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Fun & step by step how to draw Messi, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Spiderman & lots more.

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We love doing simple origami and this time we're going to learn how to make a paper boat - a summer favorite!

We've done quite a few awesome origami tutorials for kids and each of them is a must make!

I loved to make these as a kid (the exact same ones) and I loved to play with them even more - we would sail them in the bathtub, puddles and lakes and when possible even have boat races with other neighbourhood kids.

This time though we took it a step further too see who can make the smallest origami boat - each time working with a smaller piece of paper (cutting the size of the paper to half each time) and I was genuinely surprised with the size of paper we have come down to - and too be honest we could probably do one even smaller if I'd have some tweezers at hand.

How to Make a Paper Boat

All you need is a sheet of paper letter sized or A4. Regular print paper is perfect for this project. Use as many colors as possible.

Start off with a sheet of paper and fold it in half downwards.

Fold in half again as shown on the second image (you don't need to make the crease from top to bottom - you just need to mark the center).

Bring corners to the center so that you get a triangle shape with a rectangle under it.

Fold the rectangle part under the triangle upwards (as shown with the purple spots) - flip your origami and do the same on the other side.

Grab the center of the triangle shape as indicated on the first image above with the red spot and pull both sides (holding the red spot) out. Flatten.

You'll get the shape as shown on the second image above (ignore that red spot in the left bottom corner - I have no idea how that one came there haha).

Fold the front layer up (as shown with the green spot) flip the origami boat to be and do the same with the back layer. You'll get a triangle shape.

Slowly pull the top parts outwards and you have your paper boat!
More cool origami for kids you can try:
We've had a lot of fun creating this shark fortune teller - it's fun to make and even more fun to play with. You should also give these origami frogs a try!

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Don Conroy is a wonderful Irish artist and lots of your parents will remember seeing him on television doing art lessons and they might even have had his books. Check out his YouTube channel.

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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!

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I am an Artist 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 [...]

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Art Attack - Series 15, Episode 5 (2002)

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Our selection of free Printable Word Search Puzzles for Kids are perfect for when you need to keep bored children occupied for 10 minutes whether you're a parent at home or a teacher in the class room. Each unique puzzle sheet is in printer-friendly Adobe PDF format and can be printed off directly for immediate use or alternatively saved to a PC for a later date.

Each kids' word search sheet has a unique theme, and there are twelve words or phrases for children to hunt for on each A4 puzzle sheet. Quiz themes currently available range from educational (e.g. physics and Presidents of the USA) through home hazards to fun themes like Star Wars, signs of the zodiac, The Simpsons and Roald Dahl characters.

The answers to all of these free children's word puzzles are available in a single PDF booklet which can be found at the very bottom of this page. Have fun and let us know if there are any themes you would like us to add. Roald Dahl is our most popular so far.

Check out our new Two-Player Word Search Sheets too for something a little different.

Need the solutions? Help is at hand! All of the ANSWERS to our word search quizzes are available in this single Adobe PDF document (the file size is approximately 0.4MB).

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Breathing-Mindful minute brain break cards

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A positive message for every day of the month. Click the download button when you open the link below to get January 2021.

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calendardownload our monthly affirmation calendar with special dates for your fridge or room

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Calendar - Download our monthly affirmation calendar with special dates for your fridge or room

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We were very fortunate to have a visit from author Emma Cahill to Tara Hill NS in December. She has a new, free, downloadable book looking at Inside Feelings during the Lockdown Period.

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Click below to download a FREE copy of Under The Mask: Inside Feelings.

Watch the author, Emma Cahill, read Inside Feelings and bring the Superheroes to life!

In the original Under The Mask, Olly meets the loveable Superheroes who teach him simple coping mechanisms to deal with sadness, anger and worry.

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Under The Mask Inside Feelings, by Emma Cahill

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A short read with lovely illustrations explaining the coronavirus to help understanding and reduce anxiety.

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This is child friendly book from Nosy Crow Publishers.

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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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Yoga for kids

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Super fun ways to keep active through dance and yoga.

