additional Resources

• www.amazingeducationalresources.com

• www.merlinannualpass.com.au/educationtoolbox/educational-worksheets

• Scholastic - Learning at home resources

• BBC Bitesize - The UK version of ABC Splash, has resources and interactives from primary and secondary. Since you're outside the UK you won’t be able to use BBC iPlayer, CBBC or CBeebies.

• ABC Education - interactive activities and games.

• Australian Children's Television Foundation - multimedia activities for student, a range of content and lesson ideas for viewing at home and educational content to support learning at home.

• Education Services Online - Links to a range of websites to help your child achieve success. Suitable for students at all year levels.

• Learning Potential - Tips and ideas to help you nurture your child's potential, with hundreds of articles on all aspects of learning and development, from the early years to the end of high school. Suitable for students at all year levels.

• Khan Academy - A free online learning platform which has lessons on everything from Maths and English to History and other topics.

• Queensland Autism Hub and Reading Centre - Information, support and advice for parents and carers.

• For Teachers for Students - Australian curriculum linked lessons across range of learning areas for primary and middle years children. Suitable for students at all year levels.

• Aussie Educator - Link to hundreds of websites containing teaching resources for a wide range of subject/learning areas and age groups. Suitable for students at all year levels.

• Interactive Sites for Education

• Studyladder - Mathematics, English, Science and more! A comprehensive program of online educational activities for students aged 4 to 12.

Maths

• PhET - science and maths interactives that allow students to work through a situation or problem, usually allow you to change variables to see the result.

• www.mathschase.com - Maths Chase is a completely free home online learning tool where children can play times tables games, along with many other mathematics skill-based games! The site features many simple learning games which children can play at home.

• Timestables.com - Online resource to help learn multiplication tables.

Languages

• BBC Languages - Free resources and lessons to learn 48 languages. Resources include user guide, videos, TV transcripts, worksheets (based on the videos), interactive activities, and a tutor's guide.

• PBS Learning Media - simulations that allow students to explore changing variables in a situation.

• Digital dissections - paid software that supports students to simulate dissections.

Science

• Science Sparks - Science Sparks: Interactive website for the early years focusing on science experiments for young children.

• Science by Doing - Website for high school Science covering the Australian Curriculum. This site is free for all Australian students and presents science in an engaging, guided inquiry-based approach to lift student interest and understanding. Suitable for students in Years 7-10.

Visual Art

• Artsparks - Art and craft activities for the whole family to enjoy at home

English and Literacry

• Topmarks - Interactive website for the early years focusing on alphabet, sound to letter relationships, high frequency words, vocabulary and beginning reading behaviours.

The National Geographic - many activities include a game, simulation or interactive to explain key concepts.

Interland - Interland is an adventure-packed online game that teaches the fundamentals of digital safety and citizenship through hands-on practice.

Prodigy: Mathematics Game - Prodigy is a free, adaptive mathematics game for grades 1-6 that integrates problem solving into a role-playing game using a Pokemon-style wizardry theme.

BrainPop - a paid site that has some free stuff, they do change what is free and update their stuff regularly. US content.

Cybersecurity Lab: NOVA has joined forces with cybersecurity experts to create its Cybersecurity Lab. This is a game where players discover how they can keep their digital lives safe. The game helps players develop an understanding of the common cyber threats that exist online and their defences. Students should sign in using their Google account.

EdHeads - Online educational resources that provides science and maths games and activities that promote critical thinking.

Cool Maths Games - Online games to help build student maths skills.

Kids Maths Games - Interactive website for primary years including fractions, probability, data and chance and number games.

Matific - Quality conceptually based maths games and activities for home use.

Giant classroom - history and geography challenges for schools, website has free quizzes.

ASIC Money Smart - has a great range of units of work to help students learn real life skills like recognising and counting money or managing a budget.

Commonsense Media - has a range of lesson plans and a big unit of work on digital citizenship.

Asia Education Foundation - provides school leaders, teachers and schools with curriculum resources, professional learning, innovative programs and networks to develop Asia capability for Foundation to Year 12 students in Australian schools.