Surviving Primary

Banksy is a graffiti artist, famous for his use of stencils to create street art found all over the world. His controversial art pieces have been a topic of discussion for many years now. I found my 6th class in particular loved learning about Banksy and his art pieces sparked interesting discussions and debates in the classroom. After learning about Banksy and his use of stencils, we made then stencils of our own in an art lesson. They were tricky and definitely more suited for older classes

This activity is great and a fine motor activity or for kiddos still mastering the skill of cutting and sticking. Simply print a pancake template for each child and a few of the 'eyes, noses and mouths'. It's such a simple activity but my students got a real kick out of how funny their pancake faces turned out. I did this activity during Aistear time (Ireland) as part of the arts and crafts station when we did 'The Bakery' theme. This is also a great extension activity when learning about/celebr

This activity relates to the stand Myself and others and the My friends and other people stand unit. I use this activity to highlight the differences between friendly and bullying behaviour. I also use it as a way of assessing pupil's understanding of what bullying can look like. I printed and laminated these sheets and stored the small square in zip lock bags. Pupils worked in groups of 3/4 to sort the different pictures into either the 'bullying' or 'good friend' box. After completing this ac

My students all love doing this activity. I get red, pink, purple, white coloured paper and let them rip off little pieces and then stick them into the love heart in the middle of the page. It's always a real novelty for them to rip up paper!! It is such an easy, low prep art activity for Valentines Day and the result is so cute. I hope you enjoy doing it with your class! A little tip.. print this template onto white card instead of normal paper so that it can withstand the glue!

I use these in my classroom in two ways; 1. I print this resource on A3 paper, laminate them, cut them out and use these as part of my display on my Gaeilge board. 2. I print them on A4 paper, cut them out and use them as flash cards in small groups during Gaeilge lessons. I play games such as 'Tabhair dom an capall'. My kids love the pictures and all the vocabulary used has been learnt in previous lessons so this helps.

Keith Allen Haring was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". My 4th class boys loved learning about Haring and they really enjoyed looking at his artwork especially the murals he had done on buildings. After learning about Haring in this PowerPoint slideshow we did a 30 minute art lesson inspired by the style of Haring. This art activity is so accessible to student

These classroom labels include labels for the following items - > doras, fuinneog, bord, cathaoir, leabharlann, cóipleabhair, siosúr, gliú, péint, scriosáin, crián, breagáin, clog, clár bán, ríomhaire, málaí scoile, leithreas, bosca bruscair, bosca athchúrsála, pinn luaidhe, ciseán, doirteal, cás peann luaidhe agus rialóir. Each of these labels include a cartoon picture of the item. I have also included each word with its corresponding phonetic spelling to encourage gaeilge neamhfhoirmiúil (

These resources relate to the SPHE curriculum within the strand of Myself and Others and the strand unit of My friends and other people. Friendship is an important area of discussion and learning especially in the younger classes where friendships change like the wind! I use this PowerPoint presentation to initially engage the pupils in conversation about friendship and the qualities they look for in a friend or 'what makes a good friend?'. The worksheet activity then is a way of really emphasi

Boggle is such a fun way to encourage students to practice their spelling and to create words from letters. I use this resource as an early finisher activity in my classroom. I display the letters on my 'early finisher board' and have the worksheets readily available for my students. I change the letters weekly and we correct the worksheets on a Friday. I usually give dojo points/prize to whoever gets the most points! The display letters involve little/no prep. Just print them on A4/A3 paper an

These resources are great for a SPHE lesson looking to cover the strand Myself and others and the strand unit of My friends and other people. Buy this bundle and save €€€

Loud and Soft Sounds Worksheet I used this worksheet with my students to show the difference between loud and soft sounds. This covers Recognising and showing the difference between loud and soft sounds from the Listening and responding to music strand. I found these sounds easily on YouTube to play and the children had to colour in the picture red if they thought it was a loud sound and green if it was a soft sound. They loved it and got so excited at some of the sounds.

This PowerPoint presentation covers 'tricky words' no, so, go, my, you, your, said, here, there, they, some and come. The children each have a piece of paper/copy book. They look up at the board and say the word that they see. They then write the word down. They then have to do an exercise such as hopping, push ups, marching, stretches. My kiddies love this activity as the exercises in between reading and writing the words keeps them on task!

These resources relate to the SPHE curriculum within the strand of Myself and Others and the strand unit of My friends and other people. Friendship is an important area of discussion and learning especially in the younger classes where friendships change like the wind! I use this PowerPoint presentation to initially engage the pupils in conversation about friendship and the qualities they look for in a friend or 'what makes a good friend?'. I found pupils really engaged in the conversation topi

3 games in 1! These 3 different bingo games reviews students knowledge of 2D & 3D shapes. There is a 2D shape bingo game, a 3D shape bingo game and a combination of both 2D & 3D shapes bingo game included in this 28 page resource. There are 8 different bingo cards per game which I love using as part of my numeracy stations/centers. Each game includes a list of shapes for the teacher/students to call out. This bumper pack includes the following 2D & 3D shapes; 2D - > Circle, Square, T

This PowerPoint presentation looks at compost and composting. It covers what items can or cannot be composted, the compost cycle, photos of the contents of compost bins over time and discussion topics around composting. There are so many activities that can accompany this PowerPoint presentation. We did a whole school survey where the pupils went around the classrooms and checked if the compost bins were being used correctly. We introduced a 'promoting composting' campaign in the school where t

This pre-test can help year 3 students identify areas that they may need to work on. I have included an answer key and a marking system that highlights topics that students need more practice with.

These cards relate to the strand Myself and others under the My friends and other people stand unit. I used these cards alongside a SPHE lesson where we were talking about bullying behaviour. These cards can be used after discussing 'what to do if you are being bullied or witness bullying' with the pupils. I give out one card to a group of 3/4 pupils. They have to read the card and talk about what they would do in that situation. They come up with ideas about how best to respond in that situat

This product is a great one for Early Finishers around Easter time. Suitable for children aged between 5-10 I'd say. This resource requires zero additional resources and no prep work. There are 10 different activities, accessible for all students. Simply print and go!

Irish mammals - bat, squirrel, fox, deer This is a really engaging activity that my students loved. They wrote different facts about a chosen mammal we had read about without naming the animal. They named the animal down at the bottom of their page and covered it with a post it note. They then read out their 'clues' and their peers had to guess what Irish mammal they were talking about :)

These resources relate to the SPHE curriculum within the strand of Myself and Others and the strand unit of My friends and other people. Friendship is an important area of discussion and learning especially in the younger classes where friendships change like the wind! I use this worksheet activity alongside the SPHE - Friendship PowerPoint presentation. This activity is a way of really emphasising what it is to be a good friend and highlights the friendship qualities important to the pupils in