Collection of online resources for use
inside and outside of the classroom
Google Maps Treks – visual tours of interesting spots around the world
https://www.google.ie/maps/about/treks/#/grid
Google Arts & Culture
https://artsandculture.google.com/
Threads – Site based on scoilnet that allows school to upload projects based on locality
https://www.scoilnet.ie/threads/
The core aim of Threads is to encourage students to become active ‘researchers’ or ‘oral historians’ who collect and reflect on stories and history about their locality and the experiences or memories of living people within these localities. Threads has a potentially broad application to the curriculum – while it is primarily History-centred, it can be used for project work covering aspects of ‘locality’ across many subjects in either Primary or Post-Primary.
Hit the Button – number bonds and tables from Topmarks
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Scoilnet – filter system per subject and topic
Maths Dictionary & Charts for Kids
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
DK Findout – good for resources and good to direct children to for projects
Discover Primary Science – SFI
https://www.sfi.ie/engagement/discover-primary-science-and-maths/
Fundamental Movement Skills
https://www.scoilnet.ie/pdst/physlit/fms-activities/
NRich – Good maths problem solving activities
https://nrich.maths.org/primary
Transum
Maths activities, puzzles, problems and visual aids
Kidrex Childrens Safe Search Engine
https://www.alarms.org/kidrex/
Scholastic Study Jams
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/
Teach Kids Art
Teacher Led
Interactive Maths Resources
Class Tools – various tools for classroom and lessons
Phet Simulations – Really good interactive simulations for Science
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/filter?sort=alpha&view=grid
Kitchen Table Classroom – Online Art Lessons
https://www.kitchentableclassroom.com/
List of Useful websites for Teaching:
Teacher Support:
PDST (pdst.ie/DistanceLearning):
The Professional Development Service for Teachers – linked to the Departmenbt of Education – has an updated section on “supporting online learning during school closures” with links to resources like Scoilnet and Webwise. It also features video to help guide teachers around online teaching.
Cogg.ie (cogg.ie/bunchar-aiseanna/)
Is féidir cuardach a dhéanamh ar líne do na háiseanna atá ar fáil do theagasc na Gaeilge nó don teagasc trí Ghaeilge.
Edco e-books (edcolearning.ie)
The education publisher Edco has made ebooks for primary, Junior Cert and Leaving Cert available online for free. To get the username name and password to access them, see the pinned tweet at twitter.com/edco_ie
Google G suite for education
For any teachers struggling to get to grips with Google classroom, there are updated tips and tricks here on how to keep your lessons going remotely
Microsoft Office 365 /Teams
Many schools are used Microsoft software to provide remote learning, but many teachers might not be used to what it can do.This site gives advice on how to ramp up online learning quickly
Computers in Education Society of Ireland (cesi.ie/cesi-mailing-list)
The society is inviting teachers and principals to share their ideas, strategies and resources related to remote teaching and learning. Some very good information here on availability of training and trouble shooting ideas.
TeacherCPD.ie
There are a number of short online courses in the area of digital technologies that teachers can access to upskill and gain ideas for distance learning.
Ciara Reilly’s teaching ideas
A former primary teacher and now a lecturer in education with expertise in ICT and digital education at Marino Institute of Education, Reilly has compiled an outstanding bank of resources. padlet.com/ciarareillymarino/primarydistancelearning. This resource is a superb list of some of the best online teaching sites available, most of which are free.
Dermot Looney’s teaching resources (@dlooney on Twitter)
A fourth-class teacher at St Dominic’s in Tallaght, Looney has compiled resources that are shared on his Twitter account.
@specialedteacherireland
This Instagram account run by Trainability.ie managing director Angela O’Connor offers resources for primary school children and children with ASD and additional needs, including how to make visual timetables for home.
Primary school resources – Useful websites for teaching and learning
Literacy / numeracy:
Irish education publishers:
The major publishers of schoolbooks – including Edco (edco.ie), Gill Education (gillexplore.ie) and CJ Fallon (cjfallon.ie) – made their online education resources for primary and secondary students available free of charge, including ebooks, podcasts, games and puzzles. Twinkl.ie: Created by teachers, ideal for home education, it has lots of appealing games, stories, worksheets, etc. It is offering a free month’s subscription (enter offer code: IRLTWINKLHELPS)
‘School on TV’
RTÉ is planning to broadcast an hour of “school on TV” to support children and their parents at home from March 30th between 11am and 12pm, aimed at first to sixth class pupils. It will be availble on catch-up on RTE Player, while worksheets will be available at on RTE.ie/learn
Khan Academy
Nonprofit site that provides free video tutorials in maths and reading
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A new innovative website, aiming to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics across early years and primary settings has been developed by practitioners and teachers in partnership with a team from DCU Institute of Education.
