Leabharmharc 12
Leabharmharc, chun spéis a chothú sa léitheoireacht, leis an frása “Gafa le Leabhar”. Má tá na leabharmhairc ró-mhór, cuir dhá bhileog le chéile nuair atá tú ag priontáil iad.
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Dolch Loop Cards 02
Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. Although some of the words in the lists can be sounded out phonetically, they really should be memorised as “sight words”.
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Leabharmharc 11
Leabharmharc, chun spéis a chothú sa léitheoireacht, leis an frása “Shh! Táim ag Léamh”. Má tá na leabharmhairc ró-mhór, cuir dhá bhileog le chéile nuair atá tú ag priontáil iad.
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Same & Different Sorting 02
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Categorisation/sorting is an important skill for younger/SEN pupils to develop. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral language. This sorting activity focuses on the concept of same/different. There are two images of items of clothing on each sorting card – some images are the same, some are different.
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Find the Word 03
This literacy resource focuses on positional language which can pose some difficulties for younger pupils and SEN pupils. This pack includes five worksheets based on vegetables for pupils to practise these essential skills. The worksheets include language like first, last, after, under, above, to the right of, to the left of.
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Pelmanism 04
Pelmanism is the name of the memory game which you play by turning up pairs of cards from a pack and trying to pick out matching pairs. It is named after the Pelman Institute which was set up for the study of memory in London in the 1930s.
This oral language memory game focuses on homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently). There are three sets of sixteen cards (eight pairs) in this pack, 48 cards in all.
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Ordinal Number Cards 01
This resource focuses on ordinal numbers and positional language, which can pose some difficulties for younger pupils and SEN pupils. It consists of eighteen cards, each with six images of various fruit and vegetables. The pupil is asked a question at the top of each card – which is first / last / third etc.
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Dolch Loop Cards 01
Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. Although some of the words in the lists can be sounded out phonetically, they really should be memorised as “sight words”.
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Book Review: Only Eva
Only Eva is the latest book from Judi Curtin. It’s about a girl called Eva and her friend Ella. One day Eva and Ella are at school and a new girl comes from Nigeria, called Aretta. When Eva and Ella make friends with Aretta , they want to hang out with her after school but every day she has an excuse and always rushes off as soon as school is over. Eva and Ella are very curious as to why Aretta does this. read more…
Book Review: The Lost Fairy
I recently read “The Lost Fairy” by Marian Broderick to my three and half year old sisters. This highly entertaining fairytale follows Flora on a journey as she realises that she needs friends to help her regain her rightful perch on the Christmas tree.
Even though it looks like a “girly” book, the book is easily read by both boys and girls aged 6 and over. It would also be enjoyed as a bed time story read more…