by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | Infants, Number, Powerpoint
Nice Powerpoint presentation to help infant pupils with learning the numbers 1-5. It is really an activity that integrates other curricular strands also: it can be used for learning numbers in maths, oral language in English and oral language in Gaeilge. Source: Fiona...
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 | Jan 21, 2012 | 5th/6th, Book Reviews
I recently saw a feature on the RTÉ programme Nationwide on the work of the photographer David Creedon, and especially about one of his latest projects, the photographing of images of a forgotten Ireland, culminating in the publication of his widely acclaimed book,...
by admin | Jan 12, 2012 | 5th/6th, English, Oral Work
In a recent survey conducted by iReach Market Research and reported by RTÉ, it was found that 90% of children were using recession vocabulary. Words like recession, unemployment, credit crunch and redundancy have entered the conversational vocabulary of children. This...
by admin | Aug 9, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work
This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils in middle and senior class standards. On each card are the names of four everyday objects, which may have a loose connection. The purpose of the activity is to help develop the working memory of the...
