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Connect with language learners all over the world to exhange tips and post your questions.

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Vooks - Storybooks brought to life with beautiful animation!

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Vooks is an entire library of kids storybooks brought to life with beautiful animation, read-aloud narration, engaging music and sound, and read-along text.

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Lots of activities as Gaeilge, as well as across the curriculum

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To register for a Scoilnet Account you will need to have a Teaching Council number and a roll number for your school in Ireland.

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Official education portal of the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland. Curriculum focused resources and support for primary and post primary teachers.

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Instantly access over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids on Epic

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Peace Out: Guided Relaxation Videos for Kids

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Peace Out: Guided Relaxation Videos for Kids

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Welcome to Peace Out (Guided Relaxation for Kids) | Cosmic Kids

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Noel Fielding (Great British Bake Off) on Instagram: Art Club

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Noel Fielding (Great British Bake Off) on Instagram: Art Club

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Get the kids into the kitchen and turn them into little chefs with our easy and fun cooking projects and simple meals. They’ll love tasting their handiwork.

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Taste Buds
Taste Buds is a resource that helps children aged 8 to 11 enjoy learning about the importance of a healthy, balanced diet. There are two sessions - Food for Life and Healthy Choices.
Food for Life

Food is the fuel children need to be strong and grow

The Food for Life session aims to help children make healthier choices by learning more about the different types of food their body needs to help them grow, learn and have fun.

Food for Life comprises of a lesson plan, information sheet, two worksheets, a class quiz, an interactive quiz and a poster.
Enter the Food for Life session
Healthy Choices

Foods from different food groups are required to achieve a balanced diet

The Healthy Choices session aims to help children understand that meals can have foods from different parts of the Food Pyramid. It aims to help them think about the different types of food they eat and how they can make healthier choices.

Healthy Choices comprises of a lesson plan, information sheet, drag and drop interactive game and a poster.
Enter the Healthy Choices session

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Taste Buds is a resource that helps children aged 8 to 11 enjoy learning about the importance of a healthy, balanced diet. There are two sessions - Food for Life and Healthy Choices.

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Really interesting and educational videos on a variety of topics!

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Welcome to Crash Course Kids! This bi-weekly show from the producers of Crash Course is all about gradeschool science. We’ll look at Earth, Habitats, Space, Chemical Reactions, Engineering, and much much more with host Sabrina Cruz. So, join us every Tuesday and Thursday for new uploads. This series is beginning with 5th grade science, so we’ll be delving into Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology, Geography, Engineering, and Astronomy. Have a look at our playlists on each subject!

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Engineering challenges (STEM) for kids.

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Online learning | Make a stop motion animation

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Free online animation activity for primary school students.

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3D Virtual Visit: Natural History Museum, Dublin

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3D Virtual Visit: Natural History Museum, Dublin

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Exhibitions | Natural History | National Museum of Ireland

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Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin & Castlebar covering Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Folk & Country Life, & Natural History.FREE Exhibitions

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Frolic with our penguins, soar with our stingrays, dive our coral reef, or visit the Farallones via live webcam.

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Britannica's new platform provides content designed and written specifically for early learners.
Creating a more engaging and fun learning experience for students, the activities in Britannica Fundamentals align with the content areas children learn in the classroom. From language and literacy to geography and mathematics, Britannica Fundamentals supports classroom curriculum while also building digital literacy.

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From Britannica, an online encyclopedia resource for kids in grades K-12 with safe, fact-checked, age-appropriate content for homework help and learning...

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ABCya! * Typing Rocket - Keyboarding Game

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Type as many letters as possible in 60 seconds in this fun keyboarding game for kids of all ages!

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Ábhar teagaisc, cluichí agus neart eile faoin Aontas Eorpach agus faoina chuid gníomhaíochtaí, le haghaidh múinteoirí, páistí agus déagóirí

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With our free mobile app and web, everyone can Duolingo. Learn Irish with bite-size lessons based on science.

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Is áis léitheoireachta í Eleathanach a bhíonn ar fáil gach Luan saor in aisce ó Roinn Froebel don Bhun- agus Luath- Oideachas, Ollscoil na hÉireann, Má Nuad. Cuireadh tús leis an Eleathanach in 2008. Le cabhair ón gComhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta, ó Choláiste Alexandra, agus léachtóirí i Roinn Froebel don Bhun- agus Luath- Oideachas tá an tionscadal ag dul ó neart go neart. Is nuachtlitir leictreonach í le hailt a mhúsclaíonn spéis na ndaltaí. Tá sé dírithe ar rang a cúig agus a sé sa bhunscoil. I mí Mheán Fómhair 2009, bronnadh an Séala Eorpach Teanga ar an togra seo. Bhí an Giúiré an-tógtha le Eleathanach agus cheap siad gur 'tionscadal fíorchruthaitheach úrnua é seo, bíodh is go bhfuil sé simplí.'

Tá ábhar ann atá suimiúil do na hardranganna toisc an bhaint atá ag an idirbhliain i gColáiste Alexandra le scríobh na n-alt. Chomh maith leis sin, coimeádtar súil ghéar ar leibhéal na teanga. Toisc gur nuachtlitir sheachtainiúil í, bíonn deis ag múinteoirí ábhar nua a chur i láthair an ranga gach seachtain. Is bealach éifeachtach é Eleathanach chun a chinntiú go mbaineann an t-ábhar léitheoireachta a roghnaítear sa seomra ranga le cúrsaí na linne agus go bhfuil téacsanna dílse á n-úsáid sa seomra ranga. Is féidir le múinteoirí an Eleathanach a fháil trí ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig eleathanach@gmail.com agus cuirfear ar an liosta seoltaí iad. Buntáiste a bhaineann le bheith ar an liosta seoltaí ná go dtagann an Eleathanach i bhfoirm Microsoft Word agus is féidir le múinteoirí an t-ábhar agus an teanga a chur in oiriúint do pháistí ina rang. Chomh maith leis sin bíonn Eleathanach ar fáil gach Luan anseo ar shuíomh na Roinne agus ar shuíomh COGG www.cogg.ie. Cuirtear 20 eagrán amach in aghaidh na bliana agus tá páistí na tíre ag baint taitnimh as na hailt shuimiúla!

