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Free challenge packs for all ages from The Pawprint Trust! These are an amazing resource and will keep children busy, active and learning for hours. Suitable for all ages!

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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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The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 294344) and in Scotland (No. SC038885). A non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 1982873.

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Resources from the RNLI to teach children about water safety - pictures, videos, songs and sheets to download for free

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RNLI lower primary youth education resources (age 3–7).

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Explore our comprehensive suite of fun water safety teaching activities and learning resources, aimed at younger primary school students.

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Ring a Grandparent or older relative and interview them! A phone call will brighten up their day! Download this simple interview template or create your own.

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Children can easily draw the board for this game as part of art and craft activities (if you are unable to print it).

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This game is about counting up to 100.

You will need the game board, an ordinary dice and three matching counters for each player.

How to play the game:
Start by putting one of your counters on '0', one on '0 tens' and one on '0 hundreds'.

The first player throws the dice and moves their counter that number of places along the snail's body. Take turns at throwing the dice.

After you get to '9', the first counter goes back to '0' and the second counter moves up to '1 ten'.

Keep moving the first counter along the snail's body and moving the second counter to the next 'ten' every time you get to the end and go from 9 to 0.

When your counter is on '9 tens' and needs to move, it can't move any further around the spiral. Instead, it goes back to '0 tens' and your third counter moves from '0 hundreds' to '1 hundred'. The first person to move their counter onto the '1 hundred' space is the winner!

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This game is about counting up to 100. You will need the game board, an ordinary dice and three matching counters for each player. How to play the game: Start by putting one of your counters on '0', one on '0 tens' and one on '0 hundreds'.

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Play educational pre-K math games with George on his very busy day!

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SplashLearn: Fun Math & ELA Program for PreK-Grade 5

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SplashLearn is an award-winning learning program loved by over 40 million kids for engaging Math and ELA practice. Aligned with Common Core and various state standards.

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Educational Games and Manipulatives for All Levels

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Educational Games and Manipulatives for All Levels

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Toy Theater is your source for free educational games specially designed for elementary-aged students. It's available on all desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices, ensuring learning is never out of reach. If you are a fan of our site, we encourage you to share Toy Theater on your social media or website.

Explore Toy Theater

Here's a sneak peek into what Toy Theater has in store:

Math Games: Ranging from counting and numeral recognition to division and telling time, there's a vast assortment of interactive math games.

Language Arts: Students can work on spelling, letter recognition, and even practice reading with online books.

Art and Music : From teaching students to play simple songs on a keyboard to exploring symmetry via art games, the platform fosters creativity alongside learning.

Puzzles and Games: Ideal for early finishers or indoor recess, their online educational puzzles and games promise fun-filled learning.

Teacher Tools: Need a fun timer or a spinner? Or perhaps a simple way to evaluate basic math skills? Their virtual teacher tools have got you covered.

Whether you project Toy Theater games and interactive tools on your smartboard for the whole class to see or use them during small group work, you're sure to love them!

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Toy Theater | Fun Online Educational Games for Kids

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Make learning a blast! Toy Theater is chock full of interactive online art, reading & math games for kids. Designed with the needs of kindergarten through third grade classrooms in mind, these free games are trusted by teachers around the world to provide real educational value.

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Here you can find lots of lovely interactive books to read online or watch with signing.

There are classic children's stories that we think you and your family will love, including Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd to Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson, along with newer favourites such as Chris Haughton's Oh No, George! and Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall.
Our storybooks and games are free to use, however some older devices aren't able to support them. You can also watch our Storytime playlist on YouTube read by the likes of Ore Oduba, Adam Buxton, Fearne Cotton and many more.
We also have lots of free online games for children to enjoy. Whether you're after number games, puzzle games, colouring or interactive storybooks, there are lots of fun activities to try!

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Stories for kids online and fun games to play

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Find kids' books to read online for free, including classic children's stories like Hairy Maclary and Owl Babies, and play our fun online games - from number games to colouring.

