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 The American Frugal Housewife
(Excellent tips and Help, click on image to read)  

with a sub title:
​Dedicated to Those Who are not Ashamed of Economy. 

On the plain, brown cover is the maxim: ‘Economy is the poor man’s revenue, extravagance the rich man’s ruin.’  Its author is one Lydia Maria Child and she was a newspaper woman, magazine editor, novelist, poet and reformer during her lifetime which spanned the years between 1802 and 1880. She was a school teacher at 18 and she wrote her first novel at 22. She hid runaway slaves and fought with every government official and bureaucrat who had the misfortune to cross her path. eBook available in Epub and Kindle to download and read on an eReader.  The book can also be read in PDF from from this link here:  
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If you like classical music, check out the web site of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, which is based in Minnesota
Free online courses: Before performing the first access, the student must register onthe site Alison . The course shall issue a certificate of completion for students who complete all modules. If you like to work, study or have an interest in doing a course do not miss this opportunity to increase your knowledge without leaving home!

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Drop by and view some great videos of olden times. Great selection of links to keep everyone occupied. Don't forget to check out the Folklore Map for your area.
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Click here for Beautiful Photos and a little history on Listowel Town.
 Excellent Booklet by NALA on Improving your Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation.
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Loads of printable resources
OPEN CULTURE is free to access, contains hundreds of thousands of intelligent articles, links and more. You'll find details of thousands of free on-line courses and books, language lessons, movies, advice on writing, and loads more.

Best free online applications and services
With PQDT Open, you can read the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.
- Simple Instant Messenger for windows PC,s, Android, Macs and IOS.
Free Old Time Radio Shows from "The Golden Age of Radio!" Relax and turn up your speakers.

Resources click on the + 

Dropbox resources to download
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This is a shared folder on Dropbox, please feel free to print off any worksheets or ebooks you want to use. You do not need a dropbox account to use or download these, so just close any pop-up box asking you to join, (unless of course you want to join) then in that case just click on the download link. Please contact me using the Contact Me button if you want to submit worksheets or exercises you have found helpful and want to share.
​Cloud Storage:
​Files.FM: The easiest way to store and share audio files documents online for business and private users, allowing you to upload, share, back up, publish and access your files from anywhere in a simple and fast way.
JustPasteit: Here's an easy way to share text and images online anonymously and without creating an account.  Here you can upload and share almost anything that's text or an image: parts of websites, articles , notes, ideas, snippets of code, recipes and more.  Justpasteit automatically creates links to whatever you publish with a short and a long link.
Spelling EXERCISES 

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DYSLEXIA RESOURCES 

  • I found this pretty interesting YouTube video about Dyslexia.
  • This technique uses visual cues within the words to help the student recognize the word and remember how to spell it.
  • How to use a comma and other helpful dyslexia aids.
  • It is estimated that 15 to 20 percent of the population is dyslexic but most are never identified or diagnosed and left to struggle their entire life. Loads of interviews and videos on this website: Embracing Dyslexia
  • Dyslexic Advantage was founded in 2012 by Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide. The Eides had authored the book The Dyslexic Advantage, but the movement and community was born in response to people who want to know what they could ‘do’ because of dyslexia, not more of what they couldn’t.
  • 5 ipad apps that can help a studient with dyslexia.
  • 21 Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs
  • More ipad apps to help students with dyslexia
  • Dyslexia posters to download for free. 
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  • haveyougotmathseyes.com: Ideas & worksheets that make real life maths more visible.​
  • yacapaca.com: Need to register & login to use this website. A complex learning tool. you can login and set work for students. Some good interactive online work.
  • Scoilnet: Portal for Irish Education
  • Bogglesworlds/cloze: downloadable Cloze activities grouped in to three general categories holiday, children's and adult, although many adult students would probably find the children's cloze activities useful plus loads of other worksheets etc.
  • ESL Worksheets to download: Some past and present tense worksheets to download.
  • Englishlanguageguide.com:Useful website for grammar, verbs and pronunciation of the English language.
  • English Dictionaries Online:explains the difference and guides your choice of words
  • EnglishBanana.com: Great Resource for free downloadable worksheets, books etc.
  • UsingEnglish.com: Teacher Handouts, Grammar Worksheets & Printables
  • Word Families to Teach Reading:Assistance for the Struggling Reader with printable worksheets.
  • Handwritingworksheets.com: Make Perfect Cursive Handwriting Practice Worksheets in Seconds.
  • ESL Phonics: Printable ESL phonics handouts and worksheets​
  • Welcome to ESOL HelpThis is a list of places where you can study English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) online.
  • Businessballs.com Free career help, business training, organizational development - inspirational, innovative ideas, materials, exercises, tools, templates - free and fun.
Practice spelling games online
Improve your Vocabulary & Reading
with these Online Exercises
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​Practice Spelling Games