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Ar mhaith leat an Eleathanach a fháil ar ríomhphost gach seachtain? Cliceáil anseo https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=ELCH&A=1 agus cuirfear ar an liosta tú.

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Reading and Maths Activities for Junior Infants - Sixth Class

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Reading and Maths Activities for Junior Infants - Sixth Class

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Reading and Maths Activities for Junior Infants - Sixth Class

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Reading and Maths Activities for Junior Infants - Sixth Class

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Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers.

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IXL Maths and English Practice - Junior Infants to Sixth Class and Beyond

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IXL Maths and English Practice - Junior Infants to Sixth Class and Beyond

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Testimonials

IXL is brilliant. I am using it for autistic secondary students who need literacy and numeracy support. I love the instant feedback, the huge library of questions available, and the teacher insights!

Tara, teacher

Dublin, Ireland

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IXL is the world's most popular subscription-based learning site. Used by over 14 million students, IXL provides unlimited practice in more than 5,000 maths and English topics. Interactive questions, awards and certificates keep kids motivated as they master skills.

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A true story about the history of Lego which can be used as a model text for writing chronological reports or biographies.

The narration of the text can be used to show directly what these texts look and sound like. Note the use of rhetorical questions in the opening section.
How paragraphs often begin with connectives, words to show when something happened or to show the passing of time. e.g. Many years ago, one day, suddenly etc.
It can demonstrate the links between paragraphs e.g: "It seemed like nothing could go wrong. But a stormy night in 1942 changed their luck.

Writing Opportunities

-Practice writing rhetorical questions for effect.
​-Children could create lego models and write instructions
-Use model to create biography for a similar figure.
-Create an advert for the early toys
-Create biography for Ole Christiansen.
-Map his mood through the events in the story.
-Compare lego with other toys such as meccano or modern games and argue why Lego is best. Maybe worthwhile comparing with mine craft, listing similarities and differences, which is more engaging? Which is best for money? Etc
-Design own lego land - use Lego to build it. Draw maps, write brochures and visitors guides. ​

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From Monday, Joe will be holding workouts for Primary School children at 9am every morning! Don't forget your 60 minutes of Physical Activity every day!

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Welcome to the Body Coach TV where I post weekly home workouts to help you get, stronger, healthier and happier.

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After today's hugely successful quiz, where we had almost 1000 entries, I'm just finishing off tomorrow's special edition, with all questions about Ireland, to mark St. Patrick's Day #edchatie

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After today's hugely successful quiz, where we had almost 1000 entries, I'm just finishing off tomorrow's special edition, with all questions about Ireland, to mark St. Patrick's Day #edchatie

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VISUAL ARTS
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DSS have created this mini-packet and video playlist (YouTube) of a few art lessons, video tutorials, activity packs and handouts that you can offer your students while they are away from class

This packet contains hand selected lessons and video tutorials based on the supplies requirement in which they believe that the lessons are doable for most families at home

Children can watch a video, download the handout and follow along

Free to use

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It's such a thrill when someone new lands in our sparkly corner of the universe.

Our business began by sharing what I was teaching in the art room that worked - and what didn't work. From my first blog post in 2009, teachers from around the world have shared their stories and struggles, asked for advice and direction. Now twelve years later, we couldn't be more proud to not only design lovely lessons, but to be a supportive guide through many art teachers' careers.

I'm so glad that your interest in children's art guided you to us. This page shares our story - how it all began plus I'll point out all the resources our team has created to help you create an art program, share art with your children or even start an art business of your own...

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We make teaching art to kids easy by providing elementary art lesson plans, kid's art tutorials and creative teaching resources.

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VISUAL ARTS
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Art For Kids Hub is a family art channel

Many of the lessons are perfect for any age, all you need is a few supplies

Free to use

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Hey, art friends! Welcome to Art For Kids Hub! 🎨✏️ Here, you’ll discover all sorts of awesome art lessons, from drawing to painting, and even some super cool origami. Whether you’re a beginner or a budding artist, there’s something fun for everyone! I’m Rob, and along with my amazing wife, Teryn, and our four creative kids, Jack, Hadley, Austin, and Olivia, we make art together as a family and love sharing it with you. ❤️ Ready to jump in and start creating? Most of our art lessons are self-contained, so grab your favorite black marker, some paper, and your coloring supplies, and let’s get drawing! 🖍️📒 Join us on this colorful adventure, and let’s make art that brings smiles and joy. Happy creating! 🌟

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SESE
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Plenty of activities and materials for children to use to learn more about the natural world around them

Free to use

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NUMERACY
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Mathletics brings classroom practice into the home. Aligned to your local curricula, Mathletics activities are relevant, reinforce lessons learned in school, and help your children gain mastery over maths topics or push ahead of what’s being taught.

