Resources and ideas for learning at home
Resources for teachers, parents and support workers
Education NSW Home Learning resources
Education Qld resources “Learning@home”
Relief Teacher packs “Have fun Teaching”
Teach Starter resources for Teachers/Parents “Foundation/Prep file”
50+ Websites With Hands-on Enrichment Activities for Kids at Home Bored Teachers
BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
ABC- Educational resources- https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/home
Everyday Activities Fun with Mama
School planning ideas Oatley Public School
Educational Activities ages 4-12 Study Ladder
Fuelthebrain https://www.fuelthebrain.com/
Online resources – Turtle Diary https://www.turtlediary.com/
Electoral System of Australia Teacher Resources
Remote learning for teachers/families Seesaw
Make me genius https://www.makemegenius.com/
Starfall https://www.starfall.com/h/
Learning resources and ideas
Literacy
Grammar- Work on the 8 parts of speech https://www.grammaropolis.com/
Boost writing confidence with Storybird http://storybird.com/
Stories read by famous people Storyline Online
Activities for teens and older
Online history classes preteen through adults Big History Project
STEM – Science Technology Engineering Mathematics
Make your own animated videos Go Animate
Prezi (make your presentations zoom) http://prezi.com/
Coding for 4-10 year olds- https://www.kodable.com/
Learn to code- https://www.codecademy.com/
Scratch teaches students all about coding- https://scratch.mit.edu/
Science
Street Science https://m.facebook.com/streetscienceau/
For budding Marine Biologists Smithsonian Ocean
Science experiments you can do at home Steve Spangler Science
The happy scientist https://thehappyscientist.com/
Cells alive https://www.cellsalive.com/
NASA Climate Kids
Listen to astronauts read stories from space- https://storytimefromspace.com/library/
Exploratorium – science activities https://www.exploratorium.edu/
Maths
DSQ “Washing Maths”
Daily Family Routine Bedtime Math
Mathletics https://www.mathletics.com/au/for-home/early-learner/
Maths games galore- https://gridclub.com/
Short videos about numbers https://www.numberphile.com/
Maths Frame- http://www.mathsframe.co.uk/default.aspx
Coolmath https://www.coolmath.com/
Art and Design
Think Design http://www.kidsthinkdesign.org/
Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities https://www.highlightskids.com/
Mo Willems uploading daily drawing lessons https://youtu.be/MjaYnyCJDdU
Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities https://www.highlightskids.com/
The world of art The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Crafts and activities https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
How to draw lessons Cartooning Club How to Draw
Games, investigations, forms of art Artsology
Step by step instructions on art projects including origami, 3D cards, clay pots Red Ted Art
Carson Ellis’ Art Club Carson Ellis
Geography
Google Earth https://www.google.com/earth/
Geography with National Geographic- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
National Geographic Young Explorers
Country Reports https://www.countryreports.org/
Geoguesser https://www.geoguessr.com/
Geocaching- https://geocaching.com.au
History
Online history classes preteen through adults Big History Project
History for kids BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/
What Was There http://www.whatwasthere.com/
Languages
Learn a language- https://www.duolingo.com/
BBC Languages http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
Kids news and magazines
Kids News- https://education.aec.gov.au/teacher-resources/
Youngzine – online news for kids https://youngzine.org/
Classroom Magazines https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Music
Virtual Musical Instruments https://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com/
Kids Music Jam Sessions Kids Music Beat
Music is for everyone https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
Songs for Preschool students https://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm
Virtual field trips
Virtual field trips and live cams
Games
Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities- https://www.highlightskids.com/
Maths games galore- https://gridclub.com/
Maths games galore- https://gridclub.com/
Fuelthebrain https://www.fuelthebrain.com/
Educational games K-12- https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities- https://www.highlightskids.com/
Games https://www.abcya.com/
The Arts https://artsology.com/
Coolmath https://www.coolmath.com/
Podcasts
New York Times “Podcasts for Kids”
Science podcasts to listen to with your kids Podcasts
General learning
Online classes for kids- https://outschool.com/#abk7vott3k
Short videos/texts that answer various burning questions for children http://wonderopolis.org/
The Kid Should See This- https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Smithsonian learning lab https://learninglab.si.edu/#sll-discover
Funbrain https://www.funbrain.com/
Switch accesible games online
Switch Accessible Games Help Kids Learn
Switch Accessible Games SenICT Software Online
Switch Accessible Games Tar Heel Gameplay
Easy to read, accessible books Tar Heel Reader
AUSLAN
Australian Library and Information Association National Simultaneous Storytime 2020
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children Auslan Storytime
Activity ideas
Cooking
Cooking covers many subjects “Mini Banana Pancakes”
Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook. Nomsterchef
Cooking Jamie Oliver Cooking with Buddy
Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities Highlightskids
Online stories
Stories read by famous people Storyline Online
Storybox Library https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/
Support for families
Family support on Facebook
Family activities/support group Family Isolation/Lockdown Activities & Support Group (worldwide)
Special Needs for Special Kids
Family lockdown tips and ideas
Australian Special Ed Teachers COVID 19 Support page
The big character challenge – resource for families, teachers and students
Health and wellbeing
Activities to help with stress and coping
Reach Out https://au.reachout.com/
Yoga and Mindfulness for Kids Cosmic Kids
Workouts for young kids
Movement and Mindfulness Activities Go Noodle
Live PE lessons at 9am Monday to Friday The Body Coach TV
Kid-friendly workouts Sworkit