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01/05/2024
New Busy at Maths is an exciting and engaging new maths programme aimed at encouraging children to explore maths in a hands-on and stimulating way. It has been designed to align with and successfully deliver the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023). All tasks and activities are linked to the strands, learning outcomes, mathematical concepts and elements of the new Mathematics Curriculum.
The programme comprises a Core textbook, a Home–School Links book, an Individual Pupil Profile Assessment booklet and a state-of-the-art digital programme that includes an interactive e-book.
Key features of the programme:
- Core books that are colourful and vibrant; they are designed to encourage children to engage freely with maths and make it a fun and rewarding experience.
- A Home–School Links book to reinforce leaning of the new maths concepts.
- Detailed stations for each lesson that emphasize mathematical modelling and encourage playfulness. There is a huge emphasis on hands-on learning and use of manipulatives.
- Extensive bank of photocopiable support sheets to supplement these stations.
- Comprehensive teacher’s notes that include yearly, monthly, fortnightly and weekly plans to guide the teacher through preparation and delivery of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- An abundance of opportunities to express, share and justify mathematical ideas with Maths Chat, Maths Action and Maths Eyes activities as per the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- Modern and extensive use of digital activities, demonstrations and interactive games to engage and involve the pupils in their learning.
- As part of the digital resources, there is an interactive e-book, where all the games, activities and slideshows are embedded into the e-book for easy access.
16/04/2024
New Busy at Maths is an exciting and engaging new maths programme aimed at encouraging children to explore maths in a hands-on and stimulating way. It has been designed to align with and successfully deliver the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023). All tasks and activities are linked to the strands, learning outcomes, mathematical concepts and elements of the new Mathematics Curriculum.
The programme comprises a Core textbook, a Home–School Links book, an Individual Pupil Profile Assessment booklet and a state-of-the-art digital programme that includes an interactive e-book.
Key features of the programme:
- Core books that are colourful and vibrant; they are designed to encourage children to engage freely with maths and make it a fun and rewarding experience.
- A Home–School Links book to reinforce leaning of the new maths concepts.
- Detailed stations for each lesson that emphasize mathematical modelling and encourage playfulness. There is a huge emphasis on hands-on learning and use of manipulatives.
- Extensive bank of photocopiable support sheets to supplement these stations.
- Comprehensive teacher’s notes that include yearly, monthly, fortnightly and weekly plans to guide the teacher through preparation and delivery of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- An abundance of opportunities to express, share and justify mathematical ideas with Maths Chat, Maths Action and Maths Eyes activities as per the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- Modern and extensive use of digital activities, demonstrations and interactive games to engage and involve the pupils in their learning.
- As part of the digital resources, there is an interactive e-book, where all the games, activities and slideshows are embedded into the e-book for easy access.
15/03/2024
New Busy at Maths is an exciting and engaging new maths programme aimed at encouraging children to explore maths in a hands-on and stimulating way. It has been designed to align with and successfully deliver the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023). All tasks and activities are linked to the strands, learning outcomes, mathematical concepts and elements of the new Mathematics Curriculum.
The programme comprises a Core textbook, a Home–School Links book, an Individual Pupil Profile Assessment booklet and a state-of-the-art digital programme that includes an interactive e-book.
Key features of the programme:
- Core books that are colourful and vibrant; they are designed to encourage children to engage freely with maths and make it a fun and rewarding experience.
- A Home–School Links book to reinforce leaning of the new maths concepts.
- Detailed stations for each lesson that emphasize mathematical modelling and encourage playfulness. There is a huge emphasis on hands-on learning and use of manipulatives.
- Extensive bank of photocopiable support sheets to supplement these stations.
- Comprehensive teacher’s notes that include yearly, monthly, fortnightly and weekly plans to guide the teacher through preparation and delivery of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- An abundance of opportunities to express, share and justify mathematical ideas with Maths Chat, Maths Action and Maths Eyes activities as per the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- Modern and extensive use of digital activities, demonstrations and interactive games to engage and involve the pupils in their learning.
- As part of the digital resources, there is an interactive e-book, where all the games, activities and slideshows are embedded into the e-book for easy access.
06/03/2024
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.
05/03/2024
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.
05/03/2024
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.
05/03/2024
New Busy at Maths is an exciting and engaging new maths programme aimed at encouraging children to explore maths in a hands-on and stimulating way. It has been designed to align with and successfully deliver the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023). All tasks and activities are linked to the strands, learning outcomes, mathematical concepts and elements of the new Mathematics Curriculum.
The programme comprises a Core textbook, a Home–School Links book, an Individual Pupil Profile Assessment booklet and a state-of-the-art digital programme that includes an interactive e-book.
