Kids Zone

Here at Manister N.S, we have put a list of websites for both parents and children to enjoy and to assist the children in their learning. We have divided the websites into the different curricular areas to make it easy. So whether you fancy challenging your child to a tables test or finding something creative for them to do on a rainy day, we hope you find something both you and the kids enjoy!!

Numeracy

http://www.coolmath.com - a great website full of fun maths activities and games for the children to enjoy and test themselves!
http://www.mathsisfun.com - a fun website full of games encompassing all the maths strands!
http://www.mathszone.co.uk - a nice website with Maths games covering all topics.
http://www.mathsmaster.org - excellent Maths videos explaining each topic.
http://www.sums.co.uk - great website for shape and space and number activities.
http://ie.ixl.com/math/ - maths link to the Irish curriculum from Junior Infants to secondary school.
https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/vtc/building_game/eng/Introduction/MainSession.htm - nice website for finding pattern (Junior and Senior Infants)
https://hwb.wales.goc.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/vtc/simple_patterns/eng/Introduction/StarterActivity.htm - an informative website for describing pattern (Junior and Senior Infants)
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html#train - a website for copying patterns (Junior and Senior Infants)

Literacy

http://cdn.channel.aol.com/_media/ch_games/rhymebot.swf - (Rhyme Bot) a website to help children with rhyming words.
http://mrnussbaum.com/letters/LetterRecognition.swf - (Letters) a simple website to help find and recognise letters (Junior and Senior Infants)
http://media.abcya.com/games/alphabet/flash/alphabet.swf - (Alphabetical Order) a website which helps the children put letters in alphabetical order (Junior and Senior Infants)
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicniconPluto.html - (Picnic on Pluto Phonics) a lovely website which shows both real and nonsense words for the children to look at (Junior and Senior Infants)
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-games.html - (Ladybird Lander) a nice website for forming words
http://Jolly Phonics - a great website to learn the letter names and sounds
http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurEggs/index.html - (High Frequency Words) a website which contains words which children will see often when they are reading
http://www.ictgames.com/machine.html - a website which helps the children to learn about consonant vowel consonant words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCjJYB07aSU - sing along with the children to these Jolly Phonics songs

Gaeilge

http://www.rewardinglearning.com/dreimire/ - interactive website with good irish games, stories, activities and pronounciations.
http://www.teachnet.ie/clane/2008/ - has songs/ poems on different themes as well as IWB downloads, powerpoints worksheets and kids games for all levels
http://www.focal.ie - Online Irish/English dictionary
http://www.seomraranga.com - Irish resources site
http://www.beo.ie/ - monthly Irish magazine published online
http://www.isfeidirliom.ie - excellent website for people of any age to try to improve their irish or to learn a "cúpla focail"

History/Geography/Science

http://www.primaryscience.ie/ - primary science in Ireland
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ - National Geographic
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/ - History and Environmental site for Ireland
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ - San Francisco Museum (Fun Science)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/ - BBc history resources
http://www.nationalarchives.ie - National Archives of Ireland website
http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/index.html Kids science experiments (fun!)
http://www.timeforkids.com/ - covers most major countries and continents with fact sheets, quizzes and worksheets at all age levels

Art/Music/Drama

http://www.kinderart.com/ - great art ideas for kids
http://www.iamanartist.ie/ - art ideas linked to the Irish curriculum
http://www.funart4kids.blogspot.com/ - art projects
http://www.fingertipstv.com/ - make and do with videos
http://www.dltk-kids.com/ - art printables
http://www.crayola.com/ - Crayola art ideas
http://www.artsonthemove.co.uk/ - drama ideas for children
http://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ - Plays and Music Resources for Drama
http://www.creatingmusic.com - games, listen/learn about, play and create music (all ages)
http://www.sfskids.org/ - learn all about the instruments of the orchestra. Listen to the sounds of the different instrument and create a tune