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As I mentioned on the website, "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" is a sentence that includes all 26 letters of the alphabet.

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Phonics - Learn to Read | The Quick Brown Fox | Alphablocks

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This is the website I mentioned on the school website.  I've already tried the poodle and the dolphin.  It's really good!

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Here is where you’ll find every single one of our how to draw lessons! It’s a massive drawing library! You’ll find lessons for kids of all ages.

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Anyone who has ever been in my class knows that I love this song and everyone MUST sing and dance along, whether you are in Junior Infants or 6th Class.

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Val Whitlock & Shirley Court - Singing Sherlock Book 1

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Listen to this piece of music.  At the start we are given the image of the countryside, quiet with only the sounds of nature.  But then come the soldiers and their horses charging!  Have you hear this piece of music before?

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Composers

Gioachino Rossini

February 29, 1792 - November 13, 1868
Romantic Period Born in Italy
Gioachino Rossini, the most popular opera composer of his day, was born in Pesaro, Italy. Like many composers, Rossini learned about music from his parents. Gioachino's father played the horn and the trumpet, and his mother was an opera singer. When Gioachino was a little boy, he learned to play the piano and to sing.

In Rossini's day, the opening of a new opera was as exciting as the opening of a new movie is for us. Rossini wrote his first opera when he was 18 years old. His most famous opera is The Barber of Seville. And after composing the opera William Tell in 1829, when he was 37, Rossini stopped writing operas.

After that, Rossini didn't compose again for years. When he was much older, he wrote some music for the church, and he wrote a lot of small pieces to entertain his friends. Because those pieces were not very serious, he jokingly referred to them as "Sins of Old Age."

Music by Rossini:

William Tell Overture: Finale

Shows about Rossini:

Lesson Plan

Educators, there is a Lesson Plan available on this site for Gioachino Rossini. Click here to learn more.
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Composers February 29, 1792 - November 13, 1868 Romantic Period Born in Italy Gioachino Rossini, the most popular opera composer of his day, was born in Pesaro, Italy. Like many composers, Rossini learned about music from his parents. Gioachino's father played the horn and the trumpet, and his mother was an opera singer.

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This is the story of Clark the Shark.  What are the names of Clark's teacher and his best friend?  What helped Clark to stop doing everything "too hard"?

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Clark is a shark with zing, bang, and boom. Clark zooms into school, crashes through the classroom, and is rowdy at recess. Clark loves life - but when his enthusiasm is too much for his friends, Clark's teacher, Mrs. Inkydink, helps him figure out a way to tone it down. Clark the Shark celebrates boisterous enthusiasm - and knowing when it's time for indoor voices.

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Clark is a shark with zing, bang, and boom. Clark zooms into school, crashes through the classroom, and is rowdy at recess. Clark loves life - but when his enthusiasm is too much for his friends, Clark's teacher, Mrs. Inkydink, helps him figure out a way to tone it down.

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Listen to the story about Arnie the Doughnut. How many sprinkles were on Arnie? Design and draw your own doughnut. What happened to Arnie in the end? Can you think of a different ending?

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At first glance, Arnie looks like an average doughnut - round, cakey, iced and sprinkled, with a hole in the middle. He was made by one of the best bakeries in town, and admittedly his sprinkles are candy-colored. Still, a doughnut is just a doughnut, right? WRONG! Not if Arnie has anything to say about it. And, for a doughnut, he sure seems to have an awful lot to say. Can Arnie change the fate of all doughnuts - or at least have a hand in his own future?

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Arnie the Doughnut read by Chris O'Dowd and written and illustrated by Laurie Keller. At first glance, Arnie looks like an average doughnut - round, cakey, iced and sprinkled, with a hole in the middle. He was made by one of the best bakeries in town, and admittedly his sprinkles are candy-colored.

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Dr Knickerbocker is a great song to get yourself moving to. Teach your family the words and get dancing together!

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Val Whitlock & Shirley Court - Singing Sherlock Book 1

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Click here to play this phonics and reading game for free on a computer. The app will cost you around €1

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The game has been funded by the Usborne Foundation, a charity set up to support initiatives to develop early literacy.

Our mission is to help as many children learn to read as possible. The computer version is 100% free and we put profits from the app back into the Usborne Foundation, to continue to create new and exciting ways for children to learn.

The charity was founded by Peter Usborne MBE and his children, Nicola and Martin, one of the world's leading children's book publishing companies and Children's Publisher of the Year 2012. He was previously one of the founders of the magazine Private Eye.

The game is for children in the first stages of learning to read, or for older children who need a bit more practice. Read more details about the three games.

The game takes children on a magical journey, meeting colourful characters along the way and collecting fantastic rewards. When children are engaged, they're motivated to learn.

As they progress, they rehearse a range of essential reading skills; matching letters to sounds, blending, segmenting, tricky words and reading full sentences.

Find out exactly what the game covers.

The game runs on any normal laptop or desktop computer (including Apple Macs) and the app works on iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle tablets.

Peter Usborne is the founder and Managing Director of Usborne Publishing, one of the world's leading children's book publishing companies and Children's Publisher of the Year 2012. He was previously one of the founders of the magazine Private Eye, and was recently awarded an MBE for services to publishing.

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The game has been funded by the Usborne Foundation, a charity set up to support initiatives to develop early literacy. Our mission is to help as many children learn to read as possible. The computer version is 100% free and we put profits from the app back into the Usborne Foundation, to continue to create new and exciting ways for children to learn.

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Pokemon! | Fun Kids Exercise Videos | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure

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These books have been made available for everyone while the schools are closed and you could write the tasks into a copy.  You will need to enter an email address when you click into the book

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21st Century Business (4th Edition)
21st Century Business - Third Edition
A new baby
A Surprise for Feena
A Trip in Time - Core Reader 4
A Way with Words Book 1
A Way with Words Book 2
A Way with Words Book 3
A Way with Words Book 4
A Way with Words Book 5
A Way with Words Book 6
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