Free trial available

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Finally, mathematics learning your child will love Mathletics builds your child's mathematics progress and confidence at home with: 100s of hours of engaging mathematics activities set in colorful virtual worlds Curriculum-aligned lessons that connect with school work Personalised learning paced to match your child's ability level Automated reports that keep you updated

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MISC
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Create your own custom word search worksheets

A variety of options are available including font size, font style, lowercase or uppercase letters, grid shape, word placement, and more

Free to use

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Word Search Generator :: Create your own printable word find worksheets @ A to Z Teacher Stuff

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Create your own custom word search worksheets! A variety of options are available including font size, font style, lowercase or uppercase letters, grid shape, word placement, and more. Experiment with the settings below to find the best results for printing.

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VISUAL ARTS
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Create your own Picasso with Picassohead. Make art online with picassohead digital art tool

Free to use

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NUMERACY
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Mangahigh has been made available free for the moment for schools impacted by school closures

Free accounts for the duration of school closure time available here:

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CODING/STEM
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LightBot is a puzzle game based on coding; it secretly teaches you programming logic as you play!

Free to use

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A huge THANK YOU to all the contributors who've helped with translating Lightbot!
All translations are provided by Lightbot fans!

Russian by Ishkildin Ruslan and Larisa Yaroslavski

French by François Lolom

Brazilian Portuguese by Rodrigo Real

Spanish by Paul Núñez Morilla

Slovenian by Gregor Anželj

Nogwegian by Torgeir Waterhouse

Romanian by Mihai Secașiu

Indonesian by Med Irzal

German by Pattrick Hüper

Polish by Marcina Nowaka

Danish by Dirk Bucka-Lassen

Croatian by Daniela Cvitanović

Greek by Youla Sigourou

Italian by Francesca Mazzoni

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A huge THANK YOU to all the contributors who've helped with translating Lightbot! All translations are provided by Lightbot fans!

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VISUAL ARTS
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This website has tons of lesson plans, art projects, and a list of activities

Free to use

𝘼𝙍𝙏 𝙇𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙊𝙉𝙎 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙄𝙋𝙎 • K-5 #ArtTeacher

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Award-winning Art Educator and Speaker featured in publications such as Scholastic, IncredibleArt, Homeschool Top 100, Family Friendly HQ, Artastic, Metrowest, The Sun, and more!

Use the links above to download lessons and resources for your Art curriculum. Follow on social media for daily updates and teaching tips!

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Award-winning Art Educator and Speaker featured in publications such as Scholastic, IncredibleArt, Homeschool Top 100, Family Friendly HQ, Artastic, Metrowest, The Sun, and more! Use the links above to download lessons and resources for your Art curriculum. Follow on social media for daily updates and teaching tips!

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MISC
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With Spark Post - Pick a photo, add text, and apply design filters or animations to instantly stand out from the crowd.

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VISUAL ARTS

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AutoDraw is a new kind of drawing tool that pairs the magic of machine learning with drawings from talented artists to help everyone create anything visual, fast

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Fast drawing for everyone. AutoDraw pairs machine learning with drawings from talented artists to help you draw stuff fast.

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Khan Academy Maths activities mapped to the Irish curriculum 

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Khan Academy Maths activities mapped to the Irish curriculum 

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NUMERACY
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The mapping is split into 4 sections: Primary 3rd & 4th, Primary 5th & 6th, Junior Cycle, and Senior Cycle. Within each section, it is further broken down by curriculum strand, and then by chapter/section

Each subject is mapped into a separate Excel workbook file, which you can download and view on your computer

The tabs along the bottom of the workbook show the chapters/sections within the curriculum strand, and each of these sheets includes the Khan Academy exercises that are aligned to each given section’s content

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SPHE
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Take some time out to complete mindfulness aural exercises

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Our #MindYourSelfie resources provide activities for young people to help them combat life's stressors and promote positive mental health in their lives.

Preparing for a mentally healthy life

Childhood and adolescence is an exciting period in life as young people discover and learn new things about themselves and the world they live in every day. It can also be a stressful time with many changes and different life experiences. Often, young people can experience high levels of stress, which may lead to feelings of anger and anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression.

Fortunately, there are many ways in which children and adolescents - with the help of their teachers, parents and guardians - can tackle these feelings of stress, anger, and so on to ensure that they live as mentally healthy a life as possible. Our #MindYourSelfie resources can make a great difference in this.

Teachers play a key role in the promotion of positive mental health for young people, and, through these resources, have the power to brighten up the classroom and their student's self-esteem through a range of different activities and exercises.

See more about our resources

Our free suite of resources includes:

A series of guided relaxation audio exercises that introduces the practice of mindfulness to children

Free eBooks designed to give practical tips and advice on mental health

Printable mindfulness colouring sheets that can help students feel more relaxed

Wellness Journals which provide young people with a template to record their feelings and thoughts

A Wellness Action Calendar which suggests daily, positive actions students can take

A Wellness Wall banner to create a space in classrooms or schools where everyone is welcome to read and contribute to a wellness wall

A Selfie 'Steem activity that invites students to share positive messages about one another

The Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox game that encourages children to think positively about themselves

Our #FrameOfMind resource and teacher's companion guide which explores different mental health themes.

We regularly update our#MindYourSelfie resources, so watch out for new additions coming soon!

Mind Yourself, Mind Nature

Mind Yourself, Mind Nature

Mind YourSelf, Mind Nature is our nature workbook for secondary schools. Especially developed t ogether in partnership with BirdWatch Ireland, Leave No Traceand Biodiversity in Schools, the workbook explores the link between nature and mental health and offers lots of different nature-based activities for young people to try in school and at home.

The workbook looks at why and how the natural world is important for our health and wellbeing. It suggests ways we can connect with nature in daily life to support our wellbeing. It also looks, in turn, at ways we can look after the natural world, and some of the reasons why this is important.

