Early Childhood Toolkit
Early Childhood Toolkit
Read-Aloud with ROOP
Read-Aloud with ROOP
Parents & Families
Parents & Families
EARLY CHILDHOOD TOOLKIT
The Victorian Government has suggested some guidelines to support parents and carers to engage in learning activities with their children at home:
Also, you may want to access information to talk to your children about COVID-19.
Literacy Apps
Early childhood education apps are one way to keep kids engaged while they learn at home. There are hundreds available, so it can be hard to know where to start. Here are a few that feature free activities you can check out today!
Alphabet Hero teaches the alphabet using a proven learning method. It creates a custom learning plan for each child by testing their letter knowledge using special games. Playful puzzle games will adapt as your child learns. Alphabet Hero teaches both upper and lower case letters at a perfect pace customized for your child. You can see a report on your child’s learning progress right in the app. See which letters they have already learned and which they are now learning by playing Alphabet Hero.
This game helps kids learn the alphabet by sight, sound, and touch. Even babies who are a few months old can use this one. What’s great is you can record sounds in your own voice, so it suits both English speakers and those from migrant and indigenous backgrounds who want to use their native tongue. You can even take photos of your child’s favourite items to make it more fun and personal.
Aimed at kids from 2-6 years, this app encourages imagination and creativity through open play. Based on ABC’s Play School TV show, it features characters and songs kids will recognise, hands-on activities and a strong focus on storytelling. Kids can create their own pictures, animated movies and slideshows narrated with their voice. <>Parents can join the creative process for family bonding.
This one has a space theme and can be customised for different ages and abilities which is good if you have both toddlers and older kids at home. You can select from First Words, ABC Letter Names and Sounds, Counting Numbers or Shapes and Colours. The different themes help kids learn a variety of core skills important for development.
Interactive stories with illustrations in this app enhance learning.
Each word is highlighted as it’s being read and spoken aloud if touched.
You can add your own voice, so your child hears you tell the story in English or another language if you’re from a migrant or indigenous background.
Each word is highlighted as it’s being read and spoken aloud if touched.
You can add your own voice, so your child hears you tell the story in English or another language if you’re from a migrant or indigenous background.
For kids who love nursery rhymes, this is a great option. It includes five activities that teach musical notes, rhythm and pitch. Children can touch characters and animals to play lots of songs like Mary Had a Little Lamb, Happy Birthday or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. It helps kids develop memory, listening and pronunciation skills while they sing or dance along.
This one has a large range of games, books, activities and songs for toddlers and young children of different ages and levels. Interactive activities and lessons can be customised to improve reading, language, writing, maths, problem-solving, social and motor skills. Activities and games like drawing, storytelling and colouring encourage creativity and self-expression.