Online Learning

General Resources

Twinkl - Twinkl has heaps and heaps of content across all learning areas. They have opened up free access to parents.

Te Reo Māori

Te Reo Singalong at home- a new video everyday by author 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.

Maths:

Prodigygame.com

Free maths home learning packs to download from a UK site:

Year 1

Year 2

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.

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!