by admin | Aug 2, 2014 | Rang II
Dúisigh a Bhríd – Ceacht 28: Ag An Aerfort; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang II, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid...
by admin | Jul 29, 2014 | Resources Websites
The centenary of the start of World War 1 occurs around this time and RTE have put together a website to commemorate the ‘Great War’. The website contains information on different aspects of the conflict from an Irish perspective. There are video and...
by admin | Jul 27, 2014 | Science, Video
Filmed over a two year period, The Secret Life of the Shannon, a Crossing the Line production in association with RTÉ, is a natural history two-part documentary series broadcast recently on RTÉ. It brings viewers on a truly spectacular journey along the River Shannon,...
by admin | Jul 10, 2014 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Geography
To mark World Health Day (April 7th) and World Malaria Day (April 25th) earlier this year, the Irish aid agency GOAL developed Mosquito Bites, a resource for primary schools to help pupils learn about malaria. The resource is closely linked to the SESE Geography...
by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | 1st/2nd, Algebra, Infants, Shape & Space
This maths resource on repeating patterns focuses on the 2D shapes, triangle and rectangle. There are eight different coloured repeating patterns using both of these shapes. Pupils are asked to identify the pattern and extend it by saying what comes next. The same...
by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Pegs, Reading
This resource is aimed at junior pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on comprehension. It is based on the Ladybird “Read It Yourself (Level 2)” version of the story, but could probably be used with any version. Either the pupil reads the story...
by admin | Jun 17, 2014 | Book Reviews
I thought that “Fintan’s Fifteen” was certainly a very clever book, packed with jokes, quirks and one very cute dog. I found this book extremely funny and liked how the author created and personalised all his characters – my favourite was iPaddy! The book...
by admin | Jun 12, 2014 | AEN, Early Maths, Infants, Pegs
This resource is aimed at infant/junior pupils or SEN pupils. It is based on learning and discrimination of colours with a “star” theme. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twelve separate cards. Pupils should look at the star on the left of each...
by admin | Jun 12, 2014 | 5th/6th, Data, Powerpoint
Farkle is a dice game that is fun, strategic and uses mental maths. The game uses six dice and is for two or more players. The winner of the game is the first to reach 10,000 points. This resource is a Powerpoint file explaining how to play Farkle. It also includes a...
by admin | Jun 8, 2014 | AEN, Infants, Phonics
This resource is aimed at infant or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on phonics. It is based on CVC words with -at, -et, -it, -ot and -ut endings. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into 22 separate discs. The object in the centre of each disc is...
by admin | Jun 8, 2014 | AEN, Infants, Phonics
This resource is aimed at infant or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on phonics. It is based on CVC words with -an, -in and -en endings. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into 15 separate discs. The object in the centre of each disc is a visual...
by admin | Jun 8, 2014 | 1st/2nd, Algebra, Infants, Shape & Space
This maths resource on repeating patterns focuses on the 2D shapes, circle and square. there are eight different coloured repeating patterns using both of these shapes. Pupils are asked to identify the pattern and extend it by saying what comes next. The same eight...
by admin | Jun 7, 2014 | AEN, Early Maths, Infants, Pegs
This resource is aimed at infant/junior pupils or SEN pupils. It is based on learning and discrimination of colours with a “cloud” theme. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twelve separate cards. Pupils should look at the cloud on the left of...
by admin | Jun 7, 2014 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Reading
These sentence builder activities are great for infant pupils as well as pupils with learning difficulties or special educational needs. They help to develop vocabulary, sentence structure and left to right orientation. They feature four word sentences with a...
by admin | Jun 3, 2014 | 1st/2nd, AEN, Infants, Measures
This resource is aimed at junior/middle pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on money addition. It is based on the addition of money up to 10c. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into fourteen separate cards. Pupils should add the money at...
