Hi everyone, Welcome to the calm corner. My name is Sinéad. I am one of the teachers in Outreach and I am studying play therapy part-time. Over the next few weeks I will share some information I have picked up along the way. Each week I will share a new sensory activity and a quick tip. Sensory input is hugely powerful in regulating (calming)
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Check out our fun challenges for you to try at home. If you would like to feature on this page send in photos of your challenges to website.nketns@gmail.com Here are some ideas for things to do during the Summer Holidays. Hope you all have a great summer. See you all in September! Summer Stars Story T&C Summer Stars 2020 Information for Schools and
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Kids’ search engines: www.kiddle.co (visual search engine) www.dibdabdoo.com www.kidrex.org www.youtubekids.com (will need parent to agree to search filters when you first start browsing) Irish websites: www.askaboutireland.ie www.historyforkids.net www.scoilnet.ie www.met.ie/education/school-resources www.rte.ie/learn/home-school-hub British websites:www.ducksters.com www.historyforkids.net https://kids.britannica.com https://easyscienceforkids.com/ American websites www.funbrain.com www.wonderopolis.org www.kids.nationalgeographic.com www.pbslearningmedia.org www.timeforkids.com www.highlightskids.com/explore https://spaceplace.nasa.gov https://climatekids.nasa.gov
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Please find a list of websites below for parents This website has resources developed by Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists. https://ncse.ie/online-resources-for-parents Downloadable booklets for each class level which include ideas for all areas of the curriculum https://ncca.ie/media/4084/helping_your_child_in_junior_and_senior_infants.pdf https://ncca.ie/media/4083/helping_your_child_in_first_and_second_classes.pdf https://ncca.ie/media/4085/helping_your_child_in_third_and_fourth_classes.pdf https://ncca.ie/media/4082/helping_your_child_in_fifth_and_sixth_classes.pdf An explanation of how the children are taught subtraction in 2nd class https://ncca.ie/media/1439/tipsheet_helping_you_child_with_subtraction_tens_units.pdf