Dúisigh a Bhríd – Ceacht 28: Ag An Aerfort
Dúisigh a Bhríd – Ceacht 28: Ag An Aerfort; cuid de chúrsa comhrá Gaeilge le haghaidh Rang II, á chur le chéile ag an Roinn Oideachais blianta ó shin. Obair digiteach déanta ag Seomra Ranga i mbliana. B’fhéidir go bhfuil cuid den acmhainn seo “as dáta”, ach bain úsáid as in aon slí más mian leat. read more…
World War 1 on RTÉ
The centenary of the start of World War 1 occurs around this time and RTE have put together a website to commemorate the ‘Great War’. The website contains information on different aspects of the conflict from an Irish perspective. read more…
The Secret Life of the Shannon
Filmed over a two year period,
Mosquito Bites
To mark World Health Day (April 7th) and World Malaria Day (April 25th) earlier this year, the Irish aid agency
Shape Repeating Patterns 02
This maths resource on repeating patterns focuses on the 2D shapes, triangle and rectangle. There are eight different coloured repeating patterns using both of these shapes. Pupils are asked to identify the pattern and extend it by saying what comes next.
Peg Comprehension: The Gingerbread Man
This resource is aimed at junior pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of literacy work on comprehension. It is based on the Ladybird “Read It Yourself (Level 2)” version of the story, but could probably be used with any version. Either the pupil reads the story themselves, or the teacher/SNA reads the story to the pupil.
Book Review: Fintan’s Fifteen
I thought that “Fintan’s Fifteen” was certainly a very clever book, packed with jokes, quirks and one very cute dog. I found this book extremely funny and liked how the author created and personalised all his characters – my favourite was iPaddy! The book mainly follows Rusty, who arrived in Ireland two years ago from Brazil and soon fell in love with hurling. The trouble was that he literally joined the worst team in the world, the Ballybreen Terriers. read more…
Peg Colour Matching 07
This resource is aimed at infant/junior pupils or SEN pupils. It is based on learning and discrimination of colours with a “star” theme. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twelve separate cards. Pupils should look at the star on the left of each card. The pupil should then attach a peg to the matching colour on the right side of each card.
Farkle
Farkle is a dice game that is fun, strategic and uses mental maths. The game uses six dice and is for two or more players. The winner of the game is the first to reach 10,000 points. This resource is a Powerpoint file explaining how to play Farkle. It also includes a printable score sheet at the end. For more information on this game
CVC Blending Discs 02
This resource is aimed at infant or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on phonics. It is based on CVC words with -at, -et, -it, -ot and -ut endings. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into 22 separate discs. The object in the centre of each disc is a visual clue for the pupil. Starting on the left of the disc and working clockwise, the pupil should blend the sounds to make the word.