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Egyptian Kahoot Quiz by Tom, Niall & Philip

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Egyptian Kahoot Quiz by Tom, Niall & Philip

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Join a solo game of kahoot here. Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!

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Proper and improper fractions and mixed numbers

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Proper and improper fractions and mixed numbers

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These activities allow you to explore mixed numbers and improper fractions with the help of visual models and the number line. You can also play a game where you make mixed numbers from visual models.

There are three sections:

1. In the first section (Intro), you will first of all build improper fractions using different visual models or a number line. You can choose the numerator and the denominator of the fraction, to see how it is illustrated with a visual model or on a number line. Then you can choose to show it as a mixed number.

This is a great place for students to investigate how the numerator and the denominator of a fraction actually work and what happens if you increase/decrease one or the other.

Teachers can use this to illustrate fractions and mixed numbers on a number line.

2. The second section is a game where you are asked to build different mixed numbers using the given pie slices.

3. Lastly, in the "Lab" section you can play with different size pieces (either a pie model or a rectangular model). You can put, say, &frac16; and &frac13; into the same circle and see what you get. Or, you might put two fifths into the circle, then a fourth, then a third, and notice it doesn't quite make one full "pie" - there is a little empty slice left.

Teachers can use this section to illustrate equivalent fractions.

These activities best suit third and fourth grades.

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Mixed Numbers with Visual Models - interactive activities and game (grades 3-5)

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These activities allow you to explore mixed numbers and improper fractions with the help of visual models and the number line. You can also play a game where you make mixed numbers from visual models. There are three sections: In the first section (Intro), you will first of all build improper fractions using different visual models or a number line.

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Practise your fraction work with pandas..

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Mental Math - recognize fractions
Problem Solving - identify equivalent fractions

Common Core Connection for Grade 3

Develop an understanding of fractions as numbers.
Explain equivalence of fractions and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.

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Pizza Pandas | Fractions | Math Playground

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Play Pizza Pandas at Math Playground! Match the leftover pizza with the correct fraction.

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Practise with fractions

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Using fraction circles to teach fractions is as easy as pie! Using the idea of pie is actually a great way to familiarize students with the idea of fractions. With fraction circles, children can imagine dividing a pie into equal pieces and show that visually.

To use the fraction circles, simply click and drag the colored pieces onto the circles. You can remove pieces by simply clicking them and dragging them out of the circles. By using different colors for each fraction, we made it easy for students to compare them.

Use these interactive fraction circles with your students to explore equivalent fractions, common denominators, and mixed numbers. You can show students a mixed, simple, or improper fraction and then ask students to model it using the fraction circles. Students can also model operations with fractions using fraction circles.

Looking for more fraction resources? Check out our fraction bars and fraction strips

Visit classplayground.com for more resources and printables related to fraction circles.

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Fraction Circles | Free Virtual Manipulatives | Toy Theater

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These interactive manipulative online fraction circles make teaching fractions as easy as pie! Model from 1/12th to 1 whole.

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Create interactive quizzes, polls, presentations, and more to engage your audience.

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8 random cards - you plan a story

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Use these online story cards as inspiration to tell a story.

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Practise times tables with this website

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Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars

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Multiples Math Game - Fruit Splat Skill Builders -Sheppard Software Educational Games

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Learn about multiples the fun way with this arcade style math game.

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Skip counting - count in 2s, 4,s, 5s or 10s

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Whack A Mole

A counting game, forwards or backwards.

Learning objective:
Counting forward/backwards in steps of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 or 12.
Year 4: To count backwards through zero to include negative numbers

Use the sliders on the LHS to set steps you want to count in then the start number. Move the steps first before the start number so that the start number is a multiple of your step.

The switch on the RHS lets you swap between counting forwards or backwards.

There is no end to this game. When you get as far as you need, simply drag the slider back to start again.

For children in Year 4 and older, why not try exploring negative numbers. Set the game to backwards from 0.

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This game is © copyright 1999-2023, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

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Learning objective: Counting forward/backwards in steps of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 or 12. Year 4: To count backwards through zero to include negative numbers Use the sliders on the LHS to set steps you want to count in then the start number. Move the steps first before the start number so that the start number is a multiple of your step.

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"mindfulness for kids" "meditation for kids" "positive affirmations" "breathing techniques" "emotion regulation" "parenting tips" "family friendly" classroom...

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Welcome to BrightenUp! Kids. We provide free meditation and mindfulness youtube content for children of all ages!

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Tom Crean & Antarctica Quiz - Details - Kahoot!

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Create interactive quizzes, polls, presentations, and more to engage your audience.

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measuring objects in centimetres (cm)

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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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Birds v Robots - Maths Battle

Help the birds defend their eggs from the evil robots by answering the maths questions correctly.

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

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Help the birds defend their eggs from the evil robots by answering the maths questions correctly. Scan to open this game on a mobile device. Right-click to copy and paste it onto a homework sheet.

