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http://www.clicnews.ie
Added:15 Aug 2015
Contributor: Paula Coyle
Resource type: Presentation, Tool
News website for senior classes
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English5-6
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- English
Strand: Oral Language
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
This resource should enable a child to:
- argue points of view from the perspective of agreement and disagreement through informal discussion and in the context of formal debates
- discuss ideas and concepts encountered in other areas of the curriculum
- discuss issues of major concern
- discuss the value, truth or relevance of popular ideas, causes and proverbs
- justify and defend particular opinions or attitudes and try to persuade others to support a particular point of view
Suggestions for use: Oral reports, discussions, report writing, reading
http://www.spicynodes.org/
Added:15 Aug 2015
Contributor: Fiona Tormey
Resource type: Presentation, Project
This is a useful website when using mind mapping of concept mapping in the classroom. It helps children to organise their thoughts and ideas.
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English3-45-6
How it maps to the curriculum
Strand: Writing
Strand unit: Developing Cognitive Ability through Language
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
This resource should enable a child to:
- expand and clarify his/her thoughts on a particular idea or topic through drafting and re-drafting
- write in a variety of genres with greater sophistication
Suggestions for use: This is a useful resource for children to use when organising their thoughts and ideas for example; planning a story.
Strand: Writing
Strand unit: Developing Cognitive Ability through Language
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
This resource should enable a child to:
- refine ideas and their expression through drafting and re-drafting
- reflect on and analyse ideas through writing
- relate new ideas to previous learning
- write in a wide variety of genres
Suggestions for use: This is a useful resource for children to use when organising their thoughts and ideas for example; planning a story
https://www.scoilnet.ie/uploads/resources/15441/15082.docx
Added:15 Aug 2015
Contributor: dervilla gaughan
Resource type: Lesson Plan
Developing a story using story cubes to create a story.
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English3-4
How it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- English
Strand: Writing
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
This resource should enable a child to:
- develop an awareness of the difference between written language and oral language
- develop his/her ability to write using information technology
- give sequence to ideas and events in stories
- learn to revise and re-draft writing
- write regularly, and gradually extend the period over which a writing effort is sustained
http://www.seomraranga
Added:15 Aug 2015
Contributor: Marie Heavey
Resource type: Demonstration, Presentation, Reference, Primary Source
Website with resources in all curricular areas.
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Englishin
How it maps to the curriculum
- in
- English
Strand: Oral Language
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
This resource should enable a child to:
- choose appropriate words to name and describe things and events
- combine simple sentences through the use of connecting words
- experiment with descriptive words to add elaborative detail
- use language to perform common social functions
Suggestions for use: Use word posters to stimulate language development.
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/englishB9.htm
Added:15 Aug 2015
Contributor: Carol Farry
Resource type: Other
activities such as crosswords associated with collective nouns
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English3-4
How it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- English
Strand: Reading
Strand unit: Developing Cognitive Ability through Language
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
This resource should enable a child to:
- continue to develop a range of comprehension strategies to deal with narrative, expository and representational reading material
http://tabletsforschools.org.uk/category/blog/apps/
Added:15 Aug 2015
Contributor: Geraldine McKenna
Resource type: App/Software
It provides great information of various apps which can be used in the primary school. Excellent ideas on it.
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http://www.reading-rewards.com
Added:13 Aug 2015
Contributor: Claire Duncan
Resource type: Other
Interactive reading log for children. Create class account and set up individual student profiles. Allow children to keep an interactive log of their reading and to recommend books to others. Set reading challenges and rewards. Parents can participate and validate their children's reading.
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English5-6
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- English
Strand: Reading
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
This resource should enable a child to:
- appreciate issues in fiction
- browse through, handle, discuss, recommend and select books for independent reading
- continue to share response to an ever-increasing variety of texts with the wider community of readers
- develop individuality as a reader by experiencing success and the enhancement of self-esteem through reading
- examine similarities and differences in various types of text
https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/han...ting-without-tears/id548753732?mt=8
Added:13 Aug 2015
Contributor: Bronwyn Kelly
Resource type: Assessment, App/Software
This is an app that will reinforce letter formation for children. It corrects bad habits and provides instant feedback with a personal audio coach to help the child.
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Englishin
How it maps to the curriculum
- in
- English
Strand: Writing
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
This resource should enable a child to:
- choose subjects for drawing and writing
- copy letters and words informally as part of class activities
- learn to form and name individual letters using various materials
Suggestions for use: To reinforce writing letters with children in a fun way
http://ww1.intothebook.org/
Added:13 Aug 2015
Contributor: Gillian Loughnane
Resource type: Tool, Primary Source
Online resource for comprehension compliments Building bridges of understanding initiative.
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English1-2
How it maps to the curriculum
- 1-2
- English
Strand: Reading
Strand unit: Developing Cognitive Ability through Language
Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:
This resource should enable a child to:
- predict future events and outcomes in a book that is being read aloud
- pursue individual interests through independent reading of fiction and non-fiction
- use information technology to increase motivation to read and to enhance reading development
Suggestions for use: online resource whole class or individual
http://resources.woodlands-junior.k...nt.sch.uk/interactive/literacy2.htm
Added:13 Aug 2015
Contributor: stephen cannon
Resource type: Game
Excellent website with lots of games and activities teaching children all about Spelling, punctuation, grammar
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English1-2
How it maps to the curriculum
- 1-2
- English
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: This website can be used to consolidate teaching and learning within the classroom. it can be used as a practice after the children have been formally taught a lesson on a specific section of grammar or punctuation
