Book Review – Heroes of Light and Shadow
Heroes of Light and Shadow is an exciting new novel by Conor Forrest. It tells the story of Oisín, who finds himself thrown into the world of Irish Mythology. Set in modern Ireland, Oisín discovers that all of the Irish mythological figures that he has read about exist and he is a descendant of the infamous Fionn MacCool. read more…
New Year New Me 2026
This new year resource is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes. It contains 31 pages and would would be a great activity to complete over the course of the first week or two of the new year, either in school or at home. There are lots of colouring, writing and decorating activities to be completed. The completed booklet would make a great keepsake for pupils.
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New Year 2026 Colouring
At the start of the new term, and the New Year, this colouring resource might be a nice way to ease pupils gently back into school and work mode. There are twenty pages of blackline images with a New Year theme for pupils to colour in. Some pages are easier and some a bit more intricate for older pupils.
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New Year Bookmarks 2026
These bookmarks are intended to help mark the celebration of the start of a New Year and the beginning of a new term. There are 14 different bookmark designs in the download in both English and Gaeilge. The bookmarks are in blackline for pupils to colour and decorate and they are printed three per A4 page.
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Book Review – Enchanted Ireland
“Enchanted Ireland” is a great book about old Irish legends from every county in Ireland. The 32 stories have been handed down from generation to generation. The book is written by Kieran Fanning and illustrated by Julia Iredale. read more…
Finish the Christmas Lyrics
This seasonal PPTX resource would be great for an end-of-term fun activity and could be done with pupils in a variety of age groups. Doing this activity, pupils could show their knowledge of lyrics from the most popular Christmas songs and carols. There are 50 different lyrics for pupils to solve.
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Christmas Customs and Traditions
This seasonal resource is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes who are discussing customs and traditions associated with the season of Christmas. This pack of twenty-six display posters gives explanations about the history of a variety of customs and traditions that pupils will be familiar with.
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Christmas Greetings Around the World
This seasonal PPTX resource aims to make pupils aware of the different ways in which people wish each other a “Happy Christmas” in a range of different countries around the world. The Christmas greetings depend on language and culture and pupils will spot that different countries have the same greeting.
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Book Review – Run Home Little Fox
“Run Home Little Fox” is a picture book written by renowned wildlife writer Tom McCaughren (“Run Wild Series”) and childrens’ author Erika McGann (“Where are you Puffling?”). In this beautifully illustrated story McCaughren returns to writing about foxes, telling the tale of Foxy who lives at the end of the garden with his mum. read more…
Christmas Say It, Think It
This seasonal resource is aimed at pupils who find social skills challenging and who need some extra practice in knowing the difference between thinking something and saying it aloud. This resource with a Christmas theme aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral language and discussion on the topic.
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