by admin | Sep 28, 2017 | Teaching News
The Tree Council of Ireland supported by Tetra Pak is calling on primary schools across Ireland to get involved in Tetra Pak Tree Day on Thursday, 5th October. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Our Planet, Our Choice – Ár bPláinéid, Ár Rogha” to convey that...
by admin | Sep 7, 2017 | Teaching News
The Call for Entries for the RDS Primary Science Fair 2018 is now open and will close on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. The RDS Primary Science Fair is a non-competitive exhibition which showcases primary school STEM-related (science, technology, engineering and maths)...
by admin | Aug 25, 2017 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Quizzes, Science
This table quiz, with questions based on a Polar Regions theme, comprises eight rounds of six questions, a tie-break round and answers to all questions on 147 Powerpoint slides. Hopefully, there is a mixture of easy enough questions and some to challenge the better...
by admin | Oct 16, 2016 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, Oral Work, Science, Technology
We’re doing some work on animal homes at the moment as part of a theme on Houses and Homes. We did lots of work on identifying the names of a variety of animals and the names of the special homes that they live in. As part of a follow-up to those lessons, I...
by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Teaching News
Space Week, Ireland’s newest national STEM week in parallel with World Space Week, takes place from October 3rd to 8th. It is a special week to focus on the wonders and realities of the Universe around us. Participating in Space Week with your class means you will use...
