Hi everyone! As most of you know, I released my book ‘Múinteoir Valerie’s Guide to Primary Teaching’ during the summer. I sold out of the books instantly, and I had to order a reprint. It took a while, first I was too busy with school in September to do much with my blog, and then […]
The Blog Awards Ireland 2015
Hello everyone! As you may know, last week was one of tremendous excitement for me. The Irish Blog Awards were on Thursday night and I was a finalist for best Education and Science Blog. It was a 1920’s burlesque style theme, and it was a sensational night. It was all quite overwhelming really to be […]
Homework in the Senior Classes
Homework! A much debated topic among teachers and children. How much homework do you give? Here’s my homework strategy: Maths: Last year, I used Mental Maths for homework.It is an excellent book but I think it is better suited to the classroom. I now give the children ten minutes to do Mental Maths in […]
Mr Price – Back to School Resources
Mr Price is the ultimate treasure trove for teachers. Many of us will be spending the last few days of our holidays stacking up on art supplies, storage containers, posters, rewards, certificates, pens, pencils, all types of stationery, the list is endless! The cheapest place to buy these is Mr Price. I usually go to […]
My New Website
Hello everyone Welcome to my new website! I am very excited to bring the new and improved Múinteoir Valerie to you. The main reason for changing to a website rather than my blog was for advertising reasons, and to categorise my posts. The more I blog, the more posts I have […]