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Physical Literacy Ideas by age group

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Download this page as a printable poster: Letter 8.5×11 | Tabloid 11×17

Physical literacy is when kids have developed the skills, confidence, and love of movement to be physically active for life.

PHYSICAL LITERACY LIFE CYCLE

Physical literacy begins when parents encourage movement in infancy...

... develops throughout life...

... and can be a gift that is shared between generations.

THE BENEFITS OF BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE*

Increased self-esteem and happiness

Reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes

* Adapted from Aspen Institute Sport for All - Play for Life: A Playbook to Get Every Kid in the Game

How is physical literacy developed?

Kids develop physical literacy gradually through a variety of structured and unstructured activities. The nature of these activities changes as kids grow in age and ability.

0 - 3 years

Encourage early movement.

3 - 5 years

Expand on play, and keep it fun.

5 - 8 years

Increase the focus on fundamental movement skills.

8 - 12 years

Introduce more complex skills as kids are ready.

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Joe Wicks has online PE classes

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Beyond the Classroom

Beyond the Classroom resources can be used by teachers to help engage parents in their child's physical literacy journey. Learning undertaken within physical education class can be consolidated and enhanced outside of school. This resource is arranged into 15 sections - one for each of the fundamental movement skills. Children are encouraged to practise what they have learned in the PE lesson at school by completing the corresponding activities at home. Each activity is accompanied by a video clip and contains a warm-up, an opportunity to practise the fundamental movement skill, a home challenge and a task to complete in the child's PE journal. This resource is available in both English and Irish

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Cosmic Kids Yoga have developed an outstanding resource in their “Cosmic Kids Yoga adventure”
In the new Yoga Quest adventure, Jaime will guide your child through 20 different yoga adventures in 5 mythical lands! As always, each adventure will focus on yoga, mindfulness, and one important life lesson.
Download your maps and get started today!
This resource is completely FREE and comes with a certificate of completion👏🏻

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Sign up today to get FREE access to this wonderful new yoga challenge for Cosmic Kids fans!

Welcome to Cosmic Kids YOGA QUEST! In this exciting yoga journey, Jaime guides young yogis through 20 of her favourite yoga adventures, across 5 different lands!

Check off the yoga adventures on the free maps at your own pace! Includes a certificate for completion.

As always, every Cosmic Kids yoga adventure focuses on yoga, mindfulness, and helpful life lessons.

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STEM activities to be done at home

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Story Time From Space | T2 Science & Math Education Consultants

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28 Days of Hands-On STEM Activities for Kids

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28 days of hands-on STEM activities for kids - coding, STEM challenges, STEM on a budget, and more! It’s science, tech, engineering & math made fun.

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President Michael D. Higgins has great on this site about the Office of President. Why not take a virtual tour of the Áras!

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Childrens Section | President of Ireland

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Learn about the ancient Egyptian civilization and what they did in their daily lives. Many things like metal work, paper making and amazing architecture all came from the Egyptians.

When where the Pyramids built check here

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Lovely video by Michael Fortune from Co. Wexford showing how to make a St. Brigid's Cross.. (St Brigid's Day is coming up on the 1st of February)

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A Heritage Council tutorial for primary school children on how to access the Schools' Folklore Collections - includes activities where children are encouraged to ring grandparents with questions on what life was like when they were children.

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The Schools' Folklore Collection: John O'Neill

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Virtual tours are a simple, yet effective means to provide rich learning experiences for students and pupils. Explore the National Gallery of Ireland, The Louvre, The Cliffs of Moher (without getting wet!), step into the Sistine Chapel and gaze at Michelangelo's legendary frescos in the Vatican and even look out for Bród (the president's dog) in Áras an Uachtaráin. Students/pupils can move through exhibits at their own pace. Viewers can control the video by scrolling to look in different directions and from different angles which can prove to be highly effective for visual learners. Continue reading the PDST article on virtual tours here or begin your virtual tour experience with the tours below highlighted by the Scoilnet team.