Download the nature workbook here

Worry Lorry

Worry Lorry

At times, we can all feel anxious or worried. There are things that we can all do to help reduce that anxiety, like taking a few minutes for our Worry Lorry activity.

To get started, you'll need to download and print the activity sheet.Then, write down the things that make you worried or play on your mind on the lorry.

Think about the things that make you feel good and help your worries to disappear, and then share them with the second lorry driver below. Focus on these positive things as you colour in the rest of the sheet, and notice how your worries are driven away!

Download the Worry Lorry activity here

Wellbeing Action Calendar

Our mental health and wellbeing calendar suggests daily actions that children and young people can undertake to promote positive mental health and mindfulness. As it doesn't set dates or times, the calendar can be customised so that you have the flexibility to use it whenever suits you.

Download the calendar here

Mindfulness exercises

Our #MindYourSelfie series of guided relaxation audio exercises introduce mindfulness and meditation to young people. These exercises, which can be practiced in the classroom, engage students in body relaxation practices, which not only help to improve students' mindfulness, but also enhance their abilities to relieve tension built up in the body and mind

Mindfulness exercises

Mindful Colouring

Mindfulness can improve our wellbeing. Our mindful colouring activities help children and young people to feel more relaxed by bringing their attention to the present moment as they focus on how to choose and apply colour in our specially-created designs.

Primary Schools

Bookmarks Colouring Sheets

Secondary Schools

Bookmarks Colouring Sheets

#MindYourSelfie Wellness Journals

Our Wellness Journals provide young people with a template to record their feelings and thoughts as a once-off assignment or as a daily activity.

#MindYourSelfie classroom resources

#MindYourSelfie classroom resources

All of our #MindYourSelfie resources can be used in school, but some are designed with the classroom especially in mind. To start, our #MindYourSelfie mental health eBooks are designed to share practical tips on mental health that teachers can use as they work with their class. Every week, students spend more time in the classroom than anywhere else, meaning that their teachers are uniquely placed to promote positive mental health. These eBooks aim to provide useful advice on creating connections with students, raising awareness of mental health, and embedding positive attitudes towards it.

Read the eBooks here

Wellness Wall

Our Wellness Wall helps to promote positive, encouraging messages of wellness within the walls of your school. To get started, download the Wellness Wall banner below ( or send us an emailto request one). Then, check out our guides - also below - for details on how to use the banner in primary or secondary schools. You can use the banner to mark your chosen wall and create a space where everyone is welcome to read and contribute to it. Invite students and staff to write and share upbeat, helpful notes and messages of how they think wellness looks, sounds, and feels: the more creative, the better!

Selfie 'Steem

Our Selfie 'Steem activity encourages students to share positive messages about and with one another. Each student writes their name or places their photo in the centre of the Selfie 'Steem sheet, which is then passed around the class. Other students then write positive messages about their classmates - such as that they are kind, caring, or fun to be around - on the sheet.

Teachers can even take the exercise a step further by asking students to write five things they like about themselves on the sheet before passing it around. The exercise shows how, even though we can think of lots of compliments for other people, it can be very hard to compliment ourselves, thus teaching students the importance of learning to be kind to themselves.

The exercise shows how, even though we can think of lots of compliments for other people, it can be very hard to compliment ourselves, thus teaching students the importance of learning to be kind to themselves.
Get Selfie 'Steem here

Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox

How can you teach children to think positively about themselves?

One simple way is to start discussing the topic of positive thinking through a fun, simple game, like our Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox.

Start by inviting students to fold the Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox.

To do this, they can follow the instructions in the downloadable folding craft sheet. Once students have folded their Chatterbox, the game can begin.

Step 1:Students play in teams of two. The first student asks the other to pick a number. They then work the Chatterbox back and forth as they count up to the number out loud.

Step 2:The first student asks the second student to pick one of the numbers on view inside the Chatterbox. Then, the first student works the Chatterbox back and forth again, counting up to the number chosen by their friend.

Step 3:The second student makes a final selection of one of the numbers on view inside the Chatterbox. The first student raises up the flap to reveal the positive message!

Step 4:Start all over again - either with the same friend or another student!

Get the Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox here

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Lurgan 2K19 is a young people's entertainment series that features the music videos of online sensation 'TG Lurgan' while profiling the profoundly talented students who perform in them

The series chronicles the life events that have shaped a diverse and fascinating collection of young Irish people while capturing their contemporary creative expression of Irish culture through song

It's an upbeat, visual feast of social media inspired storytelling

10 EPISODES AVAILABLE

Free

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Lurgan 2K19 | Player | TG4 | Irish Television Channel, Súil Eile

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Lurgan 2K19 is a young people's entertainment series that features the music videos of online sensation 'TG Lurgan' while profiling the profoundly talented students who perform in them. The series chronicles the life events that have shaped a diverse and fascinating collection of young Irish people while capturing their contemporary creative expression of Irish culture through song.

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VISUAL ARTS
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I Am An Artist is a visual arts initiative aimed at supporting primary teachers and pupils in the adoption and delivery of the visual arts curriculum in Ireland

By comprising 30 short TV programmes (each 6 minutes in length), an interactive website with slideshows, lessons, weblinks and interactive games, it provides a stimulating collection of curriculum-mapped resources

In addition to curriculum-mapped resources there is a bank of project ideas relating to everyday objects, water and walls

Free

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PE
Videos
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Follow these Operation Transformation videos to get active while having fun for 10 minutes

With exercises that can be done inside, it doesn’t matter what the weather is like outside

Free

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The official website of RTÉjr & RTÉ Kids Online - Streaming shows, Podcasts and much more fun!

