Before all the madness of the will-we-won't-we open on January 11th, the government were adamant that they were going to reopen schools fully, stating again and again that schools are safe places. We …
Famous January Birthdays
A nice January project for your class might be to explore the life of someone born that month. Given Irish class sizes, there's no reason why you could give each child a date in January and have 31 …
New Year around the World
You might not be surprised that not everyone celebrates the new year on January 1st. For example, the Chinese New Year is widely celebrated around the world, including Ireland, and probably forms part …
The First Number One of the Year
Back in my day, the Christmas Number One in the music charts was a big deal! My teenage years gave me Christmas number ones such as Stay Another Day by East 17 in 1994, and much less Christmassy, Mr. …
The Inclusive Christmas Classroom
It is that time of year that every teacher yearns for but also is somewhat fearful of! It is the run up to the Christmas holidays. Teachers and children are tired, emotional and they want to get to …
Late Late Toy Show
One of the highlights of every Irish child's year is staying up way past their bedtime to watch the Late Late Toy Show. Over the years, trends and traditions have evolved from wearing ugly Christmas …