NSW Department of Education Apps
School A to Z
Do you struggle to understand your child'shomework? Does your child need to practise their spelling and timestables? Are you looking for inspiration for projects andassignments?The School A to Z app is an essential tool for every parent ofschool-aged children. Produced by the NSW Department of Educationand Communities, the School A to Z app brings together a wealth ofresources to help parents to understand and support their child'shomework. See www.schoolatoz.com.au for more useful student andparent resources.Features· Our English A to Z has more than 350 definitions ofcommonly-used English terms from primary and high school. Each wordhas an easy-to-understand definition based on the current schoolcurriculum, with graphic illustrations and help sheets to helpyou.· With nearly 300 definitions, our Maths A to Z will help you tounderstand what is happening in your child's classroom. Each wordhas an easy-to-understand definition based on the current schoolcurriculum, with graphic illustrations, help sheets and 'how to'videos to help you support your child.· Technology is changing at an ever-increasing pace and - as aparent - it is not always easy to keep up with the latest trendsand terminology. Our Technology A to Z explains these terms inlanguage that you can understand.· Our 'Spelling Bee game' provides hours of spelling fun forchildren of all ages. The Spelling Bee game is powered by wordsfrom Australia's national dictionary, the Macquarie Dictionary(Macquarie Dictionary Data (c) Macquarie Dictionary Publishers,2012). There are three levels of difficulty and a leader board totrack progress and improvement. Children can even create their owngames for their spelling homework.· If your child needs help with their times tables, then theMaths Monkey Times Tables challenge is sure to be a winner. Yourchild has to get the most number of correct answers before all ofthe bananas fall. Children can choose which number they want topractise and there is also a random game to keep them guessing.· Does your child have an assignment due tomorrow and you don'tknow where to start? We have prepared some assignment starters forcommon classroom topics and themes to point you in the rightdirection.If you are looking for an easy-to-use guide to help your child withtheir homework, then this is the app for you!
I have fun with faces 1.0.0
I have fun with faces engages young childreninlearning about a topic that is instantly meaningful … the face.Theycan have fun singing along to a well-known song about theface;finding, labelling and creating the parts of the face;listening toand reading stories about the face; and, doing harderand harderjigsaws of all types of faces. The visually appealingactivities aresupported by audio which engages, guides andencourages the user.The four activities develop early literacy,numeracy and ICT skillsfor children in the year prior to schooland the first year ofschool.
Maths Monkey's Quest 1.2
Are you in search of an educational gametosharpen your child’s maths skills and recall?You’ll find the answer with the Maths Monkey’s Quest -anentertaining game produced by the NSW Department of EducationandCommunities.FeaturesMaths Monkey’s Quest features maths questions on topicsrangingfrom addition and subtraction to ratios and percentages. Itisaimed at children from Years 3 to 8.Answer questions by shooting the correct answer to keep thebananassafe. Add bananas to unlock new levels that feature moredifficultquestions.The goal is to earn the highest score while you keep the wormawayfrom your bananas!Our app features a non-competitive practice track for your childtopractise their maths recall without the need to protectthemonkey’s bananas.From there your child can enter the ‘Jungle’ level (aimed at Years3and 4 students) and work to unlock the other game levels:· Beach (Years 5 to 6)· City (Years 7 and 8)· Outback (Years 7 and 8 – more advanced).Keep track of your score on the High Scores leader board andhavemultiple player profiles.The Maths Monkey’s Quest is presented by School A toZwww.schoolatoz.com.au, which provides practical help for parentsofschool-aged children.
