Book Review – My First Book of Irish Bugs
This is a delightful little picture book, perfect for those aspiring young entomologists! With clear, detailed photos and large bold print, this book deserves to be a staple in all junior libraries. Each page includes one labelled photograph of an insect against a pastel background, encouraging young children to use their observational skills to describe each bug’s physical attributes. read more…
Summer Line-Ups 02
This seasonal resource focuses on ordinal numbers and positional language which can pose some difficulties for younger pupils and SEN pupils. The pack includes six worksheets with a Summer theme for pupils to practise these essential skills.
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Book Review – Kevin’s in a Mood
I received the book ‘Kevin’s in a Mood’ by Sarah Bowie this week. I read it with my 5 year old son Cian, he is in Junior Infants. Kevin’s in a Mood is a cute and funny story with great illustrations. My 5 year old loved the title and was enthusiastic to read the book. He also loved the illustrations and the character Kevin. He thought he looked funny! read more…
Book Review – Wild City
Wild City by Ashwin Chacko is a lovely story all about the adventures of Lily and Tom. Lily and Tim decide to go on day trip to Dublin city. However this is no ordinary day trip. Lily and Tim use their ‘secret superpowers’ to turn some familiar sights and sounds around Dublin into exciting new sights and sounds. read more…
Cois Farraige
With the arrival of the sunny days of summer, teachers in junior classes especially will be discussing the theme of Summer with their pupils. This pack of 36 display photo posters as Gaeilge is aimed at providing pupils with striking visual images, which are all labelled, which can be used for talk and discussion and written work in the classroom.
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Summer Colouring 01
With Summer holidays just around the corner, pupils especially in junior classes will be motivated by seasonal work of any kind. This seasonal resource consists of a set of black/white images with a summery theme for pupils to colour. 20 colouring pages are included in this resource which comes in both English and Gaeilge.
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Caitheamh Aimsire Measúnú
If you have done a unit of work on the topic of Caitheamh Aimsire, you may wish to assess how familiar the pupils are with the vocabulary associated with this topic. This pack contains twelve pages of assessment on Caitheamh Aimsire, with three different ways of assessment. There are 40 Caitheamh Aimsire images to be assessed. Answer sheets are also provided.
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Book Review – Safe Harbour
The book I was given to read was Safe Harbour written by Marita Conlon-McKenna. The main storyline was about a girl named Sophie and her younger brother Hugh, who were evacuated from London when their house was bombed. Their mother was injured in hospital and their father was away fighting in the war. They are sent to live in Ireland with their Grandfather they don’t even know read more…
At the Beach Photo Pack
With the arrival of the sunny days of summer, teachers in junior classes especially will be discussing the theme of Summer with their pupils. This pack of 36 display photo posters is aimed at providing pupils with striking visual images, which are all labelled, which can be used for talk and discussion and written work in the classroom.
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Book Review – The Pain in my Chest
The Pain in my Chest by Áine Murray, illustrated by Bronagh Lee. I was immediately drawn to this book by its title and the eye-catching front cover (yes I judged a book by its cover). I read this book initially to myself, my son (12), then to a junior class (infants to second) and finally to a senior class (third to sixth). I teach in a multi-grade setting.