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The Gingerbread Man Game - Counting, Matching and Ordering game

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Three fun counting, matching and ordering numbers games can help early years children learn to count objects and recognise numbers 1 to 10 and also number words to 10.

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Learning to Count up to 15 with Teddy Numbers Interactive Maths Game

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A fun learning to count maths game for early years children by Topmarks. Count out treats to give to teddy.

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Daily 10 is a primary maths resource for primary teachers which covers addition, subtraction, ordering, partitioning, digit values (place value), rounding, multiplication, division, doubles, halves and fractions. It has been designed primarily for use on an interactive whiteboard. The aim is to help teachers deliver 10 maths questions many which can be used for mental maths practise.

Sets of questions can be timed or untimed and the activities are ideal for starter and plenary sessions. They are graded in levels of difficulty which match year group levels in England's National Curriculum Maths requirements. This means the resource is suitable for children from 5 to 11 years of age.

AGE

5-11 Years

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SUBJECTS

Maths Number Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Ordering Place Value Rounding Fractions

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Daily 10 - Mental Maths Challenge - Topmarks

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Daily 10 is a primary maths resource for Years 1 to 6 covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, ordering, partitioning, digit values and more.

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Read the time on an analogue clock. Lots of choice over levels, including: reading time to the nearest hour, half hour, quarter hour, five minutes or minute. Options include using a 24 hour clock and seeing how many correct answers you can get in a given time.

This new version will work on any tablet or computer.
For more measuring and time resources click here.
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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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Welcome to Corbettmaths Primary! Home to 1000's of maths resources: Videos, Worksheets, Primary 5-a-day, Primary Study Cards and much more.

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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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Welcome to the Primary School section of the Learning & Development Portal

The GAA circulated a document to highlight how it can continue to support Primary Schools as the new year begins amidst the impacts of COVID-19.The Coaching Programme & Support document outlines a number of resources that can help Teachers in the planning and delivery of physical activity opportunities and the wider curriculum in the months ahead.

To access this document, click here.

#GAAPrimary Challenges

The GAA published the #GAAPrimary Challenges from Aril to June, 2020 - a weekly series of learning & physical activities for children in Primary School.

During these particularly challenging times for families, the #GAAPrimary Challenges are designed to help Teachers and parents to work on cross-curricular lesson plans with children to meet their learning needs. Gaelic games-themed lessons are across all curriculum subjects and are for children at every class level, based on the GAA Céim ar Aghaidh/Step Ahead resource.

For some fresh air and physical exercise, Inter-County stars set Skill Challenges that can be done at or nearby your home. And to top it all off, there are fun competitions and prizes.

The #GAAPrimary Challenges are supported by Cumann na mBunscol, the GPA, the LGFA and the Camogie Association.

Issue 8 - Junior Infants to 2nd Class / P.1 to P.4

Issue 8 - 3rd Class to 6th Class / P.5 to P.7

Issue 7 - Junior Infants to 2nd Class / P.1 to P.4

Issue 7 - 3rd Class to 6th Class / P.5 to P.7

Naíonáin Shóisearacha go Rang 2 / P.1 to P.4

Rang 3 go Rang 6 / P.5. to P.7

Issue 5 - Junior Infants to 2nd Class / P1 to P4

Issue 5 - 3rd Class to 6th Class / P5 to P7

Issue 4 - Junior Infants to 2nd Class / P1 to P4

Issue 4 - 3rd Class to 6th Class / P5 to P7

Issue 3 - Junior Infants to 2nd Class / P1 to P4

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An amazing app for easily creating, sharing and printing educational social stories, visual schedules, and beautiful memories.

This is a very valuable tool for any teacher, SLP, OT, direct care staff or parent!

Children with special needs often need more direct instruction of social skills. Teaching social skills to any child may be easier and less stressful when visual supports, like social stories are used. The social stories found in this app explain accurate social information and ensures that your child will know what to expect in different situations.

Features:

* Easily create stories with pictures, recordings and text.
* Share and receive created stories with other users.
* Print PDFs of stories to have paper copies.
* Stories can be made in any language.
* Ability to purchase an entire library of over 20 pre-made social stories at one discounted price.
* Organize stories into categories for particular skills, students or classrooms.
* Lock students into categories or apps to limit access.
* Create and play stories offline (with no internet connection).
* Easy to use, intuitive format.
* Can be used to make visual schedules or other types of visual prompts.

Social stories are an important type of visual support often used with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or other special need. This social stories found in this app use simple text and descriptive pictures to explain the why and how of different social skills.

Social interactions may be especially difficult for children with an autism spectrum disorder, adhd, or other social delay. Many children, especially those diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome and other special need, often fail to pick up on social cues, making learning a social skill especially difficult. Social stories may increase awareness and maintenance of social skills.

Social stories were first defined by Carol Gray in 1991 and are commonly used to break down a task or social situation into small and easy to understand steps, often accompanied by descriptive pictures. Social stories are incredibly easy to implement and are used by many professionals for a wide range of behaviors.

See what our reviews are saying about us!

"Wonderful app!! I am able to upload my own photos, record my own voice, and design however the story for my child! I can also upload pre-made stories. Other apps cast $30-50 for the same awesome app! Thank you so much!!" -family games

"This was a great story app for my child" - Kennedml

"This app is great for my nephew who has autism, thank you!" - ImaniZG

"This app is really awesome" - yoursakar

"This app gives an excellent opportunity for a low price" -Sean Quigg

"I love the fact that you can customize this app to target a specific social skill." - VPEslp25

Version 5.2.2

Fixes big with large accessibility font sizes.

