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New season, new This or That! Tell us your spring (and Easter Egg) picks below 👀🌸

Mother’s Day is approaching - it can be a challenging time for teachers trying to figure out whether or not to mention the celebration in their classroom. ⁠
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Here are some of the ways we’d suggest navigating it - you can find more tips like this on our blog, at the link in bio. ⁠
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Are you going to cover Mother’s Day in the classroom this week, and how do you plan on doing it? 💬👇

Seachtain na Gaeilge atá ann! It’s a great time to cover Irish folklore in the classroom. The Salmon of Knowledge is one of our favourites, so we’ve made a stained-glass art lesson inspired by it!⁠
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This is relatively mess-free, as the main medium used is felt-tip pens. It can also be easily adaptable to whatever stories or topics you’re doing with the class. ⁠
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If you’d like more great art, music and drama ideas like this for Seachtain na Gaeilge, visit the link in our bio access the free resource pack. Ar aghaidh libh. ☘️

Dia duit, Márta! 🌼☘️⁠
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Here are some dates for the diary for this month. ⁠
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Are you ready for Seachtain na Gaeilge?! Access our FREE Seachtain na Gaeilge Pack at the link in our bio. Inside, you’ll find songs, stories and art activities for all class levels, to keep you busy during Music, Art and Drama time. We’ve also thrown in some printable worksheets and poster packs as Gaeilge! Bain taitneamh as 🫶

Looking for a Valentine’s Day craft, for the week that’s in it? This tutorial takes inspiration from the great Romero Britto, the Brazilian artist behind the Happy Art movement. ⁠
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It’s adaptable for different age groups, media and messiness levels (!), and very easy to turn into a card craft! If you’d like to know more, head over to our blog - link in bio 💛🎨

Finally, February is here and spring is hot on its tail! 🌸⁠
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Using the theme of spring can be a great way to integrate subject, and is a great excuse to get the kids out in nature. Here are three different ways to incorporate the new season into music, art and drama 💡⁠
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These ideas are all available under ‘Spring’ on our Themes Section, available to teachers using all three of our programmes, but they’re also up on our blog, now - link in bio for a nosey 👀⁠
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If you’re planning on marking Black History Month in your classroom in February, introducing your class to Laolu Senbajo’s artwork could be a great way to do it 🙌

Senbajo was a human rights lawyer in Nigeria, before moving to America to pursue a career in art. His work uses lots of colour and different types of lines, inspired by traditional patterns and folklore from West Africa.

This lesson is a great way for younger classes to build up their art vocabulary about different types of lines, whilst also giving them a chance to express themselves through their own Senbajo-inspired works.

You can find the full lesson plan on our blog, now - link in bio!

When group work goes right, it opens up a whole world of learning opportunities for the kids - listening, compromising, sharing, delegating... The list goes on and on. ⁠
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But it can be daunting for a lot of teachers - and rightly so! Here are a couple of tips to bear in mind for group work. You can read more on the blog - link in bio! ✍️

Blue Monday’s here... So we have compiled five of our favourite tips and hacks to help you through the rest of the month!⁠
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Whether you’re looking for a way to refocus the kids, or inspiration for your next drama lesson... We have you covered 🥰⁠
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Make sure to sign up to our Free Trial to get access to lesson plans for music, drama and art - enough to get you through six weeks! If you start using it now, you’ll even have some left to cover after the midterm break 👀⁠
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