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A fun game to help you practise telling the time. Play with the timer on and post your score in the comments below.

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

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Time game

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Hickory, Dickory, Clock

A tablet friendly tell the time game.

Learning objective:
Y1: to tell the time to the hour and half past the hour [and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times]
Y2: to tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour [and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times]
Y3: tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour [ and 24-hour clocks - not covered]

Level One this game includes a quarter to / past, which is a bit more than required by the UK Y1 Maths Curriculum.

Level Two matches the requirements for Y2 found in the UK Maths Curriculum.

Level Three is most suitable for Y3 and above. Y3+ need to be able to read a clock which uses Roman Numerals.

This game is © copyright 2018, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

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Hickory Dickory Clock: A tell the time game

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Learning objective: Y1: to tell the time to the hour and half past the hour [and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times] Y2: to tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour [and draw the hands on a clock face

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A trickier time game with word problems...

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Find the start time for a given time interval.

Find the correct time on an analogue or digital clock. Lots of choice of level, including: subtracting 1 hour, multiples of 5, or 10 minutes or subtracting multiples of a quarter of an hour.
For more measuring and time resources click here.

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Find the start time for a given time interval. Find the correct time on an analogue or digital clock. Lots of choice of level, including: subtracting 1 hour, multiples of 5, or 10 minutes or subtracting multiples of a quarter of an hour. For more measuring and time resources click here.

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Figure out the important information and answer the questions

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What's Your Hearing Age? (Quick 30-Second Test)

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4 Times Table Song (Cover of I’m Still Standing by Taron Egerton)

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2 Times Table Song (Cover of Can’t Stop The Feeling! By Justin Timberlake)

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Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. The games, which are against the clock, challenge and develop mental maths skills. An untimed, practise mode is available in our Hit the Button app along with lots more extra features.

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

AGE

6-11 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Times Tables Division Number Bonds Doubles Halves Square Numbers

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

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

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Multiplication - Balloon Pop Math Game - 4 levels - Math Game

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Learn and practice multiplication, comparing and ordering with this awesome arcade style math game

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Daily 10 - Mental Maths Challenge - Topmarks

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Challenge yourself in different parts of the curriculum. Set the timer lower to really push yourself…

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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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Robotic Space Exploration - www.jpl.nasa.gov

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Music actions for the building site, circus and more

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The Construction Worker | Music With Mr. DelGaudio | a movement activity for the music classroom

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Use your finger or a pencil and piece of paper.

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Doodling and Tracing Activity - Mozart Rondo alla Turca - Musical Song Map

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Add 3 numbers together before the balloons fall.

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Balloon Flight Addition

Balloon Flight Addition is a mobile-friendly addition game.

Learning Objective:
Y2:To mentally add 3 single-digit numbers.

Level 1: Add 3 single digit numbers less than 5.
Level 2: Add 3 single digit numbers where two numbers total 10.
Level 3: Add any 3 single digit numbers up to 9 + 9 + 9.

Read the numbers on the balloons. Quickly add them together in you head and then enter the correct number.

There is no end to the levels so that teachers can leave the activity running for children to dip in and out of.

If you answer incorrectly the balloons will not change until you have found the correct answer.

There are 4 locations, which are chosen at random.

Have fun!

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This game is © copyright 1999-2020, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

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Balloon Flight Arithmetic - mobile friendly

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Balloon Flight Addition is a mobile-friendly addition game.

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Answer the Maths questions and make a delicious smoothie.

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Smoothie Maths

Quick recall of addition and subtraction facts.

Y1: represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20

Y1: add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including 0

Y2: recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100

You have 2 minutes to answer as many maths facts as you can. Each time you get one right you'll drop a piece of fruit into your smoothie. When you're time is up you'll whizz your smoothie and make a tasty drink. How many can you answer in 2 minutes?
Have fun!

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This game is © copyright 1999-2023, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

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Y1: represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20 Y1: add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including 0 Y2: recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100 You have 2 minutes to answer as many maths facts as you can.

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Test your doubles knowledge

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Robin Hood Archery Doubles

Robin Hood Archery Doubles is a mobile-friendly doubling game.

LO:(Doubling is not specifically mentioned in the UK Maths Curriculum, but is referred to as part of the addition facts)

Y1:To know by heart doubling facts up to 10 + 10.
Y2:To know by heart doubling facts for multiples of 10.
Y2: To add two 2-digit numbers mentally.

Level One: Doubles up to 10 + 10.
Level Two: Double multiples of 10 up to 100 + 100.
Level Three: Double and number up to 109.

Read the doubling facts then press the correct number on the target. If you're correct you will score an arrow on the right-hand-side.
Barrels contain 10 apples.

Have fun!

This game is © copyright 2017, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

Made using the and libraries.