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Europe

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Unleash your inner explorer with the exciting Google Treks resource. Click on the location you want to explore, then interact with the information or check out the street view & maps. There are incredible close-ups of unreachable places.

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A number of projects operate within the Green-Schools programme. These projects complement our themes and are usually open to participants on a certain theme for a limited time period. These projects are usually aimed at specific school, classroom or age groups and may be offered depending on a school's location or level of engagement with Green-Schools. Please click the link below for further information on these projects.

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Some great experiments for all those budding young scientists! From making your own lava lamps to investigating how plants drink, we think you will enjoy giving them a try.

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Welcome to our Discover section! This is where you can discover some of the coolest facts for kids from around our planet. From animals and geography to science, nature and history, there are so many amazing facts for kids just waiting to be discovered by young explorers like you!

Uncover curious creatures from both land and sea, ancient mysteries and civilisations, incredible destinations and natural wonders - prepare to be wowed by our wonderful world.

Ready to explore, gang? Start your voyage of discovery by clicking around below. Beware! You're about to unearth some pretty awesome stuff. Who knows what you might discover...

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

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Uncover curious creatures from both land and sea, ancient mysteries and civilisations, incredible destinations and natural wonders - prepare to be wowed by our wonderful world.

Ready to explore, gang? Start your voyage of discovery by clicking around below. Beware! You're about to unearth some pretty awesome stuff. Who knows what you might discover...

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Stories read aloud

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

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Create you own Story starter and then let your imagination run wild!

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Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids | Scholastic.com

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Free downloadable books on the alphabet, spelling, comprehension and handwriting by class level.

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Looking for extra learning support? You've come to the right place! Here you'll find free downloadable resources designed by experienced educators that support home learning. Use the filters below to search by year level, subject area and focus skill. You can also find answers to our most commonly asked questions, as well as technical support information for Reading Eggs and Mathseeds. Don't forget to claim your free 30 days' access here.

Free Home Learning Resources for Years 1⁠-⁠7

Free home learning resources for toddlers

Download a variety of fun and colourful activities for toddlers and preschoolers on the Reading Eggs Junior website. These printable activities are perfect for helping younger children learn their letters, numbers, shapes, colours and other foundational skills.

Online sample lessons

FAQs

Do you need help with Reading Eggs? You can visit our frequently asked questions for answers to common questions, or select from the popular topics below.

Technical Support

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Create stories in English and Irish and Art. You could even publish your own small book!

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Storybird - Read, write, discover, and share the books you'll always remember.

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This website offers easy interactive spelling practice for kids in early elementary years (grades 1, 2, 3 and 4). Just type, listen and learn English - learning spelling can be as simple as that!

In this page you set up which words to test students on. The next page - after you hit the "Online Spelling Test" button - lets the kids tackle the spelling test and check their performance.

This free spelling website acts like an online computer program, in which you can create your own spelling lists, and have word games with your own words.
All the games and the other educational interactive activities on this website are totally free!

The Word's Pronunciation

You can also use this website to learn how to pronounce English words. Each word is pronounced slowly and clearly, stressing and emphasizing each syllable and consonant. This makes it great for ESL students and special education students as well, helping to discover new English words and their correct pronunciation.

The Spelling Games & Activities

Online Spelling Test

This is a simple test in which you hear the words of your list in random order, and type them inside the text boxes. Do your best to spell them correctly. At the end, you can press the "Check" button to see how well you have done. If you made a mistake, you can click a mistaken word to see its correct form. You can also ask to repeat the test with only the mistaken words.

Practice Your Words

This online practice will guide you step by step until you know how to write each word correctly just by hearing it. It consists of three phases: in the first phase, the letters to type are highlighted on the keyboard. in the second phase the word will still be presented, and you will copy it. In the third phase, you will type it from solely hearing it.

Reading With Spaceships & Reading With Balloons

These are two similar games, one in is more action themed, and the other is calmer. They practice reading the words and matching them to the words you hear. It's an easy reading activity, best for kids in 1st grade and 2nd grade.

