Here are some educational websites for children. Some usually involve a paid licence but are offering free home use during the COVID 19 school closure. If you sign up, please note carefully when the free offer expires. A few of the websites are always free. Enjoy!
http://www.helpkidzlearn.com
Select ‘Subscribe’. Choose ‘Games and Activities’. Select ‘Monthly Licence- Home Access’.
At Checkout, enter voucher code: Games100
TWINKL Worksheets & Ideas (particularly good if you have a printer)
Go to www.twinkl.ie/offer and enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS
Twinkl is offering a One Month FREE Ultimate Membership to Twinkl.ie. This will allow parents unlimited access to every single resource.
VOOKS – STORYBOOKS BROUGHT TO LIFE
Sign up to Vooks https://www.vooks.com/ Free for one month.
Asks for credit card payment of €0.93. Lots of audio visual stories for children with animation/ illustrations.
NOTE: Remember to cancel at end of month unless you want to keep subscribing.
Oxford Owl has an ebook library with over 250 books in it and offers free access to teachers and parents once you create an account at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. They also have some vocabulary and comprehension activities for most of the books.
For Juniors and Seniors
The World Book is a virtual encyclopaedia except a lot more interactive.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Maths and Science: Infants to 6th Class
Any science experiment you could ever think of is nicely organised into lots of different sections. Much of the equipment you can find at home but well worth exploring to try and do a science experiment every few days.
Web COVID 19 School Closure Link for Parents: Mangahigh For Home
Mangahigh offers thousands of exciting and engaging maths games to ensure understanding of maths concepts and build further depth of knowledge. Aimed at children of 5-16 years old, Mangahigh teaches all classroom topics.