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River rushing down the mountainside, River rushing with the breeze, lead me through the forest

and the trees.

River rolling on a rocky bed, River running ’round the bend, take me to a quiet journey’s end.

River, run me to the ocean. River, take me to the sea. River, show me to a distant shore

River, run! Set my spirit free

River roaring through a craggy glen, river rushing to the tide,

you will be my refuge and my guide.

River reaching out for miles along, though the journey will

be long, grant the will and courage to be strong.

River, run me to the ocean. River, take me to the sea. River, show me to a distant shore

River, run! Set my spirit free

Even in the darkness,

even in the night, lead me through the shadows, to the morning light river run me to the ocean

River take me to the sea. river, show me to a distant shore River, run! River, run! River, run! ………… Free

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Listen to Riverview ETNS | SoundCloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create.

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Happy

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Toolkit with resources, suggestions and implementation (useful for planning)

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Toolkit with resources, suggestions and implementation (useful for planning)

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classroom investigation database (lots of lessons and resources)

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classroom investigation database (lots of lessons and resources)

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At SFI we believe in the ability of science, technology, engineering & maths to effect positive change in the world and drive a sustainable international economy. https://www.sfi.ie/engagement/curious-minds/teacher-resources/classroom-resources/

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120 Non Contact for PE across the primary school

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120 Non Contact for PE across the primary school

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120 Non Contact Activities for Physical Education across the Primary School

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Move Well, Move Often books and resources

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Move Well, Move Often books and resources

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Official education portal of the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland. Curriculum focused resources and support for primary and post primary teachers.

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Try out some of these with your class. I will add more to the start of the slide show as I come across them.

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You can also follow Michelle on Instagram @mathschats

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Counting Stick Activities for All Classes

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Overview of Yearly Possible Class based Nrich Problem Solving Skills tasks

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Links to Nrich Problem Solving collections Key Stage 2

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Links to Nrich Problem Solving collections Key Stage 1

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Extra Mental Calculations x and div examples per classes

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Possible overview 3rd- 6th mental calculation strategies x and div

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extra Mental Calculations  + and - examples per class

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1st to 6th...Possible overview of Mental Calculation Strategies (+ _ -) Year 1

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MagicSchool.ai - AI for teachers - lesson planning and more!

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Join over a million teachers saving hours of time using the #1 AI Platform for Education, MagicSchool, to help lesson plan, differentiate, write assessments, write IEPs, communicate clearly, and more!

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Can also be filled with dried lentils, sand, water beads, playdough

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Let's face it. Sometimes stress happens. And telling ourselves not to be stressed . . . well, that might just make us more stressed!

Instead, it's good to have an outlet for the nervous energy that can go along with stress. And that's where a homemade stress ball can come in handy.

Stress balls, if you're not familiar with them, are small squishy balls that fit nicely in your hand, that can be squeezed, tightly squeezed, fiercely squeezed, and then squeezed some more! You can give them angry squeezes! Frustrated squeezes! Nervous squeezes! Add the stress adjective of your choice! With some more exclamation points!!

I'm getting stressed just writing that.

But seriously, these little balls are indeed a simple and harmless way to have an outlet for stressful emotions rather than letting them build up and manifest in some other way we might regret later. With a few simple supplies and a few minutes of time, we can give ourselves some DIY stress relief (without alcohol) haha. Yes, this solution is more appropriate for all ages.

How To Make A Stress Ball With Flour and A Balloon

To make our own stress balls we're going to use some pretty basic supplies. You will need:

Balloons (Mine were 9″, bought at the dollar store)

An empty water bottle (or other bottle with a small neck opening)

Flour

Funnel

Sharpie Marker & Small Amount of Yarn (If you want to add a face and hair)

1. Pour 3/4 cup of flour into your bottle. A funnel makes the job go easier.

2. Next, blow up the balloon a little bit, and put it over the neck of the bottle. Make sure some air stays in the balloon. Then transfer the flour from the bottle into the balloon. This will probably take some tipping back and forth, some tapping of the bottle, and a wee bit of patience.

3. Once all the flour is in the balloon, remove the balloon from the bottle and slowly let the remaining air out of the balloon. If you go too fast, the air could blow too much of the flour back out.