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Medium length children's picture books, reading length from 10-20 minutes, for free download or read online from Free Kids Books.

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Math explained in easy language, plus puzzles, games, worksheets and an illustrated dictionary. For K-12 kids, teachers and parents.

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Practice addition, multiplication, fractions and algebraic reasoning with our popular math games. Discover fun learning games kids love to play.

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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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Author Oliver Jeffers Reads on Instagram Live

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Author Oliver Jeffers Reads on Instagram Live

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Author Mac Barnett Reads on Instagram Live

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Author Mac Barnett Reads on Instagram Live

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Mac Barnett is a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.

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Counting in 10s

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Missing Numbers

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Counting On and Back

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These videos might seem dated (1990s!) but they are a super resource for young children learning about the numbers 1 - 10.

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Alphablocks: Phonics and Literacy Videos

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Alphablocks: Phonics and Literacy Videos

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The Alphablocks are 26 living letters who discover that whenever they hold hands and make a word, something magical happens. With adventures, songs and silliness, it's tons of fun with words - all built on a firm foundation of key phonics skills.

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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A different story every week, for more stories, visit BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories You can also downl...

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Learn the numbers one to ten with Numberblocks!

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3 maths questions for Infants - 6th Class

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These activities can be done at home using household objects or children could make resources as a craft project.

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These hands-on activities are ideally suited to Key Stage 1 children.

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Welcome to the Land of Nursery Rhymes

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Land of Nursery Rhymes and Songs Riddles Poems and Limericks

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Land of Nursery Rhymes - Lyrics to Over 1000 Childrens Nursery Rhymes, Kids Nursery Songs, Riddles, Poems and Limericks. With a Singalong, puzzles and quiz, colouring books, brain teasers and games ALL FREE for Everyone

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Reading Is Fundamental is committed to a literate America by inspiring a passion for reading among all children, providing quality content to make an impact and engage communities. As the nation's largest children's literacy non-profit and charity, Reading Is Fundamental maximizes every contribution to ensure all children have the ability to read and succeed.

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Storynory has over 1,000 free audio stories for children, including classic fairy tales, myths, world stories, poems, and brand new originals read by professional actors.

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The most comprehensive phonics-based reading program available for early learners.

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Free Resources to Teach Your Child to Read

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

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ICDL - International Children’s Digital Library

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Get behind the wheel and compete at the Talla-Peg-a-20!

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Help Peg and Cat put together different shapes to build spaceships for the animals on the farm. Then watch them blast off!

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Bubble Bath . Games . peg + cat | PBS KIDS

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Help Peg and Cat fill the bathtub for their bubble party!

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K-2 Interactives - Fun, educational, online games geared towards Kindergarten through 2nd grade students.

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LearnEnglish Kids is brought to you by the British Council, the world's English teaching experts. We have lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children. For parents, we have articles on supporting children in learning English, videos on using English at home and information about English courses for your child.

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Shows | Irish language children's programmes on TG4 | Cúla4

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Reading and Maths Activities for Junior Infants - Sixth Class

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Reading and Maths Activities for Junior Infants - Sixth Class

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IXL Maths and English Practice - Junior Infants to Sixth Class and Beyond

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IXL Maths and English Practice - Junior Infants to Sixth Class and Beyond

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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!

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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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ABCya! • ABCya! • Learning Games and Apps for Kids

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Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games… and more!

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Educational games and videos from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!

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Phonics Bloom create interactive online phonics games to help teach children the relationship between letters and sounds and develop the skills needed to read and write. All our resources are designed by an experienced team of teachers and parents.

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Phonics Games for the Classroom and Home - Phonics Bloom

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Play a range of online phonics games, helping teach children the relationship between letters and sounds and develop the skills needed to read and write.

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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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Phonics Pop

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

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

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

Made using the and libraries.

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

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At Starfall, children have fun while they learn. Educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for PreK and Kindergarten learners.

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

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Learning to Count with these fun Counting Games

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Children will love learning to count up to 10 with these free, fun counting games.

