This page contains links to websites which we think may be of educational benefit to pupils. Ransboro NS does not maintain any of the web sites provided as links so it assumes no responsibility for their contents, nor does any link constitute an endorsement of any other site, its sponsor or its contents. These links are just suggestions of websites that parents may wish to allow pupils to visit. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of parents to determine whether the links provided are suitable for their own children to visit.
Literacy
- Spelling City – practise your weekly spellings on this site
- Oxford Reading Tree – free online version of Oxford Reading Tree books
- Literactive – reading material for younger readers
- Storynory – free audio books for children
- Spelling Bee – a spelling programme for all age groups to be played online
- Starfall – literacy activities aimed at younger pupils
- TES iBoard – interactive activities in literacy, numeracy, science, history, geography, RE, ICT especially for younger pupils
- ICT Games – games with a focus on literacy
Numeracy
- Cool Math Games – Lots of fun games with a maths theme
- Mad 4 Maths – fun numeracy games
- Big Brainz – maths games to practise the four basic operations
- NLVM – National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
- Math Playground – maths games including logic puzzles, word problems
- Moneyville – learn about money in a fun, interactive way
- ICT Games – games with a focus on Numeracy
- Cool Math 4 Kids – maths activities for all ages
- IXL Maths – maths activities for all primary school classes
- Teaching Tables – activities to practise tables
Gaeilge
- Focal.ie – Irish/English, English/Irish online dictionary
- Abair.ie – Text-to-Speech as Gaeilge
- Is Féidir Liom – learn Gaeilge online with this 8-week course, includes worksheets and interactive exercises
- Hangman – same as the traditional game, but as Gaeilge
- Aimsigh - Search engine as Gaeilge
- Vicipéid – Wikipedia as Gaeilge
- TG4: Cúla 4 – programmes, games, gallery, competitions
- Cúla 4 na nÓg – programmes and games “as Gaeilge”
History
- Ask About Ireland – information on history, geography and science topics
- History for Kids – children’s historical encyclopaedia
- Áras Kids – the children’s section of the Áras an Uachtaráin website
- National Museum of Ireland – information on archaeology, natural history, country life and decorative arts
Geography
- National Geographic for Kids – resources for the natural environment
- Kids Geo – geography and geology for kids
- Kids Astronomy – learn all about Space and the Solar System
Science
- Primary Science – science information and activities
- Sci Spy – fact, videos, games and quizzes on science
- Mooney Goes Wild – information on mammals, insects and birds from the RTÉ Radio 1 Show
Visual Arts
- I am an Artist – learn how to make art under the different strands of the visual arts curriculum
- Art Attack – art activies from the popular TV programme
- Kinder Art – lots of free art lessons
- The Incredible Art Department – ideas for art activities
- Crayola - art activities from the crayon company
- Odosketch – online sketching pad
- Bomomo - create digital art
Music
- Classics for Kids – help kids learn about classical music
- Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – learn about the orchestra
- San Francisco Symphony for Kids – Learn about all of the instruments of the orchestra
Safe Search Engines for Kids
General
Games
- Jigzone – lots of jigsaws from the simple to the difficult to do online
- Fun 4 the Brain – maths, english, science and fun online games
- ICT Games – educational online games in English and Maths
- The World of Miamiopia – online educational games for kids
- Kids Memory – online games to help train children’s memory
- Funology – Lots of fun puzzles, games, recipes etc.
- Play Kids Games – online educational games
Reference
- Word Central – Online Dictionary/Thesaurus
- Wikijunior – open-content online non-fiction textbooks for children
- Safe Search Kids – Google’s safe surfing tool
- RTÉ News 2Day – News for Young People
- The Primary Planet – Children’s Newspaper with news, games, competitions and book reviews