If you ever get the thought, "I really need to practice my spelling," please check out the following sites:
  • Funbrain - In this game, the computer gives you a list of words and you place a check next to the ones that are wrong. An easy and hard setting is available to tailor the experience to meet your skill set.
  • Catch The Spelling – This website is provided by manythings.org and features several spelling games of various difficulties. This is also an excellent site for ESL students who are interested in improving their English spelling.
  • Spelling it Right – Learn to Spell Confidently – A fantastic site with a wealth of information, Spelling it Right is designed for parents of children with spelling difficulties, adults who would like to spell better, and teachers who are looking for more effective ways to teach spelling in their classrooms.
  • AAA Spell – AAA Spell is a fantastic site with many spelling exercises. The site is arranged with both spelling and vocabulary lessons and features eight different levels of spelling difficulty.

Best Free Online Grammar and Spell-Checker

SpellCheckPlus, paste text up to 2,000 charaters into the box, click Check Text for any grammar and spelling errors which are then highlighted with explanations for you. When tested and compared with others, this tool was quite impressive and the clear winner for detecting grammatical problems. (Review)

PaperRater checks your document for grammar and spelling errors. On top of that, it helps you to improve the document's readability, word choice and style by an in-depth analysis. (Review)

After the Deadline: check your writing in a text box and get feedback on spelling errors, grammar and style suggestions. You can also drag the bookmarklet Add Proofreader to your browser's bookmark bar


​Downloadable Programs/Spell & Grammar Checkers
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  • Wordtalk.org.uk/home: Free text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word
  • PhotoStory 3: Free software program to create still movies with narrative & music
  • Ginger Grammar Checker: A good program if you need to check your grammar. You would need to download it but it is very easy to do and it is free. Keep an eye on the American Spelling as opposed to the (English)UK spelling you will need to change it in settings when it pops up in word. Have tried it and works pretty good.
  • 8 free Grammar Checkers: This website contains brief descriptions of free grammar checkers you can use online to detect and correct errors in your draft posts, prior to submitting or emailing, (can also copy and paste back to word).​
online fun & word search
(Click and drag your cursor vertically, horizontally and diagonally to highlight the hidden words in the puzzle grid) (Not Printable, might need flash)
  • - Daily Word Search Puzzle, (easy to use, select a date and click and drag to other end of word when the word search opens. Also plays on Computer Tablets and iPads).
  • Hex FRVR: great online game, if you like tetris you,ll love this, also plays on Ipad.
  • - Play Daily Online Wordsearch:
  • - Word Search Free Online
  • - Online Word Games: Click here. Plays on Computers only.
  • - The Daily Word Search, needs flash, won,t play on an iPad.
  • If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles, take a look at www.thejigsawpuzzles.com. It's an online collection of Flash-based puzzles, ready to solve simply by dragging with your PC's mouse. It's a great online puzzle experience with nothing to download and install. It'll run in any browser that supports Flash (so apologies to iPad users). It has a couple of annoying flashing ads but try and ignore them.
  • Ella Claire Inspired Has a collection of 16 fonts that are suitably use for posters or cards. :). The website also has a link with instructions on how to download the fonts to your PC.
  • Calenderlabs.com : have good range of calender templates you can use and they are all compatible with Microsoft Word, OpenOffice Writer and Google Docs.
  • Best Free PC Games 2013 : the best gems in the freeware gaming world that came out in 2013
  • More Free PC Games from the good people of Gizmo.
WORD SEARCH & PUZZLE MAKERS