Key features of the programme:
- Core books that are colourful and vibrant; they are designed to encourage children to engage freely with maths and make it a fun and rewarding experience.
- A Home–School Links book to reinforce leaning of the new maths concepts.
- Detailed stations for each lesson that emphasize mathematical modelling and encourage playfulness. There is a huge emphasis on hands-on learning and use of manipulatives.
- Extensive bank of photocopiable support sheets to supplement these stations.
- Comprehensive teacher’s notes that include yearly, monthly, fortnightly and weekly plans to guide the teacher through preparation and delivery of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- An abundance of opportunities to express, share and justify mathematical ideas with Maths Chat, Maths Action and Maths Eyes activities as per the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- Modern and extensive use of digital activities, demonstrations and interactive games to engage and involve the pupils in their learning.
- As part of the digital resources, there is an interactive e-book, where all the games, activities and slideshows are embedded into the e-book for easy access.
05/03/2024
New Busy at Maths is an exciting and engaging new maths programme aimed at encouraging children to explore maths in a hands-on and stimulating way. It has been designed to align with and successfully deliver the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023). All tasks and activities are linked to the strands, learning outcomes, mathematical concepts and elements of the new Mathematics Curriculum.
The programme comprises a Core textbook, a Home/School Links book, an Individual Pupil Profile Assessment booklet and a state-of-the-art digital programme that includes an interactive e-book.
Key features of the programme:
- A Core book that is colourful and vibrant.
- A Home/School Links book to reinforce learning of the new maths concepts.
- Detailed stations for each lesson that emphasise mathematical modelling and encourage playfulness.
- Extensive bank of photocopiable support sheets to supplement these stations.
- A dry wipe board with a ten frame and a number line on one side.
- Comprehensive teacher’s notes that include daily, weekly and yearly plans to guide the teacher through preparation and delivery of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- An abundance of opportunities to express, share and justify mathematical ideas with Maths Chat, Maths Action and Maths Eyes activities as per the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- Extensive use of digital activities, demonstrations and interactive games to engage and involve the pupils in their learning.
- As part of the digital resources, there is an interactive e-book, where all the games, activities and slideshows are embedded into the e-book for easy access.
05/03/2024
New Busy at Maths is an exciting and engaging new maths programme aimed at encouraging children to explore maths in a hands-on and stimulating way. It has been designed to align with and successfully deliver the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023). All tasks and activities are linked to the strands, learning outcomes, mathematical concepts and elements of the new Mathematics Curriculum.
The programme comprises a Core textbook, a Home/School Links book, an Individual Pupil Profile Assessment booklet and a state-of-the-art digital programme that includes an interactive e-book.
Key features of the programme:
- A Core book that is colourful and vibrant.
- A Home/School Links book to reinforce learning of the new maths concepts.
- Detailed stations for each lesson that emphasise mathematical modelling and encourage playfulness.
- Extensive bank of photocopiable support sheets to supplement these stations.
- A dry wipe board with a five frame and a number line on one side.
- Tactile numbers to maximise the multi-sensory component of this programme.
- Comprehensive teacher’s notes that include daily, weekly and yearly plans to guide the teacher through preparation and delivery of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- An abundance of opportunities to express, share and justify mathematical ideas with Maths Chat, Maths Action and Maths Eyes activities as per the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
- Extensive use of digital activities, demonstrations and interactive games to engage and involve the pupils in their learning.
- As part of the digital resources, there is an interactive e-book, where all the games, activities and slideshows are embedded into the e-book for easy access.
01/03/2024
¡Te escucho! is a new aural book designed to significantly improve students’ listening skills for the Junior Cycle common level Spanish exam.
¡Te escucho! is a fantastic resource for the aural element of Junior Cycle Spanish.
It contains:
- 30 thematic units, covering a wide range of relevant topics in ready-made listening lessons.
- Hundreds of audio tracks, accompanied by listening questions.
- Listening tasks that work for students of mixed ability.
- A useful guide on how to improve Spanish listening skills.
- End-of-section tests.
- Track lengths for each exercise to aid planning.
- Key vocabulary presented at the start of each unit and as audio tracks, so that students can learn the correct pronunciation.
- An ‘idiomatic phrases’ reference section.
- A separate laminated vocabulary booklet, for quick and easy access to key vocabulary.
- QR codes leading to the audio tracks, so that students can scan, listen and learn.
Teachers are provided with:
- Exam-focused material in line with the Junior Cycle exam and specification.
- Complete transcripts and solutions for all listening exercises.
- A guide to the difficulty level of each exercise.
- A suggested marking scheme for each end-of-section test.
- PowerPoint presentations containing visuals that bring the cultural content of the listening tracks to life.
- Teachers can access all teacher’s materials via my.cjfallon.ie
