by admin | Nov 12, 2017 | Resources Websites
This week is Science Week, a chance for teachers to place an extra emphasis and focus on science-related activities. If you are stuck for ideas to mark the week there are lots of ideas on the Primary Science website. You can select a Strand or Strand Unit that you...
by admin | Nov 9, 2017 | Quizzes, Science
This Table Quiz, especially put together for Science Week 2017, comprises eight rounds of six questions, a tie-break round and answers to all questions on 148 Powerpoint slides. It is geared towards pupils in the middle/senior end of the school. I’ve attempted to...
by admin | Oct 12, 2017 | Teaching News
“Drought and Migration in Ethiopia’ is a new drama/development education resource from GOAL Global which uses the methodology of process drama to enable children to learn, through imagined experience, about life in Ethiopia. This resource is aimed at teachers of...
by admin | Sep 28, 2017 | Teaching News
The Tree Council of Ireland supported by Tetra Pak is calling on primary schools across Ireland to get involved in Tetra Pak Tree Day on Thursday, 5th October. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Our Planet, Our Choice – Ár bPláinéid, Ár Rogha” to convey that...
by admin | Sep 10, 2017 | Competitions
We’ve teamed up again with Poolbeg Press to bring you another great competition. Poolbeg has published three great historical children’s novels set around a significant period in Irish history: The Easter Rising, The War of Independence and the Civil War. The...