  • Wordsearch: Create and print customized word search and printable worksheets. Prints out a pretty good WordSearch.
  • Puzzlemakers: Create and print customized word search and printable worksheets. criss-cross, math puzzles, and more-using your own word lists.
  • BBC Skillswise: This website can be used for both literacy & Numeracy, links also available in the Tutor Centre for further resources such as lesson plans etc. also online games
  • Reading for Comprehension: good resources here 
  • English as a Second Language Learning Materials: Free and Handy!
  • Dolch Kit: Nearly 300 Dolch and other high frequency words stylized for maximum effectiveness in learning. .
  • 50 Essential Resources for ESL: : It's never been easier to create exercises.
  • ESLworksheets Some nice worksheets on this website!
  • Word Scrambler: create Word Scramble puzzles using your words
  • Rug.ie: Useful guide to Words & numbers-downloadable worksheets. Produced through NALA.
  • BalancedReading.com, free download pdf The Abecedarian Reading Assessment was designed to test what research has shown to be the most essential knowledge domains for developing reading skills.
  • ESL Galaxy ESL Lesson Plans for Adult Classes
  • TeachThough: LLC is a fluid platform dedicated to supporting educators in evolving learning for a 21st century audience. In other words Tons of Resources.
  • ABC Fast Phonics lessons can be heard by clicking on the speakers and highlighted words. Included are the names of alphabet letters, consonants, vowels and vowel rules, letter blends and common words, along with many pictures to enjoy.
  • Homophones, Homonyms and Homographs: Loads of material to print or view.
  • Englishforeveryone.org: Tons of printable worksheets.
  • ESLCollection.com Free, printable ESL worksheets by teachers for teachers
  • ict games, Literacy and numeracy website, games based, tons of games, also can be used on the ITW.
  • Cookie.ie: Loads of useful worksheets on spelling, fractions etc.
  • SNIP (special needs information press): Journals can be downloaded for free. Aimed at improving reading & spelling using high frequency words.
  • Resources.Writeone.ie: Worksheets & Video Clips from NALA's Read Write Now.
  • the Spelling Blog: Using Mnemonics : tricks to help you remember something.
  • spelling.hemscott.net/#advice:Excellent website with free printable worksheets for Spelling it Right - Learn How to Spell Confidently.
  • Literacytools.ie: Some good printable resources (look out for spelling mistakes.) Good interactive Online games & puzzles
  • Writingwizard.longcountdown.com:Creates handwriting worksheets for your learner.
  • Ictgames.com/lcwc.html: Look Cover Write Check method of learning a new word.
  • Skillsworkshop.org:1000+ free pdf skills for life resources available
  • pppst.com:Free presentations in power point format & free interactive activities
  • Education World: Spice Up Your Spelling Lessons
  • aaaspell.com: Various ways to help with spelling
  • KS3 grammar units: All you need to know about Grammer including verbs etc.
  • Writeon.ie : Have to register and login to use this website. A website for students wishing to gain a FETAC certificate. New students might need help with it.
numeracy
Some of the best websites for numeracy.
ACTIVITIES to do

​ Storybird is a free website that anyone can use to write stories, books and poems. You choose from hundreds of pieces of art work to illustrate your stories, books and poems. It has a community of over 2 million users. Instructions .. How to set up storybird to use in a class.

New:​

  • Atlas Obscura is an online magazine that aims "to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share" and is "the definitive guide to the world's hidden wonders".
  • ​30 years of Free Classical Science Fiction magazines to read here.
  • ​Next time you're stuck for an adjective, check out a really neat web site which will do the job for you. Just enter a word and you'll get dozens of potentially-useful adjectives back in seconds.​ Click here to access.
  • ​ CV templates to download, just choose the one that suits you. Good Luck on the job hunting.
  • 375,000 Free Images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to use as you want.
  • ​20 clever tricks for YouTube
  • ​Best free Online Applications
  • ​Tips on how to keep your brain healthy.
  • ​Convert audio files to text
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Historic maps for students & teachers

