Online Learning

General Resources

Twinkl - Twinkl has heaps and heaps of content across all learning areas. They have opened up free access to parents. Resources are also in te reo Maori for our Rumaki students.

Te Reo Māori:

• Te Reo Singalong at home A new video everyday from one of our favourite authors Sharon Holt

 

Literacy:

• Books to read online (there are 100 in this alone)
• Reading Eggs - you can get a 30 day free trial.
• Epic - a reading site - parents can sign up for free.
• Sunshine Online - a great reading site for juniors, books, letter and word activities. Parents can sign up for a free 14 day trial, we are working on full access for you all. (Free access to whanau, please ask kaiako for access)
• Ready to Read - these are the same books we use at school, some will be familiar to your child. Thanks to our friends at Dyer Street School for this list!

 

​Maths:

• Prodigygame.com
• Mathletics
• Matific

TV/ Videos with some educational value:

Netflix:

• Storybots - science videos with catch songs, ok for all ages.
• Daniel Tiger - for junior students, good discussions about emotions and values.
• Our Planet - wildlife documentary.
• Brainchild - science talk show for kids.
• Who Was? - a fun history show.
• If I Were An Animal - animal facts.
• Dream Big - One for the budding builders and engineers.

 

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TVNZ OnDemand:

Access via Heihei to make sure you only get kid friendly content.

• Kiri & Lou - 5 minute videos with calming music and good discussion of values.
• Goodnight Kiwi - NZ celebrities (and Jacinda Ardern!) reading NZ picture books.
• Horrible Histories - funny but accurate historical stories.
• Junk Rescue - encourage creativity - let your kids loose with the recycling and see what they can make.
• Kitchen Science - Scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl) does cool experiments with household ingredients.
• Speak Māori for Kids - your tamariki can practice their reo.

 

YouTube: (YouTube needs to be supervised - children can easily get on to inappropriate content, we recommend using YouTube kids if possible).

• Cosmic Kids Yoga - yoga and mindfulness activities, great for a wet day.
• Storyline online - celebrities reading picture books aloud.
• Go Noodle! - songs and dances, kids will know these from school!

 

Mindfulness and calming activities:

None of these site links work on your old website.  Please advise what you want done here?

This is a beautiful shout out to our teachers, parents and especially our children in these uncertain times.

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