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Inquiring Minds

Inquiring Minds is an exciting textbook written for Transition Year Science. Featuring chapters on Biology, Chemistryand Physics, with a final chapter on Forensics involving all three areas, this textbook will introduce students to fascinating areas in Science and broaden their interest in these subjects for the Senior Cycle. 

The key features of this textbook are:

• A wide range of engaging activities in each chapter to develop laboratory skills, with Discussion Questions to encourage active learning.
• Checkpoint quizzes and matching tasks appear regularly throughout to engage students.
• Demonstration videos are included in some chapters featuring fascinating experiments and worked examples.
• End-of-chapter summary questions complete each chapter.
• Most chapters include a ‘Delve Deeper’ section, guiding students to explore the topic further.
• Strategically designed research projects are included to cultivate students’ research skills and foster a deeper comprehension of the topic.
• Success criteria are included for research activities, to help students structure their work and to enable teachers to easily assess tasks.
• Optional activity handouts are available online and through a QR code for all activities.
• A Teacher’s Resource Book with further details on all activities and questions is available, as is a wide range of online resources on my.cjfallon.ie
• Stand-alone chapters mean teachers can choose which topics they wish to cover in class, in whatever order they prefer.
• A detailed Glossary featuring detailed definitions of all key words in the textbook is available online.

QR codes can be found throughout the book for easy access to optional activity handouts, demonstration videos and success criteria.

Teachers’ Online Resources
Inquiring Minds has an array of additional resources for teachers, including:

• A full Teacher’s Resource Book with additional information on all activities, trouble-shooting details, and answers to all questions and checkpoints in the textbook.
• Demonstration videos, quizzes and matching tasks.
• A detailed PowerPoint presentation for each chapter.
• Additional suggested student activities.
• Additional teacher support resources (e.g. details on how to prepare practical activities, suggested valid and reliable sources for research tasks).

Teachers can access all teacher’s material online at my.cjfallon.ie and also through the QR codes in the textbook.

About the Authors
Conor Eivers has a BSc in Science, Mathematics and Education and an MSc in Education from University College Dublin. At present he teaches Science, Chemistry and Mathematics at Temple Carrig School, Greystones. Conor also works as an Examiner for the State Examinations Commission (SEC). He has corrected Junior Cycle Science for the last number of years.
Barbara Kelly has a BSc in Science from University College Dublin, a PhD from Oxford Brookes University and a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Wollongong. She spent 13 years as a research scientist, with a focus on molecular biology and virology, before retraining as a teacher. For the first five years of her teaching career she taught in New South Wales, Australia. At present she teaches Science, Biology and Mathematics at Temple Carrig School, Greystones.

Master Your English 4

Master your English is a new and innovative English programme for primary schools. Its unique approach focuses on building comprehension and vocabulary skills. Each Master your English book contains 30 units. Each unit has daily work broken down in the following way. 

• Monday – pupils will work on their visual skills (visual memory, discrimination, comprehension, recall, sequencing, and association). Pupils will watch an online video or look at a digital poster and answer comprehension questions: a mix of think fast (multiple choice) and deeper thinking questions.
• Tuesday – pupils will work on their auditory skills (memory, discrimination, comprehension, recall, sequencing, and association). Pupils will listen to an online audio recording and answer comprehension questions: a mix of think fast (multiple choice) and deeper thinking questions.
• Wednesday – pupils will read a comprehension passage and answer a mix of comprehension questions. These include literal, inferential, and evaluative questions.
• Thursday – pupils will focus on working with words, vocabulary development, spelling, phonics and vocabulary usage.
• Friday – pupils will focus on grammar, phonics, dictionary skills and spelling.

Genres 

Master your English incorporates the genres noted in the Primary Language Curriculum and includes texts which narrate, report, persuade, explain, recount, instruct and justify opinions. 

Learning Outcomes

Master your English is designed to enable pupils to reach as many of the Learning Outcomes for Reading and Comprehension as possible across the Elements: Communicating, Understanding and Exploring and Using.

