Online Educational Resources
Hi local parents!
We've pooled together a great a list of online resources that will be useful to keep the kids occupied during the lockdown. They are all free to use and a lot of fun!
If you have any other suggestions feel free to comment below and share them.
1. First of all the Ministry of Education has released some advice to support the wellbeing of families learning from home, it’s available here:
education.govt.nz...
2. There are also two dedicated Government websites with resources and advice for different age-groups and these will have more added to them over time.
Learning from Home
learningfromhome.govt.nz...
Ki te Ao Marama
www.kauwhatareo.govt.nz...
3. Scholastic has created a free learn-from-home website with 20+ days of learning and other activities
classroommagazines.scholastic.com...
4. Khan Academy (Free)
www.khanacademy.org...
5. E-learning for kids
www.e-learningforkids.org...
6. Google Arts & Culture has teamed up with hundreds of famous museums and gallery’s from around the world to offer virtual exhibits
artsandculture.google.com...
7. Auckland Museum Virtual Exhibits, interactive learning, quizzes, and puzzles
www.aucklandmuseum.com...
8. Storyline Online – picture books read by celebrity narrators on Youtube
www.youtube.com...
9. Nanogirl Science experiments at home
nanogirlslab.com...
10. National Geographic Kids – filled with education resources, competitions, kids clubs, games
www.natgeokids.com...
11. Comedian David Walliams will be releasing a children’s audiobook every day for 30 days
www.worldofdavidwalliams.com...
12. Bestselling Children’s Author and Illustrator has started daily sessions on Youtube teaching kids to draw
www.youtube.com...
13. Duck Duck Moose is a free app with lots of great interactive educational games for pre-school/early primary
www.duckduckmoose.com...
14. Science for kids – a fun science and technology website for kids, including experiments to do at home
www.sciencekids.co.nz...
15. Unite for Literacy – Online E-Picture Books for children
www.uniteforliteracy.com...
16. Dr Seuss website
www.seussville.com...
17. An awesome list of websites that have online educational games for kids:
PBS Kids – Online Educational Videos ad Games
pbskids.org...
All in one Home School
allinonehomeschool.com...
Starfall
www.starfall.com...
ABCya!
www.abcya.com...
Fun Brain – Games, Reading, Videos, and Maths
www.funbrain.com...
Highlights Kids
www.highlightskids.com...
Coolmath4Kids
www.coolmath4kids.com...
Math Game Time
www.mathgametime.com...
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Latest scams to look out for 👀
Neighbourly hopes to keep you safe by keeping you informed of the latest scams circulating. This week, we are sharing two common text message scams:
NZTA / Waka Kotahi scam:
- The scam is a text message saying it's from New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, and it encourages the recipient to pay an overdue road toll by visiting a fake website, threatening to take the matter to court within 15 days if they don’t pay up.
- The aim is to trick people into giving away their personal details or pay them money.
- While it is not the first time toll payments have been utilised by scammers, the threat of court action could see more people fall victim.
- The sender will either be a unknown phone number or unknown email address.
Want to report one of these scams? Do so, on Netsafe
NZ Post scam:
- This scam arrives by test message and says it's from NZ Post.
- The premise is that delivery of your parcel was unsuccessful so in order to rearrange delivery. you must click on a link to give your correct address.
- The aim is to trick people into giving away their personal details or pay them money.
- NZ Post advises people not to click the link, but to report the message to the Department of Internal Affairs by forwarding it to 7726.
Think you may have fallen prey to a scam? Get in touch with Netsafe or contact your bank if it involved your bank details.
Remember, if you didn't expect the message and you are now asked to share personal details or money, then stop contact and seek advice elsewhere.
Feel free to share any below that you've encountered recently. This may help others across the country be aware.
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