from the BBC. It tells the history and development of physics from earliest times. Balls, pendulums, apples and magnets all played their part in the story of modern physics, but then things got weird. And...
