Websites Our School Recommends
www.scoilnet.ie is the Department of Education and Science’s official portal for Irish education. It offers games, crosswords, interactive quizzes, research and resources for teachers, students and parents pertaining to the primary school curriculum.
Maths
- http://www.coolmath-games.com/
- http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
- http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm
- http://www.playkidsgames.com/mathGames.htm
- http://www.sesamestreet.org/games
- Xtramath.com
afree web program that teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. - MangaHigh.com A free games-based maths resource.
English
- http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html
- http://www.kidsspell.com/
- http://www.starfall.com/
- http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
- http://resources.kaboose.com/games/read2.html
- http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/word_games.html
- Storybird.com
create, share and read art-inspired stories. - MeeGenius.com
ebooks for kids. Click on a book to select it. Click Read to hear the book read out loud to you or Click Personalize to change the names of the characters in the story. Click Bookshelf to select another book.
Gaeilge
- http://www.daltai.com/games.htm
- http://www.tg4.ie/
- http://talkirish.com
- http://www.teachnet.ie/clane/2008/index.html
- http://www.tobar.ie/
- IrishDictionary.ie
Search for your Irish-English and English-Irish translations.
Environment
- Askaboutireland.ie
learning zone for primary school students of all levels from ENFO. Lots of information on the Environment, Geography as well as all our favourite subjects. - Green Schools
Green-Schools, known internationally as Eco-Schools, is an international environmental education programme, environmental management system and award scheme that promotes and acknowledges long-term, whole school action for the environment. - Solar System
a website where you can learn all about the solar system. - Shore Thing
games and exciting activities from the RNLI. See how fit you have to be to become a lifeguard, launch a lifeboat to rescue people in trouble and much more. - Astronomy for Kids
is a fun way to explore Space, the planets and moons. - Earthview
is a website that allows you to see the Earth from all the different satellites that are orbiting our planet. Just select any one of the hundreds of satellites and enjoy the view.
Science
- PrimaryScience.ie
this website shows how important science is to our everyday lives and more importantly how much fun it can be! - Planet-Science.com
provides lots of interesting science resources for primary school pupils.
Competitions
- Texaco Art Competition
This is the website of the nationwide Texaco annual art competition. Watch this space for details.
Art
- I am an artist
an interactive website with videos, factsheets, weblinks and interactive games on a wide range of visual arts topics.
Fun Activities
- FunBrain.com
has lots of fun educational games to play. - Crosswords
This website has any number of crosswords in any subject. - BBC School Games
This link to the BBC schools website has a huge selection of educational games across a variety of subject areas for the following age groups: 4-7; 7-11; 11-16. - Science Games
This is an amazing link to science based games. - Chess for Kids
This site has all you ever need to know about the game of chess - Top Marks
is an excellent educational website that can help you with research for your class projects or your homework.
