Useful Links
Starfall - This is a brilliant website for practising phonics. It is also very helpful for parents, as it says the sound that each letter makes in the English alphabet.
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Twinkl - Home learning Hub - Have new ideas every day. A great resource for parents and its free for the duration of Covid 19. Code is IRLTWINKLHELPS
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Nationalgeographic kids - A brilliant, colourful site, full of information on different countries, animals, science, and much much more.
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GoNoodle - Enourgages movement and mindfulness available for free at school, home, and everywhere kids are!
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PBSkids - Daily activities & tips to help kids play and learn.
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SCRATCH - A brilliant learn to programme with great tutorials to work on.
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IXL - With unlimited questions, engaging item types, and real-world scenarios, IXL helps learners experience maths and English, built children's curiosity.
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Ask about Ireland - This website provides lots of information and activities on History, Geography & Science.
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SFI - The Discover Primary Science and Maths Programme (DPSM) which aims to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
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TOPOROPA - Train your brain with geography.
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The Primary Planet - The Primary Planet is an Irish children’s news magazine. with news, sport, music, entertainment, and dare I say, politics are some of the many topics featured in this exciting publication each month.
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Storyberries - This is a free, online collection of easy-to-read and beautifully illiustrated stories, comics and poems for kids.
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Handwritingpractice - Whatever happened to the art of handwriting? This site lets you create custom handwriting practice worksheets.
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Cula4 - This free Irish app from TG4 is aimed at two groups: Cúla4 na nÓg is aimed at under-sixes, while Cúla4 is aimed at older children. As well as TV shows, there are games and creativity sections.
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Ciara Reilly - A former Primary School Teacher has compiled an outstanding bank of resources including Irish resources.
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Mentoring Muinteoir. - A primary school teacher shares her ideas some useful links to children learning.
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Brainpop - Learning tools for STEM, social studies, reading/writing, health and arts.
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The Space Foundation Discovery Center - STEM lesson plans.
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Oxford Owl - Educational resources and free eBooks to support children's learning at primary school and at home, from Oxford University Press.
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CJFallon - Free access to online school books and resources during Covid 19. Very good Maths, History and Geography books.
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Edco - You have access to their primary e-books books another great resource available during Covid 19.
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Google Earth - allows you to fly anywhere on the face of the Earth and view maps terrain, buildings and monuments up close in 3D, track the courses of rivers and view changes taking place on our little blue planet.
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Dublinia: A very interactive website looking at Dublin History from Viking-Midieval time lines. Check it out
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Agri Aware's Incredible Edibles - This is a healthy eating initiative which encourages children to grow their own fruit & veg. and gives health cooking tasks, work sheets and much more.
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Somethingfishy. - is an educational resource aimed at increasing childrens awareness of rivers, lakes and the animals and plants that live in them.
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Food Dudes - Very good curricular linked resources, activity sheets, games, challenges and brand-new Food Dudes videos for the whole family to enjoy.
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The Dogs Trust Short Story Competition - The Dog Trust have decided to host a short story competition (500 words) that begins with this sentence "My dog and I were stuck inside on lockdown, but little did we know…"
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TWINKL - Have you checked out our exciting new Learning at Home section? This new addition to the Twinkl Ireland website contains structured and engaging lesson packs for Junior Infants to Sixth Class.
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Mag Media - Publishers of curriculum-linked children's monthly news magazines. A great resource.
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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM DUBLIN – VIRTUAL TOUR - Bring your children on a guided virtual tour of Dublin’s Natural History Museum with the help of this comprehensive worksheet.
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FAI SKILLS - The library of all 35 skills is available on YouTube: FAI Homeskills. A great site to give the kids ideas - all they need is a ball and a small area of space.
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FREEKIDSBOOKS, WILBOOKS & READON - 3 Excellent resources for Free books for different ages and levels of readers. Freekidsbooks also gives you the option to download the books.
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SCHOOL FITNESS IRELAND - Fittest schools in Ireland Session 1, its fun fitness programme for children and parents.
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