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Learning to read with phonics? Click the '+' for advice.

Learning to read with phonics

If you live in England, your child will learn to read using phonics. Their school is very likely to use either the Letters and Sounds phonics framework or the Read Write Inc. programme. Check with your school if you're not sure which one they use.

Using Letters and Sounds?

If your child is using Letters and Sounds, you can find this list of eBooks by Letters and Sounds Phases useful. Bear in mind the following:

If you don't know your child's Phase, you can check with your school. As a guide, most Reception children will be on Phases 1-4 and most Year 1 children will be on Phases 4-5. Beyond Phase 5, your child will be able to decode most books.

In Letters and Sounds, there are 'sets' within the Phases - so your child might not know all the sounds in every book within their Phase.

Some series contain occasional 'tricky words' that your child can't decode using phonics. Use the inside front cover notes to teach your child these words before they start the book.

Find out more about Letters and Sounds >

Using Read Write Inc. Phonics?
If your child is being taught to read using the Read Write Inc. programme, you can find books suitable for them by clicking on the 'Levels' menu below and using the 'Read Write Inc.' filter to select the right level.

Find more support and resources for Read Write Inc. in our parents' guide to Read Write Inc. >

Looking for printed books for phonics practice at home?

Not reading to practise phonics?

Sharing books and independent reading

If your child is reading simply for enjoyment, comprehension, or practice, just browse the library or use any of the other filters. You can check which level is right for your child with this simple test from Read with Oxford.

Reading for pleasure

Are you a teacher? Find out about the Oxford Owl for School eBook library.

More available on Oxford Owl for School

Schools who are registered with Oxford Owl can provide pupils with access to an additional 30 Oxford Primary eBooks, plus a separate library of 50 Read Write Inc. titles all for free using a class login associated with their Oxford Owl for School.
How to set up a class login >

If you need more eBooks, Oxford Owl for School has introduced a new annual subscription of up to 550 titles. For more information, please visit the OUP website.

Are you looking for your class login?

Accessing your class eBook library from home

The class log in link has moved. If your teacher has given you login details to use your class library at home, please use the log in link at the very top of this page and select 'Students'.

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Songbirds

Levelled phonics books from the fabulous Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo.

Read Write Inc. Phonics

A step-by-step phonics programme to support reading. Learn at home with Read Write Inc. Phonics

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Free eBook library | Oxford Owl from Oxford University Press

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Browse our library of free children's eBooks to read with your child including Oxford Reading Tree adventures with Biff, Chip and Kipper.

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

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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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Free challenge packs for all ages from The Pawprint Trust! These are an amazing resource and will keep children busy, active and learning for hours. Suitable for all ages!

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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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The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 294344) and in Scotland (No. SC038885). A non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 1982873.

Woodland Trust (Enterprises) Limited, registered in England (No. 2296645), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Woodland Trust. Registered office: Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6LL.The Woodland Trust and Woodland Trust Nature Detectives logos are registered trademarks.

Images © protected Woodland Trust. VAT No. GB520 6111 04.

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Help youngsters learn about trees and wildlife with our outdoor learning resources and interactive activities.

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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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Educational Videos, Quizzes and Fun Facts!

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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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Resources from the RNLI to teach children about water safety - pictures, videos, songs and sheets to download for free

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RNLI lower primary youth education resources (age 3–7).

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Explore our comprehensive suite of fun water safety teaching activities and learning resources, aimed at younger primary school students.

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Sample games are free to use

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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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Ring a Grandparent or older relative and interview them! A phone call will brighten up their day! Download this simple interview template or create your own.

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Keep a record of the weather and identify signs of spring in our environment.

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Long before the advance of science and development of sophisticated means of measuring the weather, people have attempted to predict what conditions the near and long term future holds in store. Knowing what to expect has always been essential for the purpose of caring for animals and growing food, as well as trying to anticipate a particularly cold winter or dry growing season.

Over generations various natural indicators from the weather itself, atmospheric conditions or the behaviour of animals have been identified by people around the world that they believe give an indication of weather to come.

