Book Review – Standing on One Leg is Hard

Book Review – Standing on One Leg is Hard

I read this story with my Junior Infant class and also my 5 year old son at home. The children were engaged in the story straight away as they liked the pictures. As I began to read, I was surprised to find out that not one of my 29 pupils had ever heard of a heron...
St. Patrick’s Tracing Booklet

St. Patrick’s Tracing Booklet

In a digital era, we sometimes wonder if handwriting is still an important skill for pupils to learn. However, there are many benefits, both physical and educational, in getting pupils to practise handwriting and pencil control. This seasonal resource consists of a 30...
St. Patrick’s Dolch Word Mats

St. Patrick’s Dolch Word Mats

Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of eleven sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. This resource contains each set...
Book Review – Mythical Irish Beasts

Book Review – Mythical Irish Beasts

Mythical Irish Beasts is a fantastic mix of riveting written folklore and pictures accompanying the tales to entertain children of all ages. Ireland is a country steeped in mythical legends from banshees to glances the giant, and this book covers it all. One of the...
Book Review – Dodos Are Not Extinct

Book Review – Dodos Are Not Extinct

This is a humorous children’s book that has a fun and lighthearted feel, wherein the protagonist, Dodo, wants to let us in on a big secret about ‘extinct’ animals that are here and there among us incognito! The illustrations are amusing and visually pleasing and...