Referendum 2024 Pupil Booklet
With voting on two different referendums coming on March 8th, it’s an opportune time to teach pupils about aspects of democracy and the democratic process. This eight-page booklet, in both English and Gaeilge, has different sections for pupils to complete and illustrations to colour. It is based on the Referendum poster resource also on this website.
Leap Year Colouring
With Leap Day (February 29th) almost here, pupils especially in junior classes will be motivated by thematic work of any kind. This resource consists of a set of black/white images with a Leap Year/Leap Day theme for pupils to colour. 15 different colouring pages in A4 landscape are included in this resource.
Referendums 2024
The government is holding two referendums on March 8th to make changes to the Irish Constitution in relation to the concept of family and to care provided by family members. This 25-page poster display resource is designed to assist in explaining both of these referendums to pupils in senior classes.
Leap Year Information
As this year 2024 is a Leap Year, it is an opportune time to teach pupils about what a Leap Year is and why it occurs. This resource consists of 13 display posters giving pupils background on the reasons behind having a Leap Year, what the “Centuries Rule” is and some interesting facts about Leap Years.
Number 29 Facts
This poster resource consists of a set of 21 posters relating to facts about the number 29. As this year is a Leap Year, with an extra day occurring on February 29th, it would be an opportune time for pupils to learn a few interesting facts connected to the number 29.
Leap Year Bookmarks
These bookmarks are intended to help mark the Leap Year which occurs on February 29th this year. There are 20 different bookmark designs in the download in both English and Gaeilge. The bookmarks are in blackline for pupils to colour and decorate and they are printed three per A4 page.
Colour Green Resource Pack
This Colour Green Resource Pack is intended to support a topic of work on the colour Green, especially in junior classes. It contains 59 different files in both English and Gaeilge with almost 800 pages of resource material. The pack contains resources for display in the classroom as well as lots of activities for pupils to complete to consolidate their concept of the colour green.
Red and Blue Sorting Activity
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes, SEN pupils or pupils with speech and language difficulties. The resource aims to help younger pupils to consolidate the concept of colour by getting them to sort the blue and red coloured items using the sorting mats.
Heart Paper Weaving
This is a perfect art lesson to complete around Valentines’ Day/ Although this lesson is called “Paper Weaving”, it is much easier to do the weaving if it is done with card. This activity can be a little “fiddly”, so it may be better to do it with pupils in middle/senior classes. This lesson could be done as part of the Construction Strand of the Visual Arts curriculum.
Valentines QR Code Trail
The purpose of this resource is to create a fun and active technology lesson with a Valentines’ Day theme, where pupils get out of their desks to complete the task. Suitable for middle/senior classes, all of the 26 questions on the trail relate to the celebration of Valentines.