Amazing app

Any bad review were's out there for this app you're probably not a special-needs person or have a special-needs person in your life you probably are just a typical person with typical people and downloaded this app to experiment with it that's why you don't have a very good review even if you do have an artistic person in your life and your back and your belly reviewing it then you must not have used it very much I've only created one social story and I know that this is awesome I recommend this for a lot of people especially kids I got this for my brothers because they mean the world to me and they're both autistic so I thought this was perfect I always find my iPod touch every day so this is very convenient please get the app if you haven't already🤩😍

Fantastic functionality, super easy!

I never review apps. I know I should, but I don't. This app is an exception. It is superb! Very, very easy to use. There's a free version that you can download, and you can make a few custom social stories with it. And there are a couple of tiers of paid versions that allow more stories in your library and various other nice features. Get the free version to try it out. If you have a non-conversant or communication-challenged loved one, I bet you'll end up buying the full version and using it all the time. So awesome!!

User friendly

The Social Story App is easy to use to create custom social stories. The structure is clear. Adding photos from the iPad allows teachers to personalize the specific story. It would be great if we could print custom stories or send them as a file to another teacher. I also wish they filled the screen when played. But this app has encouraged me to write multiple stories and it is definitely user friendly! The library of written stories is very helpful. There is a good selection of familiar needs. Thank you!

The developer, Touch Autism, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

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iPhone

Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

iPad

Requires iPadOS 9.0 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

Age Rating

4+, Made for Ages 6-8

Family Sharing

With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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Online Maths Programme for Early Learners - Maths Made Fun!

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30-Day Free Trial of the Award-Winning Online Maths Programme! Fun Maths Games, Lessons & Tutoring Where Children Can Learn As They Play.

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Online Maths Programme for Early Learners - Maths Made Fun!

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30-Day Free Trial of the Award-Winning Online Maths Programme! Fun Maths Games, Lessons & Tutoring Where Children Can Learn As They Play.

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The Bua na Cainte interactive online resources contain animated interactive daily lessons for all ten themes of the Irish curriculum and are delivered in Bua na Cainte A, B, 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the following way: Comhráite le Beochan Amhráin, Rainn agus Dánta le Beochan Scéalta le Beochan Tascanna Éisteachta, Tuisceana agus Cluichí Acmhainní

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Helicopter Rescue is a mental maths game with different sized number charts and it is designed to help you to identify and work with numbers up to 100. The game works well on an interactive whiteboard.

The game modes include 'Find a Number' and 'Count On & Back'. In the first, you are asked to find a number on the grid, either directly or in between two voiced numbers. The count on and count back games are designed to help you learn some of the vocabulary of addition and subtraction; count on, count back, more than and less than.

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4-8 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Number Addition Subtraction

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Helicopter Rescue - Mental Maths for 4 to 8 Year Olds

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Helicopter Rescue is a mental maths game for 4 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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Inspire learning with our magical games for kids.

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Play and learn! Enjoy these fun online games and learn something new with all the CBeebies gang.

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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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Find out what spring is in simple text for children.

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Listen to some great stories

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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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Coconut Multiples is a tablet-friendly maths game which can reinforce your knowledge of times tables by helping you to recognise the multiples from each table. They can select either multiples up to either the 12 or 10 times table. Multiples can then be worked on either as individual times tables or mixed.

AGE

6-11 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Number Multiplication Division

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Coconut Multiples - Reinforce Times Tables

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Coconut Multiples is a fun maths game to help 6-11 year olds recognise multiples from either the 10 or 12 times tables.

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Hour of Code

This year, we're taking Hour of Code to new heights by offering coding opportunities that encompass both artificial intelligence (AI) and non-AI components.

Want to keep learning? Go beyond an hour

Teachers: Host an hour or read the How-To Guide

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Use computer science to explore and learn about AI!

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Reading and Writing Unit: Writing - BrainPOP Jr.

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English & Maths:Go into free resources and download packs specific to your child's age

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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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Jo Wicks workout if you're feeling energetic 😊

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Jo Wicks workout if you're feeling energetic 😊

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Jo Wicks workout if you're feeling energetic 😊

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Maths & English ICT Educational games

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An excellent new resource for addition, subtraction, multiplication & division tables. There's a section for parent's, maths facts & tips & tricks. 

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An excellent new resource for addition, subtraction, multiplication & division tables. There's a section for parent's, maths facts & tips & tricks. 

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An excellent new resource for addition, subtraction, multiplication & division tables. There's a section for parent's, maths facts & tips & tricks. 

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Excellent resource with 100's of educational games play against your parents, siblings or even online against friends!

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Create your very own interactive book using pictures from the web, photo’s, voice notes etc

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Create your very own interactive book using pictures from the web, photo’s, voice notes etc

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Here's a collection of awesome free printable coloring pages that boys and girls will love! Whether it's a rainy day, sick day, or too hot to play outside (hello, Texas!) these printable coloring pages will keep kids busy for hours. There are Disney coloring pages, Star Wars, animals, nature, preschool coloring, and more.
I searched through the internet and found tons of great options from non-spammy sites that are easy to print. I hate printing coloring pages and getting several ads with a tiny coloring page in the middle. These pages are all legit printables that do not appear to have been pirated from another site.
FRUGAL FUN FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
We have two sets of coloring pages on this site! Print and color 4 dragon coloring pages

or 3 dinosaur coloring pages.
PEOPLE
I love this Robot Coloring Page from Dabbles and Babbles! Kids can color the robots and draw in the faces.