Historical Maps: The maps are historical and aimed at teachers and students, making this site a good resource.
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TEN JOB INTERVIEW BODY LANGUAGE TIPS from IrishJobs.ie
This website says "every day we publish a new article, with topics ranging from grammar to punctuation, from spelling to usage and vocabulary."
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Brain Pump - learn something new : Brain Pump is a site full of random, short, educational videos you can view one after another, no clicking required. You can watch the endless stream of videos, or you can choose from their list of categories that include topics such as psychology, technology, food, history, physics, space, business, math, and a catch all category of do it yourself videos called artisan. Got a few minutes? Learn something new.
Interesting Videos
- Best free children's ebooks and audio books online.
tutor tips
  • Anecdotes for chemistry teachers. This collection of stories and surprising facts to engage your students with chemistry in a whole new way.
  • Treasures of the Oireachtas Library: The Oireachtas Library holds a beautiful collection of historical material dating from the 16th century. To celebrate the centenary of the First Dáil we invited guest curators to explore the treasures in our collection and choose their favourites.
  • Calculate the cost of running that electric heater here.
  • ​How Technology benifit Christmas is coming and time to start budgeting. Here is a link to a handy weekly Budget Planner you can download.
  • Not sure what you can make for dinner? Check out this website ...you can tick off the ingredients you have in the house and it gives you suggestions on what you can make....pretty useful..
  • Constant technology usage can create health problems with your arms, wrist, back and eyes. These issues can cause discomfort and even acute pain.. more information here......
  • ​How Technology benefit senior citizens....
The importance of empathy: https://youtu.be/UzPMMSKfKZQ

  1. The Literacy Shed: A website for teachers filled with ideas for literacy teaching using visual resources such as film, animation, photographs and picture books.
  2. ​You share 99.4% of your genes with your neighbor, 98.7% with a chimp, and even 44% with a fruit fly – yet you are also entirely unique – there is nobody else quite like you. In this year’s CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Professor Alice Roberts, and genetics expert Aoife McLysaght, take us on a journey to answer this most fundamental question: Who Am I? Check out these 3 fascinating lectures and you might just get your answers..
  3. Need a Laptop to return to college? Or need a new smart phone - check out a refurbished one- free delivery, 1 Year Warranty and Technical Support. Or need to upgrade an old PC to Windows 10 then check out this website.
  4. Free Sign in and Register for a basic account for up to 8 students, great quiz and keeping tracks of results at : Lizard Point Geography
  5. How to make a Syllabus
  6. Best Free Educational Software
  7. Here you'll find our growing collection of free educational programs and resources. Just CLICK HERE to go to Gizmos. List includes links to free ebooks, free typing tutorials, free apps, computer programming etc...
  8. The Best Free Home & Office Software for PC :List includes free office suites etc. ​
  9. Varsity Learning Tools: over 50,000 professionally written problems and practice tests. Includes free web-based Classroom Assessment Software.​
  10. NEWS STORIES: Free interactive & printable lessons.
    WORKSHEETS AND CROSSWORDS : Makes pretty good Word-Searches to print out, Word Scramblers, Cloze exercises etc...
Useful Chart for Writers
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Useful Websites:
Free Irish Driving Theory Test Help
  • Mock Theory Test Online: not a substitution for studying using the official handbook but as a guide to further help you.
  • Driving Theory Test Revision: In the test you are required to answer 40 questions. You must answer at least 35 correctly in order to pass. In the test you will be given a choice of four answers, whereby you choose the correct answer.
irish history online

  • Places of Interest - Kerry 1916 - PDF of a map to download from Kerry County Library. Use the plus icon to zoom to read the text on the right. 
  • Every single county in Ireland has a connection with the 1916 Rising. This is a beautiful series of 32 one minute shorts now available to view on the RTE Player.
  • Easter Rising_ – from failure to triumph.  The Easter Rising of 1916 was one of the most important events in modern Irish history. It changed the country forever yet at first, as an event in itself, it was little more than an heroic failure.
  • 1916 Rising Downloadable Resources from Kerry Adult literacy and Basic Education Centre.
  • QUIZ: How well do you remember your Easter Rising.
  • Dublin Rising 1916:
    The Google Cultural Institute has developed a virtual walking tour to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising. Dublin Rising 1916-2016 explores the iconic places, people and stories of 100 years ago, narrated by actor Colin Farrell and featuring exhibitions from six prestigious cultural institu
Punctuation

Punctuation Portal: 69 rules of Punctuation. Where and when to use.
​Some other great resources can be got at : Visual Communication. how punctuation works, what the rules for punctuation marks are, and how you can improve your writing just by using punctuation correctly.
WordHippo.com: A great website to look up words and their meanings as well as another word for...great to improve your vocabulary. 
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phonics 

