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Watch familiar faces read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for Harry Potter At Home - including Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne & Stephen Fry.

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A trip down memory lane with Harry Potter At Home | Wizarding World

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This year, we brought Hogwarts to you with a very special campaign called Harry Potter At Home. As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at some of our favourite moments.

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Virtual Tour of the Natural History Museum Dublin

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Natural History Museum - Dublin

The Natural History Museum is a treasure chest of both Ireland's and the worlds natural wonders. Give your students the opportunity to explore the museum that is often referred to as the Dead Zoo. There's no need for any additional technology just an internet enabled device.

Natural History Museum [Dublin] Virtual Tour - Student Worksheet

This worksheet is ideally suited for students to faciliate their study of geography and science.

Download

Click below to download the worksheet for the Natural History Museum.

If you would like the answer sheet just send an email to info@cliste.ie and we'll send it on within the hour.

Michael Manners @ The Cliste! Team
May 18, 2020
General

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The Natural History Museum is a treasure chest of both Ireland's and the worlds natural wonders. Give your students the opportunity to explore the museum that is often referred to as the Dead Zoo. There's no need for any additional technology just an internet enabled device.

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A useful website with interactive maths manipulatives free to use until June 30th!

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Axel Scheffler, award-winning illustrator of The Gruffalo series, has illustrated a digital book for primary school age children, free for anyone to read on screen or print out, about the coronavirus and the measures taken to control it. Coronavirus: A Book for Children was first published by Nosy Crow in the UK, and now Gill Books is delighted to publish an Irish-specific version. The book has had expert input from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, teachers, and a child psychologist.

The book answers key questions in simple language appropriate for 5 to 9 year olds:

• What is the coronavirus?
• How do you catch the coronavirus?
• What happens if you catch the coronavirus?
• Why are people worried about catching the coronavirus?
• Is there a cure for the coronavirus?
• Why are some places we normally go to closed?
• What can I do to help?
• What’s going to happen next?

At the back of the book there is a list of trusted resources for children, along with further reading for parents, guardians and carers.

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Folens have given free access to parents and teachers to all of their resources. To register and login, follow the steps in the image.

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Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile

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Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile

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Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile

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Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile

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Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile.

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An initiative set up by An Post bringing together leading Irish authors and illustrators to create this activity book.

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An at home Weaving Wellbeing journal

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Play 20 questions as Gaeilge. Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile

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Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile

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Mé féin resources for rang 5 + 6. Created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile

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Mé féin activities for rang 6. Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile

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Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile!

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Resources created and shared by Gaeilge le Chéile!

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Templates for writing letters which may be useful at this time

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Different versions of a template for structuring emails

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Soccer skills as Gaeilge!

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

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Welcome to My Gym | Exercise Song for Kids | Time 4 Kids TV

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Jobs around the house and helping out at home are all part of keeping children active and moving! Here are some sample reward charts but children can easily make their own with a piece of A4 paper and some craft supplies!

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Hurling Skills, Fundamental Movement Skills and Basic Motor Skills from the GAA

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There are many different skills involved in the game of hurling. These can be broadly broken down into those that involve Gaining Possession, Maintaining Possession, Releasing Possession, Contesting Possession and other skills that facilitate the playing of Hurling, called Other Skills.

(Click on the images below to learn more about each skill).

Gaining Possession

Involves gaining possession and control of the sliotar. Thus, skills such as catching, and lifting are included along with skills involved in getting control of the sliotar using the hurley.

Maintaining Possession

Once the sliotar is under the control of the player, there are a number of skills which help the player in possession to maintain possession. These skills encompass ground skills, handling skills and evasion skills.

Releasing Possession

Involves striking the sliotar, with either the hand or the hurley. Many of these skills can be performed with a stationary sliotar or a moving sliotar, while the player is stationary or while the player is moving.

Contesting Possession

Involves many of the skills used to tackle an opponent in possession, or to contest for possession when neither player is in possession of the sliotar.

The following are special skills usually associated with specific roles or set plays in the game of Hurling

Fundamental Movement Skills (ABC's)

These set of skills provide opportunities for players to perform the skills from the other categories.

Basic Motor Skills (Have a Ball)

These set of skills provide opportunities for players to perform the skills from the other categories.

It should be noted that this method of "grouping" skills is only a suggestion that may help coaches to ensure that as many skills as possible are developed, and there are a number of different ways of matching the skills together.

