Maria Correia volunteered with Wallaroo in Ashbourne & she has made a series of videos for kids which are on her Facebook Page called "Time for Maria Magpie, Does it Rhyme?
This video is called "You've got the Whole World in your hands
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Maria Correia volunteered with Wallaroo in Ashbourne & she has made a series of videos for kids which are on her Facebook Page called "Time for Maria Magpie, Does it Rhyme?
This video is called "A Hundred Heart's"
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A primary school teacher working at the Gaelscoil in Athy has launched an Irish language project on social media.
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Calling all Cork kids...
Are you looking for something to keep you occupied this week - then why not take part in our Keeping Cork Colouring competition.
We launched the competition in KidzZone this week and are on the search to find Cork's budding Picaso, Van Gough or ... the next Will Sliney!
We want you to send us your favourite drawings or colourings from lockdown.
You could draw something from nature, or your favourite superhero, or even your family...
Email us a photo of your artwork to kidzzone@theecho.ie 

Along with: Read More about what's needed ->/

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Projects may need a laptop but Scratch is the biggest coding platform for young children and beginners  If you go to projects.raspberrypi.org  you'll find loads of step by step Scratch projects ) and I know that the most recent version of Scratch,  called Scratch 3, can be used on a tablet

With schools and colleges shut, teachers and students are exploring an array of digital platforms to engage with learning. And many are finding that podcasts are ideal for students to access support to material taught in school and for teachers to access continuous professional development (CPD).
Professionals from all areas of education have made or contributed to podcasts that cover any number of subject areas and teaching strategies: familiarity, it seems, has bred content. We’ve scoured the internet for the most interesting and engaging of the lot: here’s our guide to some of the best:
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A postgraduate student at University College Cork (UCC) is providing a free online weekly activity programme for children interested in science and technology. Marinara Marcato, a PhD student at the Tyndall National Institute in UCC and part-time STEAM teacher, set-up the SMART Edu Club to create high quality, educational content for children in a fun and engaging way.
She is now running a free weekly programme online for children aged 7 years and older which will include topics such as binary number and text encoding, data encryption, GPS coordinates and systems, and drones.
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If you're looking for a creative way to entertain the kids this Easter, liven things up with the first in a series of our 'History-at-home' packs. 

What's inside?

• Discover some of Ireland’s quirkiest Easter traditions
• Jump into the world of Easter Rising leader Roger Casement
• Make the rules at home and draw up your own Proclamation
• Host an Easter ‘Rising’ Cake Dance Competition

With 8 pages of enthralling puzzles, quizzes and games for children 8+, download it now! Simply fill in the form and we'll email you the pack to download in an instant so you can print off at home.
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RTE 27th March 2020
RTÉ has confirmed that it will broadcast over an hour of "school on TV" to support primary school children and their parents at home.
It is part of a cross-platform teaching initiative that has been developed by RTÉ at short notice with the support of the Department of Education.
The one-hour programme will begin on Monday.
It will run from 11-12 Monday to Friday on RTÉ 2, with a shorter "catch-up" segment later in the afternoon. It will be aimed particularly at children in 1st to 6th class.
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To ensure home-schooling adults get some time for a cuppa and a biscuit, we are building some games (called ROOST) that kids can play indoors!
They are suitable for ages 4-8 and free to play.
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