  • Phonics4free: The tried and trusted Step by Step phonics programme by Mrs Mona McNee is now available online free of charge. It's straightforward, easy for parents and teachers to follow and suitable for all ages including adults
Grammar
​Learn where to use there or they at this website with printable worksheets. 
improve your handwriting

Here is a list of 5 free websites to improve handwriting. These websites allow you to work on your handwriting by reading tips and downloading worksheets. These websites provide you essential tips and advice that you can follow to work on your handwriting. You can also print worksheets and write on them to work on your handwriting.
Exercise your brain

  1. www.lumosity.com - A simple online tool to allow anyone to achieve their brain’s full potential. No matter what your age or background is, you can feel smarter, sharper, and brighter.
  2. www.memozor.com-These games will train and boost your memory while having fun. All games are completely free. This website is idea to improve visual orientation and visual memory skills.  for people with dyslexia.  
  3. www.howtodothings.com OR www.wikihow.com/Main-Page - Learn how to do anything with step-by-step instructions. New: in WikiHow you have to register with an Email address, I do not recommend using your Facebook details to log in. 
  4. www.howstuffworks.com - A wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications, is the award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how certain things actually work. From car engines to search engines, from cell phones to stem cells, and thousands of subjects in between.
  5. www.todayifoundout.com - Learn some new and amazing facts every day.
  6. www.stumbleupon.com - It is a discovery engine (a form of web search engine) that finds and recommends web content to its users. Its features allow users to discover and rate Web pages, photos, and videos that are personalized to their tastes and interests using peer-sourcing and social-networking principles. New: you'll have to use an Email address to sign in. I do not recommend using your Facebook to login. 
  7. www.coursera.org - Coursera is an education company that partners with the top universities and organizations in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free.
  8. The Big History Project: - If you ask Bill Gates about his most favourite course that he ever studied, it's something called Big History.  It originated in a university in Sydney, Australia, and is divided into 8 separate modules which "help to blur the boundaries between history and science".  The 8 modules should each take around an hour to complete, and you can study entirely in your own time and at your own pace. Eben better its all FREE! 
  9. The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Manners at TechNorms.com
  10. Design and Publish Your Own eBooks For Free
    Papyrus is an online service that lets you easily create ebooks up to 5,000 words for free (formats are PDF/Epub/Kindle). You can import content, use the online editor, and pick a cover from the Cover Designer. The Basic account is free for books up to 5,000 words.
  11. Claim Your Free Personal Web Page:Check out about.me for more information.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Mould & Condensation
Very interesting article, we live in a damp country so we really do need to take on board some of these tips.
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Entertainment & Leisure
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Free Old Black & White Movies to View:

The free movies which you can watch at BnWMovies.com (Black 'n' White Movies.com) are mostly public domain films with expired copyright. Other black and white movies may be outside the public domain but are also legally shared in another way.

​https://lifehacker.com/download-free-stuff-from-reddits-favorite-websites-1825781590
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Ireland View: To view the listings and access tourism information for a town or village click on the orange markers on the map showing where towns are located or you can use the direct text links below the map. Loads of general information on the areas. 

Some useful Contacts:

Pieta house: 1800 247 247
Aware: 1890 303 302
Samaritans: 1850 609 090
Childline: 1800 66 66 66

The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Ireland.

“The main national helpline numbers are:
National Sexual Violence Helpline(for men and women): 1800 77 88 88
National Domestic Violence Helpline(for women): 1800 341 900
Amen (for men experiencing domestic violence): 046-9023718
Elder Abuse Helpline: 1850 24 1850

​The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Ireland.

“The main national helpline numbers are:
National Sexual Violence Helpline(for men and women): 1800 77 88 88
National Domestic Violence Helpline(for women): 1800 341 900
Amen (for men experiencing domestic violence): 046-9023718
Elder Abuse Helpline: 1850 24 1850
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13 services that can support you through a mental health difficulty.
Talk, text or go online..
Grundtvig Workshop: Poznan, Poland: 29th June-5th July 2014 : Link to Photos from the workshop and Blog can be found at this website: lovelylistowel.weebly.com.  
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Listowel 
(Irish: Lios Tuathail, meaning "Tuathal's ringfort") is a market town positioned in the very heart of North Kerry in County Kerry, Ireland. Listowel is situated on the River Feale at the head of the North Kerry limestone plain. Be sure to check out LovelyListowel for photos of the town.