Here are some links to useful Websites for children, parents and teachers. Click on the subject below and enjoy!
Literacy
- Scootle – Learning resources
- Scootle National curriculum
- School A to Z English Fact Sheets
- Premier’s Reading Challenge
- Studyladder (formerly Smartkiddies)
- Spelling City: Spelling and Vocabulary
- Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Competition
- Wordle!
- Myths and Legends from E2BN
- BTN(Behind The News)
- E-pals Classroom Exchange
- Storybird: Collaborative Storytelling
- Read Write Think Story Maps
- WriteOn! Writing Competition
- Story online
- Jump Start
- My StoryMaker
- Reading Eggs
- Build Your Wild Self
- PBS Kids
- Writing Fun
- Premier’s Spelling Bee
- Rhyme Zone
- Wacky Web Tales
- Spellodrome
Numeracy
- Scootle – Learning resources
- Scootle – National Math Curriculum
- Ideal Resources
- School A to Z Maths Fact Sheets
- NRich – Enriching Mathematics
- Maths is Fun
- Woodlands Maths Zone
- Studyladder (formerly Smartkiddies)
- The Singapore Maths Teacher
- Murderous Maths
- Marble Mania! Chance and Probability
- Rainforest Maths
- A Maths Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather
- Cool Math 4 Kids
- Math 5 Live
- Math Playground
- Jump Start
- Clock Works
- Mathletics
- Khan Academy
Science and technology
- National Geographic Explorer
- Amy’s Energy Saving Website
- CSIRO for Kids
- Science by email
- Simple Machines
- Wild Kids: Learn about Native Animals
- How the Body Works: Year 3 and 4 Units
- Endeavour Energy Electric Kids
- Astronomy for Kids: Solar System
- Science Bob
- NeoK12
- NASA Kids Club
- Anatomy Arcade
- Cybersmart Kids Online Quiz
- Stay Smart Online
- Mystery Matters
- Wix: Create a Website!
- Museum of Science and Industry : Simple Machines
- Fun Brain
- I Spy!
- CSIRO
- Edheads Activate Your Mind!
- Primary Research Project
- Read Write Think Story Maps
Human society and community languages
- Dust Echoes
- Italy Quizlet
- Languages Online
- Country Toad
- Antarctica!
- Interactive World Map
- National Geographic for Kids
- British Colonisation Sqworl
- Natural Disasters Sqworl
- Parliament Education Office
- Australia’s Prime Ministers
- Harmony Day
- Australian Biography – Extraordinary Australian’s Talk About Their Lives
- Parliament Education Office : Multimedia
- Civics and Citizenship: Upper Primary
- Making Multicultural Australia
- National Geographic GeoBee
For parents
- School A-Z A Guide for Parents DEC
- Department of Education & Communities School Calendar
- How parents can help their children with literacy and numeracy
- HOOSH – Out of School Hours Care
- Information about new provider of Before and After care
- HPS Parents and Citizens Association
- NSW Public Schools Homepage
- NSW Primary Syllabus Foundation Statements
- Technology A to Z
- Family Guide to Cyber Safety (PDF KB)
- NetAlert Cyber Safety
- Selective High School Placement
- Health Contact Directory for Inner West Schools(PDF 80.25KB)
- Best Start Kindergarten Assessment
- Opportunity Class Placement
- NSW Association for Gifted and Talented Children
- Translated Documents Arranged by Language
- Stay Smart Online
- Gifted and Talented Education
- Web Based Technology Guide for Parents
- MindQuest
- Kids Health
- “Ezine” online magazine for parents
- NAPLAN : National Assessment Program Literacy And Numeracy
- NSW Healthy Kids and Healthy Lunch
- Information for International students
- Stewart House Fundraising
- The Exodus Foundation
- Questacon
- Interrelate Family Centres
- The Arts Unit
- GERRIC Holiday Workshops
- Ashfield Amateur Swimming Club
- Helping Out at School
Websites for thinking skills
- A free online service inspiring and supporting “kidpreneurs”. For more detail visit Club Kidpreneur.
- A great science site. To find out how great visit Science News For Kids.
- The museum of science, art and human perception. For more detail visit Exploratorium.
- Thousands of Thinking activities are availabe at Sporcle.
- Fun and exciting geography games can be found at Geography Games.
- Novel Games provides this site full of Logic Puzzles.
- Test your skills at Mensa for Kids.
- Interactive activities for all subjects can be found at Get Smart.
- Daily puzzles for you to try can be found at Sudoku Puzzles.
- The internet’s #1 website for K-8, Math, reading, geography, and grammar. Visit FunBrain.
- Explore free printable and online kids games, activities, puzzles, clip art, colouring pages and online colouring at The Kidz Page.
- A site full of kids games, animals, geography, and more can be found at National Geographic Kids.
- Play chess online at the Sydney Academy of Chess.
- For fun spelling games visit Online Spelling Bees.
- Games and activities based on the Rainbow Magic series – Lucy’s favorite chapter books in Kindergarten! To play and do see Rainbow magic.
- Centre for lovers of literature! To see what is on offer to encourage your imagination visit NSW Writer’s Centre.
- For Kids and Gifted Teens see what is available at Hoagies Gifted Links.
- A fun maths site to visit is Absurd Maths!.
- Try your luck at the Quiz Hub.
- Stu Hasic provides a quiz site to test your skills called Quiz Boxes!
- Recommended for use at upper primary and secondary levels is the site MathCounts.
- For all things Chess! Visit the NSW Junior Chess League.
- Test your geography skills with today’s quiz at National Geographic GeoBee.
Library and multimedia links
- NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge
- BOOK WEEK – Children’s Book Council of Australia
- MS Readathon
- Sydney Writer’s Festival
- Ask Kids
- KidsClick!
- Word Central
- It’s Academic!
- ABC Education ‘Learn’
- Australian Film, Television and Radio Centre
- Sydney Observatory: Astronomy Guide
- Interactive World Map
- National Geographic for Kids
- Harmony Day
- Australian Biography – Extraordinary Australian’s Talk About Their Lives
- Parliament Education Office : Multimedia
- Making Multicultural Australia
- Haberfield PS Perform ‘Come Play Your Part’ Channel Ten
- Haberfield Music Count Us In!
- School Musical ‘Oliver!’
- Haberfield’s Centenary Reflections
- Timana Tahu Visits Haberfield
- Haberfield Public School ‘Time Cloud’