Mata Focal: Sneachta
Sa chomhad seo tá foclóir ag baint leis an téama “Sneachta” ar aon bhileog amháin. Bheadh sé oiriúnach do dhaltaí a bhéas ag déanamh scríbhneoireacht cruthaitheach sa seomra ranga nó ag déanamh saorscríbhneoireacht faoin téama “Sneachta” nó “An Geimhreadh”. Cuideoidh sé freisin le teanga ó bhéal,
English Task Cards – Tell A Story 01
This set of English Task Cards could be used with almost any class level. The cards are intended to be used as a fun game/task to aid in the development of vocabulary and the development of an oral story. There are 50 cards in the pack, four per A4 page.
Ink Printing
This Visual Arts lesson is aimed at pupils in middle and senior classes. It requires printing inks and printing rollers, with which the pupils may not be familiar. In this way it may be a new and interesting experience for the pupils. The finished product of this lesson is always beautiful.
English Task Cards – Ask A Question 02
As teachers, we are usually the ones asking the questions and getting the pupils to provide the answers. The aim of this resource is to reverse that process – giving the pupils the answers and asking them to construct the questions for these answers. There are 50 answer cards in this pack for pupils to create the questions, four per A4 page.
English Task Cards – Talk About 01
This set of oral language Task Cards could be done with pupils in many different class groups. The cards are intended to be used as a fun game/task to develop vocabulary and oral language. There are 50 cards in this pack, four per A4 page.
Apps For Working With Words
Last night, I presented at the CESI (Computers in Education Society of Ireland) TeachMeet online via Zoom. A TeachMeet is like an informal conference where people give short presentations of between 2-7 minutes. This resource is the presentation I delivered on mobile apps on the theme of “Words”. There are recommendations for eight different apps to support the acquisition and development of language and vocabulary. read more…
Mamaigh na hÉireann
This new resource, published to coincide with Science Week 2023, is aimed at making pupils aware of the variety of mammals that can be found in Ireland. The pack consists of 20 different photo posters of Irish mammals as Gaeilge using high quality photos which would make a great display in the classroom or school corridor.
Irish Mammals Trail
The purpose of this resource is to create a fun and active lesson for Science Week, where pupils get out of their desks to complete the task. Suitable for junior/middle classes, the cards on the trail ask the question: “Is this mammal found in the wild in Ireland?” Pupils simply have to answer yes or no to each question. There are 26 picture cards on the trail.
Working Scientifically
This updated resource explains what it means to work scientifically and it outlines the key skills involved in working scientifically in the classroom. The resource has a header poster, three explainer posters followed by 24 flashcards with vocabulary for the key skills involved.
Irish Mammals Research Projects Templates
This resource consists of templates for pupils to do a research project on mammals found in Ireland. It aims to create awareness of the variety of mammals found in Ireland. A two-page template for each of 20 mammals is included in the download. This resource promotes independent and co-operative learning.