GENERAL WEBSITES:
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https://www.scoilnet.ie/ A Department of Education funded website to collate resources to help in all areas of the Irish curriculum. Very useful for projects, as well as literacy, maths or IT.
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https://www.natgeokids.com/ie/ A lovely child-friendly website packed with information about various countries and animals.
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https://www.howstuffworks.com/ A website with videos and podcasts answering questions about how the world around us works.
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https://www.webwise.ie/parents/ This website focuses on staying safe on-line, a super resource for parents where you will find “…all the information and support you need to ensure your child makes the most of their time online.”
WEBSITES TO SUPPORT LITERACY:
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FREE WEBSITES:
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https://www.scoilnet.ie/ A Department of Education funded website to collate resources to help in all areas of the Irish curriculum. Very useful for projects, as well as literacy, maths or IT.
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https://www.starfall.com/h/ a wonderful website for practising phonics. (Junior classes)
Alphablocks – cartoons on Youtube.com to consolidate phonics
https://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/SightWordSmash/play.html sight word game
https://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/SightWordSmash/play.html sight word game
https://sightwords.com/sight-words/games/ suggestions for sight word games you can play with your child
https://readingeggs.co.uk/signup/ Staged approach to learning to read. Free trial available
Teach Your Monster – a great website for consolidating letters, sounds and reading to full sentences. You must use an e-mail address to sign up. Desktop version is free, App has a charge.
Storyline Online – A website where authors read their books. Lovely to promote reading for pleasure.
https://www.education.com/resources/games/?q=cloud%20game various ‘cloud’ games to practise basic phonic and number skills
https://www.education.com/resources/?q=balloon%20pop variety of ‘balloon pop’ games to recognise letters, practise sight words and addition and subtraction skills.
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