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MUSIC
Interactive website with printables
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Make music at home with any instruments

Listen to radio shows and playlists

Lifetime access to interactive resources

Resources for making music at home

This subscription collects all of our best content for parents in one place

Specially curated video courses, radio shows and Spotify playlists for the family, along with access to interactive online resources

Free for one month during COVID school closure

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Shane Mc Kenna is a musician and music teacher from Monaghan, based in Dublin. He studied Music Education and Music Technology in Trinity College Dublin where he became a leading researcher and developer in the area of new musical notation for education and collaborative music making. He has guest lectured in Ireland and abroad based on his work developing new systems of teaching and learning about music, inside and outside the classroom.

Shane is an experienced musician having performed in orchestras, choirs and bands on a range of instruments and is currently attempting to master the fiddle!

Shane hosts CPD courses across Ireland each a year and leads the development of the DabbledooMusic curriculum content.

If you have any questions or feedback about the curriculum content please get in touch!

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Get full access to DabbledooMusic resources, songs and videos in your home!

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MISC CONTENT/ALL CURRICULUM CONTENT
Website
Printables and downloadable content for teaching and learning.
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An incredible library of fun and engaging teaching resources

Twinkl's resources are teacher-made, meaning that they have been crafted from years of practical classroom experience

Teaching Resources available all the way from Junior/Senior Infant level to 5th/6th Class and beyond, their teaching resources cover the length and breadth of the Irish curriculum

PREMIUM ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS  OUTBREAK, details below

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Schools across the globe are responding to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. In some cases schools have closed or are making preparations for a potential closure.

At Twinkl, our mission is to help those who teach and we are therefore taking steps to support continued learning at home.

We've put together a simple, step-by-step guide about how to use our site during Coronavirus. This guide is not designed to supercede or replace any official guidance, but is intended to advise on using the Twinkl website during this period.

How can I help parents to use Twinkl independently?

We have a number of really helpful guides, designed for parents, for different areas of the curriculum. You can direct parents towards our dedicated Parents' Hub which contains hundreds of educational activities designed for use at home. Or, browse this area yourself and hand-pick individual resources to share.

For parents with children in EYFS, take a look through our EYFS for Parents area to find some really useful guides and activities to share.

For primary-aged children, take a look at our 5-11 area. Again, this was created with parents in mind so it's filled with guides and information about what children should be learning in each year group, for each curriculum area.

For parents with secondary-aged children (for ages 11 to 16), take a look at the Beyond area of the website. Resources are available for English, Maths and Science, as well as languages, art, humanities and other curriculum areas. Lots to keep older children occupied.

Our Parents User Guide and general Twinkl Membership guide are both useful documents to refer to for general information about the site, our content and how to find it.

What can I do to support learning at home?

There are a number of simple ways you can curate and share content from the Twinkl website, as well as many useful areas that parents can easily use.

Using our Home Learning Packs

We've put together Home Learning Packs from Year 1 to Year 6.

Our EYFS Home Learning Packs can be found here.

Our KS1 Home Learning Packs can be found here.

Our KS2 Home Learning Packs can be found here.

Our Secondary Home Learning Packs can be found here and here.

Our SEND Home Learning Pack is available here.
These packs are available as ZIP files. For guidance about how to download and open this type of file, take a look at our FAQ.
We're also putting together Interactive Learning Links resources. These are interactive PDF resources which link to other helpful materials on the Twinkl site that you can use without a printer:

We've also added a new feature to our app, where you can annotate PDFs in the app with any info you like.

Sharing from the Site

Share a resource directly using our sharing tools, found at the top-right of a resource preview. You can share to a class Facebook group or send via email to multiple addresses. Or simply copy and paste the URL and pop it into a class blog. Use our Save For Later feature to organise resources into folders on site to make sharing resources linked to a topic or theme easier.

Using Google Classroom

Google Classroom is designed to upload resources, create deadlines, mark work and start discussions with your class online. This way they're still learning and not falling behind whilst not in school. We've made it easier for you to work with Google Classroom by including a Google Drive Button next to all our resources, where available. This allows you to download the resource straight to your drive, which can then be uploaded into Google Classroom.

Read our guide to Google Classroom here.

Creating Lessons in Twinkl Go!

Twinkl Go! is a really useful tool that can be used to curate our interactive content. Within the Twinkl Go! area of the site, you can find online games, self-marking comprehensions, audiobooks and more.

If you're teaching a particular topic or area of learning, you can group together all related activities in a lesson, then share this lesson with parents using a code. It's really easy to do and a very efficient and effective way to create online lessons for your pupils. Again, lesson codes can be shared through class blogs, email, your website or printed out to send home at the end of the day. A video tutorial for how to do this can be found here and we also have a Twinkl Go! user guide for further information.

We've also put together a selection of lessons within Twinkl Go! for different age groups. Check them out here. Really useful, really simple and available to anyone who has full access to the site.

Using Twinkl Originals

Parents may feel more comfortable and confident in using books as a starting point for learning. Our Twinkl Originals books were created to encourage a love of reading and enhance curriculum-wide learning through accompanying teacher-created resources. Each book is available in different formats - PowerPoint, eBook or audio book (available through Twinkl Go!) - and has been written using age-appropriate vocabulary and themes. Books are available for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 and each comes with ready-made resources to support writing, maths and other curriculum areas. Once you've found a book within the Twinkl Originals page, click to see all supporting resources. If you're covering a particular topic at school, this is a great way to continue this learning at home.

Imagine

Twinkl Imagine gives you a different photo every day with a range of activities for KS1 and KS2 children designed to be done independently or with an adult. Activities cover English, Maths, Art and Design, research challenges and engaging discussions. There are also topic webs with ideas on how each topic can link to a child's learning across different subjects.