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There are many different skills involved in the game of hurling. These can be broadly broken down into those that involve Gaining Possession, Maintaining Possession, Releasing Possession, Contesting Possession and other skills that facilitate the playing of Hurling, called Other Skills. (Click on the images below to learn more about each skill).

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Space Camp Challenge starts Monday, 13 November at 3.50pm on RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player

8 Irish teens discover that every astronaut needs to take a small step before their giant leap.

Mental Health Animation: The Presenter

When Niamh, a shy production assistant at a news channel, is pulled up on stage to present the evening news, things take an unexpected turn...

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The official website of RTÉjr & RTÉ Kids Online - Streaming shows, Podcasts and much more fun!

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Get the kids moving with these fun games inspired by some of their favourite Disney characters.

These boredom-busting activities will help them reach the 60 active minutes they need every day!

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10 Minute Shake Up games - Healthier Families

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Get the kids moving with these fun games inspired by some of their favourite Disney characters. These boredom-busting activities will help them reach the 60 active minutes they need every day!

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As China's most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on all China tours. Commonly considered a wonder of the world, the Great Wall boasts a history of over 2,000 years and stretches more than 3,000 miles across several provinces of northern China, making it one of the most impressive ancient structures on the planet.

Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China

Best Sections to Visit

Beijing is usually considered the main gateway to the Great Wall, since there are several world-famous sections of the Wall in the suburbs of Beijing, including Badaling, Mutianyu, Jinshanling, Juyongguan, Gubeikou, and Jiankou. These sections were built during the Ming dynasty between the 14th and 17th centuries and have been well preserved.

Of all the sections of the Great Wall near Beijing, Badaling is the most famous one. As a result, Badaling is the destination of choice for many large tour groups and is often very crowded. The nearby Juyongguan Great Wall features one of the three great mountain passes of the Great Wall but is almost as crowded as Badaling.

Mutianyu Great Wall is just as close as Badaling and offers wonderful views of the Great Wall and the surrounding hills with far fewer tourists. This section of the Wall also features a thrilling toboggan run that you can ride from the top of the Wall down to the bottom of the hill.

Due to their proximity, Badaling, Juyongguan, and Mutianyu are all doable as a half-day trip from downtown Beijing. We usually recommend Mutianyu over Badaling or Juyongguan, since the massive crowds at the latter two sections can ruin one's experience of this impressive structure.

Further away from Beijing, Jinshanling Great Wall is about 150 km northeast of downtown and it usually takes about two and a half hours to drive there. Despite the longer drive, Jinshanling is among the most stunning sections of the Great Wall. If your itinerary allows for one full day seeing the Great Wall, then we highly recommend a tour to Jinshanling.

Gubeikou and Jiankou can also be visited within a day tour from Beijing. Both sections have not been restored since they were first built in the Ming Dynasty, making them ideal choices for those who want to hike and experience the wild Great Wall. Do be aware that the Jiankou section features very steep and dangerous climbs and is only suitable for experienced hikers.

There are also some other famous sections of the Great Wall within or outside Beijing, such as Huanghuacheng, Simatai, and Shanhaiguan, but we only recommend these if you are visiting the Great Wall for a second time or planning a multi-day, in-depth Great Wall tour.

Great Wall Hiking and Camping

Due to its original purpose as a military defense, almost all sections of Great Wall were built on mountain ranges and thus involve some challenging climbs and uneven stairs, including the well-restored sections. If you are visiting a restored section but hike to the end of the renovated part, you will be able to see the unrestored part of the Great Wall.

For most visitors, Mutianyu and Jinshanling offer good, medium difficulty hikes, while still being very safe. For those looking for a serious hike along wild, unrestored portions of the Wall, we suggest the Jinshanling to Jinshanling East, or Gubeikou to Jinshanling routes. All these routes boast both unrestored and picturesque renovated sections of the Wall. However, please be aware that hikes along wild, unrestored parts of the Great Wall involve many steep climbs and loose bricks, and can be very dangerous in some places. (People can no longer hike through from Jinshanling to Simatai since the route was closed years ago.)

Camping on the Great Wall is usually banned, especially on the renovated sections. If you want to spend a night sleeping on the Great Wall, we can take you to a watchtower on the Gubeikou section of the Great Wall to experience the life of an ancient soldier and catch amazing sunrise/sunset views over the Wall.

