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School Website links
This page contains links to websites which we think may be of educational benefit to pupils. Scoil Mhuire Moynalty does not maintain any of the web sites provided as links so it assumes no responsibility for their contents, nor does any link constitute an endorsement of any other site, its sponsor or its contents. These links are just suggestions of websites that parents may wish to allow pupils to visit. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of parents to determine whether the links provided are suitable for their own children to visit.

General
Scoilnet - Portal site for Irish education
Help My Kid Learn - Irish Website packed full with ideas to help your child learn more everyday
Webwise - internet safety advice for pupils and parents
iNet Safety Talk - internet safety talk

Literacy
Spelling City - practise your weekly spellings on this site
Oxford Reading Tree - free online version of Oxford Reading Tree books
Literactive - reading material for younger readers
Storynory - free audio books for children
Spelling Bee - a spelling programme for all age groups to be played online
Starfall - literacy activities aimed at younger pupils
TES iBoard - interactive activities in literacy, numeracy, science, history, geography, RE, ICT especially for younger pupils
ICT Games - games with a focus on literacy
Starfall - literacy activities aimed at younger pupils

Numeracy
Cool Math Games - Lots of fun games with a maths theme
Mad 4 Maths - fun numeracy games
Big Brainz - maths games to practise the four basic operations
NLMV - National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Math Playground - maths games including logic puzzles, word problems
Moneyville - learn about money in a fun, interactive way
ICT Games - games with a focus on Numeracy
Cool Math 4 Kids - maths activities for all ages
IXL Maths - maths activities for all primary school classes
Teaching Tables - activities to practise tables

Gaeilge
Focal.ie - Irish/English, English/Irish online dictionary
Abair.ie - Text-to-Speech as Gaeilge
Is Féidir Liom - learn Gaeilge online with this 8-week course, includes worksheets and interactive exercises
Hangman - same as the traditional game, but as Gaeilge
Aimsigh - Search engine as Gaeilge
Vicipéid - Wikipedia as Gaeilge
TG4: Cúla 4 - programmes, games, gallery, competitions
Cúla 4 na nÓg - programmes and games "as Gaeilge"

History
Ask About Ireland - information on history, geography and science topics
History for Kids - children's historical encyclopaedia
Áras Kids - the children's section of the Áras an Uachtaráin website
National Museum of Ireland - information on archaeology, natural history, country life and decorative arts

Geography
National Geographic for Kids - resources for the natural environment
Kids Geo - geography and geology for kids
Kids Astronomy - learn all about Space and the Solar System

Science
Primary Science - science information and activities
Sci Spy - fact, videos, games and quizzes on science
Mooney Goes Wild - information on mammals, insects and birds from the RTÉ Radio 1 Show

Visual Arts
I am an Artist - learn how to make art under the different strands of the visual arts curriculum
Art Attack - art activies from the popular TV programme
Kinder Art - lots of free art lessons
The Incredible Art Department - ideas for art activities
Crayola - art activities from the crayon company
Odosketch - online sketching pad
Bomomo - create digital art

Music
Classics for Kids - help kids learn about classical music
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - learn about the orchestra
San Francisco Symphony for Kids - Learn about all of the instruments of the orchestra

Safe Search Engines
Ask Kids
Kid Rex
Kidz Search
Searchy Pants
Mymunka

Games
Jigzone - lots of jigsaws from the simple to the difficult to do online
Fun 4 the Brain - maths, english, science and fun online games
ICT Games - educational online games in English and Maths
The World of Miamiopia - online educational games for kids
Kids Memory - online games to help train children's memory
Funology - Lots of fun puzzles, games, recipes etc.
Play Kids Games - online educational games

Reference
Word Central - Online Dictionary/Thesaurus
Wikijunior - open-content online non-fiction textbooks for children
Safe Search Kids - Google's safe surfing tool
RTÉ News 2Day - News for Young People
The Primary Planet - Children's Newspaper with news, games, competitions and book reviews