Smarty Cat Games Competition
Smarty Cat Games is a Gaeilge resource which consists of ten games covering each of the ten themes of Curaclam na Gaeilge. They have now developed a new Gaeilge resource – An Cat Cainteach (The Chatty Cat). This ball contains 21 questions and actions to help pupils develop their oral language skills in a fun and exciting way. Pupils throw the ball around the class/circle and ask each other questions, depending on where their right hand lands! read more…
Book Review: Stormclouds
Title: Storm Clouds – New friends. Old differences
Author: Brian Gallagher
Publisher: O’Brien
Published : 2nd September 2013
Main characters: Emma, Dylan, Maeve, Sammy, Sammy’s Da, Aunt Nan, Uncle Jim.
Themes: Troubles in Northern Ireland; Friendship. read more…
Fat Old Witch
“Fat Old Witch” is a Hallowe’en-themed poem by Leland Jacobs on one Powerpoint slide. Suitable for junior classes.
Source: Anna Uí Fhaoileáin
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Hallowe’en Door Sign 09 – Naíonáin
Seasonal door signs for the infant classrooms in Gaelscoileanna.
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Hallowe’en Door Sign 08 – Naíonáin
Seasonal door signs for the infant classrooms in Gaelscoileanna.
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Hallowe’en Sentence Builders 01
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Hallowe’en Creatures Bookmarks
This is a handy, bookmark-sized, resource for pupils who are doing some literacy work on the theme of Hallowe’en in the classroom. It gives a list of Hallowe’en creatures, which is not meant to be an exhaustive list, and could be used for oral language or written work, especially creative writing.
There are two bookmarks per page. If you find that the bookmarks are too large, set your printer preferences to print two to a page. These could be laminated and kept from year to year.
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Hallowe’en Bookmarks
This is a handy, bookmark-sized, resource for pupils who are doing some literacy work on the theme of Hallowe’en in the classroom. It gives a selection of descriptive vocabulary associated with Hallowe’en and could be used for oral language or written work, especially creative writing.
There are two bookmarks per page. If you find that the bookmarks are too large, set your printer preferences to print two to a page. These could be laminated and kept from year to year.
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Guided Access Function on iOS
I was only recently made aware of the Guided Access function within the iOS settings on iPhone/iPod and iPad. This function allows the parent/teacher to lock the device on a single app and allows you to control which functions are available. We have recently begun to make effective use of this function on our iPads in class, where pupils will switch from app to app at a moments notice. read more…
Sort it Out App
The Sort it Out app is a great app for getting pupils, especially younger pupils or those with special educational needs, to sort out a variety of objects in a fun and interesting way. In each section of the app, the pupil is presented with a range of objects at the bottom of the screen. They have to drag and drop the objects into one of three areas at the top of the screen. read more…