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.
Creative Autumn ideas for older students
Autumn can be an inspiration for creativity. Change, renewal, cascades of colour. Here are some ways you might harness the season.
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.
Wellbeing: Check ins and classroom charts
Children thrive when happy. Maintaining a calm and relaxing environment builds a positive and productive learning atmosphere. Guest teacher author, Roisin, has shared some of he tips on managing wellbeing in the classroom.
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.
Engage students with reading and creative writing using interactive stories
An interactive story is one where the reader can choose how they navigate through it. The reader will be presented with critical choices at various points. The key thing is the reader is very much an active participant in the story.
Here are a few different ways to engage students by creating their own interactive stories.
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.