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Four ways to give back at Christmas

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
November 15, 2024
3 min

Christmas can often become a time of endless treats and gifts. Incorporating some of these activities suggested by teacher author, Aoife, will help to teach children about those in need, especially those struggling in the festive season.

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3 min

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Four “Holly Jolly” P.E. Ideas

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
October 31, 2024
4 min

Here’s a few ideas I have used for P.E. Each has a little Christmas spin. These will hopefully make your lessons a little more focussed and retain attention and engagement levels... and perhaps help the children to burn off some of that excited energy!

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4 min

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Junior & Senior Infants

Play: Encouraging choice and agency in infant classes

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
October 29, 2024
4 min

There has been plenty of chatter and change around play and its re-examined place in our classrooms recently. As teachers, we’re constantly evolving and adapting our classrooms and our delivery of teaching to improve practice but it can be difficult to keep up to date with changes while keeping an eye on everything else. Here is how Roisin has been coping.

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4 min

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BOO!!! Five spooky PE lesson ideas for Halloween

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
October 11, 2024
3 min

With Halloween just around the corner, it is a great time of year to put a spooky slant on your P.E. lessons! Read on for some easily adaptable Halloween themed games to try over the next couple of weeks. By teacher author, Aoife.

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3 min

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Developing Key Competencies with Discovery Tables

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
September 4, 2024
2 min

Teacher author, Aoife, explains how she has used Discovery Tables in her classroom to approach some of the key ideas laid out in the new Primary Language Framework.

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2 min

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Take Home Teddy Diary Project!

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
September 4, 2024
2 min

This is great activity to spread over the months of a school year. Guest teacher author, Aoife, shares her approach to this effective and engaging way to develop home and school links.

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2 min

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Making Global Connections: Our Australia Story

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
April 20, 2024
2 min

We live in a diverse but globally connected community. Guest teacher author, Roisín O Rourke shares how her school has navigated bringing the rich and fascinating wider world into their classrooms.

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2 min

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Great ideas to explore learning in the outdoors

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
April 20, 2024
4 min

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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4 min

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

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
April 15, 2024
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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3 min

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Six ways of using a Tuff Tray to promote playfulness

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
April 11, 2024
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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3 min

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