She also has a Blank Faces Drawing Page that looks great as well.

The Best Ideas for Kids has some cute mermaid coloring pages.

Here's a collection of adorable coloring pages for preschoolers.
STAR WARS
Here are 9 pages of Star Wars The Force Awakens coloring pages from Desert Chica.

Crayola has two Star Wars coloring pages - Darth Vader and R2-D2.
SUPERHEROES
Grab these Superman coloring pages from DC Comics. There are 6 designs.

And here's a set of Justice League coloring pages from DC Comics.

Well, and you might as well print The Flash coloring pages while you're over there!

You can find 20 superhero coloring pages at Mom Junction.

Messy Little Monster has a set of awesome superhero coloring pages. Great for younger kids.
ANIMALS
Also from Messy Little Monster - print these butterfly and bug coloring pages (so cute!) and woodland animal coloring pages. 9

Here's a woodland animals coloring page from Red Ted Art. I love how detailed this one is.

Print 5 dinosaur coloring pages from Simple Everyday Mom. These are great for younger kids.

Here's a set of 8 Hawaiian coloring pages also from Red Ted Art.

These M.C. Escher inspired coloring pages are super cool. 13 pages of different tessellation designs in the style of Escher's artwork. This blog is also one of my favorites for all kinds of paper crafts!
DISNEY AND OTHER CHARACTERS
Here's a collection of 4 Finding Dory coloring pages from Disney Family.

You can print 8 Zootopia Coloring pages here at Adventures of a Nurse.

You can find a ton of Mickey Mouse and other character coloring pages on Disney's site - kids can either color them right on the website, or print them out to color with crayons.

I love this collection of Disney Coloring Pages from Crayola! Cinderella, Snow White, Toy Story, Cars, and more.

Here are 6 Inside Out coloring pages. When you get to the site, it says Inside Out Coloring Page (singular) but when you download the file, there are 6! And they are good ones too.

Print Curious George coloring pages from the PBS Kids website.
NATURE
I love these gorgeous flower coloring pages from Red Ted Art.

There's a great collection of nature coloring pages (and others) at Education.com.

If you prefer more adult coloring style pages, there are some nature coloring pages at Just Color.
Have fun coloring!

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200+ Printable Coloring Pages for Kids - Frugal Fun For Boys and Girls

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Brush up on your Ulster Rugby knowledge with a visit to The Nevin Spence Centre and a fully guided tour of Kingspan Stadium, home of Ulster Rugby. Officially opened August 2015, The Nevin Spence Centre is a vibrant and fitting education and heritage centre at Kingspan Stadium in memory of young Ulster player Nevin Spence.

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Virtual Visit Tours | Tour Ireland in 360 Degrees

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Top 25 Virtual Field Trips for Educators

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Virtual field trips are a game changer. Not only do they fill in for real field trips when budgets and other roadblocks prevent in-person options, but virtual field trips also open doors to educational experiences all over the country and the world, both past and present. No fundraising or permission slips required!

(Note: For anyone who needs it, YouTube offers a closed-captioning option. Just click the CC button in the bottom right-hand corner.)

Amazon Career Tours are free virtual field trips that inspire students to pursue careers of the future. Tour whenever, wherever on Kahoot! Each tour comes with a Teacher Toolkit that includes a facilitation guide and student worksheets.

2. The Zoo

There are so many amazing online options when it comes to zoos that we couldn't narrow it down to just one. Most zoos have live webcams in some of their most popular exhibits, such as the KC Zoo Polar Bear Cam and the Giant Panda Cam at Smithsonian's National Zoo. However, some zoos offer a more in-depth look. You'll definitely want to check out the San Diego Zoo as their site for kids includes behind-the-scenes videos and stories, as well as a variety of printable activities and online games. Check out our full list of virtual zoo goodness.

3. The Aquarium

It's a similar story with aquariums. You have your pick of live webcams, but our favorites are the Georgia Aquarium's Ocean Voyager webcam (wait for the whale shark!) and the "Jelly Cam" at Monterey Bay Aquarium (so soothing). The Seattle Aquarium even has a 30-minute video tour. Want more under-the-sea fun? Here's our ultimate list of virtual aquarium field trips.

4. The Farm

The classic preschool field trip goes online! You can have your pick of dairy farm field trips, but we like this one from the Dairy Alliance and this one from Stonyfield Organic. Farm Food 360 gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Canadian farm and food tours-from raising pigs to making milk and cheese. We're also loving these virtual egg farm field trips from the American Egg Board.

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5. An Art Museum

We found 20 art museums with virtual tours, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art's # MetKids and its awesome Where's Waldo? setup. And you can't miss the world-famous Louvre in Paris (no passport needed!). Check out the current virtual tours: Traveling Materials and Objects, the Advent of the Artist, the Body in Movement, and Founding Myths: From Hercules to Darth Vader!

6. A National Park

From webcams at Hawaii volcanoes to a virtual run along the rim of the Grand Canyon, you have tons of options here. Our top pick would have to be Yellowstone. The interactive maps are a great way to see the Mammoth Hot Springs and Mud Volcano, but we think kids will be psyched about the Old Faithful Geyser livestream and the opportunity to make their own predictions for its next eruption. Check out everything the National Park Service has to offer virtually.

7. A Planetarium

Through Stellarium Web, kids can explore over 60,000 stars, locate planets, and watch sunrises and solar eclipses. If you enter your location, you can see all the constellations that are visible in the night sky in your corner of the world.

