by admin | Sep 7, 2018 | Teaching News
European Movement Ireland has announced that the Blue Star Programme will be running for its eighth year over the 2018-2019 school term and the registration process for interested primary schools across Ireland is now open. The Blue Star Programme aims to foster...
by admin | Aug 26, 2018 | Guest Post
Now in its sixth consecutive year, this hugely popular post is back again. So many teachers make use of this list while they are making plans for seasonal and related activities in the classroom during the school year. Many thanks again to Ciara Reilly (@PrimEdTeacher...
by admin | May 27, 2018 | Competitions
We’ve teamed up with Gill Books to bring you another great competition. Gill Books are the publishers of the book all teachers are talking about: “A Teacher’s Life – A When’s It Hometime? Collection”. Written and illustrated by teacher...
by admin | Mar 12, 2018 | Apps
The iMindMap Kids app is a free iPad app that allows pupils to create their own Mind Maps. Mind maps are a great way for pupils to organise their thoughts, summarise a topic or plan a project. They are also a great aid for pupils who are strong visual learners. The...
by admin | Feb 26, 2018 | Book Reviews
‘Let’s Colour Ireland’ is a non-fiction colouring book written and illustrated by Alan Nolan, published in 2018 by O’Brien Press. Each page of the book has an interesting colouring activity based on an Irish landmark along with some interesting information about it. I...