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Robin Hood Archery Doubles is a mobile-friendly doubling game. LO: (Doubling is not specifically mentioned in the UK Maths Curriculum, but is referred to as part of the addition facts) Y1:To know by heart doubling facts up to 10 + 10. Y2:To know by heart doubling facts for multiples of 10.

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Practise with the 100 Square and try some puzzles.

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Range Arranger || Ordering non-consecutive numbers on a Jenga theme

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Lots of Tangrams that you can do online

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NASA Live now ISS Stream 4K - View Earth from Space: ISS Live Feed October 5, 2025

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A delicious game of chance

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If you're thirsty, take a Chance with this game...

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Take a Chance on these delicious slushies.

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Win a real car or a boat for Colm!!

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A fun lesson starter encouraging children to describe their reasoning. Aimed at Primary age children.

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Look at the characteristics of the shape and figure out which one it is....

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A draggable torch shining on a hidden shape.
Identify and describe 2D and 3D shapes.

Instructions:

1. Press the next button.

2. Look above the next button for tiny text naming the shape. If you don't want that shape click again.

3. Drag the moving torch around the shape to reveal its features.

4. Move the slider to increase the size of the torch.

5. Press on the eye to reveal all.

6. You can swap between 2D and 3D shapes.

Have fun!

Build on the learning with
these games:

This game is © copyright 2019, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

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Press the next button. Look above the next button for tiny text naming the shape. If you don't want that shape click again. Drag the moving torch around the shape to reveal its features. Move the slider to increase the size of the torch. Press on the eye to reveal all.

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International Space Station - Google Maps

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International Space Station - Google Maps

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Explore the International Space Station.

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Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

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Order the coconuts.

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Coconut Ordering is a versatile maths game that's been designed to help you gain confidence in comparing and ordering different numbers, including decimal numbers, and metric quantities involving length, mass, capacity and money.

The game has different ability levels; the more difficult levels will help you to expand your experience of decimal notation and how decimals are used to record money and measures. It will also aid your ability to compare different units of measures.

AGE

5-11 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Number Money Measures

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Coconut Ordering - Comparing Numbers, Prices, Mass, Length and Capacity

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Coconut Ordering is a free, tablet-friendly maths game designed to help children from 5 to 11 years of age compare numbers, money, mass, length and capacity. The higher levels involve metric notation.

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About Spot the Patterns Game

Spot the Patterns is a simple pattern completion game where players must select the shape which completes a sequence. Play through 3 different difficulty levels. This game is an HTML5 JavaScript web application which uses cross-platform mobile-friendly HTML. Most modern web browsers including Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera should support it. You can play this game on Microsoft Windows powered desktop computers, Google Android cell phones, Apple iPhones or iPads, Mac OS computers including Macbooks, and just about any type of computer in between from laptops to Chromebooks.

This game requires JavaScript. Please enable it in your web brwoser. Check out all of our free online math games at MathGames.org.

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Spot The Patterns Game: Free Online Complete the Geometry Shape Pattern Video Game for Kids With No App Download Required

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Spot the Patterns is a simple pattern completion game where players must select the shape which completes a sequence. Play through 3 different difficulty levels. This game is an HTML5 JavaScript web application which uses cross-platform mobile-friendly HTML. Most modern web browsers including Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera should support it.

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A guide to growing all sorts of vegetables.

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Remember your skip counting and fill in the blanks. It gets quicker and trickier for each level.

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Number patterns are an essential part of learning mathematics by helping kids learn how to make predictions with numbers and see relationships between abstract concepts. Our Number Pattern game makes learning and practicing number patterns fun with racing superheroes. Fill in the sidewalk space with the next number in the pattern so that your superhero can keep running. Get to the end before the flying hero gets to the other side!

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Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations. For example, observe that 4 times a number is always even, and explain why 4 times a number can be decomposed into two equal addends.

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Number Patterns Game | 3rd Grade Math Game | Toy Theater

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Make learning number patterns and number sequences fun with racing superheroes. Can your running superhero beat the flying hero to the other side? Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective educational games for elementary school classrooms. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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See if you can spot the pattern and be a superhero

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Patterns are an essential part of learning mathematics by helping kids learn how to make predictions and see relationships between abstract concepts. Our Shape Pattern game makes learning and practicing number patterns fun with racing superheroes. Fill in the sidewalk space with the next shape in the pattern so that your superhero can keep running. Get to the end before the flying hero gets to the other side!

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Shape Pattern Game | 2nd Grade Math Games | Toy Theater

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Make learning shape patterns and sequences fun with racing superheroes. Can your running superhero beat the flying hero to the other side? Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective educational games for elementary school classrooms. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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Type in a tricky word, as Gaeilge, and the website will say it for you.

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Zoom in and see what the weather is like in DPETNS

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Weather Observations Website - Met Éireann

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Can you beat Vincent's amazing score of 2004??

