Book Review – A Map for Falasteen

Book Review – A Map for Falasteen

As a junior infant teacher for more than 15 years, I am always on the lookout for books that open gentle but meaningful conversations with young children about the world beyond their immediate surroundings. “A Map for Falasteen” by Maysa Odeh is one such...
Book Review – What’s That Spooky Sound?

Book Review – What’s That Spooky Sound?

As both a mother of six-year-old twins and a Junior Infant teacher, I found “What’s That Spooky Sound?” by Gerry Daly to be a wonderful addition to our home and classroom reading. From the very first page, the story captured the children’s attention with...
Three Words Game 03

Three Words Game 03

This new set of English Task Cards is aimed at pupils in junior classes who are working on rhyming words in phonics. The cards are intended to be used as a fun game/task to consolidate their phonological knowledge of rhyming words. There are 50 cards in this pack,...
Homonymns Activity

Homonymns Activity

This set of five worksheets is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes who are doing a unit of work on homonyms. The homonyms used in these worksheets are words which sound the same but have different spellings and meaning. There are fifteen sentences in each...
Book Review – Mimi the Dancing Bee

Book Review – Mimi the Dancing Bee

“Mimi the Dancing Bee” is a lovely story about a little bee trying to help her hive find a new home. She has a small voice and finds it hard to be heard so she communicates with dance instead. Mimi learns that being different is something to be proud of....