I Won’t Go to China

Poor Chang-ming! He has been picked for the school team but his family will be in China then, visiting his grandma. It’s not fair. ‘I won’t go to China,’ he decides. But what about Grandma? And isn’t a visit to China the most exciting thing ever? Especially when it’s...

What Are Friends For?

Jefferson the big brown bear and Figgy Twosocks the little red fox are friends. They play together in the sunny green woods, they share the sky and the hills and the trees and they help each other. They know that that’s what friends are for. But when Figgy plays a...

Glossary of Mathematical Terms

The following is a glossary of mathematical terms. The glossary is designed to inform students/parents/teachers of the vocabulary and meaning of terms in mathematics that students may have encountered in primary school and will encounter when they transfer to...

Sailor Bear

Lost and with no-one to play with, Sailor Bear goes to sea. This book by Martin Waddell is aimed at younger pupils. This document for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the book as a cross-curricular resource in the Senior Infant classroom. (.pdf file...

Owl Babies

On a tree in the woods, three owl babies sit and think and wait for their Owl Mother to come home This book by Martin Waddell is aimed at younger pupils. This document for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the book as a cross-curricular resource in the...