4. Tie a knot on the balloon, ( little bit of flour might come poofing out when you do this, that's OK).

5. Draw on a face using a sharpie marker. I googled "cartoon faces" under google images for a few ideas. You can also add some yarn hair using the method in the picture below.

6. And then your stress ball is finished!

Putting Homemade Stress Balls To The Test

Stress balls are a nice size that fit in the palm of your hand so you can do some aggressive squeezing to release your anxieties and frustrations. That's how I use these stress balls too - just your basic squeezing and squishing around.

BUT, I recently gave one of my little stress balls to my 5 year old grandson when he had a case of the grumpies. And a 5 year old uses them slightly differently! First came all the stretching in every which way, then the punching and the poking, then came the smacking and the flattening. The little'ole stress ball took it all and hung in there. A few little strands of the yarn hair fell out, and the face I drew on faded off a bit, but the ball was still intact.

But just as importantly, after he was done with the stress ball, my grandson went back to playing and he really did seem happier again. I think it truly did get out some of his frustrations.

So although I'm sure these stress balls are not completely indestructible, I think they can take quite a bit of wear and tear and will hold up pretty well under the stress they are intended to take.

Why not make a few today and let them take the stress . . . not you!

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These simple little stress balls are made by filling balloons with flour. You can draw on a face and add a little yarn hair for fun too. If you're feeling a little stressed, give them a good squeeze and let them take the stress, not you!

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Nature Mandalas Tutorial: a Natural Art Project for Kids

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Crafting nature mandalas can be an excellent way to explore artistic composition, mindfulness, and the great outdoors - all at the same time! These temporary art installations create beauty from foraged natural objects.

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Lessons from goalglobal.org

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Resources for teaching about the Global Goals, Human Rights, Children's Rights, Climate Change etc.

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Global Citizenship School - Lesson Plans

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Riverview ETNS Well-being Programmes Overview

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At the request of the Minister of Education, the NCCA undertook a major review of RSE in primary and post-primary schools.

The review began in June 2018 and the NCCA published the final report in December 2019. The review gathered perspectives on the current RSE curriculum, the adopted approaches to the teaching and learning of RSE and RSE supports available. Participation in the review was considerable and captured the voices of students, parents, teachers, school leaders, researchers and organisations.

For further information including research, written submissions and an FAQ please visit https://ncca.ie/en/primary/primary-developments/social-personal-and-health-education-sphe-relationships-and-sexuality-education-rse

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At the request of the Minister of Education, the NCCA undertook a major review of RSE in primary and post-primary schools. The review began in June 2018 and the NCCA published the final report in December 2019. The review gathered perspectives on the current RSE curriculum, the adopted approaches to the teaching and learning of RSE and RSE supports available.

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Mental Health Workshops in Schools | Motus Learning

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Primary SchoolPrograms Motus Transition Program (Ages 10 – 13) A full school day workshop An after-school parent webinar Continuous teacher consultation Additional teaching resources Access to our interactive Motus app’ Book now Platinum Motus Transition Program (Ages 10 – 13) 3 x 2 hour lessons (with additional content) An after-school parent webinar. Continuous teacher consultation […]

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FUSE is an anti-bullying and online safety programme developed by the Anti-bullying Research and Resource centre in DCU with support from Facebook/Instagram.

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An anti-bullying resource. Ten stories.

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Each story centres on one character who finds it difficult to relate to and interact with others. By stepping back and reflecting on events, and with a little help from Friendly Freddie, the characters learn and practice positive friendship skills.

The stories help children recognise 'friendship blockers' and 'friendship builders'. Each story has an A4 picture of the character and their house to show to the children, with the story sheets to be read by the teacher or facilitator. Characters and their houses can be made into a frieze for the classroom. Discussion questions accompany the story sheets, with 'short of time' and 'extra time' alternatives for the teacher/facilitator to employ as appropriate.

The charming stories are charming and engaging and are accompanied by fun, colourful illustrations to help teach friendship skills. Older children may be interested in looking at why a character behaves in a certain way and what feelings are driving their behaviour. The Friendship Terrace stories can form the basis of 10 to 12 friendship skills sessions. Full instructions for use are provided along with discussion questions. For example:

What did Bragging Bradley find difficult which got in the way of making friends?

