Websites+for+Young+Learners

The following websites are suggestions for young children (typically aged between 3 and 5 years). Where possible, try to sit with your child when they are using a computer (or perhaps have another child working with your child at the computer). Social interaction is incredibly important when using computers- there is research that shows that 'co-viewing' enhances children's learning with media. Try to allow your child to use the computer for creative expression, not just for playing drill-and-practice games. Also, remember the recommended guidelines for ‘screen time’ (this includes television, game consoles, computers, iPads) is 1-2 hours of QUALITY time per day.

||= Interactive resources for Australian preschoolers || ||= A collection of mathematics activities || ||= A creative website where young children can create digital stories, artworks and movies || ||= Reading and song-based activities || ||= Research-based activities for preschoolers for a range of learning areas || ||= A collection of interactive games for preschoolers (please note, the videos will not work in Australia) || ||= A collection of Apps and activities for preschoolers. Select your mobile device (range cover Android, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) and find appropriate material. || ||= A range of interactive activities for all subject areas. For preschoolers, select ‘Foundation’ || ||= Online stories, activities and games from Scholastic || ||= Online games and activities for a range of subject areas || ||= A sample of online maths games. || ||= Literacy & numeracy and games (and ideas for craft) || ||= Interactive literacy and numeracy games ||
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 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:ABC.png width="47" height="57"]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[|http://www.abc.net.au/abcforkids]
 * [[image:Playschool.jpg width="155" height="60"]] || http://www.abc.net.au/abcforkids/sites/playschool/ || The Playschool website with videos, interactive activities and 'make and do' tasks ||
 * = [[image:COunt_Us_In.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Kerpoof.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:RIF.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Seasame_St.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">[[image:PBS_Kids.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:PBS_Mobile.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * [[image:BBC_early_years.jpg width="204" height="28"]] || http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfs/ || Links to interactive activities (such as nursery rhymes) and videos for preschoolers ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Topmarks.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Scholastic.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Fisher_Price.png width="69" height="43"]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:PBS_Parents.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Kent_ICT.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Ict_game.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Crick_web.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Interactive literacy and numeracy games || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Online stories and games for preschoolers || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Maths manipulatives (like shapes and counting materials) for young children to explore basic mathematical ideas || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Read along nursery rhymes || <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Videos, maps and information about an array of animals, for young children || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Animated drawing activity || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Free software to install on your Mac or PC (drawing program) || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Create a digital story with ease || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">A collection of online stories || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">Online stories ||
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 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:NLVM.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Nursery_Ryhmes.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Natgeo.png width="101" height="42"]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Stickman.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Tux_Paint.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:my_storymaker.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Stortime_for_me.png width="68" height="39"]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Meegenious.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:British_council.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">A collection of online short stories and songs for preschoolers || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">1354 online games for 0-10 year olds ||=  ||=   || ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Create and share an online story ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[[image:Up_to_10.png]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[]
 * = [[image:Storybird.jpeg width="140" height="39" align="left"]] ||= []
 * = [[image:Count_me_in_too.jpg width="249" height="22"]] ||= [] ||= A collection of interactive mathematics games, based on the NSW mathematics syllabus ||
 * = [[image:elearning_for_kids.jpg width="46" height="71" align="left"]] ||= [|http://www.e-learningforkids.org/courses_grade.html#grade_K] ||= A collection of interactive games for young children, for all subject areas. ||
 * = [[image:Crayola.jpg width="124" height="71" align="left"]] ||= [] ||= An online creative arts tool. Choose from a variety of Crayola products including crayons, pencils and stamps. ||
 * = [[image:Reading_eggs.jpg width="114" height="96" align="left"]] ||= [] ||= A subscription-based website that develops early literacy skills. Sign-up for a free trial. ||
 * = [[image:Starfall.jpg width="241" height="37"]] ||= [] ||= A collection of interactive games to develop literacy skills ||
 * = [[image:Reading_Bear.jpg width="185" height="41"]] ||= [] ||= A website to help young children learn phonics and early literacy skills ||
 * = [[image:Reading_Bear.jpg width="185" height="41"]] ||= [] ||= A website to help young children learn phonics and early literacy skills ||