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Great ideas to explore learning in the outdoors

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April 20, 2024
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The new curriculum promises to provide time for more playful and holistic approaches to learning. The outdoor environment, whether just around the school grounds, or further afield, can provide a fantastic resource to explore this opportunity.

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Six ways to wrap up the year with your class… that won’t break the bank!

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April 15, 2024
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3 min

Guest author, Aoife Doyle, has compiled a list of activities that she uses to conclude a year of learning with her pupils. They can all be adapted up or down, depending on the age group of the pupils that you teach.

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Six ways of using a Tuff Tray to promote playfulness

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April 11, 2024
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3 min

The recently released Primary Curriculum Framework promises an emphasis on play and playfulness. The humble Tuff Tray is a fantastic resource to help you provide multiple opportunities for play.

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Fairy tales to labels: Ideas for implementing Irish reading with infants

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November 27, 2023
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2 min

Teacher author, Aoife, shares some of her approaches to integrating Gaeilge with younger students using Big Books and labels.

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Sprinkle some Christmas Magic on your topics this December!

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November 17, 2023
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3 min

Need a bunch of lesson ideas for December? Here are some Gaeilge, Maths, English and Science topic ideas enhanced with a Christmas twist from teacher author, Aoife Doyle.

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The Nutcracker with a twist: Christmas art ideas

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November 16, 2023
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2 min

Teacher author, Roisín O Rourke, has used the story of The Nutcracker as a lovely stimulus for these Christmas Art and Shapes & Geometry activity ideas.

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Christmas art ideas for younger children

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November 16, 2023
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2 min

Teacher author, Roisín O Rourke, has shared some ideas for some 'Christmas Magic'. Here are some you might want to try with younger children.

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Manage December excitement with Christmas Countdown activities

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November 14, 2023
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2 min

Teacher author Aoife Doyle has shared an alternative way of engaging children in the festive period using envelopes with activities as an advent countdown.

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Starting the day with a morning check in

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November 14, 2023
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3 min

Teacher author, Roisín O Rourke asks... Do you feel like you repeat yourself a thousand times each morning when students start to filter in? Then maybe a ‘Morning Check-In’ could be for you.

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Trí chluiche spraíúla Ghaeilge chun stór focal a chur chun cinn

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October 23, 2023
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3 min

Teacher, Roisín O Rourke, has shared three ways to bring some active fun to your Gaeilge lessons.