Twinkl Northern Ireland

🌍 KS1 & KS2 Geography: Explore the World 🌍

Bring learning to life with engaging, hands-on geography resources designed to build curiosity, map skills and global awareness in the classroom✨

From identifying countries and matching flags to exploring maps and testing knowledge of the world, these activities support key geography skills in a fun and interactive way.

📚 Included resources:
• Flags of the World Quiz Pack
•National Anthems of the World Worksheet
• Where In The World? Flag Matching Map
• Where Am I on the Map?

Download via the link in our stories or directly at www.twinkl.co.uk

Perfect for KS1 & KS2 learners developing early geographical understanding and confidence with world knowledge 📍

Discover more classroom-ready resources at www.twinkl.co.uk ✨

♻️ Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ♻️

With June here and the weather feeling a little mixed ☁️☀️it’s the perfect time to bring learning outdoors and explore recycling and sustainability in fun, creative, and practical ways across the classroom.

As the end of term approaches, it’s a great opportunity for children to reflect on how we care for our world 🌍✨ and to strengthen their understanding of reduce, reuse, and recycle through hands-on activities and discussion.

🏞 Included resources:
• Five Ways I Can Help Our Earth Writing Frame
• Design a Recycling Poster Activity
• Junk Jumble Recycling Materials Game
• Recycling Colouring Sheets

Perfect for encouraging thoughtful conversations, creativity, and end-of-year learning as we head into summer ♻️☀️

Explore more curriculum-aligned resources, ideas and inspo at www.twinkl.co.uk🌍

June is here! 🌹

Get right into these Summer fun-filled KS1 resources designed to keep learning fresh and engaging right up to the end of term in Northern Ireland classrooms ☀️📘

Included resources:
• Sunglasses Craft Activity Template 😎
• An Amazing Fact a Day June PowerPoint 💡
• Summer Jumble Worksheet 🧩
• June Reading Log 📖

Download via our stories or directly on www.twinkl.co.uk

Perfect for quick, seasonal activities that support creativity, curiosity and reading throughout June ✏️

ps. unlock 30 days for free, link in our bio 🌟

🐄 KS1 Farm Learning in Northern Ireland 🌾

Bring farm life into your KS1 classroom with these engaging, hands-on activities designed for young learners across Northern Ireland 🌿

Perfect for building early understanding of farm animals, developing thinking skills, and supporting creativity through simple, accessible tasks ✨

🌾 Included resources:
• Don’t Just Follow the Flock! True or False PowerPoint
• Farm Animal Puzzle
• Design a Farm Worksheet

Use in whole-class teaching, group work or independent activities across the NI Curriculum. Download now via the our stories or directly on www.twinkl.co.uk🚜

Ps. Get 30 days FREE access – link in bio 🌿

🗣️ Talk & Thinking in Northern Ireland Classrooms!

Get children talking, thinking and explaining their ideas with these engaging oracy activities for NI primary classrooms.

Perfect for building confidence in speaking, listening and reasoning through discussion and visual prompts ✨

🌈 Included resources:

• KS1 What is Friendship? Conversation & Comprehension Oracy Pack

• KS2 What’s Wrong with the Picture? Challenge Cards

Use in group talk, paired work or whole-class oracy across the NI Curriculum! 🏫💬

Download now via our stories or directly from our website www.twinkl.co.uk 🌟

Heading to the GA Careers Day at QUB on June 15th? Come say hello to Sarah and the Twinkl NI team! 🌍

We’re setting up shop to support both you and your students:

🎁 For You: High-quality, professionally printed Geography resource freebies to take straight back to your classroom and save you planning time.

🎓 For Your Students: Real-talk advice on pursuing a career in education and specific guides on teaching pathways.

As a fellow teacher, I can’t wait to connect with you all on a practical level and help you get the absolute most out of your materials.

See you there between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm - save us a spot by the coffee!

