by admin | Mar 4, 2012 | Teaching News
National Tree Week takes place from 4-10 March 2012. It is an annual, week-long festival celebrating all positive aspects of trees in our lives and environment. It is organised by the Tree Council of Ireland. This year’s theme is ‘Trees – Our Past, Our Present,...
by admin | Feb 17, 2012 | Resources Websites, Teaching News
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has joined Engineers Ireland in encouraging students, schools and parents to get involved in Engineers Week 2012, which will be taking place across Ireland between the 27th February and 4th March 2012. The...
by admin | Feb 16, 2012 | Geography, Technology
I’ve written previous blog posts about QR Codes in the Classroom and Talking QR Codes, and talked about how they are becoming more prominent both in our daily lives and in an educational context. I recently used QR Codes with my 1st Class pupils to teach a...
by admin | Feb 4, 2012 | 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Science, Science
Flashcards with vocabulary to help with the teaching of electricity in the science curriculum. (.pdf file 1.11MB) Download File… RegisterThis content is for members only Already a member? Log in...
by admin | Jan 28, 2012 | Guest Post, Resources Websites, Teaching News
Discover Primary Science and Maths is a flagship project run by the Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) awareness programme. The programme aims to develop creativity in our children, show them how important science is to our everyday lives and more importantly...