by admin | Sep 14, 2015 | Competitions
“Developing Children’s Critical Thinking Through Picturebooks” is a guide for primary and early years students and teachers by Mary Roche, Senior Lecturer in Education at St. Patrick’s College in Thurles. In the Introduction to the book, Mary...
by admin | Sep 13, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils with speech and language difficulties. It assumes an ability to read. The weather vocabulary would also need to be taught in advance. The weather teaching cards can be found HERE and HERE. Its aim...
by admin | Sep 13, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils. It assumes an understanding of the representation of number on an abacus. Its aim is to assess whether pupils can match the number with the associated abacus. Laminate all of the pages in the...
by admin | Sep 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils who are working on numbers. It is based on the consolidation of numbers in the range 15-24. The resource features images of children playing in the park. Laminate all of the pages in the resource...
by admin | Sep 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Number
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior/middle classes or SEN pupils who are working on numbers. It is based on the consolidation of numbers in the range 15-24. The resource features images of children sleeping. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut...
by admin | Sep 8, 2015 | Teaching News
Last year over 2,700 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils from across the country were at the RDS Primary Science Fair (PSF) with their class projects that answered questions such as ‘Why don’t aeroplanes fall from the sky? ‘Why do giraffes have such long...
by admin | Sep 3, 2015 | 5th/6th, Geography
This resource is called ‘Clockhead Rap’ and is an original fill-in-the-blanks piece designed to help pupils remember headlands and coastal features of Ireland. It is suited to senior classes and could be used in conjunction with an atlas. Source: Seamus Mc...
by admin | Sep 3, 2015 | Teaching News
European Movement Ireland is delighted to confirm to Seomra Ranga that the Blue Star Programme will be running for its fifth year over the 2015/2016 school term and that the registration process for interested primary schools across Ireland is now open. The Blue Star...
by admin | Aug 29, 2015 | Book Reviews
This book was written by Chris Judge and Mark Wickham. I really liked the cool pictures in this book. These were drawn by illustrator Mark Wickham. The story was about a giant who was really smelly. He wanted to take a bath so he broke up the villagers’ houses. Then...
by admin | Aug 29, 2015 | Class Novel
Teachers are always seeking advice and recommendations for novels suitable for particular class standards. There are many lists out there, but few are lists recommended by practising classroom teachers. So, in an attempt to compile a list of novels suitable for use in...
by admin | Aug 11, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Measures
Coin fans give pupils the opportunity to answer oral money problems visually. The teacher asks the pupils to calculate the price of an item and the pupil holds up the correct coins on the fan. The resource consists of fans with all eight coins available in Euro...
by admin | Aug 8, 2015 | Book Reviews
The “Butterfly Shell” by Maureen White is an interesting book, full of emotions. The main character Marie has just moved into secondary school and is having trouble adjusting. She spends her days at school being bullied by the “Stupid Six”. She foolishly reveals to...
by admin | Aug 8, 2015 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Measures
Simple, on-page poster for the maths corner in the classroom, reminding pupils how the year is split up into days, months, weeks and seasons. (.pdf file 5.12 KB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Aug 8, 2015 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Léitheoireacht
Leabharmharc, chun spéis a chothú sa léitheoireacht, leis an frása “Tá am agam i gcónaí don léamh”. Má tá na leabharmhairc ró-mhór, cuir dhá bhileog le chéile nuair atá tú ag priontáil iad. (comhad .pdf 198 KB) Íoslódáil an Comhad… RegisterThis content is for...
by admin | Aug 5, 2015 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Geography
This word mat contains the names of all 28 countries in the European Union to assist pupils when they are learning about the EU. They are listed alphabetically for easy learning. Countries which are members of the Eurozone are also indicated using the € symbol. The...