Best Time to Visit

For all sections of the Great Wall near Beijing, the spring months (April to June) offer temperate weather and are great for climbing. In late April to early May, many trees begin to blossom, making this a particularly beautiful period to visit the Wall. Fall is also a nice time to visit, as temperatures are usually comfortable. October to early November are particularly picturesque, as the tree leaves on the mountains begin to change color. The winter months, from December to February, are cold and can be windy, but there are usually far fewer tourists on the Wall during these months. July and August are hot and humid, and thus not the best for long hikes. In addition, it's best to avoid hiking on the Wall after rain or snowfall because some parts can get very slippery.

You should also avoid visiting the popular sections, such as Badaling, Juyongguan, and Mutianyu, around National Day (the first week in October) and Spring Festival. August is also a busy time for the Badaling and Juyongguan sections, since students are on summer vacation and many families travel to these famous sections with their kids before the new school year starts. Learn more about how to avoid the crowds when traveling in China.

Great Wall of China Private Tour Packages

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An interactive game to investigate the growth of a tree and how to correctly care for trees (younger children will need to access this with a parent to help with reading!)

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Play this interactive game and show your pupils how to look after their Woodland Trust tree pack, so they grow from small saplings to healthy, mature trees.

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Beautiful resources for all ages to help students discover nature!

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World Geography Games Online - Let's play and learn Geography!

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Brain-engaging geography map games: learn countries of the world, capitals, flags, US States, continents, oceans, mountains, rivers, islands and much more.

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

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Scratch: Computer Programming for Children

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Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

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Are you looking for a quick way to have students check their own work? Or perhaps you're simply ready to introduce your students to the calculator. Yet, calculators run out of batteries, can be hard to keep track of, and aren't good for much outside of basic calculations.

This free online calculator is ideal for early learners. Featuring color coded buttons, the calculator makes it easy for students to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Students simply enter the operation using the buttons and press the purple equals sign. Students can also use the keyboard on a computer instead of the blue number buttons if they prefer. To enter a new equation, students simply press the "clear entry" button, clearing the window. The answer to the previous equation appears above the window.

Using calculators in your lessons can help students learn to solve more complex problems. Through the use of the calculator, students are able to focus more on problem-solving and strategy when approaching word problems.

Note on Exponential Notation: Answers are rounded to four decimal places to keep the display simple. Very large and very small numbers will feature an "e" followed by a number. The number represents the number of decimal places to apply to the number to the left of the "e." If the number following the "e" is positive, the decimal moves right, and if it is negative, the decimal moves left.

Example: 52e5= 52 x (10x10x10x10x10) or 5200000 and 52e-5=52÷(10x10x10x10x10) or .00052

Visit classplayground.com for more resources and printables related to math.

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Free Online Calculator | Math Manipulatives | Toy Theater

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This free online calculator for students is color coded, easy to use, and fun! Introduce students to the calculator with this fun, free tool.

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Maths and Logic Puzzles on Mr Barton Maths

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Counters, Abacus, Fraction Bars etc. manipulatives for use by all levels.

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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

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A digital library containing Java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics

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Google Drive Link to full episodes of this entertaining and educational series showing children how schools have changed from the Victorian era to modern times. https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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Explore our collection, complete brain-teasing puzzles or learn about science with our range of science games and apps.

We've had to retire some of our older games as they no longer work in modern browsers. You can still find them on an archive version of our website, but they are not supported.

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Knoword is the game-based learning platform that makes teaching easier and learning vocabulary almost too fun for words.

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Teaching can be challenging, and it's not always easy to create lesson plans that keep students engaged. That's where Knoword comes in. It turns learning words, terms, and definitions into a game that's not only fun and intuitive, but also completely customizable by teachers. Choose from thousands of pre-made word packs, or create your own. With Knoword, you'll have a powerful tool to help your students build their vocabulary skills while having fun!

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Knoword packs are like sets of interactive flash cards. Whether you're teaching biology terms, names of historical figures, capital cities, or movie titles, there's a pack for that. And if there isn't one, it's just as easy to create custom packs for your students to play and expand their vocabulary.

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Find out how Knoword helps teachers create custom vocabulary exercises that help students learn while having fun. Knoword is the leading classroom word game.

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The CCEA website provides details of qualifications, curriculum and Assessment in Northern Ireland

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The purpose of TG Lurgan is to help & support learners in acquiring Gaeilge. It is easier to learn song lyrics than almost anything else. Especially if you like the song and you can easily listen to it over and over. This is great for acquiring new word groups and phrases while improving pronunciati…

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Experiments you should try at home featuring topics from the Bill Nye The Science Guy show.

