Resources
General
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The following websites are very good for general resources
- www.channel4learning.com
- www.factmonster.com
- www.bbc.co.uk
- www.giftedkids.ie
- www.askaboutireland.ie
- www.tutpup.com/about (Play fun English and Maths games against other children from all over the world)
Maths
- www.teachingtables.co.uk - Multiplication tables games
- www.transum.org - Times tables challenge
- www.chessacademy.com
- www.mathsisfun.com - Maths puzzles
- www.oswego.org - Maths games
- www.mathplayground.com
- www.scienceacademy.com
- www.coolmath4kids.com
- www.funbrain.com
- www.cleavebooks.co.uk - fun games to print out and play
- www.mathcats.com
- www.playkidsgames.com
- www.aplusmath.com
- www.rainforestmaths.com - ideal for Maths revision
- www.classmaths.com
English
- www.storyline.com Storytellers read stories aloud
- www.jkrowling.com Harry Potter fans!
- www.mystorymaker.com Great for budding authors!
- www.you-tale.ie You can upload your stories, poems etc.
- www.storylineonline.net Stories pic pictures read by famous people
- www.starfall.com Reading activities for younger children
- www.funbrain.com/grammar Visit the grammar gorillas and help them spot nouns, verbs etc.
- www.learner.org/spelling Test your spelling
- www.poetry4kids.com
- www.storybird.com
- www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary
- www.spellingcity.com
Geography
- www.kidsnationalgeographic.com
- www.imagebank.ie - photos of Ireland that are free to use