site suggestions

This page will keep on growing as time progresses. If you have any suggestions, please drop us a line and we'll add it to the list. There are so many resources out there just waiting to be discovered!

Just a couple of things to note (especially if you're not from around here):
"KLAs" = Key Learning Areas (you might know them as subjects)
"Stages" = there are 4 stages across infants/primary in Australia
     Infants
        Early Stage 1 (ES1 = Kindy)
        Stage 1 (S1 = Year 1/2)
     Primary
        Stage 2 (S2 = Year 3/4)
        Stage 3 (S3 = Year 5/6)

Happy browsing!

Discovery Sites
Wonderopolis
National Geographic for Kids

Gifted/Talented
DaVinci Decathlon (link to the Knox-based competition)
APSMO Maths Olympiad

KLA Sites
ABC Splash (links for students/teachers/parents and even split into KLAs)
Teaching Ideas (has some great ideas to sift through)
E is for Explore!
Teaching Channel

Literacy/Numeracy
Literacy
The Literacy Shed (Stimulus material & lesson ideas for various stages)
Spellodrome

Numeracy
The Numeracy Shed (An off-shoot from the Literacy Shed; stimulus and lesson ideas)
Transum (Offers resources, and has a maths starter per day)
Mathletics (Sign-up, great as a whole-school program)
MathDrills (good for revising and honing basic skills)

Professional Development
About Teaching (thoughts from an Australian AP)
Kath Murdoch (Education consultant - links and recommendations)
Professional Learning and Leadership Development
Institute of Teachers
ACARA (& the Australian National Curriculum)

Science
Murder Under the Microscope (group inquiry learning competition for students Stage 3+)

Visual Arts
KinderArt (for pre-school to secondary)
I am an Artist (provides PDFs for lesson plans)