General Digital Resources
Twinkl www.twinkl.ie/offer
All Classes
Twinkl are offering all parents a One Month FREE Ultimate Membership to Twinkl.ie. This will allow parents unlimited access to every single resource for every single curriculum subject from Junior infants to sixth class.
Twinkl has created wonderful and easy-to-use school closure packs with a variety of activities to keep your children busy, from Early Years up to Sixth Class.
Notes: Setting this up is really easy to do – go to www.twinkl.ie/offer and enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS.
You can also explore Twinkl Go! 100% paperless online platform full of interactive games, videos, audiobooks and more.
Twinkl Originals library now contains over 50 fun and interactive stories. These can be accessed online without any printing and they also feature hundreds of accompanying resources
All Levels
The World Book is a resource offered by the PDST. It’s like a virtual encyclopedia except a lot more interactive.
https://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all&gr=Welcome%21
Students can access over 20,000 resources shared by primary and post-primary teachers across all subject areas
All Class Levels
Pupil resources for programme include: Béal Beo
Pupil’s digital resources
Notes: Username: primaryedcobooks Password: edco2020
http://cjfallon.ie are offering free access to all its online books such as
Wonderland Readers,Mathemagic,Table Toppers,Small World,
Léigh sa Bhaile and many others/ Sounds like Phonics –Junior Infants to Second class(https://slp.cjfallon.ie/_)
Folens
Follow the steps below to get access:
- Go to FolensOnline.ie and click register
- Select Teacher
- Fill in a username, email and password
- For Roll Number use the code:
- Prim20 for primary book resources
Access to Planet Maths,Am Don Léamh,Abair Liom
RTÉ is broadcasting an hour of school on TV each weekday from Monday 30th March.
The “home school hub” will be aimed at first to sixth class pupils and will be broadcast on weekday mornings from 11am to 12 noon.
Children will also be able to download curriculum-based worksheets and other related activities on the RTÉ website (rte.ie/learn).
Literacy / English Resources
EPIC
All Levels
Epic! is an online library which offers over 35000 resources including “Read to Me” books, audiobooks, student tracking, reading level linkage with Accelerated Reader and other reading levelling schemes. It also offers high interest texts such as National Geographic Kids and Guinness Book of Records. It is suitable for children from ages 4-12.
https://www.pdst.ie/DistanceLearning/SourcesofInformation#epic
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BorrowBox
All class levels
If you or your child/children or parent/s are a member of the local library, you can access an App or website called BorrowBox. It is free. Can use it for audio books and also, ebook. There is a children’s section.
Notes: To register, you need your library card which has your membership number on the back.
Storytime with David Walliams
Free story everyday at 11am on his website.
http://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com
Vooks
All class levels
Vooks is committed to being a resource for families to keep kids reading at home. Vooks can also be a welcome distraction for parents, allowing them to enjoy time with their kids, watching and discussing books together.
Notes: Free one month, sign up required
Oxford Owl Ebook Reader Library
Junior Classes
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.
Writing Legends
Junior Classes
As part of their Assistance for Schools response to Coronavirus they are providing Writing Legends free of charge through to July 31, 2020. Writing Legends is a comprehensive writing program, containing hundreds of activities for students in grades 3 to 6. The regular price is $11.50 (USD) per student.
https://www.writinglegends.com/
www.sorchaj.com
Infants to Fifth Class
This site covers phonics, dolch, Jolly Phonics including tricky word lists and practice reading sentences following the Spellbound order of words and more.
Rivet Reading
Infants to Fifth Class
Rivet Reading App by Google is not available in the EU, but the web version of the books, with reading is. High Interest Reading books are available with help for pupils with words that are not easily decodable. Topics range from Animals to History, Sport to Science .Very useful for reluctant readers and self-guided.
Teach Your Monster to Read
Infants to 1st Class.
