Useful Links
Help my Kid Learn Website
Help My Kid Learn – a simple website that brings together relevant information for parents and the wider community to support children’s literacy and numeracy development. Visit www.helpmykidlearn.ie
Mathematics in Our School: Parent Questionnaire
Please click here to fill out the Parent Questionnaire
Useful Educational Websites
Maths
- Kids Heart Maths Worksheet Factory www.akidsheart.com/threer/mathdes.htm
- Daisy Maths (requires Java) http://www.daisymaths.com.au/aboutme.html
- Basic Facts Worksheet Factory www.schoolhousetech.com/products/download.htm
- Sebran http://www.wartoft.nu/software/sebran/
- Online Tangram Games http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/area/tangram.html
- Times Tables http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/multiplication/timestables/game.shtml
- BBC online Games http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/
- Shearston Free online Maths Games http://www.sherston.com/freebees/numeracy.htm
- Drape www.cs.uu.nl/people/markov/kids/drape.html
- Online Maths Games http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/numberskills.html
- Fun brain Maths http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html
English
- Wordsearch Factory www.schoolhousetech.com/products/download.htm
- Eclipse Crossword Maker www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/download.html
- Children’s Story Books online http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html
- The Berenstain Bears http://pbskids.org/berenstainbears/
- Match Up BBC Grammar http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/
- Giggle Poetry http://gigglepoetry.com/
- Sebastian Swan’s Infant Explorer http://www.sebastianswan.org.uk/index.html
- Internet Picture Dictionary http://www.pdictionary.com/
- Sherston Free Basic Skills Activities http://www.sherston.com/freebees/basic.htm
- Sherston Free Literacy Activities
- http://www.sherston.com/freebees/literacy.htm
- Fun Brain Online Reading http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html
- Story Book Web http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/storybook/
- Ken Nesbitt’s Poems – http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
- CBBs Stories http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/storycircle/cbeebiesstories/
- Lil’ Fingers – online story books. http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/
Irish
- Curaclam na Gaeilge http://www.ncca.ie/uploadedfiles/Curriculum/Primary_Gaeilge_Curriculum.pdf
- Gaeilge sa Rang http://www.teachnet.ie/ffleming/2005/pages/
- Gaeilge Vocabulary Resources http://www.teachnet.ie/jfarrell/2005B/
- Bia agus Spraoi http://www.teachnet.ie/mmorrin/2004/
- Irish online Dictionary http://www.englishirishdictionary.com/
- Irish Powerpoint Downloads http://www.gaelscoil.com/
- Cluichí ar Tobar.ie http://www.tobar.ie/cluichi/index.htm
- Mayo Education Centre Downloads http://www.ecmayo.ie/downloads/ppts/powerpoints.htm
- Teachnet Resources for English http://www.teachnet.ie/resources/default.asp?NCID=275&RTID=1&RCID=12&RSID=1
Visual Arts
- Aunt Annie’s Crafts http://www.auntannie.com/
- I am an Artist http://www.iamanartist.ie/
- Kinderart http://www.kinderart.com/
- Enchanted learning Crafts http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/
- Cartoon Critters Online Colouring Books http://www.cartooncritters.com/onlinecoloring.htm
Drama
- Drama Games & Warm Up http://www.geocities.com/shalyndria13/warmups.htm
- Free Play Scripts http://www.geocities.com/pocolocoplayers/free.html
- Funtastics Children’s Theater Play Scripts Online http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/theaterscripts/
- Drama Scripts http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/drama.htm
- Scoilnet’s Theatre Page http://www.scoilnet.com/article.aspx?id=5065
- Drama in the Primary School http://www.artsonthemove.co.uk/education/primary/primary.html
Music
- Freebyte Music Zone http://www.freebyte.com/music/
- Instruments of the Orchestra http://www.thirteen.org/publicarts/orchestra/
- Play Music http://www.playmusic.org/
- Classic Cat – a directory with links to over 2800 free to download classical performances on the internet, sorted by composer and work. http://www.classiccat.net/
- Musical Dictionary http://www.classicsforkids.com/terms/
- San Francisco Symphony Kids http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp
- Sing-along-songs http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm
- Teachnet Music Projects http://www.teachnet.ie/resources/default.asp?NCID=275&RTID=1&RCID=4&RSID=1
Geography
- Sherston Free Geography Activities
- http://www.sherston.com/freebees/geography.htm
- Áraskids.ie – The official site of the President for kids http://www.araskids.ie/
- Teachnet Geography Sites http://www.teachnet.ie/resources/default.asp?NCID=275&RTID=1&RCID=7&RSID=1
- Global Warming Kids Site http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
- Google Maps http://maps.google.co.uk/
