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Teaching Resources - Early Years, Primary, Junior Cycle, Parents

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Instant access to printable lesson plans, assessments, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, ebooks and teaching ideas in English and as Gaeilge.

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Sign up, choose a monster and let GoNoodle take it away. We have done lots of this in class this year!

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

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

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4-10 Years

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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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YOGA | MINDFULNESS | RELAXATION FOR KIDS! Screentime that gives kids SUPERPOWERS! ⬇️ D O W N L O A D T H E C O S M I C K I D S A P P ⬇️ 🍏Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cosmic-kids/ 🛍️Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosmickids 🖥️ Desktop (great for teachers!): https://app.cosmickids.com/ 📺 Roku: https://rb.gy/44r8d -------------------------------------------------------------------- Why watch on the App?

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

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

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

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4-11 Years

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Apps to help Kids Out with their Irish - SchoolDays.ie

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

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

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

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

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Focus on Tens and Units.

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

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

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

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6-11 Years

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Maths Number Place Value

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

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Artist for Marvel's Star Wars, Spider-Man and Everton FC.

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Will Sliney's Storytellers 2 is here! It's the Rise of the Superheroes!!

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This Is Art! 2023 Winner: Age 7 and under: Maimoonah aged 6

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

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

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

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5-8 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Place Value

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

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

Pre-Recorded Virtual Author Visits

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

Arree Chung

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

Bao Phi

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

Jasmine Warga

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

Jennifer L. Holm

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

J.H. Reynolds

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

J.K. Rowling

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

Kate Messner

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

Katherine Applegate

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

Lois Lowry

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

Max Brallier

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

Live Virtual Author Visits

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Virtual Author Read-Alouds

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other Virtual Author Activities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

STEM Challenge Cards

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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FREE Science and STEM Challenge Cards - Science Sparks

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

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

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

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

Adding and subtracting up to 20

Recognizing key features and parts of various shapes

Putting shapes together to make other shapes

Using and building models

Understanding time

And much more! Have a go at one of our free online games and see how enjoyable and easy it is to review important math knowledge. You can also download printable worksheets or one of our free game apps!

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

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ABCya! * First Grade Learning Games, Ages 6 - 7

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Full music curriculum

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

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

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

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

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Browse our selection of free resources, including guides to sacramental preparation, a guide to Grow in Love for use in parishes and an overview of how the series can be used in multigrade classrooms.

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There are plenty of simple and effective ways you can help your child with reading in Year 3. Here are our top tips.

1. Listen to your child read regularly

By Year 3, your child will probably have a free choice of the book they read as their home-school reader. Although your child will probably be doing some reading on their own, listening to them read is still really helpful.

Making time to listen means that you can help with any unfamiliar words and talk to them about the book to make sure that they understand. Seeing words in print is also good for your child's other English skills - reading aloud helps them to understand the words, to spell them, and to see how grammar and punctuation are used to make meaning.

2. Keep reading to your child

Once your child can read on their own, it is tempting to leave them to get on with their own reading - but reading a book to them can be just as important as encouraging independent reading.

Reading to your child can help them develop language skills and comprehension. This is because it gives them access to books that they can't yet read independently, such as longer novels. It also provides a great opportunity to bond, and can form part of a relaxing routine to help your child get ready for a good night's sleep.

For books to read with your child, take a look at our free eBook library.

When your child reads more challenging books, there might be times when they struggle and want to stop. Help them through these patches by reading a bit with them to get them started or hooked into the next chapter.

Take it in turns to read a page or take on the role of particular characters or the narrator. Inventing different character voices is a great way to hook them in and distract them when they are feeling frustrated.

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Reading & comprehension: Age 7-8 (Year 3) | Oxford Owl

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A simple spelling game using spelling patterns.
Aimed at children aged between 4 & 7yrs.

Learning Objective:
Y1: Spell words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught.

Y1: Apply simple spelling rules as listed in Appendix 1.

Y1: To apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode words when reading

Y1: To respond speedily with the correct sound to graphemes (letters or groups of letters) for all 40+ phonemes, including, where applicable, alternative sounds for graphemes.

NB: If you're hearing no sound please refresh/reload the page. HTML5 can lose sound if other tabs are opened afterwards.

Choose a spelling pattern and you will be prompted to spell approximately ten words using that spelling pattern, e.g. 'ay' words. Your child will become more confident in their ability to spell by learning to spell through patterns. The sounds are easy to move around using the drag and drop sound cards. Each correct answer is rewarded with a funny animation. If you need help you can hear the word again or take a quick peek at how to correctly spell the word. A simple scoring system lets you know how well you've done. The game covers 30 spelling patterns suitable for children between the ages of 4 and 7 years of age.

