Websites that help learning at home
For Students:
Literacy
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Great phonics and early reading activities. Stories, rhymes and movies to help sound out words |
Word family activities |
KS1 BBC kids curriculum games and activities for the younger learner |
KS2 BBC kids curriculum games and activities for the next steps in learning |
KS3 BBC Kids curriculum games and activities for more of a challenge! |
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The Carnegie Library site is full of great literacy activities.
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Letter sounds, phonics, blends and word family games |
Educational games that help learn language features |
Make your own comic strip |
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Online stories read by famous actors and celebrities |
Online interactive books |
More online interactive books |
Mighty books Online stories |
Online interactive books, songs, rhymes and fairy tales |
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Links to literacy activities for all ages |
Type in your spelling words and practice them using SpellingCity |
Wordfind activities |
Draw pictures to go with your stories |
Spelling activity |
Maths
A variety of maths games for all levels Maths website that teaches children math through videos, online games and interactive worksheets Another great site for practicing your basic facts and algebra against other kids around the world Maths fun games for children. Parents information too Get stuck onto those basic facts with these fun games Enjoyable maths games where children learn while having fun. Varitey of maths games for primary children Maths activities for advanced mathematicians Practice your maths facts! More addition and subtraction websites Gamequarium- hundreds of maths activities sorted.co.nz Kids and money games Mr Nussbaum -Maths skills and activities for the advanced mathematician A quick fire game for adding to 10 practice. Fun for everyone! Compete with people around the world solving maths problems
Otumoetai Primary School library blog Conversation club - For kids who are wild about nature Science Museum A fantastic site for learning about energy. Try Launchball...You'll get hooked! Huge range of brain busting games to help your thinking A cool place to learn about and practice your art skills Creating music A fun website filled of music activities Practice your typing skills Learn Te Reo maori Interactive activities and games to help you learn about Wildlife Club Penguin A popular game that the kids love!
Kid friendly search engines
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Kidsclick Web search for kids by librarians |
Quintura for kids |
Yahoo kids |
Ask kids |
CyberSleuth kids |
For Parents:
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Hector's World net safety How to keep your child safe on the internet |
Ministry of Education site for families wanting information about their child's education
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Parents Inc Helping parents raise children |
Fun learning experiences you can do with your kids
* Go to the rock pools
* Walk around the mount and talk about what they see
* Visit Te Puna Quarry
* Go to the beach and make sand castles
* Collect fallen leaves and make leaf rubbings or art together
* Cook together and talk about the measurements in the recipe
* Stich a pattern or picture using hession and wool.
* Visit Katikati bird gardens
* Visit Katikati museum and go into town and look at the murals
* Make huts and have a picnic in them
* Paper mache a balloon and decorate it to make a pinata
* Make a water slide out of a tarpoline, dish washing liquid and water
* Cook marshmellows and damper on an open fire
* Make a treasure hunt around your house for the kids
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