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Euro Coins - learn about different coins

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Euro Coins - learn about different coins

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Vatican City

There are five series of Vatican City coins in circulation. All are valid.

The first series, showing Pope John Paul II, was issued between 2002 and 2005.

The second series, issued between June 2005 and March 2006, shows the coat of arms of the Cardinal Chamberlain, the acting head of state of the Vatican City, superimposed on the emblem of the Apostolic Chamber in the centre of the coin. The upper part of this design is surrounded by the semicircular words "SEDE VACANTE" and the year of issue in Roman numerals, i.e. "MMV". The designer's name, "D. LONGO", appears on the lower left-hand edge of the central design, while the respective engraver's initials appear on the lower right-hand edge, namely "MAC inc" (on the 1 and 20 cent coins), "LDS inc" (on the 2 and 50 cent coins), "ELF inc" (on the 5 cent and €1 coins) and "MCC inc" (on the 10 cent and €2 coins).

The third series, issued between April 2006 and December 2013, shows Pope Benedict XVI. To the left are the designer's initials ("DL").

The fourth series, first issued in January 2014, shows Pope Francis.

The fifth series, first issued in March 2017, shows the coat of arms of the Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis.

The coins in each series feature the 12 stars of the European flag, the words "CITTÀ DEL VATICANO", the year of issuance and the mintmark "R". Edge lettering of the €2 coin: 2*, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.
Vatican City

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There are five series of Vatican City coins in circulation. All are valid. The first series, showing Pope John Paul II, was issued between 2002 and 2005. The second series, issued between June 2005 and March 2006, shows the coat of arms of the Cardinal Chamberlain, the acting head of state of the Vatican City, superimposed on the emblem of the Apostolic Chamber in the centre of the coin.

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Try mixed coins and up to €2

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QR CODE

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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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Tetris® is the addictive puzzle game that started it all, embracing our universal desire to create order out of chaos. The Tetris game was created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984-the product of Alexey's computer programming experience and his love of puzzles. In the decades to follow, Tetris became one of the most successful and recognizable video games, appearing on nearly every gaming platform available. This page is the official destination for free online single-player Tetris. Click PLAY to start playing one of the world's most popular puzzle games now!
OBJECTIVE
The goal of Tetris is to score as many points as possible by clearing horizontal lines of Blocks. The player must rotate, move, and drop the falling Tetriminos inside the Matrix (playing field). Lines are cleared when they are filled with Blocks and have no empty spaces.

As lines are cleared, the level increases and Tetriminos fall faster, making the game progressively more challenging. If the Blocks land above the top of the playing field, the game is over.
CONTROL OPTIONS & SCORES GENERAL GAMEPLAY INFO
GOAL - Put your organizational skills and endurance to the test by clearing as many lines as possible.

CLEAR LINES - Maneuver the falling Tetriminos to fit them together within the Matrix. To clear a line, fill every square within a single row.

SCORE POINTS - Earn points by clearing lines. Clear multiple lines at once to increase your scoring opportunities.

GHOST PIECE - Use the Ghost Piece to determine the best fit for the falling Tetrimino. This helpful guide appears directly below the falling Tetrimino and displays possible placements.

NEXT QUEUE - Preview the upcoming Tetrimino in the Next Queue to plan ahead and increase your scoring opportunities.

HOLD QUEUE - Store a falling Tetrimino in the Hold Queue for later use.

GAME OVER - Stack the Tetriminos too high and the game is over!

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Practise your skip counting

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Be a pinball wizard with this fun multiplication game. Use the yellow buttons to bonk the monsters, then answer a question about them using multiplication. Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective educational games for elementary school classrooms.

Visit classplayground.com for more printables and games related to skip counting.

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Be a pinball wizard with this fun multiplication game. Use the yellow buttons to bonk the monsters, then answer a question about them using multiplication. Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective educational games for elementary school classrooms. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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Roll the die and be first to get to 50 or 100. Avoid rolling a 1 or you'll lose what you have rolled before you get to bank.

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Practise your weight work

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Mostly Postie

Mostly Postie is a mobile-friendly scale reading game.

Learning Objectives:
Y1:To begin to measure mass / weight.
Y2:To choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g) temperature (°C); capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit, using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels.
Y3: To measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/ml).

Drag the parcel onto the scales.
Read the scales to find the mass of the object.
Type the mass on the keypad.
Press 'check' - if you're correct the post van will deliver your post.

Make it trickier, you can enter half kg as ½kg or 500g.

Have fun!

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This game is © copyright 2018, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

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Mostly Postie is a mobile-friendly scale reading game. Learning Objectives: Y1:To begin to measure mass / weight. Y2:To choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g) temperature (°C); capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit, using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels.

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Catch the fish and answer the questions based on the graphs.

