Dates For Your Diary 2023/24

Dates For Your Diary 2023/24

The Dates For Your Diary resource is back again for its 11th consecutive year. So many teachers make use of this list while they are making plans for seasonal and related activities in the classroom during the school year. Huge thanks again to Ciara Reilly...
Book Review – Fox and Son Tailers

Book Review – Fox and Son Tailers

I read this story with a first class and they loved it. It was perfect for this age group.  The story revolves around Mr. Fox’s occupation as a “tailer,” creating tails for various animals according to strict rules and regulations regarding size and...
Book Review – Children of Croke Park

Book Review – Children of Croke Park

This is a very good book which we both enjoyed. The main 3 boys in the book were Perry, Jerry and Billy. Reading about them gave us a very good understanding of their families and the places that they lived in. Some of the descriptions in the book were really good,...
Book Review – Take the Lead

Book Review – Take the Lead

This is a fantastic book for anyone with a dog or even thinking about getting one. It has lots of great points which are clearly laid out in each chapter. The illustrations and photographs are super too. It really helps you to know how and what your dog is thinking....
Book Review – My Little Album of Ireland

Book Review – My Little Album of Ireland

What a treasure! A real throw back to those popular books of my childhood where you have fabulous art work interspersed with text as Gaeilge and as Béarla. Each page takes us around the island of Ireland from The Fleadh, to Tír na nÓg, The Ploughing to The Aviva....
Book Review – A Limerick Fairytale

Book Review – A Limerick Fairytale

This book is a modern twist on Cinderella with all our favourite parts but DIFFERENT! The main characters in the book are Prince Hugo and his parents, the King and Queen, and a girl called Limerella. Prince Hugo is trying to find his happy ever after in the world,...