Number Matching Puzzles 01
These Maths Task Cards are aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes. They are intended to be used as a fun and playful game/task/activity to make pupils aware of common numbers used both in maths and in everyday usage. There are 24 number card puzzles in the pack for pupils to match, four per A4 page.
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Sports Table Quiz
This Sports-themed Table Quiz comprises eight rounds of six questions, a Tie-Break Round, Sports Jokes between rounds and answers to all questions on 178 Powerpoint slides. Supplementary resources are also included. It is geared towards pupils in the middle/senior end of the school. It would be a perfect activity to be included in your Active/Sports Week.
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6th Class Transition Booklet
This resource is aimed at 6th class pupils as they embark on the transition to Secondary School. It has up to 40 pages for pupils to complete, fill in, illustrate and decorate. It gets pupils to think about, among other things, their concerns, subjects they might be studying, rumours they may have heard and what they are looking forward to as they embark on their secondary school journey.
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Cúram Gréine
This resource consists of twelve photo posters as Gaeilge on the theme of keeping safe in the sun as the summer approaches. Its aim is to provoke talk and discussion amongst pupils about the strategies which will keep them safe whilst enjoying the summer sun.
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CVC Words Booklet
This 14-page phonics booklet is aimed at infant pupils or SEN pupils at the beginning of work on phonics. It is based on their knowledge of all types of CVC words. The resource could be used as a teaching tool or alternatively, it could be used as a form of practice and/or assessment. Three different booklets are included in the resource.
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Graduation Book
This resource is aimed at 6th class pupils at the end of their primary school years. It has up to 50 pages for pupils to complete, illustrate and decorate. It has sheets that look back, reminisce and look forward. It gets pupils to record facts about themselves, their memories, their favourite things, those special moments and what they are looking forward to as they embark on their secondary school journey.
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Matching Hives and Bees
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes, SEN pupils or pupils who need some practice on visual discrimination and revision on colour. The resource, based on hives and bees, aims to help pupils to use visual cues to match each bee to its matching colour hive. There are twelve hives for pupils to match.
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5 Virtual Tours for the Classroom
Tours are a great way of enhancing an educational experience for pupils, but it is not always realistic or viable to bring pupils out of the classroom setting and visit a venue in person. This is where the value of technology comes into its own, allowing pupils to experience a venue from the comfort of their classroom or home. read more…
Mandala Art
This visual art lesson is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes. It is based on Mandala Art, believed to have originated in the fourth century by Buddhist monks. Usually consisting of a series of concentric circles and patterns, creating or colouring mandalas can promote mindfulness and relaxation. The resource has information, mandala samples and colouring sheets.
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Book Review – The Tower Ghost
In ‘The Tower Ghost,’ set in 1963 at Sycamore Hill Boarding School in Donegal, three schoolgirls, Clare, Rose, and Molly, dive into a mystery to find out who is the ghostly girl seen in the school’s old tower. My sister always told me “If a book has a map at the beginning, then it’s going to be a good book.” And she was definitely right! read more…