Take your students on a virtual field trip of a recycling center and a modern landfill. Plus, there's a full-on curriculum that includes lesson plans, take-home handouts, and more.

Nickelodeon teamed up with two astronauts on the International Space Station to demonstrate how slime reacts to microgravity and had kids reproduce those same demonstrations back here on Earth. It makes for an amazing 15-minute virtual field trip.

The Nature Conservancy has a brand-new virtual field trip entitled "You're the Scientist! Citizen Science, Frogs & Cicadas." Check out their full library of videos on topics like climate change and water security.

Discovery Education hosts a variety of virtual events -each with a companion guide with hands-on learning activities. Current offerings include "Making a New Life: The Courage of a Refugee" and "The Future Is Now" (architectural and engineering innovations). Stay tuned for their upcoming civics virtual field trip, "The American Ideal."

This virtual field trip from Great Lakes Now has three components: coastal wetlands, algae, and lake sturgeon. Each video is a quick five minutes long.

Explore online exhibits and discover the history and evolution of play. Check out board games that changed play, sports video games that shaped digital play, and the making of Monopoly to name a few.

Kids can learn about the most recent Census and how census data is collected and used. This virtual field trip also features interviews with subject matter experts and an interactive challenge.

The "Museum of We the People," the Constitution Center serves as a "headquarters for civic education." Check out the Interactive Constitution section, and be sure to watch the virtual tour.

Houston, we have a virtual field trip. Three, actually. All with companion educator guides. The star of the show is the behind-the-scenes tour of the Johnson Space Center.

Boise State put together this fully interactive virtual field trip with text, photos, audio, and video about the history of music. The four featured music locations are: Vienna, Austria; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; and Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia.

This living-history museum provides a look into life in an early American community. The website offers five different webcams featuring areas such as the tavern and the armory.

This virtual experience of George Washington's home is incredibly well done. Enter the different buildings-from the opulent mansion to the chilling slave quarters-and click on different items for video and text explanations.

This virtual tour comes with a real tour guide! Blaine Kortemeyer is the Assistant Chief of Interpretation and Education, who lends his expertise on the building of this national monument. The 3D Explorer is also an excellent tool.

Take a visit to the National WWII Museum for "a cross-country virtual expedition to discover the science, sites, and stories of the creation of the atomic bomb." Don't forget to download the classroom guide!

For a look inside the iconic building, check out the 360° tour of some of the most historic rooms of the People's House, from the Situation Room to the Oval Office. Examine each room and check out the contents up close.

The National Museum of Natural History's virtual experiences are self-guided, room-by-room tours of permanent, current, and past exhibits. Be sure to send kids to the second floor Bone Hall so they can take a look at all different kinds of skeletons.

A collaboration with over 1,200 leading museums and archives, Google Arts & Culture is an incredible storehouse of monumental works of art. We recommend the Street View and Play sections.

Boasting the world's largest collection of 360° image videos, 360 Cities provides kids with the opportunity to see stunning panoramas across the globe, including their video of the ice floe on the Vistula River in Poland.

It's the official residence of the Queen of England, and boy, is it opulent! Get a peek inside the gorgeous Grand Staircase, White Drawing Room, Throne Room, and Blue Drawing Room.

See one of the wonders of the world with this amazing, thousands-year-old fortification system known the world over. This virtual tour has four scenes available (you have to pay to get access to all 14). The bird's-eye view of Mutianyu pass is a highlight.

Most of us recognize the giant stone statues of Easter Island, but what's the story behind them? Nova's online adventure "Secrets of Easter Island" delves into the mystery with a virtual tour.

National Geographic lets you explore the world's largest cave, located in Vietnam. Use the interactive map to enjoy the fully immersive experience (sound on!).

You don't need a time machine! Discovering Ancient Egypt has a ton of free resources, but it's the interactive pyramid map and 3D temple reconstructions that really give it a field trip feel.

Virtually visit Turn Back the Clock, a museum exhibit that ran for two years at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. Through compelling personal stories, innovative interactive media, and pop culture artifacts, the exhibit takes guests through seven decades of history-from the dawn of the nuclear age to significant policy questions our leaders face today.

No, really! You can absolutely "go" to the red planet. With Access Mars, you can see the actual surface of Mars, recorded by NASA's Curiosity rover. Trust us-don't skip the intro. And if your kids liked that, check out this 4K tour of the moon. These may go down in history as some of the best virtual field trips your students get to experience.

Take a virtual tour of this historical battleship located on the Camden waterfront. This battleship has traveled more miles than any other!

No need to travel to Rome! Take in the amazing art and architecture located in the Vatican Museums with these 360-degree views.

Download the app and climb aboard the virtual tram line! Take a virtual walk through the Space Center Houston with informational stops along the way.

Virtually visit museum rooms in the famous Louvre located in Paris. Even check out The Louvre kids' site for student-friendly galleries and stories. You can't visit The Louvre without seeing the Mona Lisa, so check out their immersive Mona Lisa experience available in the app store.

This interactive tour of Ellis Island lets students explore places like the Baggage Room and the Stairs of Separation through short stories, historical photographs, videos, and audio clips. Students can also hear the stories of real kids who recently immigrated to the United States, explore colorful charts and graphs with immigration data, and watch a 30-minute movie that includes a Q&A with National Park Service Rangers who explain what coming to America was like for many immigrants.