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Are you ready to catch some fish? Play this fun game to boost your graphing knowledge and practice important reading and math skills.

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Collect the jewels, avoid the jellyfish.

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Jewel Diver Pie Chart Game | 3rd Grade Math Game | Toy Theater

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Develop knowledge of data interpretation with this underwater graphing game. Help the diver collect all the jewels and then use the pie chart to tell which jewel you have the most of. Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective online learning resources. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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Play Mazes. Lots of mazes to try out!
Can print a maze to do later.

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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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Put the shapes in the correct position to fill the gaps.

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Use colored shapes to fill in a square. There's only one solution to get all the pieces to fit. Can you figure it out? Fun for grownups too! Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective educational games. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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Pieces Shape Puzzle | Toy Theater Educational Games

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Stack Physics Stacking Puzzle | Toy Theater Educational Games

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Teach kids about the laws of physics by seeing how many blocks of varying shapes and sizes can be stacked without falling over. Fun for grownups too! Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective educational games. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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Can you help the rocket find its way to Earth? Work your way through ten levels of exciting online space mazes. How quickly can you get through them all?

Use the arrow keys or tap the screen to move the rocket through the maze. The goal is to get home to Earth. Keep going until you find the path that will take you there! When you finish one maze, another will follow. Each level gets slightly harder than the last until you beat all ten levels!

These online mazes always provide a new and exciting experience. Even after children have beaten all of the levels once, they can still try again. Each time they play, the mazes for each level will be different. Doing mazes provides many benefits for children. While doing mazes, children develop spatial awareness, practice problem-solving, and learn to strategize.

Online mazes are great for indoor recess, as a center, or for fast finishers. Plus, try our other fun online educational puzzles!

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Spaceship Maze | Free Online Maze for Kids | Toy Theater

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Count how many spaces to the next yellow square and see if you can win the race

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Do your students need to practice counting up to 10? This fun online counting game makes counting fun by turning it into a space race. Without even realizing they're practicing math, children will count over and over again to win this game.

How do you play? Count to any yellow square within 10 spaces from your ship and tap that number on the screen. Watch as your ship advances to that square! If you count incorrectly and land on a white square, your ship will bounce back to where you were. Hurry, the other ship will win if you don't count quickly! The sound effects make this online counting game fun and exciting.

There are five levels in this game. In each level, the other ship moves a little bit faster! So, students will have to up their game and count more quickly in order to win.

Use this game for early finishers, as a math station, or as a small group activity! From kindergarteners to students who need extra practice, this counting game will increase number sense, boost recognition of numerals, and help students practice cardinality.

Visit classplayground.com for more printables and games related to counting.

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Space Race Counting Game | Kindergarten Math Games | Toy Theater

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This online counting game helps children practice important skills such as the recognition of numerals, cardinality, and more. Try it, it's free!

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Houston, we have a problem. Help the Spaceman get back home to earth with this challenging spot the difference game. This game helps students learn how to identify attributes and pay attention to details. Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective educational games for elementary school classrooms. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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Spot the Difference Game | 2nd Grade Math Games | Toy Theater

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Houston, we have a problem. Help the Spaceman get back home to earth with this challenging spot the difference game. Students learn how to identify attributes & pay attention to details. Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective educational games for their classrooms. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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Help students learn counting with this fun soccer game. Catch the soccer ball then count up your score using a ten frame. How many balls can you catch? Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective online learning resources. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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Goalie Ten Frame Game | Kindergarten Math Games | Toy Theater

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Develop subtraction fluency with this zany miniature golf game. Robots are trying to eat the gold coins on your mini-golf course and you need to stop them! Subtract your eaten coins from the starting total to move up to the next level. Teachers trust Toy Theater to provide safe & effective online learning resources. Free to play, priceless for learning.

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Mini Golf Subtraction Game | 2nd Grade Math Games | Toy Theater

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Inscribe your name in Egyptian Hieroglyphs script.

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RELAX AND BREATHE: Do Nothing for 10 Minutes

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Pop the balloons, free the fish. Get 10 of one number to finish the game.

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Use the slingshot to pop as many balloons as you can to let the fish drop back into the sea. Each round is a set of ten balloons. When all ten balloons have passed or been popped you will get a score. Drag the x to the column which matches your score. As you complete each round you will build a line plot using your scores as data.

Common Core

Grade 2 " Measurement & Data
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.D.9
Represent and interpret data: Generate measurement data by measuring lengths of several objects to the nearest whole unit, or by making repeated measurements of the same object. Show the measurements by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in whole-number units.

Title of Lesson:

Balloon Pop Statistics: Mean, Median, Mode, and Range

Subject

Measurement and Data

Grade

Third Grade through Sixth Grade (can be used even in high school or university introductory courses in data analysis)

Learning Objectives

Students will understand and calculate measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode) and variability (range) using a line plot to summarize and describe a quantitative distribution.

