by admin | Sep 1, 2021 | Teaching News
The Blue Star Programme has confirmed that the programme will be running for its eleventh year over the 2021-2022 school term. The registration process for interested primary schools across Ireland is now open. The Blue Star Programme teaches primary school pupils...
by admin | Oct 2, 2020 | Teaching News
This video demonstrates a simple Word Matching activity to help pupils to consolidate a selection of sight words that they are learning. You simply write the chosen words onto pairs of cardboard feet, mix them up and get the pupil to match the pairs of feet. This was...
by admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Teaching News
The Tree Council of Ireland, supported by Tetra Pak, is calling on primary schools across the country to get involved in Tetra Pak Tree Day and plant a tree on Thursday, 1st October 2020. The theme for this year’s campaign is “Be a Force for Nature” to encourage...
by admin | Aug 22, 2020 | Teaching News
Picture Books can often be associated with younger pupils in the primary school but there are also many suitable picture books which can be used with senior pupils. This video shows examples of some of the picture books that I use with my senior class pupils. A couple...
by admin | Aug 22, 2020 | Teaching News
Hessian is an easy material to use for a Visual Arts lesson under the Fabric and Fibre Strand. Pupils in various class standards should be able to complete this lesson. The video below demonstrates how to complete this lesson. The video demonstrates how to create a...
by admin | Aug 18, 2020 | Teaching News
Pupils like to create added dimensions to their own handmade books, booklets or greeting cards. It is a way for them to present their own work in a creative and interesting way. Adding a pop-up feature to a book or greeting card can give it the wow factor. This video...
