Handy links and educational wooden toys for home schooling Kids while in lock down - information for Australian parents
Given the unfortunate recent events in Melbourne Victoria some parents will find themselves again with the challenge of home schooling their children.
State education department's and indeed individual schools have done a good job in difficult circumstances in quickly developing content and systems to assist parents with the remote, home learning challenge. Our local, Rochedale South Primary School here in Queensland have done a great job.
Lets face it, us city and metropolitan populations haven't had to face the challenges mum, dads and kids living in outback communities have always had teaching Kids at home.
Shout out here to all the Australian School of the Air schools, of which the first was started by in 1950 by Adelaide Miethke, the then head of the South Australia branch of the Royal Flying Doctor’s service. These schools work with the challenge of remote learning everyday and it's just part of the normal learning and teaching jorney for outback Kids, parents and teachers. Check out the Alice Springs School of the Air as just one example of the great work these guys do. Or watch the video (far below) from NBN Co on the Mount Isa School of the Air.
Ok; back to our main subject - providing mums and dads with some handy links to help with home schooling.
Here they are in no particular order:
- ABC Radio - Online resources parents need to make it easier to homeschool: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/brisbane/online-resou...
- SBS TV - Homeschooling, who's doing it? https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/video/977718339688/homeschool
- Home Education Association Inc - heaps of really helpful links for all sorts of subjects for all ages: https://www.hea.edu.au/discounts-resources/free-resources/
- Aussie Educator.org - Good range of general resources,although no lomnger being kept up-to-date: http://www.aussieeducator.org.au/resources/archived/homeschoolingresources.html
- Home Schooling Down Under.com - Free e-book on home schooling: https://www.homeschoolingdownunder.com/
We hope the above links help parents with home schooling and dont forget if your looking for some great Education Wooden Toys for Toddlers and Primary aged Kids visit our online store HERE