Homework Links - Obair Bhaile - Click on the links below.
Useful Websites:
Interested in Coding - Check out 'Scratch' - This is used in Coder Dojo. Click on the links below to find out more.
OUR CLASS E-MAIL ADDRESS - [email protected]
Recommended Resources for Home
These resources can be used for extension activities.
Read At Home 6 - C.J. Fallon
Short stories (1 per day) with oral questions at the end to check comprehension.
Am Don Léamh 6 - Folens
Short passages in Irish with comprehension questions (oral or written).
O'Brien Press have a selection of books 'as Gaeilge' e.g. Sailí na Spotaí/Moncaí Dána/Fiacla Mhamó - These could be used as extra reading outside of the class text.
Maths Homework - Prim-Ed
Essential Facts & Tables - Prim-Ed
Helpful Maths and English facts.
Prime-Time Comprehension - Prim-Ed
Comprehension for Independent Readers - Prim-Ed
Big Book of Cloze - Prim-Ed (Cloze procedure is very good for vocabulary building)
Have-a-Go Writing (Use in school and at home for creative writing)
Diary
Encourage your child to keep a regular diary of events and thoughts.
Newspapers - Local & National / Watching the News on the Television
Encourage your child to take an interest in current affairs by reading the newspaper and watching the news regularly,
and discuss news stories at home. Try to get your child to summarise articles in their own words, orally first, and then bullet pointed on a page.
Library Membership Card
Bring your child to the library regularly and encourage them to pick a varied selection of books - See recommended reading for 6th class for some suggested material.
Reference:
English Dictionary - Oxford
Thesaurus - Oxford
Foclóir Póca - An Gúm