Online Resources
A list of online RESOURCES and Links for help at home
If you need assistance or wish to share any good online resources contact
Oisín ict@virginmarygns.ie
Oisín ict@virginmarygns.ie
Please continue to encourage your child to read as much as they can. This is SO important and very easy to manage. Simply login to https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/ and click on the age of your child to begin!
Parents/Guardians of Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class ,can use these ebooks! They're all free and fully aligned with Jolly Phonics .
https://www.speld-sa.org.au/services/phonic-books.html
Free Home Learning Packs are available on https://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/the-home-learning-pack/ . The packs now include Comprehension Challenges (to show that your child has understood what they have read), Mental Maths activities, Hand washing resources and Art Appreciation Projects.
Prim-Ed Publishing has launched a ‘Parent Information Centre’. FREE learn-at-home packs can be accessed here for all classes. https://www.prim-ed.ie/blog/post/parent-information-centre/
To access the Busy at Maths Programme online, login to https://www.cjfallon.ie/. Access is free and is available for all class levels.
Fun Writing games and prompts can be found on this website. There are video ideas for creative writing.All you need is a pencil and some paper! Visit www.moli.ie . Then click on 'Learning' and then click on ' Bright Sparks Creative Bursts'. https://moli.ie/learning/bright-sparks-creative-bursts/
Parents/Guardians of Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class ,take a look at these ebooks! They're all free and fully aligned with Jolly Phonics .
https://www.speld-sa.org.au/services/phonic-books.html
Remember to read with your child as much as you can. Oxford Owl is a fantastic website that offers free books to read, as well as phonics (sounds) work and comprehension (understanding- questions about the reading) work. Simply login to https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/ and click on the age of your child to begin!
To help pupils and parents during this difficult time,there is now free access to the Grow In Love programme online. Simply login on the www.growinlove.ie website with the following details:
Email: trial@growinlove.ie
Password: growinlove
Some lovely ideas for speech and language activities for all pupils can be found on this website.It has great videos to show some of the activities:
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/childrens-speech-and-language-resources
People with ASD are particularly vulnerable to the disruption caused by sudden changes in routine .
Asiam.ie has published guidelines on self-isolation, phrased and structured in a way that's accessible to people of all ages and abilities.
Read the guidelines here: https://asiam.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/AsIAm-Social-Story-for-COVID-19.pdf
To access our English 'Starlight' programme and our 'Abair Liom' (Gaeilge) programme online,along with other Folens publications,please login to FolensOnline.ie and take the following steps:
1.Go to FolensOnline.ie and click register
2.Select Teacher
3.Fill in a username, email and password
4.For Roll Number use the code: Prim20
The National Council for Special Education has just published some great resources for ALL CLASSES including speech and language activities. They are definitely well worth checking out. https://ncse.ie/online-resources-for-parents
Some great ideas and website links for learning from home :
https://www.into.ie/2020/03/18/tips-and-tricks-home-learning/
https://freerice.com/ (CLASS vocabulary development website!!!)
https://www.abcmouse.com/ (free for 30 days)
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/btl07-ex/
https://www.factmonster.com/features/all-about-books
https://reading.ecb.org/index.html (Comprehension strategies)
https://learn.khanacademy.org/ (Maths but also as early literacy)
https://www.readingbear.org/
https://readingeggs.co.uk/ (free 30 day trial for parents)
https://readtheory.org/
https://www.storyplace.org/
https://pernillesripp.com/2020/03/14/picture-books-read-aloud-videos-for-lesson-use/
www.phonicsbloom.com
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/which-reading-level-stage/
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Parents/Guardians of Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class ,can use these ebooks! They're all free and fully aligned with Jolly Phonics .
https://www.speld-sa.org.au/services/phonic-books.html
Free Home Learning Packs are available on https://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/the-home-learning-pack/ . The packs now include Comprehension Challenges (to show that your child has understood what they have read), Mental Maths activities, Hand washing resources and Art Appreciation Projects.
Prim-Ed Publishing has launched a ‘Parent Information Centre’. FREE learn-at-home packs can be accessed here for all classes. https://www.prim-ed.ie/blog/post/parent-information-centre/
To access the Busy at Maths Programme online, login to https://www.cjfallon.ie/. Access is free and is available for all class levels.
Fun Writing games and prompts can be found on this website. There are video ideas for creative writing.All you need is a pencil and some paper! Visit www.moli.ie . Then click on 'Learning' and then click on ' Bright Sparks Creative Bursts'. https://moli.ie/learning/bright-sparks-creative-bursts/
Parents/Guardians of Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class ,take a look at these ebooks! They're all free and fully aligned with Jolly Phonics .
https://www.speld-sa.org.au/services/phonic-books.html
Remember to read with your child as much as you can. Oxford Owl is a fantastic website that offers free books to read, as well as phonics (sounds) work and comprehension (understanding- questions about the reading) work. Simply login to https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/ and click on the age of your child to begin!
To help pupils and parents during this difficult time,there is now free access to the Grow In Love programme online. Simply login on the www.growinlove.ie website with the following details:
Email: trial@growinlove.ie
Password: growinlove
Some lovely ideas for speech and language activities for all pupils can be found on this website.It has great videos to show some of the activities:
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/childrens-speech-and-language-resources
People with ASD are particularly vulnerable to the disruption caused by sudden changes in routine .
Asiam.ie has published guidelines on self-isolation, phrased and structured in a way that's accessible to people of all ages and abilities.
Read the guidelines here: https://asiam.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/AsIAm-Social-Story-for-COVID-19.pdf
To access our English 'Starlight' programme and our 'Abair Liom' (Gaeilge) programme online,along with other Folens publications,please login to FolensOnline.ie and take the following steps:
1.Go to FolensOnline.ie and click register
2.Select Teacher
3.Fill in a username, email and password
4.For Roll Number use the code: Prim20
The National Council for Special Education has just published some great resources for ALL CLASSES including speech and language activities. They are definitely well worth checking out. https://ncse.ie/online-resources-for-parents
Some great ideas and website links for learning from home :
https://www.into.ie/2020/03/18/tips-and-tricks-home-learning/
https://freerice.com/ (CLASS vocabulary development website!!!)
https://www.abcmouse.com/ (free for 30 days)
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/btl07-ex/
https://www.factmonster.com/features/all-about-books
https://reading.ecb.org/index.html (Comprehension strategies)
https://learn.khanacademy.org/ (Maths but also as early literacy)
https://www.readingbear.org/
https://readingeggs.co.uk/ (free 30 day trial for parents)
https://readtheory.org/
https://www.storyplace.org/
https://pernillesripp.com/2020/03/14/picture-books-read-aloud-videos-for-lesson-use/
www.phonicsbloom.com
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/which-reading-level-stage/
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
The link below is for a google doc of education companies and resources that are offering free memberships and services for any schools that are closed due to the Coronavirus.
Click here for document
Click here for document
