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Valerie is a primary school teacher and has experience in both mainstream and special education. She loves learning and creating teaching content! She is currently completing a master's in special education which is a huge passion of mine. Find resources useful as you navigate through your teaching career!
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8h ago
Classroom Olympics: The Olympics are just around the corner so it is a good time to integrate the event into your lessons, particularly if you have a very sport loving class like I do! Organise a series of challenges, get the children involved in coming up with the challenges too! These can include math puzzles ..read more
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3w ago
Hi everyone, I am sharing here a review on the new Busy at Maths scheme, in line with the new maths curriculum. First of all, let me preface this post by saying that the new maths curriculum, is, in my opinion, a very positive change. We had our first training day a few weeks ago ..read more
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1M ago
Hello everyone I am writing this blog post in response to the question box I put up last night on my Instagram page about the end of year act tasks and to do list for 6th class so I’m going to list them below now. It’s a very busy time of year for 6th class ..read more
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5M ago
Hello everyone , I have the worst case of the Sunday night fear ever here! I am just not ready to get back to reality yet. I know though that once tomorrow is done though I will be fine. I am writing this blog post now about using a novel in the classroom, namely with ..read more
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8M ago
As I settle back into sixth class after not having been on the senior end of the school for quite a while, I am reminded of how problem solving can be tricky for so many students. I find mental maths/ arithmetic tends to always be stronger than word problems or problem solving in students. So ..read more
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9M ago
Reading comprehension goes beyond simply reading and understanding a reading passage. It involves critical thinking skills, such as analysing, evaluating, and synthesizing information. Fifth and sixth class students need to develop these skills to engage with texts at a deeper level, in all subjects. By comprehending what they read, they can ask questions, make connections ..read more
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9M ago
Hello everyone! I haven’t written a blog post in so long. It can be hard sometimes to get it all done. Usully making resources is a priority because I just like using my own material with my class and I prioritise that. I do however miss writing blog posts and I am going to try ..read more
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10M ago
Hello everyone! First of all I would just like to thank everyone for all the likes, shares and comments on my post about my planner, and for all the orders too! I am so delighted to be bringing my planner out again, after a very successful introduction last year, in which it had sold out ..read more
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10M ago
Hi everyone, I have released the third edition of my Interview Guidebook. It is a lot of work but I like to update it each year as issues in education changes so rapidly. I really value customer feedback too and have added sections based on this feedback from people who follow my page. I will ..read more
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10M ago
Hi Everyone, I am very excited to share the news that I am the brand ambassador for Sam’s Business Bus. Sam’s Business Bus is an entrepreneurial programme funded by Enterprise Ireland. When I was approached by Sam’s Business Bus, I knew it was something I definitely wanted to be involved in. The creators of this ..read more