by admin | Mar 29, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Reading
This resource is aimed at giving pupils practice of ordering words by alphabetical order. The vocabulary used pertains to items found in different rooms in the house. There are four different sets of five words to place in order, based only on the first letter of the...
by admin | Mar 29, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, AEN, Reading
This resource is aimed at pupils in first to third classes or SEN pupils. Its purpose is to assist with the understanding of both sentence structure and reading for meaning. These sentences focus on questions. Laminate all of the pages in the resource. Cut out the...
by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | Book Reviews
“One Good Turn” by Brian Gallagher is about when the Easter Rising is just over and Gerry Quinn’s life is tough. He is living with his uncle. His uncle does not treat him well and he doesn’t know that Gerry took a jacket and got caught. Then...
by admin | Feb 23, 2016 | Book Reviews
“Let’s See Ireland” is both written and illustrated by Sarah Bowie. I really enjoyed this book. I read it with my Granny and then again with my mom. She helped me with some of the hard words like Glendalough! This book is about a girl called Molly who...
by admin | Feb 15, 2016 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Reading
Pelmanism is the name of the memory game which you play by turning up pairs of cards from a pack and trying to pick out matching pairs. It is named after the Pelman Institute which was set up for the study of memory in London in the 1930s. This oral language memory...