Master Your English 3

Master your English is a new and innovative English programme for primary schools. Its unique approach focuses on building comprehension and vocabulary skills. Each Master your English book contains 30 units. Each unit has daily work broken down in the following way. 

• Monday – pupils will work on their visual skills (visual memory, discrimination, comprehension, recall, sequencing, and association). Pupils will watch an online video or look at a digital poster and answer comprehension questions: a mix of think fast (multiple choice) and deeper thinking questions.
• Tuesday – pupils will work on their auditory skills (memory, discrimination, comprehension, recall, sequencing, and association). Pupils will listen to an online audio recording and answer comprehension questions: a mix of think fast (multiple choice) and deeper thinking questions.
• Wednesday – pupils will read a comprehension passage and answer a mix of comprehension questions. These include literal, inferential, and evaluative questions.
• Thursday – pupils will focus on working with words, vocabulary development, spelling, phonics and vocabulary usage.
• Friday – pupils will focus on grammar, phonics, dictionary skills and spelling.

Genres 

Master your English incorporates the genres noted in the Primary Language Curriculum and includes texts which narrate, report, persuade, explain, recount, instruct and justify opinions. 

Learning Outcomes

Master your English is designed to enable pupils to reach as many of the Learning Outcomes for Reading and Comprehension as possible across the Elements: Communicating, Understanding and Exploring and Using.

Poetry Speaks 2026

Poetry Speaks is a new, exciting and accessible poetry anthology, written and designed specifically for the Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate English course.

• Filled with activities that promote classroom communication, Poetry Speaks aims to create a learning space that encourages students to explore and understand poems and poets from a variety of perspectives.
• The textbook includes all prescribed poems and poets for the 2026 Leaving Certificate examination at Ordinary Level.
• Visually attractive, with an appealing design, the images are carefully selected to stimulate curiosity and interest. 
• Packed with active learning tasks to encourage students to think and talk about the content, theme and style in poetry.
• Designed to promote engagement and make poetry meaningful and relevant to students’ lives.
• Poetry Speaks is accompanied by author podcasts that are available in the resources area on the CJ Fallon website.

Some Key Features… 

Poetry Speaks has been carefully designed with the Ordinary Level student in mind. Ease of use, clarity and student engagement are central to this textbook. Each poem is supported by a variety of resources:

• Concise biographies, with relevant information and images to enhance students’ knowledge of each poet.
• Talk About activities that introduce the topics and themes explored in the poems, while encouraging students to actively collaborate.
• Write About activities that create a space for students to record their thoughts and feelings on issues that emerge from their study of poetry. These activities help students to develop understanding through writing personal responses.
• Each poem is accompanied by a helpful glossary that enables student understanding in order to successfully navigate the world of the poem.
• A concise series of questions on content, theme and style consolidate further understanding of each poem’s key features.
• A unique feature of Poetry Speaks is the Zoom in! study cards, where poetic techniques (e.g. alliteration, form, personification) are explained in clear, unambiguous language.
• The Practice Activity, linked to the study cards, provides an effective formative assessment task, which tests the students’ understanding of poetic techniques, reinforces learning and builds their confidence in writing about the style and techniques of each poem.
• A series of concise Revision Cards include helpful notes and tips on the content of each poem, analysing the poem’s theme and key features of the poet’s style.

Formative and Summative Assessment

Formative and Summative assessment tasks accompany each poem.

Formative Assessment

• Unique and innovative features of Poetry Speaks include the PoetryPod podcasts and Revision Worksheet. Students are invited to complete a Revision Worksheet on their favourite poems and this activity is directly supported by the helpful PoetryPod podcasts available on my.cjfallon.ie.
• The PoetryPod podcasts further explore the poem to develop understanding and provide useful tips to help students complete the Revision Worksheet.
• Students can self- and peer-assess this activity in order to discover their strengths and highlight areas which require improvement.

