Christmas Story Writing Templates
This seasonal resource is aimed at providing pupils in junior/middle classes with picture prompts for practising their narrative writing skills. Each writing template contains three Christmas-themed images. The job of the pupil is to connect these three elements into a piece of narrative writing. The resource contains 25 different story writing templates.
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Drama Telephone Game
This set of cards, aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes, can be used for developing a telephone improvisation for a drama lesson. The line given on the card should be the opening line or one of the opening lines in the telephone conversation. The line should suggest to the pupils the scenario for the improvisation and who is on the other end of the line. There are 50 cards in the pack, four per A4 page.
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Book Review – Tír na nÓg
I read and used this book with some 4th class pupils and my daughter. It’s a wonderfully simple retelling of the traditional Irish legend of the same name. In this retelling, Niamh is the beautiful, forever young protagonist of Tír na nÓg who notices the kind and lively Óisín in the human world. She decides to offer him the chance to live in her world, where he will never grow old or sick and where every day is perfect. read more…
Book Review – Snow Pony Express
I have recently read “Snow Pony Express” from the Rowan Tree Stables series, by former champion amateur National Hunt Jockey Nina Carberry. It’s a fun, adventurous book about two close friends, Grace and Aaron, and their ponies, Daisy and Nipper. The children’s school was closed because of the deep snow, so they decided to spend the day with their ponies at the stables. read more…
Seachtain na hEolaíochta Bunting
This resource as Gaeilge consists of a set of chevron-shaped bunting with a Space theme. There are 11 pages in this resource. The bunting spells out “Seachtain na hEolaíochta”. The bunting has a dark space background with each letter printed on an A4 page.
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Irish Birds Research Project Templates
This resource consists of templates for pupils to do a research project on birds found in Ireland. It aims to create awareness of the variety of birds found in Ireland. A two-page template for each of 35 different birds is included in the download. This resource promotes independent and co-operative learning.
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Science Week Bunting
This resource consists of a set of chevron-shaped bunting with a Space theme. There are 11 pages in this resource. The bunting spells out “Science Week”. The bunting has a dark space background with each letter printed on an A4 page.
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Book Review – The Vanished Girl
The most recent book that I read was ‘The Vanished Girl’ written by author Natasha Mac A’ Bháird. Clare, the main character in the book, is brave, kind and has a positive personality. Clare is a pupil at Sycamore Hill Secondary School, which is an all girls boarding school in Co. Donegal. Clare is a first year boarder. The book is set in the 60’s. read more…
Science Week 2025 Table Quiz
This Table Quiz, especially put together for Science Week 2025 (November 9-16), comprises eight rounds of six questions, a Tie-Break Round, Fun Science Facts between rounds and answers to all questions on 174 Powerpoint slides. It is geared towards pupils in the middle/senior end of the school.
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Book Review – The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Irish Lighthouses
This book features the many different lighthouses dotted around our coast. It explains how they were built and how they work. It explains interesting features such as why lighthouses are painted in different colours. It also explores the life of a lighthouse keeper. read more…