Spelling Sharks

This is an action online spelling game. When you type correctly the words you hear, you can eliminate the sharks that are threatening the goldfish. The typing is under time pressure, yet you can press the "clue" button to have the word flashed on the screen. This activity can be challenging, and is more suitable for kids in 3rd grade and 4th grade.

Hangman

This is a classic hangman game, using your own words. It's unique because you can actually hear the hidden words.

Word Search Puzzle

Immediately create a challenging online word search puzzle from your own list of words. After every word you find, you will hear it pronounced. The puzzles are dynamically created, and can sometimes be challenging even for kids in 5th grade and 6th grade.

The Spelling Lists

The lists are arranged in stages that coordinate to the children's development through spelling patterns, also called features.

The beginning lists for first graders allow the kids to approach the words one sound at a time (i.e. initial consonants), to then building more of a sight word vocabulary (i.e. word families).

Moving on from there, learners in second grade are able to chunk parts of words and process them more fluently when they read (i.e. consonant blends).

Third graders continue the fluency of reading while they explore the meanings of words (i.e. silent consonants), while fourth graders can handle more complex spelling patterns (i.e. double consonant with e-drop).

Of course, a student may overlap in stages, for instance, a second grader may still need some work on a few "first grade" features, or may dabble in some third grade features. They are merely an average "snapshot" for students in elementary school.

In addition to the lists for each grade level, there are many "themed" lists for students of all ages to enjoy (themes such as September, Halloween, Winter, Earth Day, Science Day etc.)

Spelling and studying words ultimately promotes a greater interest in reading and writing. When a child has word understanding and vocabulary knowledge, all aspects of Language Arts are enhanced.

Instructions

Which English words would you like to study? Type them into the empty spaces above. Once you do, you can click on the "Listen" button to hear how the word you typed is pronounced.

Sometimes there is more than one way to pronounce a word - for example, "read" sounds different in the past: "I read this book yesterday" to the way it sounds in the future: "I will read this book tomorrow". In this case you can hit the "Alternate" button to switch between the different pronunciations and choose the right one.

You can also choose from the word lists we've prepared already in the drop-down menu.

When you have finished adding words, choose an activity from one of the green buttons.
The spelling list will appear for the students. They should read it carefully and, when ready, start the activity.

When finished, the students will have the option to restart the activity or to exit to the main menu. In most cases, they will also get the option to repeat the activity with only the words they had trouble with.

Happy learning!

Comments & Feedback

Do you have a word you would like to add to those already recorded?
Teachers and parents are welcome to send their word requests to my email at [email protected] and I'll be happy to work on it. You can also contact me with questions, comments and suggestions.

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Free Online Spelling Training & Games for Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Elevenses with David Walliams where he reads a daily short story or chapter from one of his hilarious books. You can also catch up on anything you've missed.

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Practice individual sounds and diagraphs.

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Phonics Pop

Phonics Pop is a mobile friendly bubble pop game. Choose a set of sounds to practice, or select from the digraph (2/3-letter sounds) checkboxes. Then listen to the target sound and pop as many as you can.

If your child achieves >95% accuracy the bubbles will change to rainbow colours.

This game is © copyright 2020, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

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Phonics Pop is a mobile friendly bubble pop game. Choose a set of sounds to practice, or select from the digraph (2/3-letter sounds) checkboxes. Then listen to the target sound and pop as many as you can. If your child achieves >95% accuracy the bubbles will change to rainbow colours.

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Storytime

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Sit back and relax with a selection of stories taken from Read with Oxford, a range of levelled phonics and early reader books for children aged 3–8. For mor…

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Now you can enjoy Lynley Dodd's classic story with our online, interactive book.

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy became an instant favourite when it was published in 1983, and children today still love following Hairy's adventures.

From his friends Bottomley Potts and Schnitzel von Krumm to his big enemy Scarface Claw, there are plenty of characters to meet and enjoy.

With fun rhymes and brilliant illustrations, this is one for the whole family to savour, so get reading below! You can also watch a video with signing.

