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St. Patrick's National School
Cloonlyon, Charlestown


The following sites are useful in helping with you and your child with his/her learning.
They are grouped according to subject.

English/Béarla

  • World Book Day - Keep up to date with all things Word Book Day related.
  • Children's Books Ireland - All things Irish children book related.
  • Starfall - English Language Development focusing on Literacy.
  • MRS Read-A-Thon - Keep up to date with the MRS Read-A-Thon initiative.
  • Jolly Learning - A guide to the Jolly Phonics Programme.
  • Spelling Practice - Using the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check method.
  • Literactive - reading and phonics for early years pupils.
  • International Children's Digital Library - A wide range of reading materials available online.
  • British Council - Learn English Kids - literacy activities.
  • NY Library "On-Lion" for Kids - Various resources for reading.
  • Cbeebies - activities for early learning years
  • Writing Fun - interactive writing website
  • Letters & Sounds - Help support the DfES Letters and Sounds phonics programme.
  • Snappy Words - Free visual English dictionary and thesaurus that lets you search the meaning of words and other associated words. It's fun to use.
  • Tagxedo​ - Tagxedo turns words into a visually stunning word cloud.
  • Thing Link - An interactive media platform adds rich media links to photos and videos.

Irish/Gaeilge

  • Wikipedia as Gaeilge - Wikipedia in Irish!
  • Gaeilge Ireland - This website offers resources, advice and a directory of courses available around the country. There is an option to read this web page in English or Gaeilge by clicking the language link in the left-hand corner. There are recommended children’s books & lists of events.
  • Gael Talk - This website offers online language courses for adults for either personal or business use. These courses are provided by native Irish language speaker sin Gaeltacht areas. Prices range from €20-€30.
  • Ranganna - Website offers various Irish courses and help learning.
  • Easy Irish - Irish learning made easy! Podcasts, media and games.
  • RTE Easy Irish - Make Learning Irish easy with this fun and informative online course perfect for all the family.
  • Learn Irish with Liam O'Maonlai - Lessons on simple everyday conversational Irish.
  • Irish 101 - This site is designed as a starting point for people who want to learn more about the Irish language. 
  • Focal - A database of Irish terms and words searchable in either English or Gaeilge.
  • Seomra Ranga Gaeilge - Various Irish resources. 
  • Cú Chulainn's Story - Cú Chulainn's story in Irish and illustrated by the BBC.
  • Abair leat - activities to improve Irish, focusing on speaking / gníomhaíochtaí chun Gaeilge a fheabhsú, go háirithe labhairt
  • TG Lurgan - pop songs in Irish / pop amhráin as Gaeilge
  • Is féidir liom - Interactive website for adults and children who want to learn Irish / suíomh idirghníomhach chun Gaeilge a fhoglaim 
  • TG4 - Cúla 4 - programmes, competitions and gallery / cláracha, comórtas agus gailearaí 
  • TG4 - Cúla 4 na nÓg - programmes and songs / cláracha agus amhráin
  • Irish Dictionary Online - foclóir Gaeilge ar líne

Maths/Matamaitic

  • Maths is Fun - Basic Maths skills.
  • Cool Math 4 Kids - A wide range of activities for all ages.
  • IXL Maths - Various activities for Junior Infants to Sixth Class.
  • Teaching Tables - Interactive website dedicated to tables.
  • Sum Sense Multiplication - Interactive game for multiplication tables.
  • Sums Online - Various numeracy activities for all ages.
  • Kids Numbers - Free maths games and programmes for kids. 
  • Numeracy Converter - Convert various mathematical units.
  • Mangahigh - Various games and activities or all ages.

S.S.E.

Green Schools Ireland - Keep up to date with a thins Green Schools

Science/Eolaíocht

  • Primary Science - interactive activities based on curricular areas
  • Science Ireland - Keep up to date with all things Science Week.
  • Engineers Week - Keep up to date with all that's happening for Engineers Week.
  • Sci Spy - Science initiative aimed at 5th and 6th classes
  • Science Kids - Science and Technology for kids
  • Science Bob - fun interactive experiments
  • Mooney goes wild - resources for mammals, insects and birds.
  • NASA - information on Solar System with child friendly student section.
  • BBC Bitesize Science - various resources for exploring science.

Geography/Tíreolaíocht


  • National Geographic Kids - Various resources for natural environments.
  • Kids Geo - information on a wide range of Geography topics.
  • Fact Monster - see world facts section & areas such as Science & Maths also.
  • Met Éireann - MET Education.
  • World Flags - information on countries and their flags.
  • Cities 360 - 360 views of the world's cities.
  • BBC Bitesize Geography - various resources for exploring geography.
  • Where in our World- a look at basic facts about selected countries.

History/Stair

  • Ask About Ireland - facts about Ireland, readings from museums 
  • History for Kids - kids encyclopaedia with facts on a wide range of topics
  • Irish History Links - dedicated Irish History website
  • Áras Kids - Áras an Uachtaráin website for kids
  • National Museum of Ireland
  • ​Centuries Ireland 
  • My Adopted Soldier ​- A unique archive of Irish Soldiers in World War One. Researched and produced by Irish History Students.
  • Mount Street 1916 - Contested memories: the battle of Mount Street Bridge.
  • Military Archives
  • Dublin Rising 1916-2016 - Dublin  Rising interactive tour read by Colin Farrell 
  • BBC Bitesize History - various resources for exploring history.

P.E

  • Irish Primary PE Association - various resources 
  • ​Get Ireland Active

S.P.H.E

  • Stay Safe - All you need to know about the Stay Safe Programme
  • Health Promotion Ireland

Art Education


Music/Ceol

  • Classics for kids - Classical music website for children.
  • Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Orchestra instruments.
  • San Francisco Symphony Kids - Instruments & make your own music.
  • Sphinx Kids - Learn about the orchestra &  play interactive games.
  • The Karaoke Channel - Songs to sing along to.
  • The-North-Pole - Lots of sing along Christmas carols.
  • R.I.A.M - Royal Irish Academy of Music.
  • Comhaltas - Promoting Irish music around the world.

Drama/Drámaíocht

  • Teach Kids Drama Stuff
  • ​Drama Notebook
  • Child Drama 

Art/Ealaín

  • I am an artist - visual arts initiative aimed at primary school children
  • Art Attack - creative ideas and activities for children
  • Kinder Art - art and craft ideas for children of all ages
  • Incredible Art - ideas for Art activities 
  • National Gallery of Ireland - National Art Gallery website
  • NGA Kids - excellent resource for Visual Arts for children

Religious Education

  • Grow In Love - Outline of latest update to the religious curriculum 
  • Alive-O - Brief explanation outlining the Alive-O programme 
  • Diocese of Achonry
  • Catholic Online - A database of saints names and information for Confirmation
  • Bible for Children - Your favourite stories from the Bible. Absolutely free.
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    • Sporting Activities >
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      • Cross Country Running >
        • Gaelic Football
        • 2017
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      • Futsal
      • Handball
      • Spikeball
      • 5-a-side Soccer
      • Tag Rugby
    • Partnerships
    • Active School Week
    • Previous Active Schools info
    • Sports Day 2017
    • Current Committee
  • Our School
    • Gallery >
      • Pictures
      • Videos
      • Class Art Galleries
      • Archive
    • KidZone >
      • Games
      • Fun Links for Learning
      • ClassDojo
      • All You Need Is Code
      • Music
    • School Initiatives >
      • Aistear
      • Amber Flag
      • Food Dudes
      • Grandparents Day
      • Green Schools
      • ICT
      • JEP
      • Seachtain na Gaeilge
      • School Band
      • World Book Week
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