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Theory & Practice

Newly qualified? 5 tips for a successful first day

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
July 20, 2023
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4 min

Your first day in your new class is an opportunity to create a positive and lasting impact on students' lives and start to set things up for an enjoyable year. Our guest teacher author, Roisin, has shared some tips for making that all important first day go well.

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3rd to 4th Class

Three ways to get your year off to a great start

Posted byby Guest Teacher Author
July 17, 2023
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3 min

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.

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Technology Integration

Speed up and augment learning using QR codes

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
May 31, 2023
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4 min

QR codes, or 'Quick Response' codes, can eliminate the error prone task of typing links and can be used to augment existing resources with new, digital layers. You can also create QR codes in lessons in a couple of clicks to make it easy to share digital resources with students.

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Making the most of guided reading time

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
May 23, 2023
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6 min

Guided reading is a successful feature of literacy lessons in more and more primary schools. At the core to the approach is the focus on a small group working together using the same selected text. Here are some ways to make the best use of that valuable time together.

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3rd to 4th Class

Independent student activities for guided reading sessions

Posted byby Teachers' Corner
May 23, 2023
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3 min

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.