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The Little Red Hen as Gaeilge

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A series of short videos aimed at teachers and students who wish to carry out projects in their school garden.

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The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings and more than 750 letters. The museum also presents exhibitions on various subjects from 19th-century art history.

For more information on Vincent van Gogh, please visit the section Vincent van Gogh's Life on the museum's website.

View the Van Gogh Museum YouTube Channel

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See Lichtenstein's 3D version of the famous Van Gogh painting Bedroom in Arles

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Experience a Roy Lichtenstein 3D room - art installation

The Lichtenstein exhibition at Moco Museum Amsterdam shows a Roy Lichtenstein 3D room installation based on Lichtenstein's painting "Bedroom at Arles", which he made in 1992 after a postcard of Van Gogh's famous "The Artist's Room at Arles" (1888-89). A 3D installation of VAN GOGH 's painting was last presented at the Van Gogh museum in 2000.

Bedroom at Arles, 1992 Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) In this painting, Lichtenstein, reproduces in his own way the interiors of Van Gogh's bedroom in Arles, based on a postcard from the artist itself.(pic 3) He declared: "l've cleaned his room up a little bit for him; and he'lI be very happy when he gets home from the hospital to see that l've straightened his shirts and bought some new furniture. Mine is a rather large painting and his is rather smaIl. His is much better, but mine is much bigger. Of course my work is an entirely different endeavor.This is the only interior l have done from another painting. l think the contrast between my intention and Van Gogh's is so enormous rhat there is humor in that difference. My principal interest is che extreme difference in style. Where the Van Gogh is so emotional. and feverish. and spontaneous, my work is planned and premeditated, and painfully worked out. To translate an artist's work into a cartoon style says something. lt seems to degrade the work by associating it with cheap reproduction. But from my point of view I am translating the Van Gogh into my style, which imitates cheap reproduction. l think the process is not so far from Picasso's translations of Velasquez, which at the time they were done must have been seen as debasing the master." MOCO Museum in Amsterdam recently hosted an exhibition about Lichtenstein in which the room was made 3D and visitors could actually experience the feeling of being in the painting. (pic 2) ---------------------- #art #anartlessonaday #artblog #artist #artcuriosity #artexplained #artcurator #artbook #roylichtenstein #lichtenstein #bedroomatarles #arles #amsterdam #mocomuseum #MOCO #bedroom #vangogh #artistremake #remake #3d #interiordesign #artandinteriors #artigers #americanartist

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Bedroom at Arles in Roy Lichtenstein's words: "l've cleaned his room up a little bit for him; and he'lI be very happy when he gets home from the hospital to see that l've straightened his shirts and bought some new furniture. Mine is a rather large painting and his is rather smaIl (29" X 36"). His is much better, but mine is much bigger. Of course my work is an entirely different endeavor.

The painting [Bedroom at Arles, 1992) was done after a postcard of the famous Van Gogh, The Artist's Room at Arles, 1888 - 89.

This is the only interior Roy Lichtenstein has done from another painting. "l think the contrast between my intention and Van Gogh's is so enormous that there is humor in that difference. My principal interest is che extreme difference in style. Where the Van Gogh is so emotional. and feverish. and spontaneous, my work is planned and premeditated, and painfully worked out."

"To translate an artist's work into a cartoon style says something. lt seems to degrade the work by associating it with cheap reproduction." But from Roy Lichtensteins' point of view he is translating the Van Gogh room into his style, which imitates cheap reproduction. "l think the process is not so far from Picasso's translations of Velasquez, which at the time they were done must have been seen as debasing the master." If you want to see the Roy Lichtenstein 3d room in real life you can come by the Moco Museum and visit the Roy Lichtenstein exhibition.

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Subtraction using a number line

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

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Books from this year and all years past to have a read through and reminisce over.

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Coins game is a money game which introduces children to coinage in British, Australian, American and Euro currencies. The currency defaults to British, but can be changed by clicking on the flags. The game is designed for 4-10 year olds.

It has three game modes. The first activity, Sorting, helps children to recognise the different coins. The second, Ordering, involves arranging the coins from lowest to highest values. Thirdly, the Counting game has eight different ability levels where children count the amounts of money on a piggy bank. It can help to improve children's accuracy in counting money and it is useful for classroom money activities as a better alternative than plastic money. All three activities lend themselves well to use on an interactive whiteboard.