The Maths4All.ie website, a project funded by Science Foundation Ireland, is creative in both its research-informed content and its intention to address both early years educators and primary teachers. |
IXL.com
Subscription-based learning experience that provides curriculum-aligned maths and English content from junior infants up to sixth year
Storyberries.com
This is a free, online collection of easy-to-read and beautifully illiustrated stories, comics and poems for kids. You can select stories by theme
handwritingpractice.net
Whatever happened to the art of handwriting? This site lets you create custom handwriting practice worksheets.
Over the Moon English resources (GillExplore.ie)
Gill Education has provided Over the Moon English resources for junior infants to second class children on their site GillExplore.ie
Gaeilge:
Cúla4 (cula4.com)
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.
10 Acmhainn is Úsáidí as Conradh na Gaeilge
| Táimid théis a bheith ag coinneáil súil amach d’acmhainní do mhúinteóirí agus liosta den deich gcinn is fearr dar linne curtha le chéile againn. 1. Cultúr Club – sraith leabhair shaothair saor in aisce do pháistí 6 – 16 ar fáil le híoslódáil saor in aisce 2. Nuachtlitir PEIG.ie – nuachtlitir laetháil leis na príomhscéalta nuachta as Gaeilge 3. Raidió Rí-Rá – an t-aon chairtstáisiúin as Gaeilge do dhaoine óga 4. Twinkl.ie – suíomh atá ag ofráil ábhair shaor in aisce. Neart stuif as Gaeilge acu 5. Gearrscannáin – bailiúchán de na gearrscannáin is fearr as Gaeilge, curtha ar fáil ag TG4 6. Mythbusting – sraith fhiseáin ag briseadh na miotais is mó faoin nGaeilge 7. Ceardlanna 3ú Leibhéal – dóibh siúd atá ag smaoineamh ar Ghairm le Gaeilge 8. Corpoideachas as Gaeilge – fiseáin d’ióga & aclaíocht eile as Gaeilge 9. Podchraoltaí as Gaeilge – liosta de phodchraoltaí as Gaeilge 10. Imeachtaí ar Líne as Gaeilge – imeachtaí atá fós á reáchtáil le linn choraintín – daoibh féin an cheann seo! |
Physical education:
Go Noodle (gonoodle.com)
Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts and used widely by teachers who say it is a great opportunity for kids to wake up their bodies, engage their minds and be their best.
IXL.com
Subscription-based learning experience that provides curriculum-aligned maths and English content from junior infants up to sixth year
Storyberries.com
This is a free, online collection of easy-to-read and beautifully illiustrated stories, comics and poems for kids. You can select stories by theme
handwritingpractice.net
Whatever happened to the art of handwriting? This site lets you create custom handwriting practice worksheets.
Over the Moon English resources (GillExplore.ie)
Gill Education has provided Over the Moon English resources for junior infants to second class children on their site GillExplore.ie
Gaeilge:
Cúla4 (cula4.com)
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.
Physical education:
Go Noodle (gonoodle.com)
Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts and used widely by teachers who say it is a great opportunity for kids to wake up their bodies, engage their minds and be their best.
Super Troopers (supertroopers.ie)
Super Troopers offers a health homework programme that encourages children and their families to live happier and more active lifestyles.
Stem (science, tech, engineering and maths):
Scratch (scratch.mit.edu)
Learn to program interactive games, stories and animations
Maths, Gaeilge and reading lessons
Teacher Michael O’Connor is posting daily Maths, Gaeilge and reading lessons on YouTube for the kids in his class, which might be useful to other 4th, 5th and 6th class kids and their parents: youtu.be/bt4rFdbpGkY
Geography:
National Geographic Kids (kids.nationalgeographic.com):
Nasa Kids’ Club (nasa.gov/kidsclub/):
Child-friendly resource where kids can learn about science and space.