38. Plimoth Patuxet Museums

Travel back to the 17th century with options for free, on-demand, digital resources or a live, 1-hour virtual school program led by a Plimoth Patuxet Contemporary Indigenous Museum Educator. Students explore Wampanoag daily life and history; discover the real history of Thanksgiving and the legend behind it; meet a 17th-century Pilgrim; get an interactive sneak peak into 17th-century wardrobes; and learn about simple machines and water power at the Plimoth Grist Mill. There are also options for virtual hands-on history workshops, including Wampanoag Pottery and Write Like a Pilgrim.

When you can't visit the museum in person, 3D virtual field trips to the Children's Museum Houston are the next best thing. All videos are produced and curated by museum educators and feature hands-on activities that can be done in the classroom. Topics include nutrition, math, states of matter, forces and properties of water, and more.

Beyond the Battle Field is a virtual field trip for grades 2-8 hosted by Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived historical-fiction series for kids. Students will meet a museum educator as well as the museum curator, and explore artifacts and documents from the American Revolution. Plus they'll hear the stories of teens who served during the war. There's also a Classroom Kit available with a vocabulary list and discussion questions by grade level.

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Being more active

Being active is good for everyone's health and a great way to spend time together as a family.

Go out for walks, or play games like musical statues or hide-and-seek. Anything that gets the heart to beat faster counts as physical activity.

So how much physical activity do you need?

Children and young people (aged 2-18 years) should be active for at least one hour every day.

Adults should be active for at least 30 minutes a day on five days a week (or 150 minutes a week).

People with disabilities should be as active as their ability allows. They should aim to meet the adult guidelines.

If you are starting from very little activity, begin slowly with bursts of 15 to 30 minutes and build it into your daily routine.

What counts as physical activity?

Every movement counts. Walking, dancing, running, cycling - it all counts. It is any activity that gets the heart to beat faster.

For children, active play counts as physical activity so chasing, hide-and-seek, hopscotch, and handstands in the garden are all great examples.

How to start increasing your activity levels

Set a small goal to keep you motivated

Choose an activity that you enjoy

Start slowly and build on it over time

Remember that short bouts count - anything of ten minutes or more

​Get the whole family involved. It is a great way to spend time together

The benefits of being active as a family

How to be more active as a family

You'll find lots of ideas for fun family activities at Get Ireland Active https://www.getirelandactive.ie

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Looking for simple gross motor activities you can do indoors? This is the mega list!

I know how the winter goes - whether you're experiencing it now, or you're in the southern hemisphere and looking forward to it in a few months. You need things for your learners to get those wiggles out, or you're going to go a little crazy!

Here's a list to keep on hand! These are perfect for both the home and the early childhood classroom.
1 - Toss bean bags into baskets
Provide laundry baskets. Then get your learners in several rows, and have them take turns tossing bean bags into the target.

2 - Move on paper plates

Buy some colored paper plates. Then get creative! Place them in a row (red, green, red, green) and have students step on just the red ones. Or have them get down on all fours and "skate" with a plate under each hand. Put the plates in a row to get your students moving around the classroom. Put the plates far apart for biiiig steps. Or put them close together for tiny steps.

3 - Learn with a ball toss

If your learners are able to catch a simple toss, put them in a circle. Then think of a way to incorporate learning with a ball toss. For example, you can throw a ball to a student and name a word. Then s/he names a rhyming word and tosses the ball back to you. Toss it to another student with a new word for him/her to rhyme.

4 - Play "f ind and tag it"

This is a versatile game that can be used to review many different skills. Just tell your learners to find something and tag it. For example, "Find and tag something blue." Or "Find and tag something that starts with /s/."

5 - Move like an animal

You'll need some open space, but this is a great way to get kids using new muscles. Here are some ideas:

Move like a bird (run with arms outstretched)

Move like a snake (wiggle on tummies on the floor)

Move like a bear (walk on all fours)

Move like a frog (get down on haunches and hop)

Move like a kangaroo (take big leaps with arms in front of chest)

Move like an elephant (with heavy stomping)

Move like a penguin (waddle with ankles close together and arms pinned to sides)

Need more ideas? Check out 15 animal walks for sensory input, from Lemon Lime Adventures

6 - Have f un with painter's tape

Painter's tape is one of the best inventions ever. It goes on (and comes off) easily - whether you've got a smooth floor or a carpeted one (but be sure to test it first just to be sure). And there's so much you can do with it! Put it on the floor like a ladder. Then have students see how many rungs they can jump. Can they jump farther with a running start?

See how many rungs they can stretch - or how far they can go on one foot. Need more ideas? Check out this post at Hands on As We Grow.

7 - Play indoor hopscotch

I really think painter's tape is the way to go on this one. Create a simple hopscotch board with numbers. Then have students toss a bean bag on a space and jump to get there. Another idea is to use cardboard squares that you can pull out at any time.

Tip: Change the skill that learners review with hopscotch; instead of putting numbers on the squares, consider letters, shapes, or sight words.

8 - Use balloons

Blow up enough balloons for each of your learners (plus extras, because you know you'll need them after the inevitable popping). Have them put a balloon between their knees and walk like a penguin. Or they can toss the balloon and catch it so that it never hits the floor.

Can they balance the balloon on a part of their body (like an outstretched arm) and walk a few steps - or across the room?

9 - Alphabet action cards

Print our free alphabet action cards - then get active while reviewing the alphabet one letter at a time.

10 - Copy me!

This is where you can get in your workout for the day. Simply do a series of exercises or silly actions, and have your students copy you. Jump like a kangaroo. Scratch like a monkey. Run in a place. (Whatever it takes to get that heart rate up!)

