Useful Websites for Teachers
http://www.ict.mic.ul.ie/history.html
http://www.kidrex.org kids search engine
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/
https://b.socrative.com/login/teacher/
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/letter-generator-30005.html
http://www.pspb.org/blueribbon/interactives.html
https://newsela.com/ - must be used on school ip address for full access
https://web.seesaw.me/homepageb
www.symbaloo.com%2Fhome%2Fmix%2Fliteracyday3
https://www.cybersmile.org/advice-help
https://www.storynory.com/lapis-the-egyptian-cat/
http://robo.ie/ - a good Irish website
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/opendyslexic-font-for-chr/cdnapgfjopgaggbmfgbiinmmbdcglnam - the link to chrome extension for dyslexia
http://www.senteacher.org/print/
https://edpuzzle.com/ - a really really good resource to edit certain youtube videos.
http://media.iearn.org/ Teddy bear writing project
www.scoilnet.ie portal for Irish educators
http://woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy/index.htm contains interactive stories and literacy activities (EXCELLENT SITE)
www.spellingcity.com online spelling programme
www.adrianbruce.com/ games and other educational resources
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html Jenny Eater site which includes very useful writing frames to support First Steps writing
www.tutpup.com users can compete in educational games against other children from all over the world
www.sparklebox.co.uk downloadable resources
www.primaryresources.co.uk lesson plans, activity ideas and resources
www.teachingideas.co.uk downloadable resources
www.busyteacherscafe.com resources, ideas, lessons, free pintables’ etc
www.teachnet.ie curriculum resources & web quests
www.carlscorner.us.com printable ideas including word work, contractions, word families, alphabet and blends
www.iknowthat.com subject based learning tools
www.askaboutireland.com information, images and documents about various topics e.g. Irish public libraries & other culture institutions (ENFO)
www.topmarks.co.uk resources, homework help and educational websites by age and subject
www.bbctyping.co.uk fun typing programme
www.senteacher.org supports literacy and numeracy (Good links to information about syndromes etc)
www.hubbardscupboard.org information for early childhood educators and parents
www.literactive.com phonics based reading program for early learners. You need to register to use some resources. Just remember your log-in and password
www.instantdisplay.co.uk resources for teachers for display
www.thefreemusicdirectory.com contains free downloadable mp3 files
www.tikatok.com children can write and publish books
www.usbourne-quicklinks.com has links to internet-linked books
www.folensonline.ie access to online textbooks
www.cjfallon.ie access to online textbooks. Interactive section provides links to each chapter of s.e.s.e. books. You must login etc for this section
www.educationposts.iewww.nurseryrhymes4u.com nursery rhymes and tongue twisters Needs some computer downloads for sound.
www.schoolbell.com In website type in what you would like to search for e.g. Dolch and links will appear for that. Save anything useful.
www.lessonplanspage.com/index.htm Over 3500 free lesson plans covering all subjects including Maths.
www.sitesforteachers.com Hundreds of educational websites, rated by popularity. Teaching ideas, lesson plans, projects, worksheets, clipart, etc.
www.apples4theteacher.com Resources for all subject areas including maths.
www.primaryschool.com.au Free primary school lesson plans and educational resources in all subject areas.
www.teachingtreasures.com.au Teaching tools, online interactive activities, educational games, projects, worksheets and many other resources, to help with the daily learning adventure.
http://kidsyahoo.com Useful source of games, puzzles, etc. from the home page, click on School and Homework for a selection of engaging sites.
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories Learn English Kids is the British Council’s website for children around the world who are learning English as a second or foreign language. However its animated talking stories are an ideal resource for supporting reading particularly with younger pupils or those who struggle with reading.This site has almost 60 talking. It is also a useful resource to recommend to parents.
http://www.speakaboos.com/stories Speakaboos brings classic children’s entertainment into a digital world. Many of the resources on this site require a subscription but there are currently over 30 free animated talking stories on offer. The full text is also available for each story. Speakaboos’ resources fall into six genres: Fables, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Nursery Rhymes and Songs.
http://www.meegenius.com/store/books/free/ MeeGenius is a reading application for the iPhone, iPad, iTouch, Google TV, Google Chrome Web Store, and the Web. There are currently 6 free books on the site and many in the catalogue that are available for a small fee typically $0.99 or $1.99.
http://www.storynory.com Storynory is an online treasure trove of audio stories. Here you will find a mixture of new stories, fairy tales, and specially adapted myths and histories.
http://www.kidsaudiobooks.co.uk/complete_list.htm This site offers a range of free audio stories that can be listened to online. It also offers some stories in text format as well a range of colouring activities.
http://www.storylineonline.net/ There are currently 13 stories available online.
http://www.goodnightstories.com/hear.htm Eleven well known audio stories for you to listen to. It requires real player to be installed on your computer.
http://www.ziggityzoom.com/stories.php For younger children.
http://www.mightybook.com/story_books.html Lots of free interactive reading material here. You have to pay a small annual subscription to access all material.
http://www.raz-kids.com/main/ViewPage/name/sample This is a subscription site that gives you hundreds of interactive, levelled books spanning 27 levels of difficulty, covering a wide range of subjects You can access some free samples from the link above
http://www.magickeys.com/books/ This site offers illustrated children’s stories for children of all ages.
http://www.storybookcastle.com/ This site has both well-known classic fables (including a special section for Aesops Fables) as well as ones that you might not know yet. There are also online picture books, educational activities, and printable colouring pages.
http://www.storiestogrowby.com/choose.php Find stories from around the world. You can search by age or by story type
http://the-office.com/bedtime-story/indexmain.htm#storiesttp://bygosh.com/mothergoose/index.htm All children’s favourite nursery rhymes are here with illustrations.
http://www.popularchildrenstories.com/index.htm
http://www.readprint.com/ ReadPrint is a free online library where you can find literally thousands of books to read for free, from classics to science fiction to Shakespeare.
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks.
http://www.bibliomania.com/0/-/frameset.html Bibliomania has thousands of e-books, poems, articles, short stories and plays all of which are absolutely free
www.naturalreaders.com Free TTS software.
http://www.wordsmyth.net/ Online Dictionary
http://www.visuwords.com/ Online Dictionary
http://www.dictionary.com Online Dictionary
http://www.merriam-webster.com/ Online Dictionary