by admin | Mar 24, 2013 | Apps
Popwords! is a free app for iPhone/iPod and iPad for practising vocabulary and spelling. There are four different ways to play the game – Classic, Practice, Puzzle and Daily Puzzle. It’s a good idea to start with the Practice section of the app so that the...
by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | Infants, Phonics, Powerpoint
This is a simple phonic lesson on a Powerpoint presentation to get younger pupils to identify the -at and -an sounds in the pictures on the slides. Source: Fiona Mahon (.ppt file 1.25MB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member?...
by admin | Sep 4, 2012 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Writing
Pangrams are sentences that contain all twenty-six letters of the alphabet at least once. A perfect pangram contains only twenty-six letters, which is quite difficult to achieve. Probably the best known pangram is the one used to illustrate type fonts: “The...
by admin | Aug 28, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, English, Oral Work
Teachers all know how important it is to develop the oral and written language of pupils. This resource is a header to place in a prominent position in the classroom, under which can be recorded new or interesting words which are discovered during the day. These could...
by admin | Jul 19, 2011 | Teaching News
On July 8th, the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, launched “Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life – The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011-2020”, a wide ranging new...
