Learning from Home
27/3/20: New links and ideas have been added to the list down below.
18/3/20: Below are a list of activities, websites and apps that the girls can work on from home.These are just general ideas and alternatives, as every teacher has already given work that will last to the end of next week - March 28th. After that time more work will be assigned by each teacher. In the longer term an alternative method will be looked at, as to how to move forward with teaching in the weeks to come. Mrs. Morris will also keep people updated through the Aladdin app. I have created an email account for anyone who wishes to get in touch with any questions they may have and I will check this several times a day and get back to you as soon as possible. Contact stjohnofgod20@gmail.com if you have any problems or questions or even if you have found anything useful. I hope everything will be of some use to you in these difficult and challenging times.
18/3/20: Below are a list of activities, websites and apps that the girls can work on from home.These are just general ideas and alternatives, as every teacher has already given work that will last to the end of next week - March 28th. After that time more work will be assigned by each teacher. In the longer term an alternative method will be looked at, as to how to move forward with teaching in the weeks to come. Mrs. Morris will also keep people updated through the Aladdin app. I have created an email account for anyone who wishes to get in touch with any questions they may have and I will check this several times a day and get back to you as soon as possible. Contact stjohnofgod20@gmail.com if you have any problems or questions or even if you have found anything useful. I hope everything will be of some use to you in these difficult and challenging times.
Below is a list of apps, websites and activities that can be used by everyone.
Apps all found in the app store: Scratch Junior, Kodable, Lightbot Junior
Twinkl have opened their website to families and now have a month free subscription. This is a fantastic website used by many teachers. They have school closure packs which can be downloaded and lots of different activities divided by class and subject .
To register go to www.twinkl.ie/offer create an account and the code is IRLTWINKLHELPS
Edco have made their online books available for parents.We use Bua na Cainte in school go to
www.edco.ie
Level- Primary
Username- primaryedcobooks
Password- edco2020
Folens have also opened up their digital resources to parents. Go to
www.folensonline.ie
Click register, select teacher,fill in a username, email and password.
Instead of a roll number use the code Prim20
Teachers, parents and pupils can access the online versions of all CJ Fallon books for free. Simply click here and filter to your required title.In school we use the Wonderland Skills Books and Small World.
www.gonoodle.com dance activities for children
www.youtube.com search for Just Dance - lots of popular songs available for children to dance and copy the movements of the people on screen.
Search Joe Wicks Five Minute workouts for kids on YouTube great to get everyone active.
Literacy "What-if" Activity - A PDF download of images to spark imagination in a visual literacy activity - looking at the images critically and interpretating what the child sees.
http://www.littlemissteacher.com/2020/03/visual-literacy-challenges-if-its.html
Prim-Ed publishing company have provided a "Learn At Home" pack for different classes on their website here: We use their Mental Maths Book from first to sixth class and also English in Practice for first. The pack contains answer pages for each book.
https://www.prim-ed.ie/blog/post/parent-information-centre/
PDST Technology in Education have provided a huge range of links and materials for continuing learning at home. You can access that on the PDST site here: https://www.pdst.ie/DistanceLearning
If you are a library member, Borrowbox allows access online (https://www.borrowbox.com/) to our local library here in Waterford. If you are not a library member or your membership has lapsed, simply visit this link: https://lgma.iii.com/selfreg - follow all the steps and you'll be able to log in to Borrowbox with your details to download eBooks and audiobooks to use in the comfort of your home. Find out more about joining the Library here: https://www.librariesireland.ie/join-your-library . More information on Library services available during the coronavirus closure is available here: https://www.librariesireland.ie/news/online-services-during-coronavirus
Scholastic have prepared some materials for children to learn at home, organised by class level ("grade level"). Accesss the free materials HERE: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html?caching
Carol Vorderman has made her Maths website free until the current crisis has passed. Sign up for lots of Maths activities HERE:
https://www.themathsfactor.com/
www.londis.ie have a lovely Easter activity pack which can be downloaded.
www.readingeggs.com just register for a free trial
World Book Online have just made their collection of over 3,000 ebooks and audiobooks available for free for children to access at home. They have books suitable for all ages. Click on the following link to access them.https://worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook/index.html…
https://www.mathplayground.com/make_a_number.html - for all ages
https://www.splashlearn.com/ Most classes are already registered for this and the girls should have their log in details to continue working on it.The only section that can't be completed is the money section as it is in dollars.
This is a brilliant collection of maths activities divided into classes
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pPZIXYgFJ1QdZOD88iMx3Kg6cMpnvUmP?fbclid=IwAR219R8XWIvphABb4RaVrhVFawu9y5V35O8GFfAGzws1J_yTEU_C9Fa8do8
www.coolsciencelab.com/math-magician.html is great for practicing tables.
https://www.weareteachers.com/math-card-games/?fbclid=IwAR2YmwQXYlDOGkOoLwkzOfopGdm_u4h1K04RW62mqIv_9OANn3YVQHnifb8
http://leighleat.com/index.html will read stories poems etc out loud as gaeilge so children can hear them, they have the Aesops fables in Irish too and you can pick the canuint.
www.dabbledoowww.dabbledoomusic.commusic.com based around the Irish primary music curriculum has made their registration free.
Ms. Flynn has her A Mindful Being Facebook page which highlights show of the recent work the school has done on wellbeing and mindfulness.There are lots of suggestions for mindfulness activities and calming exercises for children www.facebook.com/AMindfulBee-ing
Brain Pop -
https://go.brainpop.com/COVID19?utm_source=covidhub&utm_medium=hero&utm_campaign=coronavirus&utm_content=free-access
Cosmic Kids - Yoga activities for mindfulness and relaxation each day.
https://www.cosmickids.com/
Subh.ie - Games, videos and flashcards with lots of Irish vocabulary.
http://subh.ie/bunscoil/
Hit The Button - Interactive Maths game - play with halves, doubles, times tables, division facts and square numbers.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Language Activities - Games and activities looking at compound words, homophones, conjunctions, prefixes and suffixes, contractions, prepositions and many more parts of language.
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/language-arts.html
ICT Games - Phonics, reading, spelling, writing, letter formation, non-fiction reading, all aimed at 5-8 year olds.
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/literacy.html
Rainn agus Amhráin - Songs and Poems in Irish, organised by theme and class level
http://resources.teachnet.ie/clane/2008/index.html
World Book Online - an excellent free online encyclopedia provided by Scoilnet.ie, with information presented appropriately for children of all ages
https://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all&gr=Welcome%21
Nrich Maths - Activities and Challenges for all ages.
https://nrich.maths.org/9086
Comic Book Art - Illustrator Jarrett Lerner has provided some incomplete comic books; there are blank panels for children to complete the story.
https://jarrettlerner.com/activities/