With over 400 photos to choose from, there are lots of different topics to explore.

Lapbooks and Workbooks

For parents who may prefer a topic-led approach, we have a fantastic range of lapbooks to choose from. Browse the options online - again, these might align with topics being learnt at school. There's also a helpful guide which explains how to make a Twinkl lapbook. Super simple and a really enjoyable activity for children and parents alike.

Our maths workbooks offer a really simple solution. They're organised by age group and topic, and are available with answer sheets for easy marking. Use ready-made workbooks from the site, or create your own to print out and share with parents.

Other Useful Resources

Twinkl Boost offers step-by-step lessons and interventions. Designed for use in class, there's lots that parents could select for their children at home.

Our Maths Mysteries are incredibly popular, self-led activities. Perfect for use at home.

For hands-on, fun science activities, take a look at our Awe and Wonder collection.

How can we discuss Coronavirus with children?

Inevitably, children will have questions about the Coronavirus and want to find out more. To support parents and teachers with these conversations, we have a range of suitable materials on site. Discuss good hygiene and hand washing using our display packs, or take a look at our child-friendly news reports in Twinkl Newsroom - designed for use in KS2 (ages 7 to 11) with new stories added each day. Or search 'coronavirus' on the Twinkl site to find other related materials.

As ever, if schools, teachers or parents have any questions, we're always here to help. Contact TwinklCares using the help icon at the bottom of the page to send a message to our experienced team of teachers. Our Facebook communities are a fantastic source of ideas, knowledge and support for parents and teachers alike. Furthermore, we'd love to hear any other ideas you might have which we can share with the wider Twinkl network.

In unexpected times, we all play our part in helping in whichever way we can. The help we are offering would not be possible without the continued support of our members - thank you. We're hopeful that we've been able to make a challenging situation a little easier and our thoughts are with anyone who has been affected.

Jonathan Seaton

Twinkl CEO

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How to Utilise Twinkl during the Coronavirus Shutdown: A Guide for Schools

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Schools across the globe are responding to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. In some cases schools have closed or are making preparations for a potential closure. At Twinkl, our mission is to help those who teach and we are therefore taking steps to support continued learning at home.

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LITERACY/SESE
Website
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Voki is a fun tool that students can use for homework, classwork or projects

Make avatar characters, customize their appearance and what they say, and share with others

Free, with premium options

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Voki | Speaking Characters For Education

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NEWS/CURRENT AFFAIRS/ORAL LANGUAGE
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Keep up with the latest news from Ireland and around the world, weekdays at 4.20pm

Free

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STEM/Coding
Online web browser activities
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Scratch is a block-based visual programming language and online community targeted primarily at children

Users of the site can create online projects using a block-like interface

The service is developed by the MIT Media Lab and is used the world over

Free to use

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Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

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PROBLEM SOLVING/STEM
Online web browser activities with printables available
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The Bebras Computing Challenge introduces computational thinking to students, by allowing them to solve interactive tasks online

The tasks can be answered without prior knowledge about computational thinking or information and communication technology

The aim of Bebras is to get students all over the world excited about computing

Why not try PREVIOUS Bebras Challenges to see what its all about!

Free to use

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CODING/STEM
Online web browser activities with offline printable activities available too
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Code Club is a global network of free coding clubs for 9- to 13-year-olds

Here you’ll find step-by-step instructions for our coding projects, which will teach you how to create games, animations and more with code

Free to use

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LITERACY/STEM/DIG TECH
Online web browser activities
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Dance Mat Typing, a fun way to learn touch typing

Free to use

There are four levels to play, each divided into three stages

You start by learning the home row keys

Each stage builds on previous lessons, introducing new letters as you progress. You’ll soon be touch typing like an expert! At the end of each level you can test your typing speed and get a fun reward

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There are four levels to play, each divided into three stages.

You start by learning the home row keys. Each stage builds on previous lessons, introducing new letters as you progress and giving you plenty of touch type practice. You'll soon be touch typing like an expert! At the end of each level you can test your typing speed and get a fun reward.

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Learn how to touch type with the BBC Dance Mat Typing game. It's a fun introduction to touch typing game for kids and covers levels 1, 2, 3, 4.

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GEOGRAPHY
Online web browser activities
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GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognise your surroundings

Free to use

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Embark on a journey that takes you all over the world. From the most desolate roads in Australia to the busy, bustling streets of New York City.

You need an account to play

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Embark on a journey that takes you all over the world. From the most desolate roads in Australia to the busy, bustling streets of New York City. - GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings.

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PE/SPHE
Online web browser/video activities
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Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts

GoNoodle gets kids up and moving to fun, engaging content

Every dance party, yoga session, and mindfulness activity is an opportunity for kids to wake up their bodies, engage their minds, and be their best

Free to use

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PE/SPHE
YouTube Channel
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Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed specially for kids aged 3+, used in schools and homes all over the world

Interactive adventures which build strength, balance and confidence

Free to use

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Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation for kids. Interactive adventures which build strength, balance and confidence - and get kids into yoga and mindfulness early! (Secret yoga codeword = Namaste!) Watch our videos ad-free on the Cosmic Kids app: https://app.cosmickids.com
🎬 The complete Cosmic Kids v…

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LITERACY/NUMERACY/MISC
Available on web browsers and via apps on various platforms

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Topmarks: teaching resources, interactive resources, worksheets, homework, exam and revision help

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Searchable site of thousands of quality teaching resources, interactive resources, homework, exam and revision help. Useful for teachers, pupils and parents.

