Scoil na Mara-Nautical school The Cork County Council Environmental Awareness Team have an online educational resource called Scoil na Mara. It is comprised of a series of videos exploring and celebrating the Irish seashore biodiversity and highlighting the importance of the ocean. They also have news and quizzes on their Facebook page. You will find … Read more
fort Building Ikea Russia has shared instructions for fort building using furniture, pillows and blankets. There are six structures in total. https://www.cnet.com/news/ikea-shares-instructions-for-building-comfy-homemade-forts-and-tents/
Raised salt painting This is a fun painting activity that kids and adults of all ages will enjoy. All you need are a few basic tools and off you go. Here is a video tutorial of what to do. Have some messy fun!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcXwGfTyTPE
GAA Don’t forget to check out the GAA website regularly. They are issuing weekly lesson plans, physical activities and competitions. https://learning.gaa.ie/primary-school
Sardines Are you as tired of playing hide and seek as I am?!! If so why not try playing sardines, this is hide and seek in reverse. One person is designated to hide while the others count. If you find the hidden person, you join them. Last person to find them loses. Hours of fun!
DIY Do you have any broken toys or appliances at home? If so why not let the kids take them apart and see how they are made or if they can be fixed. It’s a great STEM project and fantastic for fine motor skills.
Kitchen Roll Colouring Patterns This is a perfect activity to keep big and small people busy! Look at a sheet of kitchen roll and notice the tiny indented dots on it. Use pens or markers to dot some colour on each to make the patterns bright and colourful.
lego steamathon Cork County Council are running a LEGO building competition with a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) theme every week. It is open to all ages. See the poster for full details.
Julia Donaldson Calling all Julia Donaldson fans! Julia Donaldson and Friends are live every week with one of her books. There is reading, singing and illustrating. You will find her on the Gruffalo Facebook page every Thursday at 4pm.
Maths Challenge This is a great activity to help children learn their 2D and 3D shapes. It’s the same as the headband game but with shapes. How many questions will you use to guess the mystery shape? Follow the link for full instructions. https://www.mathsweek.ie/2019/maths-at-home-activities/#activity34Geometryyesnogame