Review:Playground games by Positive Press
Playground games is a 22 page booklet consisting of 20 different playground games. You may know some of the games, you have played some of them when you were little! For example, we have “duck, duck, goose”, “Oranges and lemons” but we also have less known games like “I sent a letter” and Jamaican […]
The Big Book of Energizers
The Big Book of Energizers September is always full of energy and optimism for teachers, parents and children! After a few weeks (even days, sometimes), it may feel like you never had the summer holidays – you are tired, the children are listless and unmotivated and they are finding it hard to keep the class […]
The Big Book of Energizers
The Big Book of Energizers September is always full of energy and optimism for teachers, parents and children! After a few weeks (even days, sometimes), it may feel like you never had the summer holidays – you are tired, the children are listless and unmotivated and they are finding it hard to keep the class […]
The Big Book of Calmers-Review
We all have had those days when the kids are hyped up and it is very hard to get them back down again, step in Jenny Mosley! I love Jenny Mosley and everything that she does. This “Big book of Calmers” does not disappoint. It contains over 120 individual activities for the teacher to use […]
The Big Book of Calmers-Review
We all have had those days when the kids are hyped up and it is very hard to get them back down again, step in Jenny Mosley! I love Jenny Mosley and everything that she does. This “Big book of Calmers” does not disappoint. It contains over 120 individual activities for the teacher to use […]
Review: Jenny Mosley – Golden Rules in Action
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’ve been reviewing a number of Positive Press’ products on this site. We have always been huge fans of Jenny and her work in […]
Review: Classroom Art and Crafts (Prim-Ed)
When I first saw this book, a feeling of dread came over me. Art and crafts brings me back to how art used to be taught in primary schools – lots of paper plates, templates and 30 identical pieces of work stuck to a wall – no creativity or individuality. Had the author called this […]
Review: Classroom Art and Crafts (Prim-Ed)
When I first saw this book, a feeling of dread came over me. Art and crafts brings me back to how art used to be taught in primary schools – lots of paper plates, templates and 30 identical pieces of work stuck to a wall – no creativity or individuality. Had the author called this […]
Review: Céard É Sin? (ResourcED)
When it comes to educational software, Irish teachers can generally rely on other countries such as the UK, USA and Australia for most subject areas. However, the one exception is Gaeilge. While there have been some valiant attempts to make decent Irish language software, there are many problems. Firstly, there’s the problem of the very […]
Review: Céard É Sin? (ResourcED)
When it comes to educational software, Irish teachers can generally rely on other countries such as the UK, USA and Australia for most subject areas. However, the one exception is Gaeilge. While there have been some valiant attempts to make decent Irish language software, there are many problems. Firstly, there’s the problem of the very […]