History, Geography and Science (@RangOrlaith)
Órlaith Ní Fhoghlú is a third class teacher and she has put together activities and resources relating to the history, geography and science curriculum on padlet.com/orlaithnifhoghlu/wqeiqvodvbl4
Games/tests:
Kahoot.com
Search from millions of existing games on any topic such as brain teasers, trivia of all sorts, news quizzes and science.
Sarah Webb’s writing games (@MoLI_Museum)
Award-winning children’s writer Sarah Webb is posting fun writing games and story prompts over on Twitter.
Useful websites for me as SEN teacher:
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/about-the-game
Starfall.com
Phonics Hero
Sightwords.com
Speld-sa.org.au – Phonics books
www.raz-kids.com – freebooks which correlate with PM readers
VIRTUAL EXCURSIONS
To places like zoos, The Lourve, The Great Wall of China, farms and some cute animals.
https://docs.google.com/…/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDs…/mobilebasic
The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour! https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
Tour Yellowstone National Park!
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs. https://www.farmfood360.ca/
This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
Indoor Activities for busy toddlers
https://busytoddler.com/2020/03/indoor-activities/?fbclid=IwAR3tYXAqw7tJRAzLExpPcJo4rApLsKtgL0AwghzxgnhwOajc4auX6o12_xw
Play games and learn all about animals
https://switchzoo.com/
Math and Reading games https://www.funbrain.com/
300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/
Geography and animals
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Fave kids books read by famous people https://www.storylineonline.net/
Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot, etc, https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
Other useful websites
Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities https://www.highlightskids.com/
Online history classes for all ages preteen through adults https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive
Educational games K-12 https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
Digital archive of history https://www.bunkhistory.org/
Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home.http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/
35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world. https://www.countryreports.org/
Free Weeks of Maker Stations to keep your children creating at home! Each challenge includes simple instructions using materials around the house, QR code video resources, and a student recording sheet. bit.ly/freemakerstations
Interactive video earth science based curriculum supplement. https://www.everyday-earth.com/
Poetry and music https://www.thewell.world/mindful-music/mindful-poetry-moments
Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage culinary skills, literacy, math, and science. https://www.nomsterchef.com/nomster-recipe-library
National Geographic Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for kindergarten and first grade students. Children can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. https://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html
An interactive way to learn history
https://www.mission-us.org/
Allows students to type in any city, state, or country to view an archive of historical photographs and other documents. It’s a unique way to help them learn about history.
http://www.whatwasthere.com/
A human visualization platform that allows students to explore the human body in really cool ways. https://human.biodigital.com/login?returnUrl=%2Fdashboard
Helps kids learn to appreciate the arts by providing them with the opportunity to play games, conduct investigations, and explore different forms of art. https://artsology.com/
No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen https://www.si.edu/kids
This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/
Kids Think Design explores careers in fashion design, graphic design, interior design, book design, product design, film and theatre, architecture, animation, and environmental design. http://www.kidsthinkdesign.org/
Innerbody explores the 11 bodily systems in depth. With interactive models and detailed explanations, this website will help them learn more about the internal mechanics of the amazing human body.https://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
MENTAL HEALTH
Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. https://www.gonoodle.com/
Kid-friendly workouts — choose from Strength for Kids, Agility for Kids, Flexibility and Balance for Kids, Warm-Up for Kids, Cooldown for Kids, Stand Up and Move for Kids, OR create your own custom kid workout. https://app.sworkit.com/collections/kids-workouts
At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play. https://www.theottoolbox.com/
EDUCATIONAL SHOWS
This is a Netflix US list but many will be available here.
https://homeschoolhideout.com/educational-shows-on-netflix/
12 MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD YOU CAN VISIT VIRTUALLY
https://www.travelandleisure.com/…/museums-with-virtual-tou…
THIS GUY IS RUNNING A YOUTUBE CHANNEL TEACHING KIDS DRAWING.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzjCPQv3y8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/
ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS.
https://docs.google.com/…/1oCM2Ue9w32EUIGfRXsjw…/mobilebasic
SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
FOR ADULTS AND OLDER KIDS. FREE COURSES FROM MOMA.
https://www.coursera.org/moma
FREE COURSES FROM SOME IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES IN THE USA.
https://www.classcentral.com/collection/ivy-league-moocs