For example if cattle lie down and refuse to go up hill to pasture this has been seen as an indication that stormy weather is approaching. Similarly if your cat sits or lies with her back to the fire you can expect a cold spell. The nursery rhyme line " A swarm of bees in May, is worth a load of Hay" suggests that if there are lots of bees about during the late spring then there will be good crop growth during the summer.

In the United States, the black and orange coloured woolly bear caterpillar has long been used to predict the severity of the coming winter. It is thought that the wider the black bands on the caterpillar's back are the harsher the winter will be.

While many of the traditional phrases and proverbs associated with weather prediction do not stand up to scientific scrutiny, some of them do seem to be useful for predicting what might happen over the next few hours. Some examples of these are below:

Sometimes a circle appears around the sun or the moon. This circle or halo is visible when the light from the sun or moon is passing through the ice crystals that form very high level cirrus and cirrostratus clouds in the sky. These clouds do not carry rain themselves but often come before a low pressure weather system that may bring rain with it. This saying may also appear in the following form: "When halo rings the moon or sun, rain's approaching on the run."

"When smoke descends, good weather ends." If the smoke from a chimney does not ascend into the sky but instead curls back down towards the ground this may indicate that there is a lot of moisture in the air and that a change in the weather for the worse may be due.

"Red sky at night shepherds delight. Red sky in the morning shepherds warning." This is one of the most common weather sayings, and it can often be proved true for the following reasons. Firstly, our weather systems generally come from a westerly direction. Secondly, the colour of the sky is caused by the light of the sun being split into different colours as it passes through the dust and water vapours that occur high in the atmosphere.

When we see a red sky in the evening this means that the sun's light is shining through a large amount of dust particles. This usually indicates good stable weather with high pressure coming from the west.

On the other hand, when the sky is red in the morning as the sun rises in the east, this may indicate that a good weather system has just passed to the east, to be followed by a pattern of less stable conditions.

We have been hearing a lot about climate change and global warming recently - but do you know what exactly is happening?

The earth is heated by long red rays of heat that enter our atmosphere from the sun. These rays bounce off the earth and are reflected back out into space through the atmosphere. If all the heat escaped back out we would be very cold indeed here on earth. However the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is able to hold on to enough heat to make life on earth possible. How warm the earth is depends on how much carbon dioxide there is in the atmosphere to hold on to the heat.

Two hundred years ago the measurement was 270 parts per million. Carbon dioxide is taken in by plants when they are growing. Their green leaves, in the presence of sunlight, are able to split the carbon dioxide molecule in the air. The plant takes in the carbon part and releases the oxygen part into the atmosphere. All plants are made of carbon - trees, for example, take a lot of carbon out of the atmosphere as they grow and keep it in their trunks and branches.

How does carbon get back into the atmosphere?

When the trees and plants die and rot away, the carbon in their trunks and branches is released back into the atmosphere. It is taken in when they are growing and released when they die and rot away - the Carbon Cycle.

However, not all plants rot away when they die. If the conditions are not suitable for decay, say because of lack of oxygen or because conditions are too acidic, then the dead plants will just stay there. We see this in Ireland today in our bogs. Turf is made from plants that lived two or three thousand years ago but could not rot when they died because conditions were not right. Turf is called a fossil fuel. Similarly coal, oil and natural gas are made from plants that lived millions of years ago - in the Carboniferous Era - but could not rot away because condition were not suitable. All the carbon they took in from the atmosphere when they were growing is still stored as coal, oil or gas in these deposits.

When timber or any of these fossil fuels is burnt, however, the carbon they contain is put back into the atmosphere by the burning process. Since the Industrial Revolution we have been burning vast quantities of coal, oil and gas and the amount of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere has increased. There is now 380 parts per million of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere - an increase of 40% over the last two hundred years. So more heat is being held by this Carbon Dioxide - known as greenhouse gas - because it acts like the glass in a greenhouse holding in the heat.

