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Homework Helper: EU Learning Corner

Whether you are a teacher, a parent, a child, or a teenager, the EU’s Learning Corner contains what you need to learn or teach about the EU and what it does.

The 24-language Learning Corner website contains a wide range of learning materials, games, news, and competitions. It also provides useful links about opportunities for teachers to network with other teachers as well as information for young people who wish to work or study throughout the EU.

To access the Learning Corner website visit HERE.

If you would like to subscribe to the EU Learning Corner newsletter visit HERE.

EU Learning Corner: Puzzle

Go back to your childhood with this jigsaw puzzle and put the countries of the European Union in the right place on the interactive map.
If you are more advanced, you can try the difficult version, where you have to recognise the languages of the different countries. Of course, there’s nothing to stop you trying both!
View HERE to have a go!

EU Learning Corner: Covid-19

Since the pandemic began, the European Union and its Member States have adopted unprecedented measures both nationally and at EU level, to tackle this global crisis.
To learn more, view HERE.

EU Learning Corner: EU Timeline

Take a trip back in time and discover important moments in history, inventions, major events in sport and society and much more; many of which made the EU what it is today.
To learn more about the history of the EU and its Member States view HERE.

Save Lives With Water Safety Ireland’s PAWS Programme

Water Safety Ireland are encouraging all teachers and parents to explore water safety with children and young people at this time.

With warm weather comes lots of extra water play and it is predicted that this summer will see a surge in the national usage of beaches, rivers, lakes and waterways as a result of people not being able to travel abroad. Despite the pleasure water brings, it must always be treated with caution. Children and young people are an at-risk drowning group so it is very important to teach water safety skills from the earliest age.

With resources for children of all ages, Water Safety Ireland’s PAWS (Primary Aquatics Water Safety) programme outlines the essential life-saving guidelines that every child needs to know.
To access their programme visit www.teachpaws.ie

Water Safety Ireland have teamed up with RTÉ Home School Hub to promote the PAWS programme this week. They are running a colouring competition with a chance of winning one of 4 x €50 Elverys Sports vouchers. To enter, download the picture available HERE and send your artwork to paws@watersafety.ie.

Include your name, class level, school and winners will be announced on RTÉ’s Home School Hub on Thursday 4th of June.

Teach and Learn skills that can save lives.

Art Competition: Freedom In Time Of Constraint

Enter this art competition from Artmaterials.ie and support The Jack and Jill Foundation and Alone.

Artmaterials.ie are inviting everyone aged from 5 to 105 to get creative and enter their art competition. Entrants will to be in with a chance to win some great prizes including art supplies, Ríocht hand-made boxes and William Mitchell Joseph Gillot Rolinx calligraphy drawing pens.

Artmaterials.ie are among Ireland’s leading online art materials supply shops. Simply by entering, you receive a promo code entitling you to 20% off an art supplies order. In addition, for every entry they receive, they will donate €1 to their charity partners The Jack and Jill Foundation and Alone.

Entries must reflect the theme ‘Freedom in a Time of Constraint’ and will be accepted from amateur artists as well as those established in the art world.

Entrants can use any media they wish and entries can be submitted by individuals and teams. Entries must be submitted by midnight of June 9th 2020 via the entry form available HERE. Winners will be announced on June 30th.

For more information view the rules for entry which are available HERE.


“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” – Albert Einstein

Homework Helper: Virtual Sport’s Day

The annual school sport’s day is one of the most enjoyable days on the school calendar. While schools may be closed, that does not mean that the annual school sport’s day is cancelled.

Why not have a virtual sport’s day instead, with the help of HealthyKidz.com?

HealthyKidz.com provide a holistic primary in-school and after school programme focusing on physical, emotional and general well-being. By working with children in schools, they aim to develop their speed and agility, strength, flexibility, balance, cardiovascular fitness and emotional well-being.

To get involved, schools and pupils can formally register to participate in the Healthykidz.com virtual sport’s day challenge and track your school’s virtual sport’s days via the Healthykidz.com app.

View HERE for more details about school and pupil registration.

If your school isn’t registered, HealthyKidz.com provide lots of free resources and ideas for parents and pupils.
You can download the free ‘Virtual Sport’s Day Preparation Pack’ by viewing HERE.

In addition, preparation for the annual end of year virtual sports day is supported by videos and tips divided up over weeks of virtual training. Weeks 1 to 3 are already up and running.

Week 1 events include the sprint and long jump. View HERE.
Week 2 events include the high jump and the classic egg and spoon race. View HERE.
Week 3 events include the wellyboot toss and super strongman challenge. View HERE.

Why not get the whole family out to the back garden and have some fun while the weather remains sunny!


Play Safe.

Homework Helper: Free Irish Nature Magazine For Kids

Get the kids reading ‘Nature’s Web’ and support science and nature, while learning at home.

‘Nature’s Web’ is an exciting magazine for children, featuring interesting and informative news on nature and the environment.

Nature’s Web
Sherkin Island Marine Station carry out long-term monitoring programmes on the flora and fauna of Roaringwater Bay and its surrounding areas. The Station also aim to raise awareness of the marine environment in Ireland and help to introduce young people to nature. For more information visit http://www.sherkinmarine.ie/

‘Nature’s Web’ is free and the latest edition can be accessed by viewing HERE.

Contents include articles on the hermit crab; recipes for potato salad; information on teeth in the animal kingdom; puzzles; colouring pages and even a board game.


Previous issues can be accessed by viewing HERE.