Sightsavers Junior Painter Awards 2013
Sightsavers have just launched the 5th year of their national art competition for primary school children across Ireland. This is a fun and age appropriate platform which aims to inspire pupils to...
View ArticleLeabhair Snáthaid
Fuáil – is scil í seo a mharfaidh leis na páistí go deo, déanta i mbealach spraoiúil. Nuair is féidir fuáil oscalaíonn doirse do dhaoine – gur féidir leo rudaí a dhéanamh doibh féin agus mar...
View ArticleNeedles Book
Sewing is a skill which will stay with the children throughout their lives, done in a fun way. Being able to sew opens doors for people – they can make things for themselves and as presents, repair...
View ArticleDesigning A Book
Many teachers will be involved with writing books with their pupils for the Write-A-Book Project which is organised through many of the Education Centres around the country. Sometimes, a lot of work...
View ArticleDigital Art Week 2014
The week after the Easter break (April 28th to May 2nd) sees the arrival of our 4th annual Digital Art Week. This gives primary school children around Ireland the opportunity to share their digital art...
View ArticleDigital Art Week Table Quiz
Digital Art Week takes place from April 28th to May 2nd. This is the 4th year of this project which gives primary school pupils around Ireland the opportunity to share their digital art with other...
View ArticleMovie Reviews
This resource is made up of promotional posters for nineteen fictional movies. The resource can be used in lots of different ways. Pupils could be asked to give an oral presentation outlining the plot...
View ArticleAnnie West Yeats Colouring Pages
You’ll be hearing a lot about the poet W.B. Yeats this year as lots of celebrations are planned to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth. More information on the events to mark the year can be found...
View ArticleMovie Reviews 02
This resource is made up of promotional posters for eleven fictional movies. The resource can be used in lots of different ways. Pupils could be asked to give an oral presentation outlining the plot in...
View ArticleDigital Art Week 2015
April 26th to May 2nd sees the arrival of our 5th annual Digital Art Week. This gives primary school children around Ireland the opportunity to share their digital art with other children around the...
View ArticleDigital Art Week 2016
April 24th – 29th sees the arrival of our 6th annual Digital Art Week. This gives primary school children around Ireland the opportunity to share their digital art with other children around the...
View ArticlePotter’s Yard Press Competition
This week, we’ve teamed up with Potter’s Yard Press to bring you another great competition. Potter’s Yard has published a series of three visual arts teacher’s resource books: “Hands On Crafts For the...
View ArticleResponding to a Painting 01
The Visual Arts curriculum requires pupils to engage in making different types of visual art but also to look at and respond to art made by other people and established artists. This resource contains...
View ArticleBook Review: Let’s Colour Ireland
‘Let’s Colour Ireland’ is a non-fiction colouring book written and illustrated by Alan Nolan, published in 2018 by O’Brien Press. Each page of the book has an interesting colouring activity based on an...
View ArticleShaping Ireland – National Gallery Resource
The National Gallery of Ireland has just published a free Primary Schools Resource which responds to their current exhibition: “Shaping Ireland: Landscapes in Irish Art” (13 April – 7 July 2019). The...
View ArticleCartoon Capers
This visual arts resource looks at Onomatopoeic language used in Cartoons and Comic Strips. It explains how cartoonists use Onomatopoeia so that words not only describe the action but also sound like...
View ArticleCreate a Book From One Page
Pupils love to create books of their own, using them as a way of presenting their own work. The video below shows how to make an eight-page book from one sheet of paper. This can be done using A4 or A3...
View ArticleCreate a House Pop-Up
Pupils like to create added dimensions to their own handmade books, booklets or greeting cards. It is a way for them to present their own work in a creative and interesting way. Adding a pop-up...
View ArticleHessian Visual Arts Lesson
Hessian is an easy material to use for a Visual Arts lesson under the Fabric and Fibre Strand. Pupils in various class standards should be able to complete this lesson. The video below demonstrates how...
View ArticleColour the Egg
With Easter around the corner, pupils especially in junior classes will be motivated by seasonal work of any kind. This resource consists of a set of black/white images of Easter Eggs with...
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