Learning

Primary SchoolPrimary School Children

Alternative education
Explore options for an alternative education for your children.
Educators keeping heritage alive
An interview with Cindy Hey, Heritage education co-ordinator at Ferrymead Heritage Park.

Help your kids with school

Building Literacy Skills at Home
Tips for supporting your child's reading development.
Children’s Picture Books that Teach Mathematics Concepts
Use these fun books to support your kid's maths learning.
Dialogic Reading
In Dialogic Reading the adult helps the child become the teller of the story. The adult becomes the listener, the questioner, an audience for the child.
Starting School
Some resources to help you choose a school for your child and get them ready to start school.

Library resources & services

Children's Collections
What we have in our libraries for kids.
Kids' homework zone
Fact sheets and web sites to help your kids with their homework.
Learning Centres
Learning Centres run sessions for school children and the community.
Reading Lists
Stories to read to your kids and get them reading for themselves.