Think and Act

Think and Act

Think And Act, the contemporary story of an immigrant child’s journey to Ireland has been developed as a new online teaching resource for primary teachers interested in social justice issues. It was launched by Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Children and Youth...
Nutrition

Nutrition

This Powerpoint resource explains in simple terms each of the food groups and what benefit they are to the growing body. It contains lots of information on proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins, water and lots more. Source: Jenny Mc Carthy (.ppt file...
Novels With Issues

Novels With Issues

Thanks to South Dublin County Council Libraries (SDCC) for providing me with this resource. It consists of a list of novels and books to help children cope with life’s challenges. A lot of research has obviously gone into the selection of these novels and it is...
Grandparents Project

Grandparents Project

This week is Catholic Schools Week, and as part of that week, Wednesday January 30th has been designated Grandparents’ Day. It is great to celebrate grandparents in school and this resource gives details of how to organise pupils to do a project on one of their...
Safer Internet Day 2013

Safer Internet Day 2013

Safer Internet Day 2013 is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer Internet for all users, especially young people, and will be celebrated in Ireland on Tuesday 5th February 2013. This year, Safer Internet Day, which is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in...