Our Forest School resources bring real outdoor skills, exploration and child-led learning to life across KS1 & KS2 in Northern Ireland 🌾

Perfect for building confidence, independence and practical skills through safe, structured outdoor learning in line with the NI Curriculum 🌿

🌟 Included resources:
• KS1 Fire Cooking PowerPoint
• KS1 Forest School Bug House Lesson Plan
• KS2 Fire Lighting PowerPoint
• KS2 Using Tools PowerPoint

Designed for learning beyond the classroom from school grounds to Forest School settings across Northern Ireland 🌱

Ps...get 30 days FREE access – link in bio! 🌳

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Something relatable for a Saturday… maybe this happened to you before (or today!)...🤔
For educators everywhere, because running into school life outside school always feels a little surreal! 😄 Enjoy your weekend! 💛

Repost of “Saw my Teacher on a Saturday” - A wonderful poem by Dave Crowley

"How exactly is Twinkl adapting to the new NI Literacy Framework?" 🤔

It's the big question on every primary teacher's mind right now.

We promised we are working hard behind the scenes —and now, we want to show you exactly what that looks like. To make sure this program perfectly addresses your practical classroom challenges , we've been hosting focus groups with local primary schools, gathering direct insights from the teachers and educators on the front lines.

Our Educational Content Lead for Twinkl Northern Ireland, Daniel Wilcox, has recorded a full walk through presentation outlining our measured, Science of Reading approach to the upcoming changes.

What's Covered in the Video:

An overview of the upcoming changes to Phonics in Northern Ireland.
A first look at our Level 2 teaching prototypes (including the /s/ and /g/ sounds!).
How we are structuring a whole-school programme perfectly tailored to our local accent and educational landscape.
Details on how you can get involved in our upcoming pilot schemes!

We are committed to getting this right, which means taking the time to build a robust, thoughtful scheme that saves you from double-work down the line.

🔗 Watch the full presentation on YouTube here:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/18hmnm

🍿 Can't watch the full video right away? Don't worry. Keep an eye on our grid over the next few weeks - we’ll be dropping bite-sized Shorts breaking down Daniel's key tips, pure sounds, and teaching strategies.

If your teacher WhatsApp groups or staffrooms feel a bit chaotic right now, you are definitely not alone. With Transform Ed and the new Literacy Strategy on the horizon, it feels like everyone is scrabbling around, rushing for immediate answers and quick-fix resources. But we want to offer you a different approach: a quiet, measured breath. ☕

Now, taking a breath doesn't mean we’re sitting on our hands until September! Far from it. Our incredible team of local Northern Irish teachers, expert writers, and editors are already deep in production. They are actively building, drafting, and mapping out materials using the official guidance and framework details that have been released so far. Because they know our classrooms inside out, they are working hard behind the scenes right now to ensure you get the exact high-quality, beautifully edited, and perfectly tailored resources you expect from us. But here is our promise: we are being intentional and measured. Instead of rushing half-cooked resources out the door just to hit a deadline , we are waiting until the completed Literacy Strategy is officially released this September to finalize everything. The absolute last thing you need is to download something now, only to spend your precious Sundays re-mapping it later because the final guidelines shifted. We are doing the waiting so you don't have to do the double-work.

To our loyal members who trust us with your classrooms week in, week out: thank you. Your support means everything to us. You already know we always have your back, and this is no different. Relax - we are all over this, and we won’t let you down. And if you’re new around here, or just keeping an eye on us: welcome to the staffroom! We’ve been listening closely to your conversations , taking notes on your exact pain points , running focus groups with local primary schools, and sitting down with local educators to make sure we get this right for you.

Let’s drown out the panic, look at the guidance we have, and take it one step at a time.

P.S. Want a reassuring sneak peek of what we’re building right now? Our Educational Content Lead, Daniel, has just walked through our adapted phonics prototypes in a brand-new video. 🎥👇🔗

Watch the full presentation on YouTube here: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/18hmnm

Keep an eye on our feed over the coming weeks for bite-sized Shorts breaking down the updates! 🍿

👇 Swipe through to see our promise to NI primary classrooms, and let’s chat in the comments - how is your school feeling about the upcoming changes?