Biongó Oíche Shamhna

Biongó Oíche Shamhna

Educational bingo games are a great way for pupils to learn so many different skills. This seasonal bingo game as Gaeilge is based on items pupils might associate with this time of year. Bingo games help with listening skills, visual discrimination, group work, turn...
Book Review: Red Rover, Red Rover

Book Review: Red Rover, Red Rover

This book (Red Rover, Red Rover! By Kunak McGann – Games from an Irish Childhood [That You Can Teach Your Kids]) took me on a trip down memory lane as it provoked fond childhood memories of playing Rounders, Hide and Seek, Jacks and other games with kids in my...
Oral Language Resources

Oral Language Resources

What do you include in an Oral Language scheme for your class for the year? A couple of years ago, I put together some oral language resources/ideas for the classes in my school. It included some oral language resources which we’ve gathered up over the years,...
Pelmanism 05

Pelmanism 05

Pelmanism is the name of the memory game which you play by turning up pairs of cards from a pack and trying to pick out matching pairs. It is named after the Pelman Institute which was set up for the study of memory in London in the 1930s. This oral language memory...
Pelmanism 04

Pelmanism 04

Pelmanism is the name of the memory game which you play by turning up pairs of cards from a pack and trying to pick out matching pairs. It is named after the Pelman Institute which was set up for the study of memory in London in the 1930s. This oral language memory...