Summative Assessment

• The final exercise at the end of every poem is a summative assessment task where students answer exam-type questions, which are based on the style and format of previous Leaving Certificate examination questions.

Other features…

Glossary of Key Poetic Terms

• A unique feature of Poetry Speaks is that students are actively encouraged to apply definitions of poetic terms in order to complete activities such as the Quick Test and demonstrate their knowledge of each poetic term.

Unseen Poetry Section

• The guidelines and tips on approaching the unseen poem are expertly judged and tailored specifically for the Ordinary Level examination.
• Two exam-type questions follow each unseen poem.
• Additionally, there are colour-coded Question Cards containing further questions that can be applied to each poem, giving teachers the option to explore the unseen poems in more detail to build confidence and develop interpretation skills.

The Author

Edmond Behan is a highly regarded English teacher and the author of several successful textbooks. An English Methods Lecturer for PME student teachers at Maynooth University, he is also a Professional Placement Supervisor of PME student teachers at UCD School of Education.

My Read at Home 1 – New Edition

The My Read at Home: New Edition reader series is designed to develop pupils’ interest in and enjoyment of literature and to enhance their fluency by promoting daily reading practice.

Each book contains 30 units. Each unit has four pages and it is intended that pupils will read one page each day (Monday to Thursday) either in school or as a homework assignment. Most topics are dealt with on a single page, though occasionally a topic is split over two pages, to be read on subsequent days.

Each page concludes with five Quick Questions to help the teacher to monitor pupils’ recall and to assess how they compare and synthesise information, thoughts and ideas. As the subject matter of many topics in My Read at Home lend themselves readily to class discussion, many topics can be used as a basis for oral language lessons.

Genres
My Read at Home covers the genres noted in the Primary Language Curriculum and includes texts which narrate, report, persuade, explain, recount, instruct and justify opinions.

Fiction is interspersed with poetry, recipes and crafts, puzzles, biography, history, geography, science and environmental study pieces. The wide variety of writing styles and illustrations throughout the books add to their appeal and enable children to compare, contrast and critically reflect on the intent of different authors and to discuss various interpretations of text across the range of genres.

Learning Outcomes
My Read at Home is designed to enable pupils to reach as many of the Learning Outcomes for Reading as possible across the Elements: Communicating, Understanding and Exploring and using.

My Read at Home will help pupils to:

• Develop their interest in and enjoyment of literature and reading in a variety of genres.
• Engage with texts of increasing complexity.
• Choose, read and critically respond to texts in a range of genres for pleasure and interest.
• Use a range of word identification strategies flexibly and with confidence when reading instructional and independent-level texts.
• Acquire a deep and broad vocabulary to facilitate independent comprehension of texts, including subject-specific texts.
• Identify and discuss features of texts which convey a particular purpose, genre or voice and infer meanings which are not explicitly stated.
• Respond to the aesthetic, creative and imaginative aspects of texts in various genres and to defend their preferences and opinions.
• Compare, contrast and critically reflect on the intent of different authors and to discuss various interpretations of texts in a wide range of genres.
• Read texts in a variety of genres effortlessly and with appropriate pace, accuracy and expression.

Text & Tests for Transition Year

Exploring Maths through History!

Designed specifically for Transition Year classes, this textbook will give students a fresh and exciting perspective on the development of maths and its place in the world.

Text & Tests for Transition Year is a new and engaging textbook that explores mathematics through history and key concepts. Built around eight modules, it acts as a bridge into Transition Year from the Junior Cycle course, revisiting and consolidating work previously completed (Looking Back <<), while showing how these topics will develop later on (Looking Ahead >>).