The world is warming up - what is called Global Warming - and it is causing climate change. The ten hottest years on record on earth have all happened since 1995, with 2005 being the hottest year since records began. Polar ice caps and glaciers are melting at a faster rate because of this increased temperature.

The planet is two thirds ocean and one-third land, so it doesn't heat up evenly. Wind patterns are altered and as a result times of rain and drought are affected. Ocean currents are affected too. In Ireland we are kept warmer than we should be by the Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current that comes to our shores from warmer waters in the South Atlantic. Directly across the Atlantic - Newfoundland, at the samer latitude as us, is kept colder than it should be by the Humbolt Current, which flows down past its coast from the Arctic Ocean. If climate change causes these currents to stop or change direction, Ireland could in fact get much colder.

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Long before the advance of science and development of sophisticated means of measuring the weather, people have attempted to predict what conditions the near and long term future holds in store. Knowing what to expect has always been essential for the purpose of caring for animals and growing food, as well as trying to anticipate a particularly cold winter or dry growing season.

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Children can easily draw the board for this game as part of art and craft activities (if you are unable to print it).

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This game is about counting up to 100.

You will need the game board, an ordinary dice and three matching counters for each player.

How to play the game:
Start by putting one of your counters on '0', one on '0 tens' and one on '0 hundreds'.

The first player throws the dice and moves their counter that number of places along the snail's body. Take turns at throwing the dice.

After you get to '9', the first counter goes back to '0' and the second counter moves up to '1 ten'.

Keep moving the first counter along the snail's body and moving the second counter to the next 'ten' every time you get to the end and go from 9 to 0.

When your counter is on '9 tens' and needs to move, it can't move any further around the spiral. Instead, it goes back to '0 tens' and your third counter moves from '0 hundreds' to '1 hundred'. The first person to move their counter onto the '1 hundred' space is the winner!

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This game is about counting up to 100. You will need the game board, an ordinary dice and three matching counters for each player. How to play the game: Start by putting one of your counters on '0', one on '0 tens' and one on '0 hundreds'.

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Dienes and Coins - 5-9 year olds - Topmarks

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Useful place value teaching resources for use on an interactive whiteboard. They cover hundreds, tens and ones and UK money. With some you will need to drag the Dienes blocks to represent the number you want. Please note the decimals section is faulty.

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Free Coding Lessons, Games and Activities

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Free Coding Lessons, Games and Activities

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Anyone can learn computer science. Make games, apps and art with code.

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Children can easily draw the board for this game as part of art and craft activities (if you are unable to print it).

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This game is about counting up to 100.

You will need the game board, an ordinary dice and three matching counters for each player.

How to play the game:
Start by putting one of your counters on '0', one on '0 tens' and one on '0 hundreds'.

The first player throws the dice and moves their counter that number of places along the snail's body. Take turns at throwing the dice.

After you get to '9', the first counter goes back to '0' and the second counter moves up to '1 ten'.

Keep moving the first counter along the snail's body and moving the second counter to the next 'ten' every time you get to the end and go from 9 to 0.

When your counter is on '9 tens' and needs to move, it can't move any further around the spiral. Instead, it goes back to '0 tens' and your third counter moves from '0 hundreds' to '1 hundred'. The first person to move their counter onto the '1 hundred' space is the winner!

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This game is about counting up to 100. You will need the game board, an ordinary dice and three matching counters for each player. How to play the game: Start by putting one of your counters on '0', one on '0 tens' and one on '0 hundreds'.

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Practice Place Value (Hundreds, Ten and Units).

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Demonstrator for Counting, Place Value & Decimals.

