by admin | Feb 19, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work, SPHE
Getting pupils to work in groups is a great methodology to take advantage of in the classroom. However, in order for it to be most effective, it is helpful to allocate pupils a role to play in the group discussion, otherwise the usual confident pupils may take over,...
by admin | Jan 12, 2012 | 5th/6th, English, Oral Work
In a recent survey conducted by iReach Market Research and reported by RTÉ, it was found that 90% of children were using recession vocabulary. Words like recession, unemployment, credit crunch and redundancy have entered the conversational vocabulary of children. This...
by admin | Aug 9, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work
This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils in middle and senior class standards. On each card are the names of four everyday objects, which may have a loose connection. The purpose of the activity is to help develop the working memory of the...
by admin | Jul 18, 2011 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work
This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils from first/second class upwards. On each card are the names of three everyday objects, which may have a loose connection. The purpose of the activity is to help develop the working memory of the pupils,...
by admin | Jul 18, 2011 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work
This is an oral language activity that can be done with pupils from first/second class upwards. On each card are the names of three everyday objects, which may have a loose connection. The purpose of the activity is to help develop the working memory of the pupils,...
by admin | Jul 11, 2011 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Oral Work, SPHE
This is an oral language activity for pupils in middle and senior classes. On each card is written the beginning of a sentence with a feelings word in it. The purpose of the activity is for the pupils to finish the sentence giving an appropriate situation when they...