Have fun!

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RTÉ and Macalla Teo, with support from Mary Immaculate College, have collaborated to introduce a cross-platform teaching initiative for primary school kids across the country. On RTÉ2, RTÉ Player, and rte.ie/learn, children will be able to watch, download and engage with curriculum-based content, project work, and fun activities that Rwill keep them entertained and learning.

From Monday 30 March, each morning from 11am to 12 noon on RTÉ Home School Hub on RTÉ2, each of our bilingual teachers will present three short class segments aimed at 1st and 2nd class, 3rd and 4th class and 5th and 6th class. Our TV programme will keep the kids watching and learning for the hour and then redirect them to fun content and project work that will be housed on rte.ie/learn and RTÉ Player.

A catch-up programme later in the day, RTÉ Home School Extra at 4.15pm, is a takeover format, where primary school kids from all over the country can reconnect by uploading and posting video messages and content that RTÉ will showcase. This programme will be an opportunity to gather all uploaded user-generated content in one space and showcase it to the entire country. No matter where you are from or what language you speak, we want every school kid to take part.

All content will be presented by primary school teachers, modeled, and curated around the existing primary school curriculum. Our bilingual teaching team will deliver engaging, exciting, and educational content and over the coming weeks RTÉ Home School Hub will be stockpiling content across TV, rte.ie/learn and RTÉ Player for all primary school kids and their parents to use.

Our teachers:

Clíona Ní Chiosáin is currently a primary school teacher. She graduated with a double honours in French & Irish in Maynooth University and later returned to complete a professional masters in education with the Froebel department in Maynooth. She has previously worked in stage and screeen in productions such as Aifric, An Triail, Réiltín , How to do Everything and Tír na nÓg.

Ray Cuddihy - Ray is a primary school teacher from Doneraile in North Cork. He graduated with a professional masters in education from Mary Immaculate College, Limerick in 2019. Previously Ray has worked with RTÉjr as an actor and puppeteer and has further background in educational theatre for young people.

John Sharpson - Primary School Teacher John Sharpson studied in St. Patricks College before obtaining his teaching degree in London. He has spend some wonderful years teaching in Mary Mother of Hope in Clonee. He has also been presenting children's television for the last 5 years. You may have seen him on RTÉjr's Bright Sparks, The Today Show with Dáithí and Maura, Pop Goes the Weekend and Twigín.

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An hour a day of "school on TV" to support primary school children and their parents at home.

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Starfall has no advertising, does not collect personal information from children, does not sell any information, and uses cookies only for internal website management. By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies and updated Privacy Policy OK

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Starfall: Learn to Read with Phonics, Learn Mathematics

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Starfall has no advertising, does not collect personal information from children, does not sell any information, and uses cookies only for internal website management. By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies and updated Privacy Policy OK

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It's an exciting day for the children in Tulip Class."We are going on a very special trip to the fire station!"Come along as the children meet Charlie, who shows them just what it takes to be a firefighter.This inspiring story, that challenges gender stereotypes and supports aspirations, is accompanied by a full range of additional resources.

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Blend sounds to make words.
Aimed at children in Reception & Year One.

Great for the 'Full Circle Game'
Choose around 10 sounds that you're going to need, (the triangle rotates the right-hand rainbow).
Press on the two crosses to hide the rainbows.
Say the word you want to spell, then arrange the foam letters to make that word.
Once you're happy, press each grapheme in turn to spell out your word.

Have fun!

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

Made using the and libraries.

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Blend sounds to make words. Aimed at children in Reception & Year One. Great for the 'Full Circle Game' Choose around 10 sounds that you're going to need, (the triangle rotates the right-hand rainbow). Press on the two crosses to hide the rainbows.

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Teach Your Monster: Free Phonics, Reading and Mathematics Games

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Help children learn with our free, award-winning reading, mathematics and phonics games.

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We would love your TESTIMONIAL!
Has your child or student benefited from the Reading Bear program?
We would love to hear from you!
As our way of saying "Thank You" for taking the time to send us a testimonial,

we would like to send you our collection of PDF printable exercises linked to each of the 50 Reading Bear modules (two per module).

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Reading Bear is a collection of free, well-made, multimedia phonics presentations. Your child can learn to read with Reading Bear.

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Testimonials

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

Tara, teacher

Dublin, Ireland

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

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Switch Zoo features six free online games and an app to make new animals offline.

