Good websites for home learning

Great reading site - full of wonder! Wonderopolis and stay up-to-date with latest Wonders. ... the World. 

http://wonderopolis.org/

http://www.worldbookonline.com/?subacct=NZ16006

Username: gshome

Password: milearn16

Maths - the number activity as below:

http://mathsstarters.net/numoftheday

A cool little activity you too can do at home:

Choose a number -now follow the steps below .... 

Start with an easy number then try a tricky one.

Maths drills:

http://www.math-drills.com/addition.shtml#1Digit

PRODIGY - maths...children have login/password for this site:

https://www.prodigygame.com/Cool-Math-Games/

NZ sign language (game activity designed for children to learn NZ sign language).
http://www.nzslsignninja.co.nz/

Christchurch city library kids pages (brilliant for homework help, NZ author links) have a look around...
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Kids/Homework/

Basic Facts learning
https://sites.google.com/site/basicfactsladder/home

Studyladder - your child has a login as we use this site in class. Fantastic for basic facts, maths, spelling tasks, reading etc...
http://www.studyladder.co.nz/?lc_set

Maths basic facts links - great site for practise.
http://basicfactslinks.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/Stage%204%20%2823-28%29

basic facts:
Basic facts links.

Teaching tips for multiplication

There are ways to do multiplication and division in your head. When you need to write things down there are two methods to choose from here - the grid method and the vertical method.
Times tables

Maths - shape song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69lfTURDles

Free rice: For every correct answer you choose, 10 grains of rice are raised to help end world hunger through the World Food Programme.

Literacy & maths.

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1415

Spelling - how to divide words into syllables

http://www.wikihow.com/Divide-Words-Into-Syllables

Literacy ABCya

Phonics

Wacky Web Tales - Parts of speech. Children put in the parts of speech & end up with a tale. Good for both reading & writing.
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Writing - story starters

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/

Writing prompts:

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html

Reading - Kiwi kids news - good for current events.

http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/