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4-10 Years

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Free sorting, ordering and counting games for 4 to 10 year olds. British, Australian, American and Euro currencies supported.

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Toy Shop Money is a game for helping children understand Euros. There are two game modes; the first where children use coins to make up varying amounts to buy the toys and the second where they work out change.

This money game is suitable for children from 4 to 11 years of age as it has varying levels of difficulty. The easiest levels involve working out amounts with coins of the same denomination and the activities progress from counting out amounts with mixed coins to working out change from up to €10.

The game also supports other currencies including British, Australian and US money.

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4-11 Years

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Maths Money

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A shopping game where children work out which coins will buy toy shop items and where they can calculate change. Suitable for children 4 - 11 years and tablet-friendly. Different levels of difficulty and currencies - GBP, USD, AUD, EUR.

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Just Dance Kids 2 - The Gummy Bear Song (Wii Rip)

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Toe Tap challenge with Dublin footballer James McCarthy

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It's in the name, sometimes you just need to Drop Everything and Dance.

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Focus on Tens and Units.

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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.

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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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Place Value Basketball helps you to understand the concept of hundreds, tens and ones. You need to recognise the Dienes base ten blocks and match to numbers up to three digits on the basketballs.

Place value is a difficult concept and this game can help you to know the value of each number depending on its position.

As with all of our games, Place Value Basketball works well on an interactive whiteboard.

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5-8 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Place Value

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Place Value Basketball - Dienes Game for 5 to 8 Year Olds

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Place Value Basketball is a fun, base ten blocks game which helps children aged 5 to 8 to know what each digit in a either a two or three digit number represents.

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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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First grade math improves children's understanding of arithmetic, number values, linear measurements, and shape composition. With its appealing games that combine math practice with play, Math Games makes achieving these learning goals fun and enjoyable!

In this grade, students identify patterns, use abstract reasoning, and develop efficient strategies for problem-solving. They also acquire knowledge essential to many real-world situations, such as telling the time or measuring objects and distances. Math Games enables them to hone these skills recommended by the Common Core at the same time as they collect gold, defeat aliens or eat their way up the ocean food chain in our wide selection of games! As they play, users can practice:

Adding and subtracting up to 20

Recognizing key features and parts of various shapes

Putting shapes together to make other shapes

Using and building models

Understanding time

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First grade math improves children's understanding of arithmetic, number values, linear measurements, and shape composition. With its appealing games that combine math practice with play, Math Games makes achieving these learning goals fun and enjoyable! In this grade, students identify patterns, use abstract reasoning, and develop efficient strategies for problem-solving.

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Young primary school aged kids are like sponges that soak up everything so its important that kids learn languages at an early age to make it easier to recall in later life. The Irish language is especially important as a cultural marker for Irish kids.

While there isn't a huge range of apps to help with Irish to choose from, here are a few that may be useful in helping the kids with their homework, or just improving their Irish in general:

Cúla4 is the young people's service on TG4. This App brings you over 100 fun Irish language words and images for pre-school kids or learners. The words include Weather, Animals, Vehicles, and Parts of the Body. It includes the written and the spoken version of each word. It also includes a drawing page, to scribble your own words! Cula Caint.

Aimsir is an Irish weather app providing weather forecasts for countries all over the world through Irish. Although not specifically designed with kids in mind, the app will allow the little ones to learn lots of useful weather phrases, while also learning about the climate of other countries.

Irish is both a game for Android smartphones and tablets, which helps you learn the vocabulary of the Irish language, as well being an (offline) dictionary with over 7500 words. No more need to use flashcards or scribble on vocabulary lists. Let LingoBrain do the organization and keep score for you. Start with the Easy Level and work your way up.

Nemo Irish Gaelic aims to teach the user the most essential words and phrases in the Irish language, covering topics such as food, shopping, conversation starters and travel. The most important sentence building blocks are also provided. Built in audio will allow kids to ensure they are pronouncing words correctly, allowing them to speak confidently in the language.

This app will come especially handy for kids who have just began primary school, providing them with a powerful learning tool to widen their vocabulary. Designed to resemble a pop up book, with beautiful child friendly visuals, kids will love learning Irish in this way. The app also includes an option to add a second language into the mix, allowing kids to choose from English, French, German, Spanish or Chinese.

