Number Puzzle 01
This resource is aimed at junior or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on numeracy. It is based on consolidation of the numbers 1-10 in a fun way. The resource features six animals from
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Tree Day 2014
The Tree Council of Ireland, supported by Tetra Pak, is calling on primary schools around Ireland to plant a tree to mark Tree Day 2014 on Thursday 9th October. As part of this year’s campaign, themed ‘What Can We Learn About Trees?’ or ‘Cad Is Féidir Linn A Fhoghlaim Faoi Chrainn?’, over 1,000 alder trees will be made available for primary schools through the Tree Day website, to help teach children about the importance of planting trees. read more…
Peg Numbers 04
This resource is aimed at infant/middle or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on numeracy. It is based on the association of the numbers 0-10 with their equivalent word name. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into eleven separate cards. Pupils should look at the number on the left side of each card and place a peg on the correct word on the right side of the card.
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Peg Fractions 03
This resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on fractions. It is based on halves and quarters of shapes. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into sixteen separate cards. Pupils should work out the fraction on the left side of each card and place a clothes peg on the correct answer on the right of the card.
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Book Review: Black Wreath
The book is about a fair haired boy that lived in the 1700’s called James Lovett. He was the son of Lord Dunmain and the heir to the Lord Dunmain title. His father was a horrible man and for money he left his only son to live on the dangerous streets of Dublin. James had to somehow try to stay alive.
One day as James tried to earn some coins at his friend’s Harry’s stall and was polishing people’s shoes, a cruel man came over and shouted at James that he didn’t polish his shoes properly and threw the coin into a puddle. read more…
Peg Notation Boards 01
This resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on tens and units. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into twenty separate cards. Pupils should work out the number that is represented on the notation board on the left side of each card and place a clothes peg on the correct number on the right of the card.
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RDS Primary Science Fair 2015
Can we drop an egg from a height and not let it break? This was just one of the questions investigated by primary school pupils at the RDS Primary Science Fair last year. This year’s event takes place in January alongside the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. The image to the left shows pupils from Timolin NS, Co. Kildare at last year’s event where they presented a project investigating the question “Does wearing a cheap bicycle helmet reduce head injury?” read more…
Book Review: Brian and the Vikings
I thought this was a very good book with excellent drawings. It was very exciting and I liked Brian because he was clever and saved the day. I liked when Brian and his brothers tricked the Vikings. I would recommend this book for kids between 5 and 7 and I’d give it an 8/10. I think the drawings made it very exciting and the illustrator was very creative. read more…
Irish Grammar App
Irish Grammar (Gramadach na Gaeilge) is a relatively new app that is available for both Apple and Android devices. It presents grammar rules section by section, explaining the rules in simple English, followed by practice quizzes at the end of each section. There are more than 1,000 grammar exercises contained in these quizzes. At the end of each quiz, a summary and explanation of answers is given. read more…
What Teachers Should Know About Aspergers
Teachers sometimes do not understand aspergers. Over the years i have had some brilliant teachers and some who don’t teach in a way aspies can benefit. They don’t do it deliberately but if they understood it would be a lot more easy to teach us. And there are some things that teachers could do to make it more easy for us to learn.
( by the way i LIKE all my teachers ! this is directed at any of you! )
A few are…… read more…