Golden Rules Animal Story books(Positive Press:Jenny Mosley GR series) The Golden Rules have been part of many classrooms all over Ireland. Jenny Mosley has developed resource after resource to help promote positive behaviour and self esteem in primary level children. I’m going to be reviewing a number of Positive Press’s products on anseo.net. We have … Read more
Review:Prim-Ed:Bullying in a cyber world Prim-Ed have produced a set of 4 books on the theme of “Cyberbullying”. I like the title, to begin with as it is trying to get the message across that cyberbullying is just another form of bullying. There are 4 books, each at different levels-Early years( Infants), Lower(1st and 2nd), … Read more
Edware have decided to branch out of the geography market and have now entered the Maths arena and it’s a good thing they have. Know Your Money is a game designed to help children learn all about Money using some fun and absorbing games. The game itself is designed for Junior and Senior infants but … Read more
Review:Songs and finger plays for the early years-Prim-Ed Songs and finger plays for the early years is a new resource book for teachers and parents. It is divided into 8 themes, which all relate very well to the infant classroom in Ireland. It aims to work on social, language, fine motor, fundamental and mathematical skills … Read more
The Easi-Speak from TTS is a microphone designed for children. As with all TTS products, it is made to be as easy as possible to record one’s voice and transfer it to computer. In TTS’s familiar yellow and black colour scheme, the Easi-Speak comes in the box as one piece of equipment – no batteries … Read more
The Vikings in Ireland is a CD-ROM designed to teach children about the lives of the Vikings. It has been written by well known tech-guru and principal Robbie O’Leary who has been involved in a number of software ventures including the Who Took the Book series. The software is published by Cork-based engineering company, CDGA, … Read more
Schools have been hearing about the Fizzbook Spin for ages but with the IPPN conference being touted as the launch time for the laptop-cum-tablet, very few schools have got their hands on one. We were very excited when we got our hands on one thanks to MJ Technologies in Waterford. For those of you … Read more
Transport manipulative If you are in the infant classroom or Support, you will know how beneficial colourful manipulative are! It’s always strange when after 1st class, the students are seen as too grownup to use manipulatives. The primary school curriculum advocates the use of manipulatives to explore any new area of maths and literacy. Too … Read more
Anseo.net takes a look back on some of the products we reviewed and awarded with a “Top of the Class” award. Over the last number of years, Anseo.net has reviewed dozens of products for several companies. One thing we pride ourselves on is in our honesty. Try reading a bad review for a book in … Read more
Junior Infants are one of the most fun classes to teach. The children are just starting on their learning journey. They gobble up every bit of information you give them. Their enthusiasm knows no bounds. Having said that, keeping their attention is an exercise in itself and classes or lessons need to be kept short. … Read more