Duolingo is a helpful app for learning a wide range of languages and the app has now grown to include Irish. Specially designed to slowly introduce the user to the language through listening, reading and writing, the app is easy to use and adapts to the pace of the learner. The daily progress chart allows you to keep an eye on how you're doing and the app also offers an option to practice your weak skills so you can work on the areas you need to.

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Match the Rhythm

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The wonderful Julie Andrews has started a read-aloud podcast for children.

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Smash Boom Best is a debate show for kids and families from the makers of the award-winning podcast, Brains On! Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets you decide which is best.

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Join icon Julie Andrews for story time! Julie and her daughter, children's author Emma Walton Hamilton, read their favorite children's books on this podcast.

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It's no surprise that authors are incredibly good at bringing their own books to life. Whether through live or pre-recorded visits, read-aloud videos, or other virtual author activities, kids will connect with books like never before! Here are some of our favorite options to try.

Pre-Recorded Virtual Author Visits

Check out these videos of presentations authors have given at schools and libraries. There are authors here that will interest students at any age.

Arree Chung

Hear Chung talk about the process of creating his book Mixed: A Colorful Story. The allegory of one color who thinks it's better than the others is meaningful at any age.

Bao Phi

Bao Phi's lovely book A Different Pond showcases the relationship between a father and his son. As they fish for the food their family needs, the father tells his son about a pond from his own childhood in faraway Vietnam.

Jasmine Warga

Author of the Newbery Honor book Other Words for Home, Jasmine Warga gives an engaging talk about how she writes.

Jennifer L. Holm

From her Babymouse graphic novels to the Sunny series and beyond, Holm writes books that middle grade readers absolutely love.

J.H. Reynolds

Do your students love the thrills and chills of the MonsterStreet series? Then they'll love seeing its author answer kids' questions about reading and writing!

J.K. Rowling

Every kid will recognize the author of the beloved Harry Potter books! See her interview with the Harry Potter Reading Club in this video.

Kate Messner

Kate Messner writes fiction, nonfiction, novels, chapter books, and picture books, so there's a good chance most kids have read at least one of her books.

Katherine Applegate

Lots of kids read The One and Only Ivan in class, and Applegate has plenty of other popular and award-winning books as well. Hear her talk about her books (and even show off her adorable dog!).

Lois Lowry

Here's another name kids will recognize. Whether they love The Giver, the Gooney Bird series, or any of her other numerous works, they'll enjoy listening to her speak and answer audience questions.

Max Brallier

The Last Kids on Earth book series is now a Netflix series too! Listen to author Max Brallier talk about his writing process and give kids a writing challenge of their own.

Live Virtual Author Visits

Want to set up a virtual author visit live for your class or school? If you have a particular author in mind, visit their website (or their publisher's) to contact them and find out if they do virtual visits. Scholastic offers virtual author visits through their catalog, so that's a great place to start.

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators has a terrific roundup of virtual author visits and writing workshops too. Here are some to consider.

Gutman has written all sorts of books for kids, and he's happy to do virtual school visits. Find his offerings and prices at his website.

Nonfiction children's author Kurtz loves to present his books to kids of all ages. His virtual offerings include readings, interviews, and concept-based workshops.

Long does both in-person and virtual author visits based on her popular books, like How I Became a Pirate. Visit her website to see her offerings and book a visit.

Biebow's colorful book about the inventor of Crayola crayons is a delight. She offers free virtual visits, plus interactive in-person workshops.

Known for Dahlia in Bloom, Koehler offers both virtual author visits and writing workshops. She does professional development workshops for teachers too.

Virtual Author Read-Alouds

When you hear authors read their own books, it gives you a whole new perspective on their works. That makes read-alouds some of our favorite virtual author activities.

Hale's YouTube channel includes a playlist called Storytime With Uncle Bruce. Hear him read about Clark the Shark and other hilarious characters.

Gutman has a whole collection of read-alouds on his Facebook page, like Miss Blake Is a Flake. Kids will love his wacky style!

Visit her YouTube channel to see the author read her book Where Are My Books? She's got a few other read-alouds too, along with drawing tips.

Fabien Cousteau is the grandson of famed sea explorer Jacques Cousteau. His book series explores his own experiences under the water, and you can watch his read-aloud on Facebook.

