My name is Ellie and I am an Early Childhood Teacher in Western Australia.
I am offering tutoring for students in Kindy, Pre Primary and Year One and phone consultations with parents regarding Home Schooling strategies.
03/04/2020
When the student's in my class have been working really hard for a long period of time - I often break up the session with a quite burst of physical activity. Go Noodle are my 'go to'!
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=banana+banana+meatball+song
They are so entertaining and charismatic and the children (and teachers) LOVE singing and dancing along to these songs! x
03/04/2020
Have you all heard of P.E. with Joe? It's an internet sensation and a fantastic program to encourage your children to be physically active - especially whilst they are in isolation!
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pe+with+joe
I can't speak highly enough of this exercise program! So fun, engaging and motivating!
There is a whole movement on www.teacherspayteachers.com called Distance Learning. If you type this into the search bar at the top of the website, you will be able to access an abundance of resources designed specifically to supplement schooling whilst the students are at home.
Happy searching! x
03/04/2020
If you are looking for printable resources focusing on specific early learning skills, I would encourage you to have a look at sites such as www.teacherspayteachers.com
You can search for topics such as 'addition games' and many different resources will appear ready for you to purchase (some are FREE too!)
This is an example:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/…/Addition-Games-Value-…
Let me know how you go - especially if you find any great resources you might be able to recommend to other parents! x
03/04/2020
I think Mark McGowan should be commended on his recent work through these unsettling times. This is yet another example of that good work!
https://www.facebook.com/abcperth/videos/826688061160535/
02/04/2020
Just thought I would share this as it brightened my day! lolz x
02/04/2020
A very good friend of mine has recently transition from High School teacher to full-time Home Schooling teacher for her two children in Year One and Kindergarten. She has created a weekly overview including all links and ideas for activities which she will be running with her children and has very kindly given me permission to share it with everyone.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Home-Schooling-Weekly-Overview-Early-Childhood-5400251
If you have any questions about this document, please don't hesitate to get in contact!
Good luck x
Home Schooling Weekly Overview Early Childhood This weekly overview has been developed by a mother and High School teacher who has transition from full-time work to full-time home schooling her two young children. She has very kindly given permission for me to share this plan in an attempt to help other families who are going through this proces...
02/04/2020
I have had lots of positive feedback about the Home Schooling Daily Timetable. If you haven't had a chance yet, this resource is FREE and a great starting point for your Home Schooling journey! x
Home Schooling Daily Timetable Distance Learning This is a possible daily timetable which will help your children transition into the new Home Schooling routine. I hope you find this resource useful! ...
31/03/2020
If you haven't watched any episodes yet, check out Alphablocks on Youtube - I especially recommend the playlists ;-) x
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alphablocks
Also LOVING (literally) Numberjacks!
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=numberjacks
If you are following my suggested daily plan, these are great programs for the educational electronic time in the afternoons of your Home Schooling day!
Let me know what you think x
31/03/2020
Do you all know Cosmic Yoga on youtube?
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cosmic+yoga
31/03/2020
I thought I would use this opportunity to link some great websites which will support your child's learning at home.
Some of these websites or apps will require a subscription but it is definitely worth it!
https://readingeggs.com.au/
- this app is super common in schools! It's really fun for the
students and highly educational!
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
- great game for teaching students their letter sounds as
beginning reading strategies
https://mathseeds.com/
- a great resource to support your children with their
mathematics
There are sooo many educational apps and websites out there but these are definitely my first recommendations!
Hope you're all going well on your homeschooling journey. Remember to check in if you need any help! x
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I thought I would send everyone some links to websites which have some great, downloadable teaching resources. These activities will support the work you are doing in your Home Schooling programs.
Some websites will ask for a subscription, some websites will offer links to resources which you buy then download online and some websites offer free resources!
These resources are specifically useful for students in Kindy, Pre-Primary (Foundation), Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3!
https://www.topteacher.com.au/
- subscription but worth it!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/
- type the name of the topic of resource into the search bar.
For example: syllables.
Any relevant resources will appear ready for purchase. https://www.twinkl.com.au/
- bright, colourful activities
https://www.teachstarter.com/publisher/k3/
- subscription required but great activities
I hope they are helpful! x