Online Learning at Home

Dear Parents,

Please see the attached list of websites of where you can find engaging and meaningful activities that your child can enjoy at home.

Students should also continue to complete 10 - 20 minutes of home reading each day.

Websites

• Victorian Department of Education and Training: Learning from home website (Under construction.)
• IXL English: Online English skills to practise
  From phonics and reading comprehension to writing strategies and more.
  https://au.ixl.com/ela 
• IXL Mathematics: Online mathematics skills to practise
  Helps students to gain mastery and fluency of essesntial skills.
  https://au.ixl.com/math 
• Scholastic: Learn at home
  Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going. Keep kids reading and thinking.
  https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
• Australian Government: Learning potential
  Select from a range of learning tasks that may interest your child.
  https://www.learningpotential.gov.au/age-group/primary-school
• nRich: Problem solving tasks
  These tasks are linked to the UK curriculum (which is very similar to the Victorian Curriculum).
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11h3pSE48lMxcP_839w9EgCdUhDaBixfXOEZNniIGrwc/edit#gid=1970937135 
• Fun Brain
  Play games while practising reading and maths skills.
  https://www.funbrain.com
• Star Fall
  Practise your phonics skills with these read along stories.
  https://www.starfall.com/h/
• Into the book
  Go "into the book" to play games and practise reading strategies.
  https://reading.ecb.org
• Apps to install to support home learning (from Reservoir View PS. Thanks.)
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/apps_to_use.pdf

General literacy and numeracy tasks

• Victorian Department of Education and Training: 201 Literacy and numeracy ideas (PDF)
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/201_literacy_maths_tips.pdf 
• National Council of Teachers of English: Book report ideas (PDF)
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/book_report_ideas.pdf 
• Q-Matrix resources
  Use these resources to take turns, with your child, in asking/answering questions about a text that he/she is reading.
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/qmatrix_resources.pdf
    YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0zOFyX22so
• Helping your child with counting (PDF)
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/parents_count_too_helping_your_child_with_counting.pdf 
• Helping your child with mental calculations (PDF)
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/parents_count_too_helping_your_child_with_mental_calculations.pdf 

Build basic number fact knowledge

• Addition and subtraction number fact wheel template (PDF)
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/addition_and_subtraction_wheel_template.pdf 
• How to make an addition and subtraction number fact wheel
    YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3dWX3Rpls
• Multiplication and division number fact template (PDF)
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/multiplication_and_division_wheel_template.pdf 
• How to make a multiplication and division number fact wheel
    YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_tTj1kcowM
• Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division games (PDF)
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/addition_and_subtraction_wheel_template.pdf  
• Why children have difficulties mastering the basic number fact combinations and how to help them (PDF, Article)
  https://www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/mastery_of_basic_facts_article.pdf 

Instructional guides for helping your child with the four operations

• Addition: Introduction to the concept using materials
    YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwcr9KQ8te0
• Addition: Traditional Method Guide
    YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jszsw66zE6U
• Subtraction: Introduction to the concept using materials
     YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtyxR-t2FpE
• Subtraction: Decomposition Guide
     YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmK_zDVVJoo
     YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRyL32l3NmU
     YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwi7dNJiGcM
• Multiplication: Expanded Notation Method guide
     YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__KLd8eJpvE
• Multiplication: Traditional Method guide
     YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0skOnba1o
• Division: Chipping Away Method guide
     YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM2W6J6aQdc
   
• Division: Reading the Whole Number Method guide
     YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU8QaTok0z0

General worksheet revision from your child's teacher/s:

• Prep: Literacy worksheets • Numeracy worksheets
• Year 1: Literacy worksheets • Numeracy worksheets 
• Year 2: Literacy worksheets • Numeracy worksheets 
• Year 3: Literacy worksheets • Numeracy worksheets 
• Year 4: Literacy worksheets • Numeracy worksheets 
• Year 5: Literacy worksheets • Numeracy worksheets 
• Year 6: Literacy worksheets • Numeracy worksheets 

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East Bentleigh Primary School Zone

The Department has released a new website that helps parents identify their local public school online.

Findmyschool.vic.gov.au was launched on 23 April 2019 and shows every school zone across the state. The new website highlights the choice of public schools available to the Victorian community.

If you’re interested in enrolling at East Bentleigh Primary School please visit the site, www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au

If you have further questions please call our office on 9570 3525.