Websites to visit
Here are some ideas to keep children occupied at home.
- Check out these links from our School Completion Programme Team.
https://padlet.com/stephwalsh/m8pwgoygwtpwebg8
- 20 Yoga sessions and earn a Yoga certificate at the end
https://cosmickids.com/yogaquest/
- Lots of lovely picture books in Irish. These books are labelled Junior Infants to 2nd class, aimed specifically at Irish-medium and Gaeltacht schools but are suitable for use in all primary schools. Some children might like to try reading books for a lower class level.
https://padlet.com/maire8/3iyk97sx3v3wx82z
- GAA activities
https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/getting-involved/kids-activities
- Learn how to spot wildlife in your area and go on a virtual nature walk across Ireland.
https://nature.librariesireland.ie/
- Don’t forget to check out RTÉ Home School Hub and Cúla 4 for some great learning opportunities on the YouTube/ RTÉ Player.
Interactive Tours for Kids:
- Dublin Zoo – kids can watch live webcams of the animals and look them up in their Animal Encyclopedia: https://www.dublinzoo.ie/
animals/our-animals/
- Children’s Section of Áras an Uachtaráin – see inside the Áras, learn about the President (Who is He, What Does He Do, Where Does He Live) and then take the quiz and test your knowledge: https://president.ie/en/
childrens-section
- Dublinia – a fully interactive tour where you can learn all about the Viking and Medieval history of Dublin: https://dublinia.ie/online-
learning/
Virtual Tours:
- Cork City Gaol – opened in 1824 but now operating as a museum, you can take a tour of the jail here: http://www.storywise.ie/Cork_
City_Gaol/Cork_City_Gaol_ Virtual_Tour.html
- The Cliffs of Moher – you can take a look around the Cliffs here: https://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/
google-360-inside-tour/
- The Giant’s Causeway: https://www.nationaltrust.org.
uk/giants-causeway/features/ take-a-virtual-tour-of-the- giants-causeway
- Enniskillen Castle Museum: https://www.enniskillencastle.
co.uk/
Some other online resources:
- Ask about Ireland – has a dedicated “Learning Zone” for kids to learn about Ireland’s history and geography: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/
- National Geographic: https://kids.
nationalgeographic.com/
- NASA’s Kids Club – lots of science and space resources for kids: https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/
index.html
Quizzes and Word Searches
Maybe create your own quizzes or get the kids to create them themselves?! If they don’t want to do that, there are a few websites that have ready-made quizzes…
- EdPuzzle – Free to sign up and you can search through hundreds of quizzes made by teachers (eg. Junior Cert History): https://edpuzzle.com/
- Kahoot – another place to find free quizzes on practically any topic – can be used as a learning tool for parents: www.kahoot.com
- Another tip for interactive fun is to build your own word search – pick 30 words and the computer will make your own word search: https://thewordsearch.com/
maker/
Coding fun
http://lightbot.com/flash.html
More coding activities can be found here on the Hour Of Code website- https://code.org/learn
Mixed subject websites
- http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie/
- http://resources.woodlands.kent.sch.uk/
- http://www.crickweb.co.uk/
- http://interactivesites.weebly.com/
Suggested websites- Maths
- http://www.mathplayground.com/
- https://www.sites.google.com/site/missbailinsclassroom/oswego-math-games
- http://interactivesites.weebly.com/math.html
- https://www.math-drills.com/ – printable worksheets, with an answer page
- http://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician_addition.html– answer 20 addition sums against the clock, a great way of speeding up addition tables
- http://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician_subtraction.html
- http://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician.html– multiplication tables against the clock
- http://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician_division.html
Multiplication Tables Songs
(You can find many alternatives on You Tube).
Suggested websites- English