Dúchas.ie Website
The National Folklore Collection, located in UCD, contains 740,000 pages of folklore and local tradition compiled by pupils from 5,000 primary schools in the Irish Free State between 1937 and 1939.
Known as “The Schools Collection”, the material includes oral history, topographical information, folktales and legends read more…
Coding in Primary Schools – The Cart Before the Horse?
On my return from holiday I noticed that while I was away the Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, announced that coding was to be introduced into primary schools.
I’ve been trying to catch up on the reaction by educators to the announcement – I emphasise that it was the reaction of educators I was interested in as they are the people I trust read more…
120 Square
This resource is a 120 Square on an A4 page. Its aim is to cross the bridge of the number 100. It can be used for work on patterns in the 120 square or for addition and subtraction on the square. It can also be used to do lots of oral maths lessons.
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ORT Character Flip Flop Matching
This resource is aimed at younger pupils who are using the Oxford Reading Tree set of graded readers. Its aim is to help pupils to learn and recognise the names of the eleven main characters in the series. The resource is a matching activity with a summer flip-flop theme.
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Comprehension Book 02
This literacy resource book is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils, with the focus on reading comprehension. It is made up of ten pages, each page containing a strong image (from the
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Sentence Strips 13
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 are made up of six words.
Laminate all of the pages in the resource. Cut out the five sentence strips and the corresponding words, which are colour co-ordinated to assist with matching.
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Comprehension Book 01
This literacy resource book is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils, with the focus on reading comprehension. It is made up of ten pages, each page containing a strong image (from the My Cute Graphics website) and a sentence placeholder. The ten sentences that go with each page are at the end of the pack. The book has a gardening theme.
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Guest Post: DabbleDoo Primary Music Resource
A New Method For Music Education
In 2008 I created a new system of music notation as part of a Masters in Music and Media Technology in Trinity College Dublin. My aim was to create a type of musical notation that could be used and understood by everyone, regardless of their previous musical experience. I wanted to create musical collaborations between professional and amateur musicians from different backgrounds and I found that traditional notation was not suitable for this purpose. read more…
Excited Digital Learning Festival 2016
In 2014 EXCITED held the first Digital Learning Festival in Dublin Castle. Last year it returned with a theme of “Growing the Network”. On Friday 20th and Saturday 21st May it once again visits Dublin Castle with a theme of “Celebrating Success and Sharing Innovation”.
Over the course of the two-day festival teachers, students, academics, policy makers and industry leaders will gather to celebrate and showcase groundbreaking innovation in Irish education. read more…
Sentence Strips 12
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 are made up of six words.
Laminate all of the pages in the resource. Cut out the five sentence strips and the corresponding words, which are colour co-ordinated to assist with matching. Place velcro in each of the boxes on the sentence strips
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