Observations

Malala Yousafzai

Earth Day

Explore questions such as how we can look after our planet with the children.

Design posters on recycling, reusing and reducing waste.

Link with S.E.S.E. and looking after our environment.

Frásaí na Seachtaine

Cad é an scór?

Cuir síos an citeal!

An bhfuil sibh réidh? Táimid réidh!

Nílimid réidh!

An féidir leat? Is féidir liom!

Ní féidir liom!

Bhuamar

Chailleamar

Bí cúramach!

Brostaigh ort!

STEM activities

These are a fantastic way for the children to develop their problem solving skills and team work skills.

Organise a box of recyclable materials, paper, card and let the children work collaboratively to build and create!

Tips

Classroom management: Quiet monitor

When the children are doing independent work, I appoint a ‘quiet monitor’ (somebody who is on task and working well), the quiet monitor walks around the room for 2/3 minutes monitoring the noise levels and after 2/3 minutes they chose the next quiet monitor – this continues on and the children generally remain quiet and on task giving the teacher time to work quietly with a group of children without any disruptions. As a little extra, I added dojo points so when a child was chosen they ticked their name on class dojo and at the end I rewarded all those whose names were ticked with points.