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LITERACY
Available on web browsers and via apps on various platforms

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writing and publish small digital books

With the WriteReader app the child takes pictures of family, friends, things or situations and write about them in their actual level of written language

A free version of the app is available to try out writing one book

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LITERACY

create accounts to make spelling lists and activities to match

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AAASpell features a comprehensive set of interactive spelling lessons, games and exercises. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows thorough mastery of the concepts.

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LITERACY/DRAMA/GAEILGE
Create your own lip-synched videos

Add puppets, props, scenery, and backgrounds and start creating

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World Geography Games Online - Let's play and learn Geography!

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Brain-engaging geography map games: learn countries of the world, capitals, flags, US States, continents, oceans, mountains, rivers, islands and much more.

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NASA encourages you to visit NASA Kids' Club and use its games and activities to inspire the next generation.

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5th and 6th Class Section

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More Advanced Encyclopedia

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Write your own Storybook

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Create your own storybook online. Make writing and publishing a book more fun with our picture book making tool!

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Please monitor your child's activity on YouTube

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From the team behind the YouTube series SciShow comes SciShow Kids! Join host Jessi, her robot rat friend Squeaks, and all their friends at the Fort as they explain fun, complex science concepts for young, curious minds. Whether conducting experiments, researching new questions, or talking with experts, there’s always something new to discover with SciShow Kids, no matter what your age! SciShow Kids is streaming on Peacock and Roku! Just search for SciShow Kids to watch a special selection of our favorite compilations. New episodes of SciShow Kids will continue to be posted on YouTube. SciShow Kids is ideal for early-elementary learners, Grades 1-3, and most episodes are structured around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) curriculum.

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A Maths Dictionary for Kids 2018 Interactive by Jenny Eather

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Interactive, animated maths dictionary for kids with over 600 common math terms explained in simple language. Math glossary with math definitions, examples, math practice interactives, mathematics activities and math calculators. © Jenny Eather 2001-2015.

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Reliable source for researching information

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DK Find Out! | Fun Facts for Kids on Animals, Earth, History and more!

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Visit DK Find Out! to learn about dinosaurs, space, animals, nature & more. Fun learning activities for kids with videos, quizzes & galleries at DKFindOut.com

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Geography of Europe

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Toporopa brings entertaining educational map games for kids, students, adults and seniors to test and improve your knowledge of Europe. Our online quizzes include questions about the European continent that will challenge your brain. Whether you are practicing for a geography test, looking for a free interactive whiteboard resource, or searching for your next holiday destination, you've come to the right place. The free online teaching resources on this pages are useful for primary school, secondary school, homeschooling, tutoring and distance learning. For everyone who wants to explore and learn about Europe. Enjoy!

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Toporopa Geography Games| Learn the map of Europe

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How well do you know the map of Europe? Learn countries, capitals, flags, seas, rivers, mountains and more with entertaining quizzes and map games.

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We have over 600 Irish language songs in our database submitted and maintained by users like you. Each song includes an English translation and a YouTube video to help you follow along. Guitar chords are provided where possible.

There's a wide selection of sean-nós songs, pop songs in Irish, Irish ballads and children's songs we learned at school! This is a really handy and fun way of learning Irish and getting to know these beautiful traditional Irish songs.

If you can't find the song you're looking for, do a search (top of page) or check the A-Z Index. You can also request a song and we will try to source it for you. If you spot any errors or have suggestions for the lyrics for a particular song, simply click the edit link on the top right corner and submit a request.

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Songs in Irish Gaelic and Irish Song Lyrics

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Music index of songs in Irish Gaelic (as Gaeilge) language with lyrics, chords and translations. Traditional folk songs, sean-nós, Gaelic music, children's, wedding, ballads and pop songs in Irish. Great for learning Irish Gaelic!

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The CCEA website provides details of qualifications, curriculum and Assessment in Northern Ireland

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Gaeilge

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Gaeilge

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Fáilte romhaibhse go léir go suíomh Rainn agus Amhráin.

Rainn agus Amhráin has lots of songs and rhymes as gaeilge.
The songs and rhymes are categorised into the various topic areas as outlined by the Irish Curriculum and are further divided into the various class levels.

The download page contains links to some colouring pages and worksheets to download as a teaching resource. Each topic area is also available to print.
Also included in the downloads section are some powerpoint presentations on some of the poems and rhymes and also some gwb files for use on Interwrite whiteboards.

Bain taitneamh as!

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This is a website containing lots of simple songs and rhymes in the Irish language.

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Fantastic resource for Problem Solving

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If you are looking for resources on a particular curriculum topic, we recommend you start by taking a look at our curriculum mapping documents, available on the Primary and Secondary Teacher pages.

or select from the list below

All broad topics

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

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Search for Mathematical resources tagged with a topic

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Just like the T.V. Show

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Here is a chance to play a version of the classic Countdown Game.

The challenge is to use the numbers available and the four standard operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to hit the target.

Start by choosing any six cards. The top row always contains the numbers 25, 50, 75 and 100, and the bottom row contains the numbers 1 to 10. Alternatively you could click on "Quickstart". Then click on "Generate new target" and the computer will choose a target.

You can only use each card once in your solution, and it is always possible to find a solution.

You may like to explore different levels of the game using the Settings menu (the purple cog).

Once you've had a go, click on "Show solutions" to show some possible ways in which the target can be reached.

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md number operations and calculation methods

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Here is a chance to play a version of the classic Countdown Game.

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Unfortunately many Flash resources no longer work as Adobe have blocked Flash content from running in Flash Player from 12 January 2021. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

For more information see Adobe's Flash Player End of Life Information page.

All of Topmarks' own authored resources still work as none are based upon Flash. We are working hard to create more free resources for you.