Learning Objectives:

Y1: To count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number

Y2: To recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens, ones)

Y3: To recognise the place value of each digit in a three-digit number (hundreds, tens, ones)

Y3: To read and write numbers up to 1000 in numerals [and in words]

Y4: To find 1000 more or less than a given number

Y4: To recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones)

Y5: To read, write, [order and compare numbers] to at least 1 000 000 and determine the value of each digit

Y5: To count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1 000 000

Y5: To recognise and use thousandths and relate them to tenths, hundredths and decimal equivalents

Y5: To read, write, [order and compare] numbers with up to three decimal places

Y6: To read, write, [order and compare] numbers up to 10 000 000 and determine the value of each digit

Y6: To identify the value of each digit in numbers given to three decimal places and multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 giving answers up to three decimal places

A simple interactive abacus. Great fo modelling counting forwards/backwards & place value.
Instructions:

Press the [ + ] button to count forwards in steps of 1,10,100 etc.

Press the [ - ] button to count backwards in steps of 1,10,100 etc.

Why not press [ num ] and hide the digits. Then ask the children to write the number on their drywipe boards?

Close your eyes and listen as we add tens.... write the number we have reached.

Press [ dec ] to see decimal numbers. The triangles move the decimal place.

Have fun!

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Learning Objectives: Y1: To count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 or 1, or from any given number Y2: To recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens, ones) Y3: To recognise the place value of each digit in a three-digit number

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SplashLearn: Fun Math & ELA Program for PreK-Grade 5

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SplashLearn is an award-winning learning program loved by over 40 million kids for engaging Math and ELA practice. Aligned with Common Core and various state standards.

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Educational Games and Manipulatives for All Levels

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Educational Games and Manipulatives for All Levels

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Toy Theater is your source for free educational games specially designed for elementary-aged students. It's available on all desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices, ensuring learning is never out of reach. If you are a fan of our site, we encourage you to share Toy Theater on your social media or website.

Explore Toy Theater

Here's a sneak peek into what Toy Theater has in store:

Math Games: Ranging from counting and numeral recognition to division and telling time, there's a vast assortment of interactive math games.

Language Arts: Students can work on spelling, letter recognition, and even practice reading with online books.

Art and Music : From teaching students to play simple songs on a keyboard to exploring symmetry via art games, the platform fosters creativity alongside learning.

Puzzles and Games: Ideal for early finishers or indoor recess, their online educational puzzles and games promise fun-filled learning.

Teacher Tools: Need a fun timer or a spinner? Or perhaps a simple way to evaluate basic math skills? Their virtual teacher tools have got you covered.

Whether you project Toy Theater games and interactive tools on your smartboard for the whole class to see or use them during small group work, you're sure to love them!

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Toy Theater | Fun Online Educational Games for Kids

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Make learning a blast! Toy Theater is chock full of interactive online art, reading & math games for kids. Designed with the needs of kindergarten through third grade classrooms in mind, these free games are trusted by teachers around the world to provide real educational value.

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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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StoryJumper: Make and read illustrated story books

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Create your own storybook online. Make writing and publishing a book more fun with our picture book making tool!

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How well do you really know children's books?

It's time to find out, because you can test your knowledge with our fun quizzes. We'd love to hear your scores, so share your results by tweeting us @BookTrust.

BookTrust HomeTime

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

HomeTime 0-5

We've put together some fun stories and activities to help keep you and your child entertained when you're at home.

Storybooks and games

Listen or read along with loads of stories, or play one of our interactive games.

Competitions

Cross your fingers and try your luck in our competitions, giving you the chance to win book bundles and other brilliant prizes.

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How well do you really know children's books? It's time to find out, because you can test your knowledge with our fun quizzes. We'd love to hear your scores, so share your results by tweeting us @BookTrust. Looking for something fun as a family?

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Medium length children's picture books, reading length from 10-20 minutes, for free download or read online from Free Kids Books.

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Math explained in easy language, plus puzzles, games, worksheets and an illustrated dictionary. For K-12 kids, teachers and parents.

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Practice addition, multiplication, fractions and algebraic reasoning with our popular math games. Discover fun learning games kids love to play.

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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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Lots of free games for Maths, Literacy etc. at many levels

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Arcademics - Math Games, Language Arts Games, and More

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Fun and free educational games for kids in K-8. Featuring multiplayer learning games, math games, language arts games, and much more!