Book Review: Lily at Lissadell
Lily at Lissadell is a story about a girl who goes to work in Lissadell House, Co. Sligo. She worked as a maid to help her poor family. She liked school especially writing stories and essays. She did not want to go to work at such a young age, but she had to in order to help her family earn money read more…
Japan Resource Pack
The Japan Resource Pack is intended to complement the earlier published Rugby World Cup Resource Pack. It contains eleven different files with 179 pages of resource material. The pack could be used as a stimulus for a more in-depth study of the country or it could be used
Our Birthdays 03
Teachers, especially in junior classes or special classes, like to display the months in which pupils’ birthdays occur, and for good reasons. This is a way of getting pupils to memorise the months of the year, especially the month in which their own birthday occurs.
Book Review – Colm “Gooch” Cooper
This book is an inspiring, exhilarating, thrilling and uplifting read. It documents the journey of a young boy with a big dream. Colm Cooper was a freckle faced six year old when he attended his first Gaelic Football training session for Dr. Crokes in Killarney. It was at this first session that he got the nickname “Gooch”. read more…
Dates For Your Diary For the New School Year
Now in its seventh consecutive year, this hugely popular post is back again. So many teachers make use of this list while they are making plans for seasonal and related activities in the classroom during the school year. read more…
Our Birthdays 02
Teachers, especially in junior classes or special classes, like to display the months in which pupils’ birthdays occur, and for good reasons. This is a way of getting pupils to memorise the months of the year, especially the month in which their own birthday occurs.
Our Birthdays
Teachers, especially in junior classes or special classes, like to display the months in which pupils’ birthdays occur, and for good reasons. This is a way of getting pupils to memorise the months of the year, especially the month in which their own birthday occurs.
Beebots Command Cards 02
With lots of schools recently investing in Beebots, these display posters may help to explain how they work. Beebots are a simple educational robot designed for teaching control, directional language and an introduction to programming. These display posters (in English and Gaeilge) demonstrate to pupils how to work the commands on the Beebot.
Figures of Speech Resource Pack
Figures of speech are commonly used literary devices which can be seen in creative writing and poetry. Sometimes they can be confusing for pupils as they are usually not meant to be taken literally. This pack contains nine files with 187 pages of posters.
Beebots Command Cards 01
Lots of schools have recently been investing in Beebots – a simple educational robot designed for teaching control, directional language and an introduction to programming. These display posters (in English and Gaeilge) demonstrate to pupils how to work the commands on the Beebot.