Starting the day with a morning check in
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.
Trí chluiche spraíúla Ghaeilge chun stór focal a chur chun cinn
Teacher, Roisín O Rourke, has shared three ways to bring some active fun to your Gaeilge lessons.
Gaeilge Neamhfhoirmiúil i scoileanna Béarla
Guest teacher author, Aoife Doyle, reflects on some of the ways she approaches the teaching of Irish language informally in her class.
Let’s talk about ‘Maths Talk’
The shiny new Mathematics curriculum is landing in schools. A major feature is the promotion of ‘Maths Talk’. Guest teacher author, Aoife Doyle, reflects on how she plans to facilitate this in her class.
Three maths games that will make them think!
Guest teacher author Roisín O Rourke, has shared some game ideas that will require your students to take care and think about numbers and patterns carefully.
Three fun whole class Maths games to build confidence
Looking for Maths Week inspiration? Guest teacher author, Roisín O Rourke, has shared three rapid fire game ideas to engage students with number facts and counting.
Ideas for an Autumn Trail
Teacher author, Roisín, has shared some seasonal outdoor learning activity ideas that you could incorporate into an Autumn Trail around the school grounds.
Autumn Art ideas: Leaf Critters!
Teacher author, Roisín, has shared some ways to make the most out of this time of the year and get your class thinking of the colours of the season with some simple Autumn Art ideas for younger students.
Three ways to get your year off to a great start
Guest teacher author, Aoife, has shared some tips to help make the start of the new school year go well. Here are three of her ideas.
Independent student activities for guided reading sessions
Implementing teacher-led, small group work, such as guided reading, can be a challenge in a busy classroom. It can be useful to develop an array of related activities around chosen texts that other students can partake in without having to be closely monitored.