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Supporting Pupils with Distance Learning


6th January 2021 | News, What's New


 

Supporting Pupils with Distance Learning

Please find below information which may be of benefit to schools to support distance learning with pupils during the most recent Covid-19 school building closure

 

Communication Platforms to Support Distance Learning

https://www.pdst.ie/DistanceLearning

PDST has curated a page with information on various digital platforms in one location, which schools may wish to consider when exploring to support distance learning with pupils.

Curricular Support

All Curricular Areas

Scoilnet is the official Department of Education and Skills hub containing over 20,000 online resources, which can be accessed according to class level, curricular area & curricular strand

English

Oxford Owl has a comprehensive list of eBooks for ages 3-11 on this site

This website provides a free online collection of easy to read stories, poems and comics for children of all ages

This website provides many challenges for pupils in English and Maths for all class levels. While it is subscription based, teachers can set up accounts for a free trial period for pupils

This website allows you to create handwriting worksheets for all class levels. It caters for a variety of handwriting styles

All library members can download books for free by downloading the BorrowBox app using your library barcode and pin number

 

Maths

This site has a wide range of maths activities categorised by age and maths strands

This website has mathematics tutorials, tests and games for pupils of all primary school class levels

This website has a huge range of mathematics and other curricular activities, games and activities for all class levels

Here you can find a range of interactive maths games categorised by class level (junior infants-second class (KS1) and 3rd-6th class (KS2))

 Coding

Microsoft DreamSpace HomeSpace  series begins with their MakeCode platform – micro:bit, Arcade and Minecraft and some other areas such as python programming

This website helps pupils to learn to program interactive games, stories and animations

 

Gaeilge

Is féidir cuardach a dhéanamh ar líne do na háiseanna atá ar fáil do theagasc na Gaeilge nó don teagasc trí Ghaei

Tá an iomarca cláir, achmhannaí agus cluichí ar an suíomh gréasáin seo

 

Religion

Teachers, pupils and parents can access the Veritas Grow in Love and Soul Seekers online series by logging in with the following details Email: [email protected] Password: growinlove

 

Physical Education

Go Noodle has a wide range of movement video routines to help keep children active every day

Dance classes, stretching tips and challenges for children from 8+

 

Social Environmental and Scientific Education (History, Geography and Science)

The National Geographic has a wide range of videos, games and quizzes which relate to History, Geography and Science

Get pupils closer to nature with these 50 things to do outdoors. Parents can print off the simple tasks and pupils can tick off the activities as they complete them

 

Visual Arts

This Irish visual arts website has short videos, slideshows, lessons and projects for primary school pupils

Illustrator Jarrett Lerner has a number of unfinished comic strips here which can be printed off and completed

 

Music

An interactive site with a collection of music animations suitable for pupils in senior classes

 

Drama

This website has hundreds of improvisation games for pupils of all ages

 

Additional Education Needs

NCSE has created a range online resources for teachers and parents of pupils with additional needs

 

Home Activities

Several lists of other activities for pupils to complete at home created by Irish educators are available at the following links

Padlet is an application where a range of digital resources, such as online tools, Powerpoints and websites can be stored together. These are three collections which have been put together by Irish teachers and lecturers for primary school pupils

Ciara Reilly Lecturer in ICT & Digital Education in Marino College of Education

Fiona Farry Principal of Cloughfin N.S., Co. Donegal & PDST ICT Tutor

Niamh Brady is a teacher and PDST Facilitator

Dr. Susan Pike, Lecturer in Geography Education St. Patrick’s College, DCU

The INTO still has their excellent range of practical tips and tricks on home-based learning on their website

Clara Fiorentini, Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education Marino Institute of Education

 

Primary School Book Publishers

Links to the following book publishers are below, which may assist schools and pupils where books remain in school

  1. https://www.folensonline.ie/registration/?r=t (Folens)
  2. https://my.cjfallon.ie/ (CJ Fallon)
  3. edcolearning.ie (Edco)
  4. https://www.gillexplore.ie/products (Gill)

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