Teach Your Monster to Read is a fun activity that helps infants work on everything from initial sounds, CVC words, blends and digraphs all the way to full words and sentences. The Web platform is free for teachers and students (the App costs, but is not necessary). Great fun game that children can engage with at home .
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
Literacy / Gaeilge Resources
Léitheoireacht: Séideán Sí (gach leibhéal)
https://www.seideansi.ie/aiseanna-eile.php
Teanga ó Bhéal: Scéal an Lae – TG4
1st – 6th Class
Short stories i nGaeilge read aloud online. Perfect for first – 6th classes i Scoil T2
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sc%C3%A9al+an+laeLink to the website
Teanga ó Bhéal: Soundcloud – An Gúm
Soundcloud – Irish language stories read aloud online/ scéalta i nGaeilge ón nGúm
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=An%20G%C3%BAm
Irish songs online / Amhráin i nGaeilge ar líne
Anam an Amhrán – Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Anam+an+Amhr%C3%A1n
Numeracy / Maths Resources.
Multiplication.com
3rd Class up
Loads of games to practice Multiplication.
https://www.multiplication.com
Top Marks – Hit the Button
Class Level
Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number, bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. Games are against the clock and develop number fact recall. Designed for 6-11 year olds.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Notes: A paid app version is available from Apple/Google Play/Amazon but the web browser version is free to use.
Top Marks – Daily 10
Class Level
Daily 10 is a primary maths resource which covers addition, subtraction, ordering, partitioning, place value, rounding, multiplication, division, doubles, halves and fractions.Sets of questions can be timed or untimed .The resource is suitable for children from 5 to 11 years of age.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Khan Academy Kids (Maths and English)
https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/
Maths with Carol Voderman
Free access to her website
Science Resources
Scholastic Learn at Home (Free)
Day to day projects (USA based) for children Infants to Sixth Class.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Science Foundation Ireland
Infants to 6th Class
Any science experiment you could ever think of is nicely organised into lots of different sections. Much of the equipment you can find at home but well worth exploring to try and do a science experiment every few days.
https://www.sfi.ie/engagement/discover-primary-science-and-maths/activities-search/
Geography Resources
Ask About Ireland
Infants to 6th Class
This web site covers both History and Geography from infants to 6th class including some great project ideas.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/
Scoilnet Geography
Infants to 6th Class
https://www.scoilnet.ie/primary/theme-pages/geography/
History Resources
Ask About Ireland
Infants to 6th Class
This web site covers both History and Geography from infants to 6th class including some great project ideas.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/
Resources to support PE or Exercise at Home
GoNoodle
All class levels
GoNoodle is a really easy and good way to get kids moving.
Joe Wicks –PE exercises every morning at 9 am on YouTube
You can visit anytime to view the workout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0go1pTda8
Music Resources
SoundTrap
www.soundtrap.com :: A great way for students to experiment with loops and sounds through layering tracks and building songs. Supports GSuite and Office365 logins which means all work saved to the cloud. Free version gives students five compositions to explore. Lots of learning in students playing around with the built in demo songs and their use of sound recording techniques, musical effects and layering of sounds (texture )
Music with Myleene Klass on YouTube
Twice a week but can view any time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XXmBlTadys
Visual Arts Resources
I Am An Artist
General Knowledge
Seomra Ranga have daily online quizzes consisting of 20 questions for pupils to find the answers to.Each day there is chance of winning a €20 Book Voucher if answers are submitted by 3pm.
https://www.seomraranga.com/2020/03/
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/quizzes/
Religious Education
Catholicicing.com
All class levels
Has a wide range of resources and ideas including art and crafts, worksheets and “How to draw” videos. Resources to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Lent, Holy Week and Easter.
https://www.catholicicing.com/
Churchservices.tv
All class levels
Watch Mass and other services live from churches all over Ireland. Check the schedule section to see what is available each day. Children might like to “visit” churches online that are connected to their family, e.g. where their parents/grandparents were married, where their cousins go to church etc. https://www.churchservices.tv/
Prayer Time