- Google Earth Free Downlaod http://earth.google.com/
- Kids Planet http://www.kidsplanet.org/
- Mr. Dowling’s Electronic Passport http://www.mrdowling.com/
- Recycle Zone http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/
- What is it like where you live? http://www.mbgnet.net/
- World Almanac for Kids http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
- World Flags http://www.flags.net/
- World Heritage Tour http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/
- Weather Wiz Kids http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
History
- Animals Myths & Legends http://members.ozemail.com.au/~oban/
- Ancient Egypt http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
- Castles on the Web http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
- On this Day http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/
- Irelands Last Nomadic People http://www.bunclodyns.com/nomads03/
- Medieval Castles http://www.iol.ie/~sligogrm/index.htm
- Tales of Wonder http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/
- The Ancient Olympics http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
- Hieroglyphs http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/index.html
Science
- Sherston Free Science Activities http://www.sherston.com/freebees/science.htm
- Animal Facts http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/animal_facts.html
- Environmental Facts http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/environmental_facts.html
- Butterflies of Ireland http://www.irishbutterflies.com/
- BBC Science http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/
- BBC Science Clips http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/
- Colour Illusions http://www.echalk.co.uk/amusements/OpticalIllusions/illusions.htm
- Electrical Safety http://www.culverco.com/comed/kidssafety/find_dangers/index.html
- Power Discovery Zone http://www.powerdiscoveryzone.com/home.html
- Ski Spy http://www.scispy.ie/
- Try Science http://www.tryscience.org/
- The Amazing Human Body http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/bodyintro_34/index.html
- Science Unleashed http://www.scienceunleashed.ie/
PE
- Children’s Folk Games http://www.estcomp.ro/~cfg/home.html
- Games Kids Play http://www.gameskidsplay.net/
- Hurling Skills http://www.iol.ie/~mfogarty/skills/skills.htm
ICT
- Sherston Free Online Activities http://www.sherston.com/freebees/ict.htm
- BBC Computer Tutor http://www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor/computertutorone/
- NCTE www.ncte.ie
SPHE
- Nutrition Sleuth http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/sleuth/casebook.html
- SPHE http://www.sphe.ie/
Special Needs
- Jan Brett’s home page http://www.janbrett.com/
- Priory Woods School – a site for the kids http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/kidsonly/index.htm
- Do to Learn – Educational Resources for Special Needs Children http://www.dotolearn.com/
- SEN Resources Loads of printable SEN resources http://www.geocities.com/sen_resources/resources.html
Multicultural Education
- Internet Picture Dictionary in various languages http://www.pdictionary.com/
- Micositas Virtual Picture Books http://www.miscositas.com/
- Our World http://www.teachnet.ie/clane/2006/
Kids Search Engines
- Quintura –Safe Search Engine for Kids http://kids.quintura.com/
- Fact Monster http://www.factmonster.com/index.html
- Kids Click – A wen search for kids created by librarians. http://www.kidsclick.org/
- Yahooligans http://kids.yahoo.com/
General Sites
- Enchanted learning – A huge bank of resources in every subject area. Non-members have limited access. Members have full access. www.enchantedlearning.com
Here you can download Basic Facts Worksheet Factory ,Basic Facts Bingo, Word Search Factory Lite for free. Other programs can be downloaded on a trial basis. To download Word search factory click on the Downloads tab (top of page). Scroll down to get Word search factory. Click on Download WordSearchFactoryLite3Setup.exe. Click run-run-next-next-next-install-finish.
- Teachnet – A bank of websites created by teachers for students/teachers.www.teachnet.ie
- Clicker Tutorial – A set of clear, easy to follow online video tutorials on how to use clicker 4.
- Scoilnet – An Irish bank of resources for students teachers & parents www.scoilnet.ie
- Google Earth– A fantastic & free resource from Google. Click on the Get Google Earth Free ( to the right of the screen) to download. http://earth.google.com/
- Primary Resources – Lesson plans, activity ideas and resources for Primary teachers
- Wikipedia – an online encyclopaedia. http://www.wikipedia.org/
- BBC Schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
- Online learning games http://www.gamequarium.com/
- Online sodokus & wordsearches http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/learningonline.htm
- More Learning games http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/games/top100.htm
- Learn Anytime Uk: Resources on many areas of the curriculum: http://www.learnanytime.co.uk