J.K. Rowling and her Wizarding World partners have launched Harry Potter At Home, a digital hub packed with information and activities to help children, parents, carers and teachers confined at home during the Covid-19 outbreak. Bloomsbury and Scholastic, have helped add nifty magical craft videos (teach...
Perhaps they're reading the wrong books suggest Ayesha Tulloch and Kirsten Parris Identifying the difference between a native burrowing frog and an introduced cane toad is fundamental ecological knowledge. After bushfires ravaged Australia’s animal and plant communities and razed millions of hectares of land, such knowledge...
Working memory in early childhood is a key to learning, reports Chelsea Harry, especially if you are at homeschooling. Do you have a child who forgets what you just told them? Perhaps you asked them to get a book from their room and they started playing...
Consequences is a very old game, already well established in the 16th century. It continues to be handed down, generation after generation. Some things just never change: when boy meets girl, the world is bound to talk. A good one for teenagers, in our opinion. NUMBER...
Search out those old family games and enjoy the 'lockdown' at home. Remember that old adage about 'the family that plays together, stays together! There are some great books around about games that you can play with little or no equipment - stuff that you can...
Natalie Crofts has put together some practical outdoor activities to help keep the little ones entertained while much of the nation's families are spending more (enforced!) time at home. There’s nothing quite like squishing your hands into the dirt for the first time or smelling a...
The Karma Class If you are finding that being at home and trying to be a teacher to your kids is becoming very stressful, Beth Borowsky, the founder of The Karma Class , decided to launch an online platform designed to bring her tools bringing calm...
As Australians try to maintain social engagement during self-isolation, citizen science offers a unique opportunity for families. These researchers are looking for interested parties to contribute to their projects! Defined as “public participation and collaboration in scientific research”, citizen science allows everyday people to use technology...
Looking for more ideas to keep the young ones busy? Although designed for teachers the Bloomsbury repository is now open to all trying home schooling kids. Bloomsbury has put together some recommendations to help quieten their ROARs! These books are available through your local bookseller or...
With much of the nation's families spending more time at home, Natalie Crofts has put together a range of outdoor activities to help keep the little ones entertained A garden is an extension of the classroom; it provides a place to learn, discover and improve skills...