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Cameras to view animals in the Monterey Bay Aquarium

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Program has played an important role in the continued recovery of the southern sea otter population with our research, rescue, rehabilitation, and surrogacy work.

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With ten live cams to choose from, you can experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are. Be delighted by the antics of our sea otters or mellow out to the hypnotic drifting of our jellies. Tune in to one of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's web cams.

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Find videos for students on internet safety, cyberbullying, online privacy, copyright, and more.
Suitable for 2nd class to 5th/6th class

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Explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City!

Explore The Met using an interactive map

Watch behind-the-scenes videos that feature kids just like you

Travel through more than 5,000 years of art in our time machine

Discover fun facts about works of art—from dragons to dancers, and from mummies to masks and more!

Try out creative projects for at home or in the galleries

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum

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#MetKids is a digital feature made for, with, and by kids.

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Really interesting and educational videos on a variety of topics!

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Welcome to Crash Course Kids! This bi-weekly show from the producers of Crash Course is all about gradeschool science. We’ll look at Earth, Habitats, Space, Chemical Reactions, Engineering, and much much more with host Sabrina Cruz. So, join us every Tuesday and Thursday for new uploads. This series is beginning with 5th grade science, so we’ll be delving into Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology, Geography, Engineering, and Astronomy. Have a look at our playlists on each subject!

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

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Visit DK Find Out! to learn about dinosaurs, space, animals, nature & more. Fun learning activities for kids with videos, quizzes & galleries at DKFindOut.com

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Games for tomorrow's programmers. Block-based programming lessons for beginners. Free from Google.

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Resources from the RNLI to teach students about water safety

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Explore our comprehensive suite of water safety teaching activities and learning resources, aimed at older primary aged children.

These activities teach children the RNLI's four fundamental water safety lessons as they collect virtual badges for their Water Safety Passport.

Through play, video and discussion, they'll learn how to plan for a trip near water, what to take and what to do, and how to identify possible dangers by rivers, lakes and the sea.

Water Safety Passport 2 gives children a solid grounding in our key water safety lessons - with additional activities to choose from, depending on what's most relevant for your class or group.

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RNLI upper primary youth education resources (age 7-11)

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Explore our comprehensive suite of water safety teaching activities and learning resources, aimed at older primary aged children. These activities teach children the RNLI's four fundamental water safety lessons as they collect virtual badges for their Water Safety Passport.

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Jessi, Squeaks, and Dino conduct experiments in the fort, and you can do these experiments at home!

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In 2021, over 108,000 participants took part in Ireland's largest celebration of engineering in the community.

STEPS Engineers Week celebrates the world of engineering in Ireland. The annual event is coordinated on a national basis by the Engineers Ireland STEPS programme, which promotes engineering and the importance of the profession to children in Ireland and is funded by the Department of Education and Skills and industry leaders ARUP, EPA, ESB, Intel and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).

Subscribe to the STEPS mailing list to hear about news and upcoming activities across our portfolio of projects and news about STEPS Engineers Week 2022.

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Engineering challenges (STEM) for kids.

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Puzzles are a fun and enjoyable way to challenge yourself and improve numeracy. They allow you to develop problem solving skills without even trying! Here you will find a selection of puzzles, problems and brainteasers for all ages. Try them out yourself and with those around you.

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Puzzles for All Puzzles are a fun and enjoyable way to challenge yourself and improve numeracy. They allow you to develop problem solving skills without even trying! Here you will find a selection of puzzles, problems and brainteasers for all ages. Try them out yourself and with those around you.

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Tangram Manipulative

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Tangram | Free Virtual Manipulatives | Toy Theater

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Free online tangram puzzles | Mobile + tablet friendly | Designed using physics, these tangrams give the feel of the real thing with no pieces to clean up!

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From the team behind the YouTube series SciShow comes SciShow Kids! Join Jessi, Squeaks the Robot Lab Rat, and all their friends at the Fort as they conduct experiments, research new questions, and talk with experts to learn about the science-filled world around us.

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Fraction walls are a great way to teach about fractions and in particular equivalent fractions. In a fraction wall each row or layer of the wall represents one whole number. The layers are divided into a number of bricks and hence each brick represents a fraction whose denominator is equal to the number of bricks in that layer. Each brick can be turned on or off by clicking it. This wall also allows the display of decimal and percentage values. To the right of the wall are boxes which can be hidden, the value of each box is fraction of the wall that has been turned on.

