by admin | Feb 12, 2014 | Resources Websites
A booklet called “Playground Markings and Other Traditional Games” was developed by the Health Promotion Unit of the Health Service Executive (HSE) South in 2009. It quotes a French author who says that: “It should be noted that children at play are...
by admin | Feb 10, 2014 | Resources Websites
The Get Ireland Active website was initially developed to promote the National Physical Activity Guidelines. The site has been further developed to become a one-stop shop for physical activity information. The aim of the website is to encourage people to become more...
by admin | Jan 29, 2014 | Teaching News
The Irish Primary PE Association (IPPEA) will hold its annual conference on Saturday March 1st in Carlingford Adventure Centre. The theme of this year’s conference is “Out and About” and a variety of workshops are planned for the day to get participants moving. A...
by admin | Sep 22, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, PE
Celebrate the aftermath of the All-Ireland Final by doing some cross-curricular project work based on the big match. Complete research and exercises including literacy, history, maths, oral language, Science, music and Gaeilge. Links included to some online resources....
by admin | Jul 3, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, PE, Resources Websites, Teaching News
The International Handball Federation has recently developed a project called Handball at School and is currently rolling out the project in several countries around the world, including Ireland. The aim of the project is to get children of school age interested in...
