This week’s supermarket maths goes knitting. Here are a few questions that you might use. Check out the two offers on wool below and find out which one is the best value in terms of “yardage.” Estimate how much it would cost to knit your own pair of socks. What combinations of boxes could you … Read more
This week’s supermarket maths is all about steaks and simply asks which package of steak offers the best value per kilogram. As a little bonus, we have a second question underneath based on time. You have five different ways of cooking steaks below. How many combinations of steaks could you cook in an hour?
The Action Plan for Education was published today by Minister Richard Bruton. The government aims for Ireland to have the best education and training system in Europe by 2026. Given that the government has spent the last 10 years tearing the education system apart through budgetary cuts, I’m not entirely sure how they are going … Read more
According to a recent study, (see here), students feel that Sex Education is negative, out of touch and gendered. With over 90% of schools in Ireland forced to teach sex education from a negative, out of touch and gendered point of view, (see here), it’s hardly surprising.
Are you having a Teddy Bears’ Picnic in your school? Here’s a little playlist for the background. It mainly contains children’s songs and a couple of pop songs.
Lidl provides us with this week’s Supermarket Maths Problem. We have a load of pots and casserole dishes at various different prices and various different volumes. With that in mind, which pot offers the best value for money per litre? You might also spot the tea towels at the bottom left, which begs the question of … Read more
“Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.” So says the song in Matilda, one of the many adaptations of Roald Dahl’s works. This playlist has sample songs from films and musicals that have been adapted from Roald Dahl’s novels – perfect for 13th September, which is Roald Dahl Day!
This playlist focus on drums, specifically, drum solos or famous beats. It’s amazing how we can recognise a song from one percussion instrument. Here are some of the most famous drum beats from musical history.
Are you looking for songs about happiness? These songs are a selection from the 1950s to today that are about feeling happy. Why not pick a few to compare with each other in a music class or get the children to identify “happy” instruments or beats?
Here are some songs from 2010 to today that are appropriate for primary school children’s ears. They might be useful when trying to avoid songs with questionable lyrics.