Selecting different walls

When you launch this interactive teaching program the initial wall is a mixed one showing 3 distinct fraction families. Change the wall by using the mode control. 'Large' displays a wall in which the layers are split 1,2,3 up to 12. The others split the wall along 2s, 3s or 5s. The 5s also includes a lower wall of 100 bricks, this naturally works quite well in explaining percentages since each brick represent 1⁄ 100 or 1%.

Fractions, decimals or percentages

Use the display type control to display decimals (rounded to 2dp), percentages (rounded to 1dp), fractions or none.

The equivalent fraction control

Normally when you click a brick to turn it on or off, only that brick is affected. However if you turn on the equivalent fraction function by clicking the 'Eq' toggle button. Now when a brick is clicked the other layers will turn on bricks if they can match an equivalent fraction. Note, this is not always possible, in fact if you select the primes wall it is never possible to show an equivalent fraction. In this case all the other layers have bricks turned off.

Least Common Multiple

Also known as 'the lowest common multiple' or 'smallest common multiple' is crucial when adding, subtracting or comparing fractions. This button will calculate the LCM based on the rows that have active bricks. Pressing the LCM button will create a new wall that contains the originally selected fraction but also a new layer with the number of divisions equalling the least common multiple of the denominators of the other rows. Sounds complicated, but it really just means that it is always possible to create an equivalent fraction in the LCM row from the other rows.

Other controls

The other controls are

'On' button when clicked will turn on all the bricks

'Off' button when clicked will turn off all the bricks

'Random' button creates a randomized wall in which roughly half the bricks are on. Usually you would hide the totals before pressing this and then the class can work out each fraction in the random wall.

' < ' button will align all the bricks to the left hand side of the wall. This is often pressed after using the randomize function. Fractions can then be compared by considering the length of each row of on bricks.

hide totals click to hide all the totals. The individuals total can then be clicked to show the value.

show totals reveal all the totals.

Advanced Section

To show or hide the advanced section click the advanced toggle button

When the advance controls are on, each layer of the wall has a dedicated slider, move this to change the number the number of bricks in that layer.

Automatic 1 button when clicked create a new wall by dividing the top layer by all its ascending prime factors. So for example if you move the top slider so the top layer has 42 bricks and then click the button. The primefactors of 42 are 2,3 and 7. So the second layer will have 42÷2=21 bricks, the third layer will have 21÷3=7 bricks and the final layer will have 7÷7= 1 brick.

Automatic 2 is similar but creates a layer for every factor of the top layer value.

Add Layer adds a new layer to the bottom of the wall.

total type select control will change the type of total to display. The default is to match what the wall shows, so in this case if the wall is showing fraction the total will be a fraction. But using this control it is now possible for fractions to be shown in the wall but the total to be given as a percentage.

Further fractions

Closely related to this activity is the percentage fraction and decimals grid, which can be used to display a square or circle fraction representation.

Other activities that can be used to teach fractions are the clock activity which uses the clock face to show the fraction of minutes passed in an hour. Launch the activity and select the fractions mode, this mode also show equivalent fractions for example 30⁄ 60 = 1⁄ 2. The number explorer activity can show the fraction resulting from division of a number.

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60 Ways to Practice Spelling

by From the Michele McCoy
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Paint with water- Dip a Q-tip in water and practice spelling the words on a chalkboard. The words will disappear like magic, leaving the chalkboard clean!

Shaving Cream Practice- An easy way to clean those dirty work tables clean is to let the children finger paint on the table tops. Have the students practice their spelling words in the shaving cream.

Scratch n' Sniff- Use a new sensation to teach the alphabet or spelling words. Write letters with glue on paper, then sprinkle with Jell-O. Makes a super scratch n' Sniff when tracing over the letters.

Adding Machine Tape Spelling- Students get tired of writing their spelling words the same way every time. Try having the students practice their words on adding machine tape.

Fishing for Words- On 3" x 5" cards print the students spelling words, fold in half, and fasten each with a paper clip. Place the cards in a large fish bowl. Using a toy fishing pole or a long stick, place a magnet on the string. The students go fishing for a spelling word to practice.

