Our Lady of Victories Girls' National School, Ballymun Road, Dublin 9
Contact details:
(01) 8379833 
​(086) 1805158 
[email protected]
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Some websites that will help you develop your literacy skills:

Reading websites:
www.storylineonline.net
www.freechildrenstories.com
www.starfall.com
www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/kids
www.tumblebooks.com
www.en.childrenslibrary.org
www.storynory.com
www.ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyounger/index.html
www.readtommeintl.org
www.oxfordowl.com
www.ABCya.com
www.bookshare.com
www.factmaster:all about books
www.harrypotterreadingclub.com
www.inklesstales

https://www.funbrain.com/books
https://wordville.com/ReadingComp/index.html
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/25-activities-reading-and-writing-fun#grade
 
Speaking and Listening websites:
https://bit.ly/AudioElevenses - David Williams free audio story every day for 30 days
tumblebooks.com - www.audiobookcloud.com
https://www.tes.com
https://www.twinkl.ie/resources/speaking-and-listening
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-e-191-barrier-games-pack
https://www.teachingideas.co.uk/subjects/speaking-and-listening
https://www.topmarks.co.uk
https://childhood101.com/learning-games-for-speaking-listening-thinking/
https://www.animaljam.com/
https://ppds.pdst.ie/images/stories/curriculum_pages/english/games_a_context_for_oral_language_development.pdf
http://www.naiscoilide.ie/oral-language-games.html
http://www.scholastic.ca/education/lpeyx_teaching_support_grade2/conv_kit/ck_sections/ck_oral_language_games.html
https://childhood101.com/learning-games-for-speaking-listening-thinking/
http://irishprimaryteacher.ie/oral-language-activity-and-then/
 
Writing websites:
https://www.literacyideas.com/7-fun-writing-activities-for-students
https://studentreasures.ie/
https://minds-in-bloom.com/10-fun-writing-activities-kids/
https://www.education.com/activity/ela/writing/
https://wabisabilearning.com/blogs/critical-thinking/18-creative-writing-activities

Podcasts (available on Apple, Spotify etc.): 
  • We Love Books by RTÉjr
  • Kids Listen and Activity Podcast by Kids Listen
  • That’s Incredible by Mamamia Podcasts
  • The Dastardly Deeds of Professor Nasty by Merryville Productions
  • David Walliam’s Marvellous Musical Podcast by Class FM
  • Story Pirates by Gimlet
  • But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids by Vermont Public Radio 

You don't need access to the internet to try the next list of tasks:

Let’s get creative!!
Look at the list below and choose a few to complete! They can be shared with your friends and teacher when you return to school!
  • Dear diary…
  • Shopping list
  • List of girls’ names beginning with the letter A
  • My ideal job….
  • If I won a million euro I would…
  • If I could design an ice-cream, a sunhat, a school bag, a new school uniform…
  • My dream home…
  • My favourite place…
  • Someone special to me….
  • My dreams for the future…
  • List of boys’ names beginning with the letter B
  • If l created a flower it would look like…, smell like….
  • If l had three wishes to make…
  • Gratitude log/diary…
  • Create a new game!
  • Design a new toy/doll/gadget!
  • Three things I am really pleased with…
  • Things that worry me and how I can cope with them…
  • A meal I would like to make for my family
  • Once upon a time, a long time ago there lived a young girl called….
  • When I grow up I will…
  • In the forest way beyond lives an old lady…
  • Rhyming words
  • Acrostic poems – use your name, star sign, pet’s name, Lent, Easter and describe them, e.g., Marie – meaningful, artistic, ready, intelligent, excitable!
  • Poems that make shapes – the snail, the flower, the house
  • Ways of showing my gratitude to my family
  • Book review
  • TV series review
  • Film review
  • Staying off school review
  • Wordsearch creator!
  • Crossword creator!



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