Common Core Standards

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.1; CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.2; CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.3; CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.4; CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.5;

Materials/Resources

Computers or tablets for each child directed to http://toytheater.com/balloon-pop/

A teacher's computer or tablet that can be projected on a wall or board

Chalk board or whiteboard

Paper and pencils for students

Introduction/Warm Up (5 minutes)

Begin by instructing the students to play one round of Balloon Pop and then stop. Ask them to share with you the number of balloons they popped. Ask them if they think that their score really represents how good they are at the game. If they played again, would they knock down as many balloons?

Guided Instruction/Interactive Modeling (30-40 minutes)

Mode

The mode gives us the most common score in our data. Looking at our line plots, all we have to do is look for the tallest column of X's to find our mode. Let's say in your 15 trials playing the game, you got the above distribution of scores. This means that there are the most X's above the 5 balloons point in the line plot because you tended to knock down 5 balloons the most frequently. Therefore, the mode is 5 balloons.

Mode Assessment

Ask students to calculate their own mode in their own line plots by looking for the column with the most X's. Ask around the class to see who had the highest mode. Did anyone get a mode of 10? If they did, ask them how many 10s they got.

Median

The median is the center data point around which half of the other scores fall below and half of the other scores fall above. To calculate the median, you need to count the number of Xs in the table. (Ensure that your students have an odd number of Xs to simplify this.). Take the total number of Xs and add 1, then divide by 2.

In the example above, the answer is the 8th X. Find where the 8th x is in the line plot starting from the top or the bottom. That means we'd see that the first x falls under three, then four X's under five (that's a total of 5 x's so far), then there are 3 more X's under 6 which is where the 8th case is. That means that the median score is 6, or, to interpret this more meaningfully, we could say that half of the time we popped six or more balloons and half the time we popped six or fewer balloons.

Median Assessment

Ask the students to calculate their own median from their own line plots. Assuming everyone did 15 rounds, they will all be looking for the 8th score in the series.

Mean

This one is a bit more work to calculate but Balloon Pop simplifies it for us by calculating the total score for all of our trials. All we need to do is take that total score and then divide by the number of trials. In our case, our mean is calculated as so: 96/15=6.4. To interpret this value, we would say that on average we popped 6.4 balloons.

Mean Assessment

Ask your students to calculate their mean scores by taking their total score divided by the number of rounds they played. Ask them to share their scores. Who got the highest number of popped balloons on average?

Range

The range is the simplest measure of variability and is easy to calculate. All you do is take the lowest score in the distribution and subtract it from the highest. In our example, the lowest score we got was 3 and the highest we got was 9. This means that our range is 9-3=6. To interpret this value, we would say that we have a 6 balloon range of scores.

Range Assessment

Ask students to share their ranges. Who has the smallest range? Who has the largest? Allow students to notice that a bigger range doesn't mean higher average scores and a lower range doesn't mean lower scores. One could have a range of zero if they always knock down 10 balloons and also if they always miss all the balloons.

Independent Working Time (20 minutes)

Have the students do another round of 15 games (this will also help them to refocus their attention and give their brains a break!) and then have them calculate the mode, the median, the mean, and the range for their new scores.

Review and Closing (5 minutes)

Ask students to reflect on other contexts in which measures of central tendency and variability might be useful. This could also extend into a homework assignment asking students to find examples of measures of central tendency in the media and write an assignment about how they are used.

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Cowboy Multiplication Game | 2nd Grade Math Games | Toy Theater

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UI

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Your choices will be saved for your next visits to this map page.

Step 1: Color and edit the map

Select the color you want and click on a country on the map. Right-click to remove its color, hide, and more.

Region/organization selection

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Add a title for the map's legend and choose a label for each color group. Change the color for all countries in a group by clicking on it.

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Count On Catapult

Count On Catapult is a mobile-friendly addition game.

LO: To bridge through 10 when adding, (age 5-8).

The king has asked you to destroy his old castles.
Use your number facts for 10 to work out how far to fire your projectile.

It takes around 13 hits to destroy a castle.
Each time you destroy a castle you will gain a yellow castle medal in the bottom LHS.

The stars give you a sense of how many you are getting right / wrong. Lots of stars means lots of correct answers.

For extra difficulty, why not tick the 'hide jumps' check box!

Have fun!

This game is © copyright 2017, J.Barrett, ictgames.com All Rights Reserved.

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B-I-N-G-O! The classic game Bingo has been transformed into a fun teaching tool to learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and addition. Play against yourself to find the answer on the bingo board before the timer runs out or teachers can use the game in the classroom on multiple devices to see who can get bingo first.

Common Core

Grade 2 " Operations & Algebraic Thinking
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.B.2
Add and subtract within 20: Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.

Grade 3 " Operations & Algebraic Thinking
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.C.7
Multiply and divide within 100.: Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one knows 40 ÷ 5 = 8) or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.

