Art: Design a Bookcover: ‘Stranger Danger’ by Anne Fine
Art: Design a Bookcover: ‘The Angel of Nitshill Road’ by Anne Fine
Art: Design A Bookcover: ‘Bill’s New Frock’ by Anne Fine
Art: Design a Bookcover: ‘The Stone Mouse’ by Jenny Nimmo
Art: Design a Bookcover: ‘The Owl Tree’ by Jenny Nimmo
Learning about Idioms using a clever Vimeo – Senior Classes, Primary School
This is a clever Vimeo that features the imaginative use of idioms. I think it would be suitable for fifth or sixth class, but would recommend that you would check it out first before using it.
Confessions of an Idiom from Amanda Koh on Vimeo.
We enjoy learning about idioms and have done other work including a quiz about them here.
Answers to the Idiom Quiz
We wrote a Picture Quiz on idioms HERE.
These are the answers:
1. Hit the nail on the head – Be exactly right.
2. Tying the knot – Getting married.
3. In the loop – included.
Perhaps information has been shared with him.
4. He’s not in the loop – He is not included. (He is in the dark ;))
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5. That is Greek to me – I do not understand it.
6. You are driving me up the wall – You are driving me mad.
7. That rings a bell with me – I recognise or remember that.
8. Sitting on the fence – Not making a decision one way or the other.
9. Grasp the nettle – Do something that will not be pleasant.
10. Tick all the boxes – It meets all the criteria,
so will be the best thing to do.
11. A piece of cake – Very easy
Picture this! Can you work out what these idioms are?
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You can find the answers here.
#Symbaloo webmix of History and Geography websites suitable for 3rd to 6th approximately.
#Symbaloo webmix: Short Educational Videos for Wet Lunchtimes: Infants to Sixth approximately
This webmix contains links to short videos for Junior, Middle and Senior students. The videos are between five and ten minutes in length approximately.
There are some simple maths and science videos however most of the videos are in the area of language and literacy.
There are lots of links to Picture Books for students from Junior Classes and there are some great reviews of popular books for Middle Classes. ‘The Literacy Shed’ is most suitable for Seniors.
Most of the links are from Vimeo. Unlike YouTube, Vimeo isn’t ‘blocked’ in school. Click on the grey bar below the webmix where it says ‘View on Symbaloo: Short Videos for Class’ to open up this page.
Greeting someone in Irish: Dia duit! (2)
Dia duit!
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Dia ‘s Muire duit!
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Dia ‘s Muire duit ‘s Pádraig !
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Dia ‘s Muire duit ‘s Pádraig ‘s Bríd !
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Dia ‘s Muire duit ‘s Pádraig ‘s Bríd ‘s Naomh Colmcille
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Greeting someone in Irish: ‘Dia duit!’ (1)
Seanfhocail: Na Gaoithe
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An ghaoth aduaidh bíonn sí crua,
Is cuireann sí fuacht ar dhaoine.
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An ghaoth aneas bíonn sí tais
Is cuireann sí rath ar shíolta
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An ghaoth anoir bíonn sí tirim
Is cuireann sí sioc istoíche
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An ghaoth aniar bíonn sí fial
Is cuireann sí iasc i líonta.