Our storybooks and games are free to use, however some older devices aren't able to support them. You can also watch our Storytime playlist on YouTube read by the likes of Ore Oduba, Adam Buxton, Fearne Cotton and many more.

BookTrust HomeTime

Looking for something fun as a family? Enjoy storytime with our free online books and videos, play games, win prizes, test your knowledge in our book-themed quizzes, or even learn how to draw some of your favourite characters.
Go to the HomeTime hub

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Read a fun, online interactive version of the children's book classic Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd. Enjoy Hairy's adventures with his friends - and his enemy Scarface Claw. You can also watch a video with signing.

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Reading and Writing

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Using a Calendar

Answer word problems using a calendar. This new version will work on any tablet or computer.

Scan to open this game on a mobile device. Right-click to copy and paste it onto a homework sheet.

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Fun game we had been playing in school before Christmas! Write down your answers and check them at the end. These are the games we focused on:

Level 2- Addition- Any game is suitable (time 7 seconds)

Level 2- Subtraction- any game but subtraction with decompostition. (haven't done yet.)

However the class would be able to do these games too!
Level 2 - Ordering, Partitioning, Digital values, Doubles/halves and Fractions

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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.

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Guess the number by revealing the clues on the clouds one by one. This site lends itself to use on an interactive whiteboard.

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A fun game we had been playing in school before Christmas! (Set to euro coins)

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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.

AGE

4-11 Years

SUBJECTS

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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Good revision of money-sorting and ordering. Would recommend counting coins game! (hint start with the largest coin, make sure you don't count the same one twice)Up to €2. Set to euro coins

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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.

AGE

4-10 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Money

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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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Numbers up to 99 or 999 (if you want to challenge yourself!)

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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.

AGE

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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Welcome to ictgames. Here you'll find free to play educational games aimed at children between 5 and 8 years old; written by a UK teacher with 20 years experience. The games are linked to the UK KS 1 and 2 curricula. Here are some help videos to get you started.

&nbsp Number - number and place value

&nbsp Number - addition & subtraction

&nbsp Number - multiplication & division

&nbsp Geometry - properties of shapes

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Free educational games aimed at children between 5 and 8 years old. Made by a UK teacher with 20 years of experience in education.

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We know Tens and Units. (T U)

We will be doing  hundreds, tens and units (H T U) when we go back to school. Why not have a head start and give it a go!

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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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This resource is designed to develop an understanding of sorting numbers on a Carroll diagram using particular properties as criteria.

Numbers are sorted by two conditions. In Level 1 numbers are sorted into odd or even and more or less than either a number up to 10 or in Level 2 up to 99. In levels 3 and 4 sorting numbers up to 99 or 999 respectively is by odd or even and by the place value of particular digits such as 7 tens.

AGE

6-9 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Data Handling Odd and Even Place Value

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Compare and sort numbers on the Carroll Diagrams by two criteria. The first is odd or even and more or less than a either a number up to 10 or up to 99 and the second is odd or even and the place value of digits in a number up to 99 or 999.

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Reading and Writing

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Some cool maths - so enjoy!

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Math and Games for Kids, Teachers and Parents. Math lessons and fun games for kindergarten to sixth grade, plus quizzes, brain teasers and more.

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Symmetry Sorting involves sorting pictures, shapes and letters into symmetrical and non-symmetrical sets. The games are not timed, providing a great opportunity for you to practise at your own pace. Questions are randomly generated on the conveyor each time the game is loaded.

The pictures have vertical lines of symmetry while the shapes and letters include both vertical and horizontal lines of symmetry. For further practise on symmetry try our Symmetry Matching game.

AGE

6-8 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Shapes Symmetry

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Symmetry Sorting Game - Sort symmetrical and non-symmetrical images

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Symmetry Sorting is a tablet-friendly maths game where children sort symmetrical and non-symmetrical images which include objects, shapes and letters.

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Symmetry Matching is a maths game which involves mirroring an image along a line of symmetry. Options include pictures, shapes and randomly generated patterns.

