Online Resources

Te Reo Māori

• Te Reo Singalong at home A new video everyday from one of our favourite authors Sharon Holt

• Te Whanake 

• Tōku Reo 

• Ako Tahi

• Te Rangaihi Reo Māori

Literacy

• Books to read online (there are 100 in this alone):

• Reading Eggs - All Tapu School students have a subscription

• Epic - a reading site - parents can sign up for free

• Sunshine Online - a great reading site for juniors, books, letter and word activities. All Tapu School students have a subscription

• Ready to Read - these are the same books we use at school, some will be familiar to your child. Thanks to our friends at Dyer Street School for this list!

​Maths:

• Prodigygame.com

• Mathseeds - All Tapu School students have a subscription

• Mathletics - All Tapu School students have a subscription

• Math-Salamanders

• Khan Academy

TV/ Videos with some educational value:

Netflix:

• Storybots - science videos with catch songs, ok for all ages.

• Daniel Tiger - for junior students, good discussions about emotions and values.

• Our Planet - wildlife documentary

• Brainchild - science talk show for kids

• Who Was? - a fun history show

• If I Were An Animal - animal facts

• Dream Big - One for the budding builders and engineers

TVNZ OnDemand:

 Access via Heihei to make sure you only get kid friendly content

• Kiri & Lou - 5 minute videos with calming music and good discussion of values.

• Goodnight Kiwi - NZ celebrities (and Jacinda Ardern!) reading NZ picture books.

• Horrible Histories - funny but accurate historical stories

• Junk Rescue - encourage creativity - let your kids loose with the recycling and see what they can make.

• Kitchen Science - Scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl) does cool experiments with household ingredients. 

• Speak Māori for Kids - your tamariki can practice their reo

YouTube (YouTube needs to be supervised - children can easily get on to inappropriate content, we recommend using YouTube kids if possible).

• Cosmic Kids Yoga - yoga and mindfulness activities, great for a wet day

• Storyline online - celebrities reading picture books aloud

• Go Noodle! - songs and dances, kids will know these from school!

Mindfulness and calming activities:

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