Peg Number Bonds 10
This resource is aimed at infant or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on numeracy. It is based on number bonds up to 10 with a cat theme. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into 11 separate cards. Pupils should look at the number on the cat on the left side of each card, decide what number must be added to it to make 10 and place a peg on the correct answer on the right side of the card.
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Figures of Speech
Some pupils may have difficulty comprehending the meaning behind figures of speech used in language. They will tend to take the meaning literally and not understand the figurative nature of the idiom. There are eight posters in this set which visually display some figures of speech. They should be used to explain the phrases to pupils and to begin a discussion on how they could be used in conversational language.
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Book Review: Blood Brother, Swan Sister
This was an interesting book, which had a lot of confusing parts and was a little too magical for a historical book, but the characters were well made and it was good overall.
The people were realistic and the attitudes of the youngsters were very detailed. But I thought there were maybe too many characters, which made it a bit hard to follow. It was also a little improbable that people from different countries would be half brothers who found each other in the middle of a battle, facing each other. read more…
Sentence Builder 10
These sentence builder activities are great for infant pupils as well as pupils with learning difficulties or special educational needs. They help to develop vocabulary, sentence structure and left to right orientation. They feature “The cat is ____” four word sentences that also focus on -ing verbs.
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Sentence Builder 09
These sentence builder activities are great for infant pupils as well as pupils with learning difficulties or special educational needs. They help to develop vocabulary, sentence structure and left to right orientation. They feature “The dog is ____” four word sentences that also focus on -ing verbs.
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ISPCC ‘Stay Silent So Children Can Be Heard’ Campaign
RTE’s Fair City teen star Niamh Quirke is supporting Childline’s campaign ‘Stay Silent So Children Can Be Heard’, in a bid to encourage the nation to hold a sponsored silence on Friday May 2nd to help Childline make the leap from a traditional phone listening service into the online world. read more…
Easter Sentence Builders – Chicks
These sentence builder activities, featuring Easter Chicks, are suitable for younger pupils and special needs pupils who are starting on the road to reading. It teaches left to right orientation, capital letters and full stops. They are also reinforcing numbers 1-3 and the colours yellow, green and blue.
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Peg Easter Maths 02
This resource is aimed at infant or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on numeracy. It is based on addition of numbers up to 10 with an Easter chick theme. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into 20 separate cards. Pupils should add the Easter chicks on the left side of each card and place a peg on the correct answer on the right side of the card.
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Peg Easter Maths 01
This resource is aimed at infant or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on numeracy. It is based on addition of numbers up to 5 with an Easter chick theme. Laminate all of the pages in the resource and cut up into 16 separate cards. Pupils should add the Easter chicks on the left side of each card and place a peg on the correct answer on the right side of the card.
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Lettertec Competition
Lettertec is one of Ireland’s leading design & print specialists. It is a market leader in book binding /self-publishing, providing quality integrated design, print and binding solutions for all printing requirements. Founded in 1983, Lettertec is an independent Irish-owned company located in Carrigtwohill, Co.Cork. Lettertec supplies Primary School Journals, brochures, leaflets, calendars and has recently launched a new Teacher’s Organiser and Handbook for primary school teachers. Presented in a durable hardback cover, it features a two-page weekly diary section including weekly self-evaluation notes; read more…