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Place Value is a really important concept for all children to understand. This resource is a handy way for children to recognise numbers in different forms – the number, number in words, number broken into each place value and number in expanded notation. There are a number of different ways to use this resource such […]
Hey there! I’m Aoife. Also known as @littlemsfox on the gram, where I document my journey (sometimes sailing, sometimes battling) through the highs and lows of my first year of ‘real teaching’. A big part of the first year I think is finding your own niche as a teacher and learning what works for your […]
This is a guest blogpost by Orla Dempsey who is a life and career coach and a primary school teacher. There’s a massive shortage of substitute teachers at the moment but it’s around this time of the year that I update my CV with all of the new experience that I’ve gained so far, this […]
I’ve been thinking about writing this blogpost for the last few weeks but I never got around to it – now with mid-term I’m sitting in bed and contemplating what I want to say and wondering if I’ll even click publish but there’s a couple of things I feel I need to write down and […]
We’ve recently finished the topics of fractions, decimals and percentages so I’ve put together this matching game for the children to practice and match the ones that go together. I plan on using this resource for an independent station to revise fractions, decimals and percentages. This would also be perfect for a display – there is […]
I’ve already written a blogpost on Maths Fear (which you can read here) and the damning effect it can have on children in relation to their achievement in Maths but I’ve been tackling maths fear in my own classroom this year and I’ve found some strategies have worked really well. Stress – Out the Window […]
I’m writing this blogpost to share some of the reasons why I blog – the blogpost is more a reflection for myself at the end of the 4th year of Irish Primary Teacher than a piece for others to read but here it goes. Reflection I blog to reflect on lesson ideas, activities that have […]
A guest blogpost by Caoimhe Quinn who runs the Instagram – Ms Quinns Classroom Now well into my third year of teaching since finishing college, my dip seems like a distant memory! Not long enough ago though that I can no longer remember the long days (and nights) spent lesson planning and resource making! I […]
What is Junk Art? Junk Art is open-ended, child-led and creative. Children create their own art using items you might put in your recycling bin. “Creative play involves children exploring and using their bodies and materials to make and do things and to share their feelings, ideas and thoughts. They enjoy being creative by […]
What would happen if… I think the key message of this blogpost is to pose the question – what would happen if? I’ve received hundreds of messages from teachers who are struggling with teaching and very close to burn out. Many teachers have never ending to do lists, some have unsupportive work environments (staff and […]