Learning Resource Hub
This section will include links for online subscriptions students can access for online reading and research. There are also some lessons on a range of books that students can access.
We are always adding new content to this section.
Kids Podcasts Below are links for online podcasts for students.
Listen to stories, information and yarns about the world, fairy tales and Indigenous culture.
SHORT & CURLY is a fast-paced fun-filled ethics podcast for kids and their parents, with questions and ideas to really get you thinking. It asks curly questions about animals, technology, school, pop culture and the future.
This is a weekly podcast of funny stories for kids. There are side-splitting versions of my own fractured fairy tales. They're written for 7-11 year olds but these are tales the whole family can enjoy.
Australia is full of diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations. From Gamilaroi to Yawuru, palawa to Wadjigany, each mob has its own language, stories and culture.
Online Subscriptions Below are links to online subscriptions which students at Wentworth Point PS can access .
Read, Watch, and Listen to storytellers read magical stories.
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Learn about different topics and test out your knowledge by playing different research games.
So much to learn and have fun!
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Learn about World Book Online Kids so you can develop and expand your research
For Everyone Click on the image to start the activity.
Indigenous Literacy Foundation
Watch these clips to discover the richness, diversity and multilingual world of First Nations peoples.
Wentworth Point Community Centre and Library
Join the WPCCL to get books, resources and storytime.
ABC TV Education- English
Explore a variety of English and Literacy clips about characters, plot, setting and author talks.
Explore a variety of Maths clips about numbers, patterns, algebra,time, and measurement .
Discover variety of clips about Australia, Indigenous perspectives and other countries.
Learn about flying a paper plane, the war on waste, becoming digitally aware and where does food come from.
Children's Book Council of Australia
A place about reading, writing and ideas with books for kids and teens.
CBCA 2021 Winner and Honour Announcements
Discover which books received awards and which books were Honoured
How will you do the CBCA quiz?
In this lesson we will learn about the importance of the Children's Book Council of Australia.
Choose your own Adventure
Choose your own path through the different worlds, watch each story, complete the quiz to gather the secret codes along the way.
If you land on a story you’ve already watched go back and select a different route!
Book Week 2021
This year Book Week is from 21 August to 27 August. To celebrate our love of reading and the magical places reading takes us to, we have shared a few different activities that can be done at home. These are optional activities and you can choose which you will do. We hope you will join in as many activities as you can and share photos and videos with your teacher.
Thank you for your CBCA Book Week efforts.
This year the CBCA Book Week was virtually different from what we have previously done. I would like to thank all students, teachers and carers for the amazing costumes and baking creations. Students looked FANTASTIC. Well Done!
We look forward to a bigger and better CBCA Book Week in 2022.
Early Stage One (Kindergarten) Click on the image to start the lesson.
Explore the different parts of a book
Complete this activity to learn more about the different types of books you can find in the Library.
Explore the differences between books that are imaginative and books that creative.
Why do we need both types of books?
A story about family types.
Anemone is not the Enemy
A story about difference and friendship
A cautionary tale about a little girl who drives her parents up the wall when she starts answering 'No! ... until she discovers one powerful phrase: No! Never! It suddenly becomes her answer to every request, from tidying up her toys to going to bed
This lesson explores the characters.
Stage One (Year One & Year Two) Click on the image to start the lesson
Your Birthday was the Best
Funny, silly and surprisingly cute, Your Birthday Was the BEST! is the perfect blend of downright gross and delightfully entertaining.
This activity explores different characters and looks deeply at Thelma the Unicorn.
Spend a day with Australia's most vibrant and unique feathered friends. Full of splashing shorebirds, clattering cockatoos, parading penguins and greedy galahs, Busy Beaks is the perfect introduction to birds of all shapes and sizes.
Stage Two (Year Three & Year Four) Click on the image to start the lesson
Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Or is it just annoying? Whether you’re more like Norton or the bear, this story will show you that there’s room for all kinds of creative expression.
New Worlds
When writing books, authors love to explore new worlds. Space is a new world that authors enjoy exploring.
Learn how to create a Bento box using your favourite book.
Send a photo to your teacher stating that it is for the LRH.
Exploring the character of Thelma the unicorn
Stage Three (Year Five & Year Six) Click on the image to start the lesson
to help your researching
This will guide you to understand the locating step in the Information Skills Process
Ensure you are using reliable websites for your researching
Understanding characters
This activity explores the main character Thelma.
Bindi and her friends are on Gundungurra Country. This year is no ordinary year, nothing has gone to plan.
A verse novel about friendship and connections.
When writing books, authors love to explore new worlds. Space is a new world that authors enjoy exploring.
Past Virtual Author and Illustrator Talks
Magical Maps - 23 Aug @10am
This is a virtual excursion for Stages 2 and 3 students
Put the ‘creative’ back into creative writing — turn a blank piece of paper into a map of your own magical land! In the fantasy novel tradition, students will tell an epic adventure story by creating a hero character to journey across their map, encountering dangerous obstacles and mythical beasts along the way.
This is for Stage ES1 and Stage 1 students
Join celebrated children’s author Libby Hathorn and her daughter, Lisa Hathorn-Jarman, as they share the hilarious tale of a feisty child and her perplexed parents from their CBCA award winning picture book, No Never.
Wednesday 15th Spetember 2021 10:30am - 11:00am
Lesley Gibbes is an award winning, internationally published children's author, teacher and presenter at the Australian Writers’ Centre.
In this session Lesley will be reading her new book Dinosaur Dads and CBCA Honour Book Scary Night .
Click HERE to have a look at Lesley Gibbes website for more information.