Guest Post: On Starting School

Guest Post: On Starting School

I came across this blog post last week and was touched by it. I tweeted the link to it and lots of teachers seemed to share it. I think the reason that it touched a chord with teachers was that we get so caught up in making preparations for the return to school, that...
Web 2.0 in Infant Classes

Web 2.0 in Infant Classes

Some months ago, infant teacher Mary Jo Bell wrote a Guest Post on this blog about Infants and ICT which was well received at the time. Mary Jo has now teamed up with the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) to produce a great video demonstrating the...
Guest Post: Infants and ICT

Guest Post: Infants and ICT

ICT is not a formal subject in Irish Primary Schools, it is not included in the Curriculum timetable. However it plays a major part in school life, both for the teacher and for the students. It is used in various forms, in every subject and at all levels. Many 4/5...

Visual Timetable

Visual Timetable suitable for infant classes or to help pupils with special needs. It’s in Word format so it can be adapted/changed to include items specific to each individual classroom. Source: Aoife O’ Connor (.doc file 2.18MB) Download File… Log In RegisterThis...

First Day of School

Certificate to present to Junior Infant pupils to mark their first day of “big school”. Source: Aoife O’ Connor (.pdf file 248KB) Download File… Log In RegisterThis content is for members...