Finger Paint Bags- Freezer strength zip lock bags and fingerprint make great writing slates. Place a dab of finger paint (tempera paint can work, although, not as well. Hey, look! A use for all that semi-dried up paint!) in the zip-lock bag, tape the bag closed for extra strength. The student then lays the bag flat on the table and writes the word on the bag with a finger. The word will disappear like magic.

Record a Word- Have students use a tape recorder to practice their spelling words.

Disappearing Act- Help your students perform a real disappearing act. Children write their spelling words with chalk on black construction paper. Then you can spray and watch their words disappear and return.

Flannel Board Practice- Students use a flannel board and flannel board letters to practice their spelling words.

Scrabble Spelling- Place the wooden letter squares from an old Scrabble game on the Scrabble rail. Students can use the squares to spell the weekly words or to write a sentence of words. Incorporate math practice by having them add the number values printed on the squares to find the week's "most valuable word."

Word Cubes- Write letters on small wooden blocks and have the students arrange them and to spell their weekly words.

Spelling Magic- Try a little magic to teach spelling words! Have students write words on white construction paper with white crayon. Then have them paint over the paper with watered down tempera paint or watercolors. Words appear like magic!

Partner Word Step- On large piece of butcher paper print the letters of the alphabet. Have two partners pair up together to play this game. Have one student read the word aloud. The other child must step on the letters to spell the word.

Read and Grow- Encourage flash card practice with this growing flower. Cut a large, colored, construction paper flower with a yellow circle glued to its center. Use an X-acto knife to make two parallel slits in the center of the flower. Cut green tag board strips the width of the slits, and insert the strip though the flower from the back. Write the spelling words on the stem for the children to practice.

Egg Spellers- The teacher writes the weekly spelling words on small pieces of paper and places them inside plastic eggs. (Now you know what to do with all those plastic Easter eggs after your kids are bored with them. ) Students pick the eggs from an Easter basket. The students then must write that word.

Spelling Keys- The teacher writes the words for the week on construction paper keys. The keys are placed on a shower curtain ring. The students can use keys as flash cards to help them practice the weekly spelling words. On Friday, after the spelling test they can tear off the keys that they learned to spell. The words that they missed remain on the ring, this allows the student to continue to practice the words they need help on. If the student can spell these words on the review test they may then tear off the keys to take home.

Take the Pepsi Challenge- For a motivational technique, "Take the Pepsi Challenge!" Each student has a Pepsi cup. When Friday's spelling test is returned, he writes words he misses on a card and places it in his cup. When we have our review test, students are re-tested on the same words. Anyone who has a perfect score on all the unit tests and keeps his cup empty wins a Pepsi! Give a Pepsi also for perfect scores on review tests.

Spelling Puzzles- Write the spelling words on different colors of tag board. Cut the words apart in a variety of ways. The students then put the puzzle back together to form the spelling words.

Q-Tip Eraser- Write the spelling words on the chalkboard. The students then erase the words by tracing over them again and again with a Q-tip until the words are erased.

Block Puzzles- The teacher strings together wooden block beads. Write the spelling words on the top of the cubes, fill in the other sides with other letters. Attach a tag to the end of the string of blocks and write the spelling words on it. The student turns the blocks to reproduce the spelling word.

Spelling Bingo- The teacher gives a blank bingo card for a fun activity to take the place of your traditional pretest. As the teacher reads each word, students write it in a space of their choice. After giving all the words, I call words randomly until someone calls, "BINGO!" The winner must say the correctly spelled words that gave him the win.

Spelling Dice- The teacher writes the weekly spelling words on dice made from inverted milk cartons. The student rolls the dice and whatever the dice lands on they write 5 times.

Musical Words- A word skill game that is played like musical chairs. The teacher places the spelling words on small pieces of paper in a large box or bag. The children sit in a circle, and start passing the box around while music plays. Whoever has the container when the music stops must pick out the paper and read the word. If he can't, he is out. Continue to play until there is only one person left.

Transparency Show Off- The teacher makes a transparency of regular lined paper. The students practice writing their spelling words on the transparency. The students then show off their work on the overhead projector for all to see.

Individual Chalkboards- Have the students practice writing their spelling words on small chalkboards. They love it!

Tissue Paper Tracing- The teacher writes the weekly spelling words on a large piece of paper. The students then place tissue paper over the words and trace over them with crayon.

Wooden Flash cards- Try using pieces of wood as flash cards. The students enjoy the change!

Contact Paper Chalkboards- The teacher needs to make 5" x 7" cardboard pieces, cover half the cardboard with the special chalkboard contact paper. (You can also do this with chalkboard paint!) Then write the spelling word on the other half. The students look at the word and then copy it on the chalkboard side.

