Book Review: Brian and the Giant

Book Review: Brian and the Giant

brian_and_the_giantThis book was written by Chris Judge and Mark Wickham. I really liked the cool pictures in this book. These were drawn by illustrator Mark Wickham. The story was about a giant who was really smelly. He wanted to take a bath so he broke up the villagers’ houses. Then he made a dam out of their houses. Nobody knew what was going on so Brian and his brothers tried to uncover what had destroyed their village. read more…

List of Class Novels

List of Class Novels

novelsTeachers are always seeking advice and recommendations for novels suitable for particular class standards. There are many lists out there, but few are lists recommended by practising classroom teachers. So, in an attempt to compile a list of novels suitable for use in Irish classrooms, I’m asking teachers to complete this short form, based on their classroom experience.

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Coin Fans

Coin Fans

coin_fansCoin fans give pupils the opportunity to answer oral money problems visually. The teacher asks the pupils to calculate the price of an item and the pupil holds up the correct coins on the fan.

The resource consists of fans with all eight coins available in Euro currency. They should be printed out, laminated and cut individually. A hole should then be punched

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Book Review: The Butterfly Shell

Book Review: The Butterfly Shell

butterfly_shellThe “Butterfly Shell” by Maureen White is an interesting book, full of emotions. The main character Marie has just moved into secondary school and is having trouble adjusting. She spends her days at school being bullied by the “Stupid Six”. She foolishly reveals to them that her friend, Stella, is allergic to peanuts.

When Marie suffers a tragic accident her friend Stella forgives her and comes to visit her daily. read more…

Leabharmharc 13

Leabharmharc 13

leabharmharc_13Leabharmharc, chun spéis a chothú sa léitheoireacht, leis an frása “Tá am agam i gcónaí don léamh”. Má tá na leabharmhairc ró-mhór, cuir dhá bhileog le chéile nuair atá tú ag priontáil iad.

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Countries of the EU Word Mat

Countries of the EU Word Mat

countries_of_the_eu_word_matThis word mat contains the names of all 28 countries in the European Union to assist pupils when they are learning about the EU. They are listed alphabetically for easy learning. Countries which are members of the Eurozone are also indicated using the € symbol. The mat also contains an explanation of the EU flag.

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Dolch Loop Cards 04

Dolch Loop Cards 04

dolch_loop_cards_04Dolch 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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Bookmark 19

Bookmark 19

bookmark_19Printable bookmarks with the motto “Reading Is Magic!” Bookmarks are a good incentive for reading for pleasure. There are two bookmarks per page. If you find that the bookmark is still too large, set your printer options to print two pages per page.

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Bookmark 18

Bookmark 18

bookmark_18Printable bookmarks with the motto “My Head’s in a Book!” Bookmarks are a good incentive for reading for pleasure. There are two bookmarks per page. If you find that the bookmark is still too large, set your printer options to print two pages per page.

(.pdf file 165 KB)

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