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Blackbird

Resident, and winter visitor from Norway, Sweden, Germany and Denmark. Green-listed in Ireland. The European population has been assessed as Secure. The commonest and most widespread member of the thrush family In Ireland. The males's all black plumage and bright yellow bill is unmistakable, however females are much browner, with speckles on the upper breast and at first glance resemble a Song Thrush. Often cocks long tail when alarmed or when running along ground.

Blue Tit

A colourful, noisy, active little bird, commonly seen in gardens, especially at nut feeders and will use nestboxes. Bright blue crown, nape colllar, wings and tail and yellow underside. The white cheeks are bordered by a dark blue line - the line through the eye is separated from the blue cap by a white band - all producing a distinctive head pattern. Bill is short and stubby, legs bluish-grey. Very acrobatic, often hangs upside-down on branches pecking at buds or foraging for insects. Reqular visitor to peanut feeders and will use nestboxes. Occurs in woodland, farmland, gardens etc. Usually seen in small groups in winter and will team up with other tit species, Treecreepers and Goldcrests to form roving bands.

Cuckoo

Widespread summer visitor to Ireland from April to August. Despite its obvious song, relatively infrequently seen. In flight, can be mistaken for a bird of prey such as Sparrowhawk, but has rapid wingbeats below the horizontal plane - ie. the wings are not raised above the body. Adult male Cuckoos are a uniform grey on the head, neck, back, wings and tail. The underparts are white with black barring. Adult females can appear in one of two forms. The so-called grey-morph resembles the adult male plumage, but has throat and breast barred black and white with yellowish wash. The rufous-morph has the grey replaced by rufous, with strong black barring on the wings, back and tail. Juvenile Cuckoos resemble the female rufous-morph, but are darker brown above.

Song Thrush

Resident. Additional birds arrive from Continent in winter. The thrush most familiar to people. Roughly the size of a Blackbird, plain brown upperparts and buffish white underside, with prominent arrow-shaped black spots in lines down the breast and flanks. Legs pale pinkish-grey. Bounds along ground in search of worms. Males sit on high perch delivering song, which is loud and far-carrying. Usually occurs in ones and twos - never in flocks.

Wren

One of Ireland's smallest birds, also the most widespread, being found in almost all habitats including farmland, woodland, scrub, mountain and even on cliffs and offshore islands. Its small rounded body and tiny cocked tail are distinctive, however it can be a surprisingly difficult bird to see - more often heard than seen. The upperparts are reddish-brown and underparts paler with some greyish tones - faint dark barring can be seen at close range. There is a white stripe over the eye and the bill is fine and pointed.

Greenfinch

Green-listed in Ireland. The European population is regarded as Secure by BirdLife International. Has been affected by outbreaks of Trichomoniasis recently. A robust finch, with large head, massive bill and shortish tail. The plumage of both sexes is a mixture of greens and greys with splashes of bright yellow - the female being duller, browner and showing faint streaks. The tail is forked, dark at the tip and centre and yellow on the sides. Bill very thick at base, pale, with a pinkish tinge. Legs slightly fleshy pink. In spring, sings from high perch or in wavering songflight over territory. Found mainly in farmland and around towns and parks. A common garden bird, often occurring in large flocks.

Chaffinch

Our commonest finch - found in woodland, farmland, parks and gardens. In winter can form large flocks of hundreds of birds, especially in stubble fields and under beech trees. Male's breast, face and underside a pinkish orange-brown, becoming a darker, wine shade in winter. Nape and crown blue-grey. The female is much greyer, with washed out warm grey underparts. Both sexes display large white patches on otherwise blackish wings, both when perched and flying - this makes Identification very easy even at some range. Longish tail, which shows a dark centre and white outer feathers in flight.

Great Tit

The largest Irish tit - green and yellow with a striking glossy black head with white cheeks and a distinctive two-syllable song. It is a woodland bird which has readily adapted to man-made habitats to become a familiar garden visitor. It can be quite aggressive at a birdtable, fighting off smaller tits. In winter it joins with blue tits and others to form roaming flocks which scour gardens and countryside for food.

If you enjoyed reading this article and listening to the different bird sounds you can find out more about the lush variety of birds in Ireland by visiting the Bird Watch Ireland website by clicking here.

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PE at home is a collaboration between the Dublin City University, the Professional Development Service for Teachers and the Irish Heart Foundation. These videos can be used to support strand based learning in PE at home. We hope that you will be able to take part in and enjoy this lesson as part of your daily physical activity along with other members of your household.