You'll feel inspired when you hear Byers read her heartfelt book I Am Enough.

Lin reads aloud from her picture books as well as chapters from her longer books on her YouTube channel.

Watch Knowles read the first chapter of her middle-grade novel Where the Heart Is, while giving students a fun writing exercise.

Hear Cook read a variety of books from her collection, like Wilma Jean the Worry Machine. Her YouTube channel also includes interviews, advice, and other fun virtual author activities.

Watch Messner read Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School in this YouTube video.

This read-aloud of Fry Bread includes some of the author's thoughts on writing the book and the recipe he included at the end.

Listen to Henderson read the first chapter of her book The Magic in Changing Your Stars on YouTube.

The author regularly shares read-alouds of his books, like I Love You Like a Pig, on his Instagram page.

The author has added a collection of videos of herself reading from her picture books on Instagram. Titles include When We Are Kind and You Hold Me Up.

Hear readings from Shusterman's books on his YouTube channel, including excerpts and complete short stories.

The author created a Stay at Home: Story Time section on his website. Initially made during the 2020 COVID lockdown, these videos are still lots of fun to watch.

Visit Reynolds' Facebook page to see him read from some of his most popular books, like The Dot.

The award-winning author and illustrator reads from her book The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this YouTube video.

The author reads his picture books on his YouTube channel, where he also has lots of drawing videos for inspiration.

Other Virtual Author Activities

So many wonderful authors and publishers have YouTube or Instagram channels! Join them as they teach you how to draw, offer writing tips, and lots more.

Kids will do more than just watch these videos. They'll write, draw, and create on their own, inspired by famous authors and illustrators.

Watch story time, Cressida Cowell's summer camp, author interviews, how-to-draw videos, and a whole lot more.

The prolific author has a robust website full of videos, activities, podcasts, and more virtual author activities to engage kids of a variety of ages.

The Lunch Lady author and illustrator has a series of videos showing kids how to draw some of their favorite characters. His YouTube channel also has cartooning tips, writing tips, pep talks, and shorts.

This YouTube channel is rich with content, including interviews, tour journals, how-to-draw tips, and so much more.

The Kennedy Center sponsored this series of videos with the beloved author of classics like Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Author and illustrator of hits like Smile and Drama shares drawings, time-lapse videos, and more on her Instagram page.

Aspiring illustrators will enjoy this series, where any kid can learn to draw creatures of every kind.

These half-hour chats with well-known middle grade authors are the perfect length to share with your classes.

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If you're looking for easy activities to keep the kids busy at home, these free STEM Challenge Cards might be just what you need.

They all use very simple materials that you probably already have around the house and are perfect for those days where you want to chill out at home while keeping the kids happily entertained at the same time.

Click the image to download 12 easy science and STEM challenges.

STEM Challenge Cards

Painting on ice - this is great fun and keeps my kids busy for hours, especially on a warm day outside.

Dissect a flower - younger children can look at petals and stems, while older children can look for stamens, anthers etc.

Build a raft - build a raft with craft sticks and corks. Does it float?

Static electricity - use a balloon to make small tissue paper shapes jump up or your hair stand on end.

Sugar cube structures - build structures with sugar cubes, these also work well for an absorbing activity.

Fizzy potion - baking soda and vinegar potions are always a winner.

Play dough models - create a model of a body part with play dough.

Treasure maps - make paper look old with tea and coffee, then design a treasure hunt for a friend.

Bubble wands - make shaped bubble wands and discover what happens to the bubble if the wand is a square or triangle.

Bean in a jar - watch a bean grow in a jar. Grow it in the dark for an extra challenge.

Don't forget to tag us on social media if you try any ( @sciencesparks ). We'd love to see your creations!

Huge thanks to Mrs Mactivity for creating the challenge cards for us.

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With a library of activities and resources for every stage of the learning journey, curated by the team at Oxford University Press, we are here with inspiration to help your little ones learn, grow and flourish at home, in the classroom and beyond.

Just click on the sections in the menu to explore by subject, or use the options below to uncover content by age group.

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Oxford Owl for Home: help your child learn at home - Oxford Owl

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Listen to each chapter being read by actors and other celebrities

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Astronauts reading space stories... in space!!

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If I Were an Astronaut | Story Time From Space

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Learn about the world around you comic book style

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P.E. Skills

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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.