by admin | Apr 23, 2024 | Book Reviews
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...
by admin | Apr 22, 2024 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science
To mark Earth Day 2024, this resource aims to focus the minds of pupils on climate and climate change and what they can do to be a “Climate Hero” to save our planet. The resource contains information on climate, climate change, the effects of climate change on the...
by admin | Apr 21, 2024 | 3rd/4th, Summer, Visual Arts
This visual arts lesson could be done in the final term and is suitable to be integrated into a summer or gardening theme in the classroom. Pupils have to design and cut flowers and leaves and stick them onto a hanging basket background. Materials needed for...
by admin | Apr 19, 2024 | Book Reviews
Our class were delighted to be asked to review the picture book ‘A Blooming Great Day’ by Úna Woods. What made the book so special, was the fact it’s setting is around Dublin city centre, which is exactly where our school is located! The book is about a young girl...
by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Writing
This resource consists of a 23-page booklet (printed two pages per A4 sheet) for pupils to assist them in creating a memorable character for their piece of Narrative Writing. It gives pupils lots of examples of words to use when describing aspects of a character which...