Switch Zoo music is 'performed' by animals! After listening, learn how the music was created.

The resources page provides an overview of the activities and information at Switch Zoo.

Switch the animals' heads, legs, and tails to make your own switcheroos! Play Switch Zoo Online for free. Check out the Switch Zoo App for morphing animations, bigger pictures, and more features.

Switch Zoo Online Switch Zoo App

Build six of world's biomes by choosing the right plants, animal, temperature range, and precipitation for each. Get a postcard for each biome you build, and build them all to become a Biome Master.
Play Build a Biome

A feather match game. See if you can identify each feather's bird from three choices with the help of a clue. Read interesting and sometimes surprising facts while you play.
Play Words of a Feather

Move animals to their home continent or ocean in these geographic animal games. Seven games feature mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mollusks.
Play Where Do I Live?

It's always feeding time at Switch Zoo! We need your help sorting the animals by diet type to make sure they get the right food.
Play Please DO Feed the Animals

Can you spot a scavenger in a crowd? Find out by choosing scavengers and non-scavengers from groups of animals.
Play Scavengers Hunt

Learn about the characteristics and behavior of the 142 animal species in Switch Zoo.

Reviews of Switch Zoo Online from magazines and web sites, as well as players' comments about the Switch Zoo App.

Switch Zoo visitors share funny and creative animal names, drawings, stories and poems about the animals, and comments about the zoo. Don't miss the fantastic drawings of combination animals created by 5th grade students.

Copyright © 2022 Tubehead. All rights reserved.

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Switch Zoo features six free online games and an app to make new animals offline. Switch Zoo music is 'performed' by animals! After listening, learn how the music was created. The resources page provides an overview of the activities and information at Switch Zoo. Switch the animals' heads, legs, and tails to make your own switcheroos!

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We Engage Students In NASA's Mission

K-12 students can dig deeper into STEM topics and experience the thrill of exploration and discovery.

NASA makes vital investments in a diverse portfolio of learning opportunities and activities designed to reach as many U.S. students as possible - from kindergarten through graduate school. NASA seeks to build the next generation STEM workforce and broaden student participation to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM fields.

For Kids and Students

We Inspire An Interest In STEM

NASA offers a wide array of unique experiences designed to engage K-12 students nationwide in the agency's missions, people, and resources.

Educators are a significant part of students' lives and play a key role in connecting NASA to the Artemis Generation. NASA STEM fully supports formal educators in classrooms and informal educators in museums, science centers, afterschool programs, and similar organizations, all of whom bring the excitement of the agency's missions to students.

For Educators

Colleges, Universities, Technical and Vocational Institutions

NASA leverages its unique missions and programs to enhance and increase the capability, diversity, and size of the nation's future STEM workforce.

NASA has a portfolio of activities and opportunities dedicated to attracting, engaging and educating students in all institutional categories and levels across the nation. These range from internships and fellowships, research and development opportunities, challenges and competitions, pre-college and college STEM experiences, virtual learning, faculty support, as well as institutional support.

For Colleges and Universities

Latest STEM News and Features

get social with nasa stem engagement

Discover More STEM Topics From NASA

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We're launching learning to new heights with STEM resources that connect educators, students, parents and caregivers to the inspiring work at NASA. Find your place in space!

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Fun facts

Our closest living relatives

Chimpanzees share 98.4 per cent of their genetic material with humans and they are our closest living relative.

Tools

They use tools, such as sticks to retrieve termites from their mounts, stones to open nuts and leaves to scoop up drinking water

Pharmacists

Zoopharmacognosy is the name given to animals who know which plants in their natural environment to ingest in order to make them feel better. Chimpanzees select and eat the bitter pith of the Vernonia plant. Their grimaces show they are not enjoying the experience but the pith contains certain compounds that have been shown to be effective against parasites including malaria.

Bottom's up!

Presenting your bottom to another chimp is a sign of respect! It shows them that you know they're boss.

Don't smile...

Chimps use facial expressions to show emotions ... but don't smile showing all your teeth to a chimpanzee - it will think you're frightened!

Reflections

Chimpanzees are one of the few species that can recognise themselves in a mirror. Other animals often get confused and think their reflection is another animals but not chimps.

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Our closest living relatives Chimpanzees share 98.4 per cent of their genetic material with humans and they are our closest living relative. Tools They use tools, such as sticks to retrieve termites from their mounts, stones to open nuts and leaves to scoop up drinking water Pharmacists Zoopharmacognosy is the name given to animals who know which plants in their natural environment to ingest in order to make them feel better.