• Each module begins with a timeline, mapping the development through history of this branch of mathematics.
• The modules are divided into parts, each of which revises a specific topic. These are written in an accessible, easy-to-understand style.
• Links between mathematical ideas are shown and concepts are connected to real‑world use.
• Worked examples with focused exercises (tagged as Check-up) are key elements of each module, with the level of difficulty of the questions in each Check-up graduated.
• Talking points appear throughout the book to stimulate discussion, suggest other approaches or add clarity.
• Each chapter concludes with a Test that covers all the mathematical topics covered in that module.

Author
The author, Paul Cooke, is a highly regarded and experienced teacher, who has been a key member of the Text & Tests team for many years.

Primary Teacher Planner

Primary Teacher Planner 2024-2025

Our bright and engaging Primary Teacher Planner is the ultimate all-in-one planning aid for 2024–2025. Created with the modern busy teacher in mind, it includes all the elements you need to stay organised and
efficient throughout the school year.

A comprehensive diary for detailed planning:

• Yearly, monthly and weekly plans

A robust record-keeping section for administration and observations:

• Class list
• Parent contact lists
• Assessment records
• Professional development
• Staff meeting notes

Extensive curriculum guidance written specifically for the Irish classroom:

• IEP Overview 2024–2025
• Literacy, Drama, Maths Games
• Thematic teaching ideas
• Gaeilge Neamhfhoirmiúil
• Monthly goals

To order copies, please email sales@cjfallon.ie, or call (01) 6166490, or contact your local sales representative.

All orders valued at €90·00 or less, must be accompanied by payment PLUS €8·00 for Postage and Packing.

My Read at Home 3 – New Edition

The My Read at Home: New Edition reader series is designed to develop pupils’ interest in and enjoyment of literature and to enhance their fluency by promoting daily reading practice.

Each book contains 30 units. Each unit has four pages and it is intended that pupils will read one page each day (Monday to Thursday) either in school or as a homework assignment. Most topics are dealt with on a single page, though occasionally a topic is split over two pages, to be read on subsequent days.

Each page concludes with five Quick Questions to help the teacher to monitor pupils’ recall and to assess how they compare and synthesise information, thoughts and ideas. As the subject matter of many topics in My Read at Home lend themselves readily to class discussion, many topics can be used as a basis for oral language lessons.

Genres
My Read at Home covers the genres noted in the Primary Language Curriculum and includes texts which narrate, report, persuade, explain, recount, instruct and justify opinions.

Fiction is interspersed with poetry, recipes and crafts, puzzles, biography, history, geography, science and environmental study pieces. The wide variety of writing styles and illustrations throughout the books add to their appeal and enable children to compare, contrast and critically reflect on the intent of different authors and to discuss various interpretations of text across the range of genres.

Learning Outcomes
My Read at Home is designed to enable pupils to reach as many of the Learning Outcomes for Reading as possible across the Elements: Communicating, Understanding and Exploring and using.

My Read at Home will help pupils to:

• Develop their interest in and enjoyment of literature and reading in a variety of genres.
• Engage with texts of increasing complexity.
• Choose, read and critically respond to texts in a range of genres for pleasure and interest.
• Use a range of word identification strategies flexibly and with confidence when reading instructional and independent-level texts.
• Acquire a deep and broad vocabulary to facilitate independent comprehension of texts, including subject-specific texts.
• Identify and discuss features of texts which convey a particular purpose, genre or voice and infer meanings which are not explicitly stated.
• Respond to the aesthetic, creative and imaginative aspects of texts in various genres and to defend their preferences and opinions.
• Compare, contrast and critically reflect on the intent of different authors and to discuss various interpretations of texts in a wide range of genres.
• Read texts in a variety of genres effortlessly and with appropriate pace, accuracy and expression.

My Read at Home 2 – New Edition

The My Read at Home: New Edition reader series is designed to develop pupils’ interest in and enjoyment of literature and to enhance their fluency by promoting daily reading practice.

Each book contains 30 units. Each unit has four pages and it is intended that pupils will read one page each day (Monday to Thursday) either in school or as a homework assignment. Most topics are dealt with on a single page, though occasionally a topic is split over two pages, to be read on subsequent days.

