There are lots of links and ideas on this page. …We hope you find some of these links useful.
- Brain Calm is a programme that helps assist children with sensory needs. It can help children who are struggling with behaviour; have difficulty regulating emotions; and children who are dealing with anxiety. Brenda Cassidy, the creator of Brain Calm will be posting a tutorial every day over the next few weeks. The first tutorial can be seen here. The first tutorial explains a bit about the theory while others will be of a more practical nature. You can follow Brenda Cassidy OT and Sensory Educator on Facebook.
- https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga – Cosmic Kids on Youtube is great for a yoga/mindfulness activities. It might be nice if you’re looking for a 10-15 minute chillout time.
- https://www.calm.com/ Learn the life-changing skill of meditation. Get more restful sleep and wake up feeling refreshed. Exclusive music to help you focus.
- https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups Change4Life and Disney have teamed up again to bring you new Shake Up games inspired by Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2, and Disney’s The Lion King and Frozen. These 10-minute bursts of fun will really get your kids moving and count towards the 60 active minutes they need every day!
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ – The Body Coach, Joe Wicks is doing a PE lesson every day at 9 am. He also has 5 minute movement breaks which are great.
- https://www.gonoodle.com/blog/gonoodle-games-movement-app-for-kids/ Fun movement and dance activities for kids
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button – Hit the button maths
- https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ – Free e-books with a wide range of stories.
- https://www.switchzoo.com/ Take a guided tour, play animal games.
- Comic Book Art – https://jarrettlerner.com/activities/ Illustrator Jarrett Lerner has provided some incomplete comic books; there are blank panels for children to complete the story.
- https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html – NASA Kids’ Club.
- https://www.dublinzoo.ie/ LIVE WEBCAMS – See what the animals are up to right now
- https://www.nationalgallery.ie/virtual-tour – Explore the wonders of the National Gallery of Ireland’s collection, and take a leisurely stroll around from the comfort of your own home in the first in a series of virtual tours.
- https://youtu.be/HYWycl8vR5c – Ants in Your Pants #99 – Cool Tunes for Kids by Eric Herman
- https://supersimple.com/super-simple-songs/ -a collection of original kids songs and classic nursery rhymes made SIMPLE for young learners.
- http://www.tinwhistle.ie/tunes-list/ – Learn to Play the Tin Whistle | Traditional Irish Style. The tunes listed are grouped according to relative difficultly and genre.
- https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/ – Every day at 11am, you can listen one of David Walliams’ World’s Worst Children stories, so sit down, take a break, and enjoy 20ish minutes of pure fun!
- https://www.digitaldialects.com/Irish.htm Irish Language games. All games are free for school and home use.
- https://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/1127275-rte-home-school-hub/ From Monday 30 March, each morning from 11am to 12 noon on RTÉ2, each of the bilingual teachers will present three short class segments aimed at 1st and 2nd class, 3rd and 4th class and 5th and 6th class.
- https://ncse.ie/online-resources-for-parents – The NCSE (National Council for Special Education) has compiled a number of ways to support children with special educational needs at this time. The documents are very clear and brief and are a great resource for all.
- https://ncca.ie/en/primary/resources-for-parents -resources to help you to support your child’s learning in primary school. Organised by class level.
- https://www.education.ie/en/Parents/Information/Resources-for-Parents/Help-My-Kid-Learn.html – The website’s purpose is to provide fun activities that parents can do with their children to develop their literacy and numeracy
- https://www.scoilnet.ie/ a number of home usage supports for students.
- http://www.askaboutireland.ie/ Learning Zone – Information about History, Geography and Science. Organised by class level.
- https://padlet.com/ciarareillymarino/primarydistancelearning – Tools, apps and websites to support Irish primary pupils working in the home
- http://www.haveyougotmathseyes.com/ Maths in everyday life
- https://www.highlightskids.com/ Play games, Read some cool facts and do some science.
- http://resources.teachnet.ie/clane/2008/index.html Rainn agus Amhráin. Organised by class – songs and poems in Irish.
- https://www.sfi.ie/engagement/discover-primary-science-and-maths/activities-search/index.xml – Activities from the Science Foundation of Ireland.
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