11 - Create a wiggle jar

Print action cards and place them in jar. When your students need a movement break, pull a few cards for everyone to do. Here are some ideas for a preschool wiggle jar:

Jog in place while you sing the alphabet.

Touch the sky and then your feet five times in a row.

Pretend you're playing the drums.

Fly around the room like a bird.

For wiggle jar ideas, visit Homeschool Share.

12 - Tape balance beam

This is ultra simple, but surprisingly fun! Grab several rolls of colorful painter's tape, and set it on the floor in different lines; make the lines zigzag, curvy, straight, or shaped like a circle, square, or other shape.Then challenge your learners to walk each colored line from beginning to end.

13 - Dance like this

If your learners like to dance, put on some music - but give them instructions to dance a particular way. They can dance slow, fast, in a circle, silly, etc.

14 - Roll and move

Grab a large soft die (like this one), and write a list of simple exercises on cards. Have one learner draw a card, and another roll the die. The die tells you how many times to do the exercise. Here are some ideas for the exercise cards:

Touch your toes

Do arm circles

Run across the room

Hop on one foot

Jump forward

Take big steps

Take tiny steps

15 - Be an athlete

Have your learners pretend to do one of these sports. Think of it as heart-pumping charades!

16 - Be the weather

Children can use their bodies to be different kinds of weather, such as:

17 - Learning scavenger hunt

Write things your students are learning on sticky notes - they may be letters, numbers, shapes, sight words, etc. Put the sticky notes in various places around the room (some hidden and some obvious), and see how many your learners can find and identify.

18 - Sing active songs

Sing one of these classic songs, and add some actions!

I'm a Little Teapot

If You're Happy and You Know It

The Hokey Pokey

Ring around the Rosie

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around

Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush

19 - Do alphabet yoga

If you have nap mats or towels, pull them out and challenge your learners to do a yoga pose for various letters of the alphabet.

A - Airplane (hold still and move arms to the side)
B - Bicycle (lie on your back and pedal your feet)
C - Cat pose (get on all fours; then round your back while tucking in your chin; release)

For a list of yoga poses from A-Z (and how to do them!) visit Pink Oatmeal.

And for even more gross motor ideas, check out 3 Dinosaurs' gross motor printable list.

We hope this list gets your learners moving and saves your sanity at the same time!

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Earth Day is fast approaching (April 22), though there really is never a bad time to celebrate Mother Earth. It's important to teach students the environmental benefits of recycling, like conserving energy and natural resources and reducing air and water pollution, all year long. While recycling breaks down old items in order to create something new, upcyling makes something new from an existing object in its current state. Challenge your students to create something unique and wonderful from preexisting items like magazines, plastic water bottles, tin cans, egg cartons, and more. Check out our list of the best upcycled crafts for Earth Day or any day, and give some of them a try!

1. Make wildflower seed bombs.

Give back to Mother Earth with these easy-to-make seed bombs. Blend together used scraps of construction paper, water, and wildflower seeds in a food processor, then form them into tiny muffins. Let them dry, then toss them in the ground. As the seed bombs receive sun and rain, the paper will eventually compost and the seeds will germinate.

2. Create nature wreaths.

Take your kids on a nature walk to gather interesting leaves, flowers, berries, etc. To make the wreath forms, braid together strips of old T-shirts and form them into a circle. Then attach natural items into the crevices and secure with clear fishing line or hot glue. Attach a ribbon at the top to hang your wreath.

3. Construct a bug hotel.

Create a cozy place for all the creepy-crawlies to hang out. Cut a two-liter plastic bottle into two cylinders, then stuff it with sticks, pine cones, bark, or any other natural material. Make sure to pack the organic material tightly. Then loop a piece of twine or yarn around the two cylinders and hang your bug hotel from a tree branch or fence.

Learn more: Red Ted Art

4. Make a quilt.

Textiles make up a huge portion of municipal solid waste- over 16 million tons per year. Teach your kids to repurpose old material that would otherwise end up in the landfill by putting together a cozy quilt.

Learn more: Teach Student Savvy

5. Use magazines to create a bowl.

We love Earth Day crafts that result in a practical object you can use around the house. This project is best for older students who have the patience and dexterity necessary to carefully roll their magazine strips and glue them together.

Learn more: DIY Joy

6. Create Earth moss balls.

Pay tribute to our lovely planet on Earth Day with these fuzzy moss balls. Kids who love getting their hands dirty will particularly love this craft. All you do is squish pre-soaked sphagnum moss into a tight ball, wrap it tightly with blue yarn or strips of discarded T-shirts, layer more moss and more yarn, etc., until you've created an Earth-shaped orb. Finish with a loop of yarn and hang it in a sunny window. To keep your moss ball healthy, simply spray it with water every couple of days.

Learn more: Mother Natured

7. Create a hanging garden.

Large plastic bottles become beautiful hanging planters in this green-living and green-thumb project. A great way to make a gorgeous hanging garden.

8. Upcycle trash into flower art.

Scraps of paper are the only supplies you need for this recycled-flower-garden activity and lesson. The measurement and math element is an added bonus.

9. "Grow" an egg carton tree.

Save those egg cartons! This simple project only requires a few supplies to make a recycled egg carton tree.

Learn more: Glued to My Crafts

10. Create binoculars using paper towel rolls.

Save those paper rolls so your class can customize their own binoculars! Have a variety of paints, stickers, etc., on hand so your students can really personalize their bird watchers!