Each page concludes with five Quick Questions to help the teacher to monitor pupils’ recall and to assess how they compare and synthesise information, thoughts and ideas. As the subject matter of many topics in My Read at Home lend themselves readily to class discussion, many topics can be used as a basis for oral language lessons.

Genres
My Read at Home covers the genres noted in the Primary Language Curriculum and includes texts which narrate, report, persuade, explain, recount, instruct and justify opinions.

Fiction is interspersed with poetry, recipes and crafts, puzzles, biography, history, geography, science and environmental study pieces. The wide variety of writing styles and illustrations throughout the books add to their appeal and enable children to compare, contrast and critically reflect on the intent of different authors and to discuss various interpretations of text across the range of genres.

Learning Outcomes
My Read at Home is designed to enable pupils to reach as many of the Learning Outcomes for Reading as possible across the Elements: Communicating, Understanding and Exploring and using.

My Read at Home will help pupils to:

• Develop their interest in and enjoyment of literature and reading in a variety of genres.
• Engage with texts of increasing complexity.
• Choose, read and critically respond to texts in a range of genres for pleasure and interest.
• Use a range of word identification strategies flexibly and with confidence when reading instructional and independent-level texts.
• Acquire a deep and broad vocabulary to facilitate independent comprehension of texts, including subject-specific texts.
• Identify and discuss features of texts which convey a particular purpose, genre or voice and infer meanings which are not explicitly stated.
• Respond to the aesthetic, creative and imaginative aspects of texts in various genres and to defend their preferences and opinions.
• Compare, contrast and critically reflect on the intent of different authors and to discuss various interpretations of texts in a wide range of genres.
• Read texts in a variety of genres effortlessly and with appropriate pace, accuracy and expression.

My Read at Home 4 – New Edition

The My Read at Home: New Edition reader series is designed to develop pupils’ interest in and enjoyment of literature and to enhance their fluency by promoting daily reading practice.

Each book contains 30 units. Each unit has four pages and it is intended that pupils will read one page each day (Monday to Thursday) either in school or as a homework assignment. Most topics are dealt with on a single page, though occasionally a topic is split over two pages, to be read on subsequent days.

Each page concludes with five Quick Questions to help the teacher to monitor pupils’ recall and to assess how they compare and synthesise information, thoughts and ideas. As the subject matter of many topics in My Read at Home lend themselves readily to class discussion, many topics can be used as a basis for oral language lessons.

Genres
My Read at Home covers the genres noted in the Primary Language Curriculum and includes texts which narrate, report, persuade, explain, recount, instruct and justify opinions.

Fiction is interspersed with poetry, recipes and crafts, puzzles, biography, history, geography, science and environmental study pieces. The wide variety of writing styles and illustrations throughout the books add to their appeal and enable children to compare, contrast and critically reflect on the intent of different authors and to discuss various interpretations of text across the range of genres.

Learning Outcomes
My Read at Home is designed to enable pupils to reach as many of the Learning Outcomes for Reading as possible across the Elements: Communicating, Understanding and Exploring and using.

My Read at Home will help pupils to:

• Develop their interest in and enjoyment of literature and reading in a variety of genres.
• Engage with texts of increasing complexity.
• Choose, read and critically respond to texts in a range of genres for pleasure and interest.
• Use a range of word identification strategies flexibly and with confidence when reading instructional and independent-level texts.
• Acquire a deep and broad vocabulary to facilitate independent comprehension of texts, including subject-specific texts.
• Identify and discuss features of texts which convey a particular purpose, genre or voice and infer meanings which are not explicitly stated.
• Respond to the aesthetic, creative and imaginative aspects of texts in various genres and to defend their preferences and opinions.
• Compare, contrast and critically reflect on the intent of different authors and to discuss various interpretations of texts in a wide range of genres.
• Read texts in a variety of genres effortlessly and with appropriate pace, accuracy and expression.