Junior School

Getting Ready for Learning

We recognise that each family has different routines, needs, strengths and passions.

The image below shows how learners may engage with their classroom and year level teachers.

Throughout the week learning experiences in Seesaw will lead to independent opportunities in all learning areas. Where possible learning experiences will be able to be completed offline, reducing excess student screen time.

Resources for self-guided exploration are included on Junior, Senior and Specialists pages here on the Home Learning Hub.

Further suggestions can be found at the ACT EDU Home Learning Site.

Home Learning with Seesaw

Your child will use the Seesaw Class app for home learning. This is different to the Seesaw Family app you normally use to view your child's work and communicate with their teacher.

If your home device is a tablet or phone download or update the Seesaw Class app in your device’s app store. The most recent version of Seesaw is required for home learning. App update is required!

If your home device is a laptop or computer visit app.seesaw.me.

Seesaw Class and Family - What's the Difference?

Seesaw Class & Family are two separate apps that are downloadable from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. They have different functionalities and are used for different purposes.

During this time of Home Learning, you will only need to use Seesaw Class.

Seesaw Family

Seesaw Family has been used by adult family members to view and like your child's work and stay updated with the latest announcements. It does not have any functionality to complete tasks or upload to a students portfolio.

Seesaw Class

Seesaw Class is the app used by both teachers and students. When logged in, your child will only be able to view their own portfolio. They will also be able to view and complete activities within the app and stay up to date with student focused announcements.

Accessing Learning on an iPad or tablet

Is your child using an ipad or android tablet to engage with learning shared by teachers on Seesaw?

You will need to download these two free Google Apps to the device your child will be using.

Google Slides and Google Docs are available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Stores.

Google Slides

Google docs

Communication

We know that the structure of our work day does not necessarily mirror your day of home learning, and that is ok.

If you need assistance or have a question about your child's home learning, please get in touch with your classroom teacher via email which can be found on the Contact Us page.

Resources

Below are websites recommended by your teachers, to continue learning if you have engaged with all learning experiences in Seesaw.

ABC Kids Play

Explore, create and play with the free ABC Kids Play app from ABC Kids! ABC Kids Play is a unique collection of games and activities for preschoolers featuring our most trusted and loved brands – Play School, Giggle and Hoot and Bananas in Pyjamas.

Scratch Jr

ScratchJr is an introductory programming language that enables young children (ages 5-7) to create their own interactive stories and games. Children snap together graphical programming blocks to make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. Children can modify characters in the paint editor, add their own voices and sounds, even insert photos of themselves -- then use the programming blocks to make their characters come to life.

Free lesson plans are available by clicking here.

Sora

With Sora, you can borrow free e-books and audiobooks from the central ACT Education Directorate collection. More than 7,000 e-book titles and 1,000 audiobooks available for recreational reading. Borrow up to 10 resources at a time! Loan period is four weeks with an early-return option for those quick, enthusiastic readers.

Wonderopolis

Wonderopolis is an informational site that asks and answers interesting questions about the world. Every day, a new "Wonders of the Day" question is posted, and each is designed to get kids and families to think, talk, and find learning moments together in everyday life. Click on any question to find facts, information, suggestions for exploring further, useful links, and videos.

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