- https://ncca.ie/en/primary/resources-for-parents/
- Seomra Ranga features a range of free activities and resources, such as flashcards, poetry books, and educational bingo games. https://www.seomraranga.com
- Khan Academy is an international website that is highly recommended by many teachers and parents. Courses are broken up into multiple subjects and classes, helping you to create a personalised educational course for your child. https://www.khanacademy.org/
- Education.com’s Learning Library contains a plethora of fun worksheets for primary level children, such as word searches, colouring books and writing exercises. https://www.education.com/resources/
- RTÉ Learn contains tonnes of different activities for children as well as access to episodes of last year’s Home School Hub. https://www.rte.ie/learn/
- Top Marks splits activities into age groups and levels ranging from the ‘Teddy Numbers’ game that helps toddlers learn to count to two-minute subtraction challenges for older children. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
- Help your children learn their times tables by testing them on tablestest.com https://www.tablestest.com/
- You can find interactive games, videos, and fact sheets about everything from animals to the world’s wonders and climate change on National Geographic’s dedicated kids’ website. https://www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- Take your child on a virtual field trip with the National Museum of Ireland and London Zoo’s free online exhibits.
- NASA has created a website dedicated to teaching children about science, technology, and space with tons of content for every age. https://www.nasa.gov/stem
- Learn everything you need to know about Irish history and geography from Ask About Irelands’ learning zone. Content is filtered by class and subjects. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/
- Check out the Séideán Sí website for extra Irish vocabulary lessons for kids. https://www.seideansi.ie/
- Songs in Irish has over 600 Irish language songs in its online database with an English translation and Youtube link for each. Guitar chords are also provided for some songs. https://www.songsinirish.com/
- For those who struggle to sit down and read a book, Audible.com has a library of free audiobooks of all genres and levels for kids available on its website and app. https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Links for Parents