Why do you think he might be behaving like this?

How did the others on Friendship Terrace feel and how did they react to his behaviour?

What advice did Friendly Freddie give to Bragging Bradley?

How did Bragging Bradley feel at the beginning of the story?

How did he feel in the middle (when something happened)?

How did he feel at the end?

Can you think of any of your own experiences which are similar to those in the story?

An alternative set of characters with different names are included to help avoid the potentially difficult situation of children having the same name as one of the less positive characters from the Terrace.

Aims: The pack helps children recognise 'friendship blockers' and 'friendship builders'. Teachers, teaching assistants and therapist could use this material one-to-one or in a group, for example in circle time.

Age Range: 5-11years. KS1 - KS2.

Format: PDF file, 161 pages, including colour pages showing the characters and their houses; black and white duplicates for children to colour. Questions and instructions.

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Friendship Terrace - friendship skills - Black Sheep Press

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Stories with discussion questions about friendship skills. Relevant to children with difficulties in forming relationships and/or with an ASD.

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Oide - Supporting the Professional Learning of School Leaders and Teachers in Ireland

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Supporting the Professional Learning of School Leaders and Teachers in Ireland

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Focused on addressing ant-LGBTQ+ bullying in primary schools in Ireland.

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Preventing Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying Behaviour

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Preventing Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying Behaviour

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A different Mathematics lesson starter for each day of the year designed to engage learners with a range of puzzles, exercises and creative ideas. Click on a date in the calendar above for the Starter Of The Day.

You can embed the Starter Of The Day calendar into your own school website or blog.

"I have used your website for the last four years for free and felt guilty every time I used it as it is so brilliant and I feel guilty getting something so good for free. It has changed the way I teach (and after 35 years of teaching that is a real achievement). I now think it is time I paid for the pleasure of using the site."

Clive, UK

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A different Mathematics lesson starter for each day of the year designed to engage learners with a range of puzzles, exercises and creative ideas.

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Sarah Hauge, publisher of Macaroni KID Englewood, Greenwood Village, Centennial, Colo.

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At-Home STEAM Fun: 10 Paper Engineering Challenges for Kids | Macaroni KID Binghamton

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One of my summer must-haves for kids is a “Big Ideas Bin,” a box full of paper, tape, and a pair of scissors. That’s it! It’s inc…

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Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission.

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170 New Esti-Mysteries - Steve Wyborney’s Blog: I’m on a Learning Mission.

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This school year, I’ll be creating and posting 170 brand new Esti-Mysteries. I’ll be posting a new one nearly every day for the rest of the school year –

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Dyscalculia-Where

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Diagnostic Testing in Dyscalculia-Where is my Starting Point

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Free online interactive resources for Mathematics teachers, pupils and parents.

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Muinín - Stage 1 (Junior &  Senior Infants)

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Muinín - Stage 1 (Junior &  Senior Infants)

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Digital Companion Pages (OTB Ireland) - Outside the Box Learning Resources

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Digital Companion Pages ' are a new alternative method of digital content delivery for OTB's publications. Accessing the relevant page is easy! Scroll down to find the book, then click on the cover and you will be brought to the book's corresponding digital companion page.

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PDST is delighted to launch online the revised Walk Tall classroom materials originally devised in the mid 1990's. This revised edition of Walk Tall has been informed by feedback from teachers regarding structure, content and features of the original programme. This version retains all that is best from the original.

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Bliain na nAmhrán, (The Year of Song), Amhráin do Páistí

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Buy the album and support the artists if you enjoy the music and also getting the following songs missing from this collection: An tEarrach: Sláin leis an Ea...

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Irish Readers

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VideoLink lets you share videos on YouTube easily, without distracting third-party content or advertisements.

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Belly Breathing: Mindfulness for Children

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Fire In Your Hands | Mini Mindfulness - Louise Shanagher

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Kind Wishes | Mini Mindfulness - Louise Shanagher

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Hot Chocolate Breathing | Mini Mindfulness - Louise Shanagher