Home schooling kids in Australia can be a difficult path to navigate without the right tools and resources to help you along the way. There are a number of platforms aligned to the Australian curriculum that can however make this journey easier by providing materials and support geared towards specific grade levels:

Looking for zoos, wildlife parks and aquariums to visit in Adelaide? Explore the compilation below:

Since the start of COVID, online learning has become quite popular in schools. If you’re looking to augment your child’s learning (K-12) via tutoring, explore the list of options below – provided in no particular order:

If you’re looking beyond opening a regular savings account for your kids and would like to go the investment route, there are a host of applications that can help you launch an investment portfolio for your kids. Here’s the MLS list in no particular order:

If you’re looking to teach your kids how to manage their finances, monitor their expenses, or just simply provide a way for them to access cash, there are a host of apps that can help with this. MLS has scoured the web and compiled a list of apps parents should be aware of to start their kids on an amazing journey to building wealth and financial responsibility.

Playdates are popularly treated as special events where a child makes arrangements to play with another child through the parents’ help at one of their homes. It’s an opportunity to get kids together so that they can have fun within a controlled environment, develop their social, interaction, imagination and creativity skills. Here are some practical tips for preparing and hosting a playdate at your home:

I’m planning to move my child from a new Montessori Center to another due to a job change. I’m sure she’ll miss the old place since she’s already very used to the environment and has made friends there. Here are some changes I’m going to make to help her cope with the change:

I’m on a mission to hunt down french resources appropriate for toddlers in a bid to introduce my child to the french language. I’m a big fan of learning using videos and flashcards, so the resources in this list have been tailored to suit what I would enjoy.

Interested in teaching your child a foreign language? You should definitely check out Little Pim.

Thinking of enrolling your child in an After-school club? This post is a compilation of the benefits that children are likely to gain from After-school clubs.

Interested in teaching your kids music?

Trebellina & Friends is an educational DVD created by Cristofori Baby Company LLC for developing the love of music in children aged 1-4. The DVD offers an interesting and engaging way to introduce your baby or preschooler to music.

The general notion of parenting in modern times tends to involve investing in educational toys, gadgets and equipment targeted at turning children into prodigies. If a balance is not achieved however, children are robbed of their childhood, placed under immense pressure and may end up rebelling against acquiring the skills their parents have invested so much on.

Play is to children what work is to adults. Children take playtime as seriously as adults who work hard to get their work done and gain their promotion. Play is how children learn about themselves and the world around them. It also has lots of benefits for the child’s holistic development. Some of these benefits are as follows:

Every child needs to learn new skills. Playing the piano can be quite engaging and kids usually find it enjoyable. Besides, who doesn’t want their child to aspire to be the next Mozart? Playing the piano (or any musical instrument) is a valuable skill that parents should pass on to their children.

Parents and teachers are becoming increasingly concerned with the viewing habits of their children. For some of them, they see watching television as an engaging addiction, even for infants. To examine this issue objectively, it is important to consider the advantages and disadvantages to children watching TV.

It is every parent’s wish to have polite and well-mannered children. However, just like a tree that bears good fruit, it takes a lot of toil and patience for parents to raise well-mannered children. The first thing parents can do to have well-behaved children is to model the characteristics that they desire to see in them.

Establishing an everyday reading routine with your child is just like asking the child to make his bed everyday, as soon as he gets up. For him to take you seriously, you have to lead by example. 

Each child has a different personality. Even siblings have different personalities. While some are introverts, others are extroverts. Before you start worrying that your child is too shy or aloof, check and observe if she is just more comfortable spending time alone with herself, family and close friends.

Online games can be educative and kids will go away having learnt a thing or two. Free games are available online for kids and this can contribute to their education. Check out these seven websites that provide free games for kids.

With homeschooling, you assume dual roles — you are the parent and at the same time, the teacher. To fulfil these challenging roles, check out this list of websites that can make the experience easier. These websites have free homeschooling resources suited for kids:

Singing nursery rhymes with kids is one of the best ways of bonding with them. You also get to relive those precious moments while teaching them to understand the values of life and how to read.

The internet is quite a minefield for fun and educational resources geared at children. This post contains a list of sites online that host significant educational resources that can complement what kids are being taught in school.

Creative activities form the building blocks of every child's development. When children are engaged in artistic activities, they gain the freedom to create beautiful artefacts. 

Though it might seem like a way for kids to merely pass time, there are many benefits to colouring, some of which include hand-eye coordination, personal expression, learning to hold the colouring tool, learning colours, understanding pictures, learning to colour within a certain area and practising how to focus on details.

This post lists popular websites that offer free colouring pages you can download for kids.

If you are into flashcards just as much as we are, you might want to explore this list of websites that provide free flashcards you can use for teaching kids. What can be better than free?

This post contains a list of free ebooks and audio books for children. The list below is not exhaustive and will continue to grow as we discover more resources or as more sites are born. The websites have not been arranged in any particular order of preference and this section is provided for your information only. If you would like to suggest any website we may have missed, kindly leave a comment below.

Flash cards are an effective way to teach practically any subject. I’ve found it extremely useful in learning vocabulary and numerous concepts that require memorisation. Flashcards can be used by anyone to learn. With flashcards, children can easily associate pictures with words and the right pronunciation.