Researchers from DCU are evaluating the PE at Home lesson series so that content can be improved, and a viable solution to what is likely to be a longer term issue, can be delivered for teachers, parents and children. When children return to school in September, should social distancing restrictions remain in place and the very nature of PE at school renders it difficult to deliver, there may be the likelihood that there will remain a need in our primary schools for these lessons well into the next academic year. Therefore investigating the efficacy of PE at Home lessons is paramount. To this end we are asking teachers and parents to complete a short 5-7 minute survey available at the links below to help us with this task.
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Fruit Fall Pictograph Game | 2nd Grade Math Games | Toy Theater

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For rainy days when you want to hear some nice music.

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With the school closures and children continuing to remain at home for the coming weeks, it can be tricky to find simple ways to keep the occupied. So why not encourage them to watch a free online concert!

Watching an online concert is a lovely alternative way to engage them in music and is something that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

To help with this we've prepared a list of 9 child-friendly concerts which you can watch for free online. Some of them have interactive elements so that your child can join in at home and some are pure 'get-up-and-dance-round-your-sitting-room' gigs!

After you watch a concert, try and have a discussion with your child about what they liked about it. You can ask them things like 'what instruments they saw' and 'what their favourite song was and why'. By getting them to articulate their response to the music, it all contributes to their overall musical development.

(To find more ideas for bring music to life in your home, check our 'Complete Guide to Music Making for Kids' for links to additional resources.)

1. Stevie Wonder + free concerts on Stingray.com

Stingray.com have made their entire collection of online concerts and music films available for free while the shutdown is on and people are stuck at home. To avail of this, follow these steps:

There's loads of great content on the website but this Stevie Wonder concert from London back in 2008 is my pick of the bunch. We also have a Stevie Wonder artist profile where children can learn about him through our parents' course (link at the bottom).

2. 'Music in the Classroom' with the RTE Symphony Orchestra

RTE's 'Music in the Classroom' series invited groups of children into the National Concert Hall to hear a full professional orchestra perform a broad range of different pieces. This concert features the National Symphony Orchestra playing the likes of the Harry Potter and Jurassic Park themes. There's also a chance for audience participation at home.

3. Sesame Street + the Tiny Desk Concert Series

National Public Radio in the US produce a fantastic music program called the Tiny Desk Concert Series. All of the concerts are typically 15 to 20 minutes in length and are all shot with a backdrop of stacked shelves full of interesting trinkets. Here's a great concert featuring the cast of Sesame Street:

There are loads of concerts to choose from including many featured Irish musicians such as:

4. Nick Cope's Afternoon Get Together

Nick Cope is a musician from the UK who writes and performs original songs aimed at children. All of the songs are great fun to sing-along to and they're accompanied by some lovely guitar playing. Here's a short 20 minute concert he produced as a live performance online in the past few weeks.

5. Lincoln Centre Concerts - Music from the Sole

The Lincoln Centre in the US have produced a 'Concerts for Kids' series with a number of 20 to 25 minute concerts available. These have been put together during the shutdown and show the ability of musicians to play together while being based remotely.

This concert, 'Music from the Sole', shows the interaction between a dancer and the musicians. It also gives children the opportunity to learn a new dance involving clapping rhythms as well as how to make an accompanying percussion instrument.

6. Radio 1 Ibiza Proms

This a great one for the full family to watch on a Friday or Saturday night to give you maximum weekend vibes. Radio 1 DJ, Pete Tong, collaborated with the Heritage Orchestra in the UK to produce the very first recreation of Ibiza euphoria in the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Typically this hall is host to the world's finest symphony orchestras playing the likes of Beethoven and Mozart and while there's still a very fine orchestra on show, the music is very very different.

7. Gorillaz at Glastonbury

When I first saw Gorillaz on TV I was about 10 or 11 and to my mind they were the coolest group I'd ever seen. The combination of their distinctive animated characters and they're interesting musical arrangements, still make them one of my favourite bands.

This is their full performance at Glastonbury Music Festival back in 2010. While I'd consider this being more suitable for slightly older children, it's a really fun watch for the whole family.

8. Peter and the Wolf - The Royal Ballet

Peter and the Wolf has endured as one of the finest pieces written for children to introduce them to the different instruments and sounds of the orchestra. Despite being written in the 1930's, the story still holds up and is a very engaging narrative for kids.

This version features The Royal Ballet in London and does a great job of bringing the story to life. You can also search online for different versions including one with David Bowie as the narrator.

9. Jimmy Fallon and The Roots

This isn't so much one complete concert but more of a series of short videos where US talkshow host Jimmy Fallon and his house band The Roost team up with a famous artist or band to recreate one of their most well known songs using only classroom instruments. Here's a rocking version of Aerosmith's 'Rock This Way':

I hope you've enjoyed this list! Feel free to post any other concerts you find in the comments below.

If you'd like more resources for helping with music at home, why not sign-up for our parents' course at the link below:

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​9 Family Friendly Concerts to Watch Online

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With the school closures and children continuing to remain at home for the coming weeks, it can be tricky to find simple ways to keep the occupied. So why not encourage them to watch a free online concert!