Useful Websites and Apps
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The GAA have created a series of learning and physical activity lessons for children in Primary School. The Gaelic games-themed lessons are across all subject areas and are for children at every class level. Click on the image to find out more.
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Cycle Right is the National Standard for Cycle Training and provides practical cycle safety and skills training to promote competent and confident cyclists. Cycle Right is an inclusive programme. Please click on the image to go to the website and find a whole range of resources designed to help your child how to learn to cycle. Also included is a link to the Cycling Ireland website who also have a range of resources designed to help children learn how to cycle a bike. Click on the image to enter the website.
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A fantastic educational website offering parents free access for a month to all their resources. Click on the image and enter the code "IRLTWINKLHELPS".
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Oxford Owl has an ebook library with over 250 books in it and offers free access to teachers and parents once you create an account at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. They also have some vocabulary and comprehension activities for most of the books. Click on the image to access the website.
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The library service of Ireland is providing the facility for everyone to sign up and borrow books during the school closures without needing a library card or to visit your local branch. A temporary number will be provided. Click the image to get set up
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Website for resources in all subject areas at all levels. The World Book area is particularly good within which the early learning section has online games and the encyclopedia section is excellent. Click on the image to access the site.
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World Book Online has free access to thousands of books and encyclopedic articles. Great for projects and research. Click on the image to visit the site.
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A brilliant website for gross motor skills and movement breaks. An account can be set up very easily and free of charge all that's required is an email address. Click on the image to visit the site
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A website with guided children's yoga videos. Also available on YouTube. Click the image to visit the site.
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A great website for research for projects. Click on the image to access the site.
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Lots of different programmes available as Gaeilge. Click on the image to visit the site.
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There are lots of games and eBooks available in Irish on the Séideán Sí website. Click on the image to go to the webpage.
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Starfall is a great website which can be used to help children to read. It is particularly suited to the younger classes. There is also an app available which you can download. Click on the image to access the website.
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Typing.com is an excellent website which can be used to teach children how to type. A login can be created for free and the children just follow along with the lessons. Click on the image to access the website.
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If you have access to a tablet this is fantastic resource for younger pupils. The app is free to download. It introduces them to coding and problem solving in a fun way. Click on the image to visit site for more information.
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This is the next stage up from Scratch Junior which is more suited to the senior classes. It can be downloaded to a laptop or tablet. Click on the image to find the downloads and more information.
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Tikatok is a website that provides opportunities for children to write and illustrate their own books. Click on the image to access the site.
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There is a fantastic array of educational resources available on Youtube. We have listed some useful resources which can be found on youtube below.
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LightBot is a puzzle game based on coding: it secretly teaches you programming logic as you play! It can be played on a laptop or the app can be downloaded to your device. Click on the image to play online.
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Kahoot is full of lots of interesting quizzes which you can play. You can play online or there is an app available for download.
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The Body Coach is holding a live PE lesson from 9am every morning Monday to Friday. Click on the image to access the lessons.
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Find some 10@10 workouts for children on the RTE jr website. They are available in both English and Irish. Click on the image to access the site.
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RTÉ have announced that they will broadcast over a hour of "school on tv" to support primary school children and their parents at home. More information can be found on www.rte.ie/learn. Please click on the image to access the website and find out more information.
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David Walliams is releasing free audio stories daily at 11am from his World's Worst Children series. More information can be found on www.worldofdavidwalliams.com. Click on the image to access the website.
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Special Olympics Ireland have created the Together at Home Programme. The programme is set over four pillars: Sport and Fitness, Health Promotion, Strong Minds and Young Athletes. Please click on the image to find out more information.
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More Websiteswww.freckle.com
www.lexialearning.com www.mysteryscience.com www.readworks.org www.stmath.com www.khanacademy.org www.abcya.com www.xtramath.org http://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/ www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/ www.coolmathsgames.com ie.ixl.com www.storyberries.com www.handwritingpractice.net www.mathsfactor.com www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/ www.growinlove.ie/en/for-parents/ www.cjfallon.ie www.dkfindout.com/uk |
AppsLightbot
Kahoot Teach Your Monster to Read Scratch Junior Scratch Starfall Book Creator Froggy Match It Epic RazKids Ten Frames Vooks Magnetic ABC ABC Mouse Let's Read |
YoutubeMaddie Moate
Kids Learning Tube Free School Homeschool Pop StoryBots Khan Academy Smithsonian Channel The Brain Scoop Word World PBS TED-Ed Sci Show Kids National Geographic Kids Peekaboo Kidz Storyline Online Story Time with Ms Becky KidTimeStoryTime Alphablocks Numberblocks Joe Wicks Kids Workouts |
PodcastsBrains On
Six Minutes But Why a Podcast for Curious Kids Story Pirates Circle Round Smash Boom Best Wow in the World Eleanor Amplified The Two Princes Ear Snacks KidNuz |