Learn more: Today's Parent

11. Create your own flexible seating.

One of our favorite Earth Day crafts has to be upcycling tires into comfy seating for our reading nook.

Learn more: Hanging With Mrs. Hulsey

12. Fashion a pop-top bracelet.

Aluminum beverage pop tops become wearable jewelry thanks to some ribbon ninja work. Put this video onto your interactive whiteboard to give your students the full 411, and then get crafting!

13. Chime the wind.

Go outside for a nature walk and gather sticks, weeds, and pickable blooms, then bring the treasures inside to be showcased in recycled jar lids. With some wax paper and string, your students can craft this surprisingly beautiful recycled wind chime.

Learn more: Hands On as We Grow

14. Paint paper bags.

Brown paper bags become eco-canvases for artwork and a perfect way to adorn fridges for Earth Day. Bonus points if you can source handled bags, because the handles serve as built-in artwork hangers.

Learn more: Small for Big

15. Make a recycled city.

Create an adorable village using little more than paper rolls, paper, scissors, paint, glue or tape, and your imagination!

Learn more: Today's Parent

16. Create pebble art.

Take students outside to collect small rocks and pebbles. Have them arrange the rocks into a creative pattern of their choice. Get creative, and try for as many different designs as you can! Once you're finished, simply leave the rocks where you found them.

17. Use old crayons to make new ones.

This isn't just any recycled crayon. It's a gorgeous Earth crayon! You can make these with your kids using a muffin tin. You just need to sort out the right colors.

Learn more: The Gunny Sack

18. Use upcycled objects to make mazes.

STEM and recycling go together wonderfully! This idea is a great way to challenge kids to make mazes or something else entirely.

Learn more: Hello, Wonderful

19. Make a rope snake.

Recycling projects that use objects you may have laying around your garage or shed are some of our favorites! Grab that old rope you've been saving and create these adorable rope worms/snakes with your students.

Learn more: Make Film Play

20. Feed the birds.

Herald spring with this easy crowd-pleaser: the large plastic bottle bird feeder. This short video will teach kids how to get started constructing their feeders.

21. Get organized with old cans.

Tin cans are easy to get your hands on, and they can go a long way in organizing supplies. Get your kids involved by having them help decorate the cans. They'll really take ownership of this, which will hopefully help them want to keep supplies more organized.

Learn more: Sandy Toes and Popsicles

22. Make papier-mâché pots.

Cut off the bottoms of beverage bottles or reuse food containers and jazz them up with bright-colored paper scraps. Except for the glue, these papier-mâché planters are composed solely of recycled materials.

Learn more: Childhood 101

23. Make a necklace out of junk.

Earth Day art that is wearable is a bonus! Use found objects or some string to create these unique necklaces.

Learn more: The Awesome Childhood Project

24. Make chair fidgets out of old tees.

Give old T-shirts new life with this craft by making chair fidgets. This uses a simple braiding technique, and your kids will love helping out.

25. Collaborate on an aluminum can recycling bin.

Kids can work together to create an aluminum-can recycling center. Watch the video above to get the simple instructions and learn how your school can make recycling fun and rewarding.

26. Create tin can robots.

Recycling projects like these are the best since kids love robots. Be sure to have an extra pair of adult hands around to help with the hot glue.

Learn more: Creative Jewish Mom

27. Fashion fairy houses.

Are these the sweetest Earth Day crafts ever? Plastic bottles from home become homes for fairies, thanks to paint, scissors, glue, and real or faux greenery.

Learn more: Crafts by Amanda

28. Create a giant upcycled art wall.

This is an amazing recycled wall masterpiece. You could set it up on a cardboard backing and then let students add to it, paint it, and create with it whenever they have free time throughout the day.

Learn more: Art Bar Blog

29. Make your own games.

Use bottle caps in a game of tic-tac-toe. They can also be turned into checkers. This would be a great makerspace activity. Give your kids several upcycled items and challenge them to create games!

Source: Reuse Grow Enjoy

30. Make a treasure magnet.

These treasure magnets are just so beautiful! Recycle a bottle cap and glue a variety of gemstones and beads inside. Finally, add a magnet to the back.

Learn more: Hattifant

31. Turn old magazines into art.

We love how this upcycled magazine cut-paper art project can be modified for primary students or used to inspire sophisticated art by high school students.

Learn more: Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom

32. Build beautiful terrariums.

A bottle gets a second life as a museum-worthy terrarium as well as a home for an environmental science project. Be sure to add the activated charcoal and moss for plastic bottle terrariums that flourish.

Learn more: Adirondack Girl at Heart

33. Paint with corks.

This is the perfect kind of Earth Day art since you use recycled material (corks) to paint your favorite scene from nature.

Learn more: 30 Seconds

34. Set up a self-watering planter.

Your classroom studies of plant life, photosynthesis, and water conservation will get a boost with this hands-on crafting of a self-watering planter. The base? A good ol' large plastic bottle.

Learn more: ehow

35. Form flowers from water bottles.

Upcycled water bottle flowers are an easy craft that can be sourced directly from your recycling bin, with the help of some paint.

36. Build cardboard castles.

Gather all your recyclables and put those tiny engineers to work. You'll be amazed by what they create!

Learn more: Fun-a-Day

37. Make these newspaper owls.

Old newspapers find their spirit animal when they become recycled newspaper owls. All you need are markers, watercolors, and paper scraps to make them come alive.

Learn more: I Heart Crafty Things

38. Construct a plastic bottle recycling bin.

Water bottles come together, as do your kids, to make this water bottle recycling center. This project combines teamwork with respect for our environment, a double win.