Magnetic Cookie Sheet- The teacher arranges assorted magnet letters on a cookie sheet. Students use the letters to form the weekly spelling words.

Overhead Posters- The teacher makes a transparency of the weekly spelling words. The list is then shown on the wall. A piece of butcher paper is taped to the wall. The student then traces the spelling words onto the butcher paper.

Hold It- Young children often find it difficult to hold a handful of cards while playing "Go Fish!" These card holders are really simple to make and really do the job! Place two plastic lids (Cool Whip lids work great!), flat sides together. Place a button in the center on each side, and sew the entire unit together with strong string or dental floss. Children slip cards between the two lids and hold the card holder. The game is played just like "Go Fish!" by using a pair of cards for each spelling word.

Typewriter Fun- Have the students write their spelling words ten times each on the typewriter. (Or try it on your classroom computer. If you're brave you can use your graphics software! Kid Pix is perfect for this.)

Paint Your Words- Have the students use small paint brushes to paint their words 5 times each.

Soft Flash cards- Use wall paper scraps to make unusual flash cards to practice the words.

Carbon Paper Practice- Have the students use carbon paper (yes, remember that stuff?) to help them write their words. I got some old NCR scraps from a printer that worked great and was a lot less messy. The best part: it was free!

Close pin Spelling- The teacher cuts out articles of clothing, from construction paper. The spelling words are then written on the articles of clothing. The students then reproduce the spelling words by hanging them on the clothes line with clothespins that have the letters written on them.

Salt Box Spelling- The teacher pours salt in the lid of a box (approx. 1/4"). The student then practices the words in the salt.

Alpha-Bit Spelling- Students use cereal to reproduce their spelling words. Don't forget to have a snack with the words you make.

Pudding Practice- Try using instant pudding as a finger paint to practice spelling words.

Palm Reading- Motivate your students with palm reading. Write a spelling word with watercolor marker, (you might want to make sure that this is all right with the parents first. ) on the palm of each student. Have the students try to spell each other's words. The students can check their spelling by reading each other's palms.

Pyramid Power- Give your students a weekly spelling assignment with a different twist. Have students write their words in order of difficulty. They write their easiest word once at the top of the paper near the middle, the next easiest twice, and so on. Students will have a pyramid shape when they are finished.

Portable Slates- Portable slates make a great spelling game. Plastic coffee can lids and 1 pound margarine tub lids are used as slates. The teacher calls out a spelling word and the students write answers with crayons, hold up their slates to be checked, then wipe them off with tissue.

Sandy Words- Have students write their spelling words in glue, sprinkle sand over the glue. The students then trace over the words with their fingers for practice. They make terrific flash cards!

Rainbow Words- Have the students practice words with felt pens, alternate colors for a rainbow look.

Put It In Print- Have the students cut out the letters from a newspaper to spell the weekly spelling words.

Round About Flash cards- Have students decorate a paper pate. Cut a slice out of the paper plate so it looks like a slice of pie cut out of the plate. Brad around piece of paper to the back. Then write the weekly spelling words in the window. The students turn the wheel and practice saying the word.

Spell It With Beans- The students use lima beans to spell the weekly spelling words. The students can also glue the beans in place for a 3-D flash card.

Spelling Squares- Students practice their words on graphing paper. The students use 1 box for each letter. Have the students figure out which spelling word is in the shortest, longest, etc. . . .

Rainbow chains- Rainbow chains are a great way of keeping track of the words a student knows. The student writes the words he successfully spelled on Friday's final test on a construction paper chain. The children love to see their chains grow!

Sandpaper Practice-Students write their words on sheets of sandpaper. The students can really feel their words!

Pipe cleaners - Children use these to form their spelling words.

Toothpicks - Same as above.

Word search - They can pick 10 of their stumper (high frequency) words to make up a word search.

Alphabet Stamps

Word collage - They design a collage using all of their words using markers, colored pencils etc.

Design a word - They pick one word and bubble letter it and design it.

Magazine letters - They find the letters in a magazine and glue them onto construction paper.

Painting - Paint their words.

Playdough - I have cookie cutters that are letters of the alphabet. The kids also like to form the dough itself into letters.

Magnetic Letters - I bought at a dollar store. Twist-Tie Spelling - use the twist-ties from the store to form letters to spell the words.

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