English Task Cards – Riddles 01

Riddles have many benefits for pupils. They aid in the development of critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills and language comprehension skills. This set of English Task Cards could be used with pupils in middle and senior classes. The cards are intended to be used as a fun game/task to be used at any stage of the school day. There are 50 cards in the pack, four per A4 page.
Vase of Flowers
This Visual Arts lesson could be done at any time of the year. However, it is probably most suitable to be done around the time of Mothers’ Day or during the summer term. It is fairly easy to put this piece of art together, with just sugar paper, tissue paper and glue needed to complete it. The completed vases look great when displayed together on the classroom wall.
How Do They Choose The Pope?
After the passing of Pope Francis last weekend, the process will shortly commence to select the 267th pope. This short video explains in simple terms the process by which the next pope will be chosen. It should be easily accessible for pupils to understand and explains terms such as “College of Cardinals” and “Conclave. read more…
Póstaeir na Cásca
This resource consists of a set of 16 A4 sized posters as Gaeilge to create a display of items associated with the celebration of Easter. Each poster has a colourful Easter Egg border, a large Easter-related image and a word label at the bottom of the page.
Easter Posters
This resource consists of a set of 16 A4 sized posters to create a display of items associated with the celebration of Easter. Each poster has a colourful Easter Egg border, a large Easter-related image and a word label at the bottom of the page.
Easter Egg Colouring Templates
With Easter just around the corner, pupils especially in junior classes will be motivated by thematic work of any kind. This resource consists of a set of black/white Easter Egg images for pupils to colour. 15 different colouring templates are included in this resource, where pupils have to follow the pattern to colour the blank Easter Egg.
Days of Holy Week
This seasonal resource consists of a set of A4 posters detailing the names of each of the days that occur during the Christian festival of Holy Week. Starting with Palm Sunday and ending with Easter Sunday, each of the days of the week has a particular name which is displayed on a colourful poster.
Mothers’ Day Card
Most pupils like to create and design a card for Mothers’ Day. This is just one suggestion on how to make it a little different. It uses matchsticks to create a flower basket on the cover of the card.
Bláthanna an Earraigh
This resource consists of a set of 13 A4 sized posters as Gaeilge to create a display of flowers associated with the arrival of Spring. Each poster has a colourful border, a clear photograph of the flower and a word label at the bottom of the page.
Spring Flowers Posters
This resource consists of a set of 13 A4 sized posters to create a display of flowers associated with the arrival of Spring. Each poster has a colourful border, a clear photograph of the flower and a word label at the bottom of the page.