39. Create genius ideas out of cardboard.

Cardboard is one of the easiest, least expensive materials you can get your hands on. Grab a ton of it and challenge your kids to make awesome creations. You never know what they might come up with.

40. Make an instrument.

There are no limits to the recycling projects you can create using paper rolls. We especially love that this DIY instrument will teach kids about vibrations and sound.

Learn more: No Time for Flash Cards

41. Create a spinning top.

Do you have a bunch of CDs lying around that never get played anymore? How about a box or drawer of markers that barely write? If you answered yes to these questions, then this is the perfect project for you.

Learn more: Artsy Momma

42. Fashion lady bugs from bottle caps.

These little ladybugs are so cute and yet so, so simple. Grab some bottle caps, paint, googly eyes, and glue and get ready to make some adorable friends!

Learn more: Love and Lollipops

What are your favorite Earth Day crafts? Share in the comments below!

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42 Earth Day Crafts and Classroom Activities That Use Recycled Materials

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Hello everyone!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all of your messages, emails, and comments. It means the world to me to know how many people from all over the world are benefitting from this resource list.

ChatterPack is run on a voluntary basis in my *spare* (!) time to help share information and resources to those who need it. Have fun, explore the world from the safety of your home, and please stay safe.

Huge love to you all.

Claire Ryan

P.s. You can find my book, ADHD and Me - a guide for children and young people, at the end of this list - please do share the link with others who might be interested, and/or get in touch if you have any questions :)

Alternative lists of free resources including support, advice, and information for families. Please do share the links for these with others/family/friends

1. School closures: Resources, information, and activities for families to support Home Learning

2. Support, advice, and resources for families of children with: speech, language, and communication needs &special educational needs and disabilities

Notices

Virtual tours, and live webcams

Future Learn - Explore the architecture and history of Rome, walking around a 3D digital model of the ancient city, with this free online course.
Museums and galleries
Animals Explore the oceans (underwater cameras) Birds
Online learning

Learn 10 useful things to say in...

Geography, nature, and history

Project Noah- Global site where you can view and share wildlife

Music

*Check the location/time zones of live-streamed concerts to calculate the UK start time. Time Zone calculator

Arts and culture

Parlia - The encyclopedia of opinion -mapping the worldsthinking

Teaching history - 100 objects from museums across the UK with resources, information and teaching ideas to inspire your students' interest in history

Literature online

Learn a new skill or develop a current one!

Miscellaneous & entertainment

Life Story Hub - Inspiring creative communication with the young and old using the arts

Musicals, shows, and movies

Staying Put: A guide to planning for, arranging and funding care in your own home in old age including how new technology can help improve your lifestyle (£2.99)

Anxiety/Mental health/loneliness

Prayer resources

*Check the location/time zones of live-streamed masses to calculate the UK start time. Time Zone calculator

Alternative lists of free resources, support, advice, and information for families - please do share the links for these with others/family/friends

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A list of free, online, boredom-busting resources!

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How to Make Play Dough - Easy No Cook Recipe! | Sea Lemon

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Songs for Younger Children - Super Simple Songs

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Super Simple Songs® is a collection of original kids songs and classic nursery rhymes made SIMPLE for young learners. Combining captivating animation and puppetry with delightful music that kids love to sing along with, Super Simple Songs makes learning simple and fun! Music is one of the most powerful teaching tools available for young learners.... Read more »

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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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Peace Out is a series of guided relaxations, written and voiced by Jaime, introducing mindfulness to kids aged 5+ Download the MP3s here: http://cosmickids.c...

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BBE's Virtual Calming room was designed with the intention of becoming a virtual hub of mental health resources for students to utilize in times of need. These resources are meant to provide a variety of calming interventions to assist in self-regulation and help students learn how to manage strong emotions. Please feel free to use and share these resources as you feel appropriate. As a mental health team, we would love to continue to add to this resource library, so please feel free to reach out to us with any additional resources as you may see fit!

-Mrs. Anderson (School Counselor) and Mrs. Tamra (School Social Worker)

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Be Kind | A Children's Story about things that matter

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Healthy Habits Playlist: Videos
Hand washing, routines, dental hygiene etc.

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Saying I'm Sorry | Little Mandy Manners | TinyGrads | Children's Videos | Character Songs

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English Learning Town / BabyA Nursery Channel

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How are they feeling now | Do you know how they feel | Emotion Case Simulation | Feeling and Emotion

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"Mouse For Sale" by Wouter Bongaerts | Disney Favorite

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One of “Our Favorite iPhone Apps for Kids”
Marthastewart.com - 08/20/2010 “Cookie Doodle is a great value, with hours of entertainment and learning”
Examiner.com…

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On The OT Toolbox, there are many free resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play.  All of the resources are free.

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Easy, actionable, and functional Occupational Therapy activities and interventions. OT resources and information to help kids thrive.

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Ep 139 | Animal walks to calm kids & develop gross motor skills | Sensory diet  | Reena Singh

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A great bank of fine motor tasks from the Imagination Tree!

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Free Resources to Teach Your Child to Read

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Selection of excellent educational maths and literacy games, organised by topic and age group - Topmarks

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Reading, English Games for 7-11 Years - Topmarks

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Baby Shark - Pinkfong Kids’ Songs & Stories

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The Vowel Family | Super Phonics | Pinkfong Songs for Children

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TheLearningStation - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes

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The 7 Days of the Week Song ♫ 7 Days of the Week ♫ Kids Songs by The Learning Station