Educational Links

GENERAL

 

Britannica School
An online free encyclopedia. Anytime, anywhere access to Britannica for students and teachers.
Helpmykidlearn.ie
Launched Sept 2012. Includes audio and video content to support parents with literacy difficulties and links to others websites providing more detailed information on specific topics. The site is designed for parents, grandparents and carers of children aged 0 – 12 years and is searchable according to the child’s age.
Scoilnet.com
Providing a range of resources, worksheets, and project information for all subjects within the Irish primary curriculum broken down by class levels.
BBC Education
Tons of information & fun on the schools and education sections of the BBC site

 

MATHS

Maths Zone – Woodlands Junior School
Interactive maths games for all ages.

ACMHAINNÍ GAEILGE

Focal.ie
A database of Irish terms containing over 270,000 terms, searchable under both Irish and English versions.
Digital Dialects
Interactive games for learning Irish language

LITERACY RESOURCES

Literacy Zone – Woodlands Junior School
Interactive literacy games for all ages.
National Geographic Kids
Features different people, animals, and places each month with facts, games, activities, and related links.

SESE

Me and my Body
Explore the human body with Ryan and Roisin. The site is designed to assist in the teaching of the Living Things strand of the primary curriculum
PrimaryScience.ie
Discover Primary Science is a flagship project run by the Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) awareness programme. The programme aims to show children how important and fun science can be!
AskaboutIreland.ie
Providing lots of information and activities on History, Geography & Science broken down into class levels.The AskaboutIreland website also hosts the Digital Archive of the Irish Time. However it can only be accessed online through schools or libraries. Every edition of the Irish Times since 29th March 1859 is available online in an easily searchable format.
Google Earth
Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips
National Geographic Kids
Features different people, animals, and places each month with facts, games, activities, and related links.

SPHE – WEB SAFETY

Webwise.ie
Webwise.ie educates on safer usage of the Internet. Aimed at students, teachers and parents it also promotes the positive aspects of using the Internet and informs on how to deal with the risks.