We have managed to keep a selection of the Flash based resources that we host with permission working without the need to have Flash Player installed.

Return to our home page.

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Unfortunately many Flash resources no longer work as Adobe have blocked Flash content from running in Flash Player from 12 January 2021. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. For more information see Adobe's Flash Player End of Life Information page. All of Topmarks' own authored resources still work as none are based upon Flash.

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Lots of Ideas for Literacy

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A website for teachers filled with ideas for literacy teaching using visual resources such as film, animation, photographs and picture books.

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Since 1998 The Poetry Zone has published around 30,000 poems by young people and has had millions of visitors - children and teenagers, real live poets and other adults - who want to check us out, especially teachers who use the Poetry Zone as a fun way of teaching poetry in their schools.

NOTE TO SCHOOLS SENDING POEMS. I'm very happy for schools to send us poems. But I do edit all poems - in the same way that poems would be edited in a book. This does take time - and so I would ask schools to limit the number of poems sent. If a school sends, say, 30 poems - one from every class member - I may have to choose a selection to appear in the Poetry Zone. Schools may, however, send as many poems as they would like for competitions..

Poo Poo Poo! Rude poems can be very funny but be warned - if you send us poems about farts, bottoms or poo they won't be appearing in the Poetry Zone. So please stop sending us rude poems.

And do please remember that all the poems you send should be your own original work. Meanwhile keep writing and sending us poems. We love to read them. Be careful and stay safe

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The Poetry Zone - children's poetry and poetry teaching resources

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Children's poetry, reviews, interviews and poetry teaching resources. Publishing children's poems online since 1998

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Make Comic Strips Online

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Create Your Own Comic Strips Online with MakeBeliefsComix

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We Offer Support and Resources.

From Richard Byrne, editor of Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week -- ''Creating Comics for Comfort'' -- Living in Maine and father of two school-age children, Richard wrote the following item for teachers and students dealing with the terrible tragedy of the recent mass shootings in that state. He thought this an appropriate time to review and use Social and Emotional Learning resources, such as those offered by MakeBeliefsComix.com.

Make Beliefs Comix offers a library of fantastic, free ebooks for SEL. The library hosted by Make Beliefs Comix contains fillable PDFs that you can download for free. The latest addition to that library is 50+ Ways to Talk to Yourself and Find Healing. And for something a bit lighter, take a look at Pet Words: Conversations With Your Animal Friends.

"Here's a video overview of the Make Beliefs Comix ebooks and here's one about how to create comic strips on the Make Beliefs Comix website."

For many LGBTQ+ kids, especially when they're figuring things out, finding accepting spaces online can sometimes feel safer. Seek out creative opportunities and modes of self-expression, with this section in Make Beliefs Comix.

READ ABOUT US IN THE NEW YORK TIMES!

ARTICLE #1: (click on the link below)
MakeBeliefsComix encourages students to create their own visual pandemic diary.

ARTICLE #2: (click on the link below)
One easy way to start playing with ideas is through the free, online tool at MakeBeliefsComix.com.

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Create Comics Online, it's Fun & Free at MakeBeliefsComix!

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Create comics online at MakeBeliefsComix. A fun way educators & parents can empower students to express ideas and stories in comix!

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Write your own Storybook

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Create your own storybook online. Make writing and publishing a book more fun with our picture book making tool!

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Free eBooks and Audio Books

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Great Resource

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A comprehensive suite of e-learning resources designed for all ages and abilities with articles, videos, educator tools, eBooks, research guides and more.

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A website to inspire creativity in maths

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Math Games – Free Online for Grades K–6 | Math Playground

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300+ free math games to build fluency and problem solving. Kid-safe, classroom-ready, no sign-in.

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A measuring game for children aged 5 to 9 years of age. This game provides a useful introduction for children learning to use a ruler. It works well on an interactive whiteboard so that teachers can demonstrate the positioning of objects at the beginning of the scale rather than the end of the ruler.

There are two levels; one with whole numbers of centimetres and the second with mixed examples involving whole numbers and halves. The game also provides a good introduction to reading scales.

AGE

5-9 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Measures

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A measuring game where children need to measure objects against a cm ruler. Suitable for 5 to 7 year olds.

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Place value or hundreds, tens and ones can be a difficult concept. The value of each digit in a number depends on its place or position.

This resource can help with understanding of how numbers, including decimals, are made up. Test your knowledge in the practise mode where you have to make a number delivered in either digits or words. The teaching mode is a useful aid on an interactive whiteboard.

Choose the UK or US flag for the applicable number wording convension.

AGE

6-11 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Number Place Value

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Place Value Charts is an interactive teaching and learning resource for teachers and pupils. Suitable for use on IWBs or as a maths game on computers or tablets it can aid understanding of place value or HTOs.

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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. The games, which are against the clock, challenge and develop mental maths skills. An untimed, practise mode is available in our Hit the Button app along with lots more extra features.

The activities can be matched to appropriate mathematical ability. Regular use of Hit the Button can help students to sharpen their recall of vital number facts in a fun way and learning multiplication tables need not be boring.

AGE

6-11 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Times Tables Division Number Bonds Doubles Halves Square Numbers

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Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds

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Quick fire questions on number bonds, doubles, halves, times tables, division facts and square numbers against the clock. Superb!

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Find the level that is suitable for your child first. Daily Activity.

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Daily 10 - Mental Maths Challenge - Topmarks

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Daily 10 is a primary maths resource for teachers of Years 1 to 6. It asks ten random questions on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, ordering, partitioning, digit values and more. Ideal for use on a IWB and as a starter or plenary activity.