by admin | Oct 25, 2014 | Book Reviews
Sally Go Round the Stars is an eyecatching book. My initial impression was formed by the wonderful graphics and illustrations. While they illustrate the poems, they also draw your imagination in to create a scene behind and around the characters. It encourages you to...
by admin | Oct 23, 2014 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English, Oral Work, Writing
This resource is made up of promotional posters for nineteen fictional movies. The resource can be used in lots of different ways. Pupils could be asked to give an oral presentation outlining the plot in the movie. They could be asked to do a written movie review...
by admin | Oct 23, 2014 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work, Writing
Story Box is initially an oral language activity that can, if desired, also be used as a written activity. The resource is divided up into seven sections, colour-coded for ease of use: 1. Who? 2. Where? 3. Where Next? 4. What Goes Wrong! 5. Who Helps? 6. Where Last?...
by admin | Oct 17, 2014 | Teaching News, Technology
The FÍS Film Project is currently thriving in Irish primary schools. The project encourages children to explore the medium of film and develops essential skills in moving-image literacy, communication, teamwork, visual arts and numeracy in addition to a creating an...
by admin | Oct 12, 2014 | AEN, Infants, Oral Work
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Its aim is to encourage oral language, especially sentence structure. The focus is also on the concept of biggest/smallest. The teacher can start with the question at...