The pictures and patterns have vertical lines of symmetry while the shapes include both vertical and horizontal lines of symmetry. The randomly generated patterns is the most difficult option.

For further practise on symmetry you can try our Symmetry Sorting game.

AGE

4-8 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Shapes Symmetry

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Symmetry Matching - Reflective Symmetry Game

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Symmetry Matching is a maths game where children complete an image by adding its mirror image along a line of symmetry. It includes matching objects, shapes and patterns. Tablet-friendly.

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Learn your two digit numbers

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Blast Off is a mental maths game with different levels of difficulty. It's designed to help you identify and work with two-digit numbers. The oral questions have multiple choice answers which you will have to listen to carefully.

In the first game mode you have to find a given number. In the second you are required to find the number between two given numbers. The Count On and Count Back games are designed to help you learn some of the vocabulary of addition and subtraction. Examples of the oral questions are 'Count back four from twenty-seven', 'Count on five from sixty-one', 'What is seven more than thirty-one?' and 'What is eight less than eighty-seven?'.

As with all of our games, Blast Off works well on an interactive whiteboard.

AGE

5-8 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Number Addition Subtraction

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Blast Off - Mental Maths for 5 to 8 Year Olds

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Blast Off is a mental maths game for 5 to 8 year olds which can help you to know your two digit numbers and help with addition and subtraction skills. It covers different vocabulary such as more than, less than, count on and count back.

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Maths

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Paint the Squares Number Charts is an interactive way to explore number patterns such as odd and even numbers, counting in multiples from times tables and ten more and ten less. We have added more paint options such as splats and also extra grids which include negative numbers and decimals. The resource is designed primarily for use on interactive whiteboards.

There are various sized grids, all of which are configurable. The largest goes up to 120. Squares can be painted by clicking on the squares and numbers can be hidden either individually or completely. The start number can be varied and the whole grid flipped to present the numbers differently if required. There are puzzles on all the grids and these offer varying degrees of challenge. Their purpose is to promote understanding of number series.

AGE

4-11 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Ordering

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Paint the Squares - Interactive Number Charts

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Paint the Squares Number Charts, is an interactive way to explore number patterns such as odd and even numbers and counting in multiples from times tables. Tablet-friendly.

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Caterpillar Ordering is an interactive ordering and sequencing numbers game, which would complement a minibeasts topic in the classroom.

This maths game has different levels which can be matched to mathematical ability level.

The drag and drop activities help children to order numbers, beginning at a basic level and progressing to more challenging exercises ordering decimal and negative numbers. The sequencing activities help children to recognise number sequences and reinforce their knowledge of multiples.

AGE

5-11 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Ordering Sequencing Odd and Even

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Caterpillar Ordering - An Ordering and Sequencing Game

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A super game for ordering numbers and for number sequences. You can order numbers up to 100 and complete sequences counting on and back in multiples up to 10.

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Más mian leat, is féidir leat a bheith ag éisteacht agus ag féachaint ar Cúla4. Lean ar aghaidh!

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Online games to support phonological awareness and early reading skills as Gaeilge

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Muinteoir Lucy

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Múinteoir Lucy

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Fáilte go Tír na nÓg! Take a magical journey through the hidden garden gateway to Tír na nÓg.

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Pop songs translated into Irish

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Free in Irish

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Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. It's 100% free, fun and science-based. Practice online on duolingo.com or on the apps!

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Designed for Gaelscoileana (children fluent in Irish)
I would recommend playing either Naíonán mhóra (senior infant games) or Rang a hÁon (1st class games) instead of 2nd class activities as they would be quite challenging.

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Tá raon áiseanna agus gníomhaíochtaí digiteacha ar fáil ar an suíomh seo atá bunaithe ar a bhfuil ar fáil cheana sa chlár clóite agus ar forbairt iad ar ghnéithe ar leith den chlár sin.

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Another padlet dedicated to children's books read aloud in Irish.

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E-books as Gaeilge

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Online games to support phonics and spelling as Gaeilge