This is our Year in Review for my Middle Child for Primary/Elementary+
(Special Needs/Autism) Resources we used last year.
This may not include everything we did, as some things end up skipping being
recorded/noted down. Some resources are also shared between the kids.
It's been quite a while since I posted (nearly 8 years!), and we've
obviously changed a lot since then, but thought adding our resources might help
others get ideas.
I've Posted my Youngest ones year and I will post my eldest child's
resources soon.
Most curricula/resources we may have dipped in/out of and not used the
entire workbook/curricula, based on their interest.
2021 Resources used:
CROSS-CURRICULAR
Skoolbo Subscription
The Little Yellow Digger (Simply Homeschool)
5 Senses Literature Lessons (Highly Recommend this curriculum/resource. Much
loved here. We only stopped due to non-interest in American History &
Middle Ages for this child (we did try them, but no interest here). We did Wonderful
World & Foundations, if they change over to something more neutral/life
skill-sy, we would definitely use again).
Edmentum/Funcation Academy
APPS – iOS
I will note down categories/learning areas we put it under, but I would
encourage you to make your own choices as to what the app covers (many of these
apps can cover so many learning areas, I have just chosen one or two areas).
These were apps available on the Australian Apple Ipad store over the past
year. I cannot guarantee they are still available or available in your area.
Note: If something has a subscription, I’ll usually just use the free trial
to let them play over the course of that, and cancel before the trial is up. If
we used it for a longer period, I’ll usually put it not in the apps category,
but in the learning area we used it for.
Monster Physics (Science)
Seterra Geography (Social Studies)
bCyberwise Monster Family (Technologies, Health & Physical Education)
Woolizoo’s Ocean Rescue (Science)
Tiny Countries – Geography Game (Social Studies)
Learning Manners & Life Skills (Health & Physical Education)
World of Goo (Science)
Geography Drive USA (Social Studies)
Playing for a Better World (Health & Physical Education)
Tesla Toy ( Science)
Even Monsters Get Sick (Health and Physical Education)
My Kingdom for the Princess (Social Studies, Technologies)
K-5 Science for Kids – Tappity (Science)
My Dino Mission AR (Social Studies)
Brainbean – Brain Games by Tanner Christensen (Health & Physical Education)
Enter the Room (The Arts)
The Anti-Coloring Book (The Arts)
Pettson’s Inventions (Technologies)
Science Lab! Be a Mad Scientist! (Science)
Excavate! Rome (Social Studies)
Something Eerie (Health and Physical Education)
Instasaber (The Arts)
Whoowasit? HD (Technologies)
Fashion Doodle (Technologies)
Happy Little Farmer (Science)
Let the Poo Thru by South Australia Water Corporation (Technologies)
Draw Your Game (The Arts)
Coaster Physics (Technologies)
Bunjil’s Quest (Social Studies)
Mr Maker Level Editor (The Arts)
Quantum Spectre (Technologies)
Kids Save Lives (Health & Physical Education)
Goldiblox (Technologies)
Mixerpiece (The Arts)
The Sandbox (Science)
Doodlelens (The Arts)
Lume (Technologies)
Twinkl ARchitect (Technologies)
Safety for Kids 1 (Health and Physical Education)
Lumino City (Technologies)
Wilderquest by NSW National Parks & Wildlife Services (Science)
Donut Country (Technologies)
My Child Lebensbon (Social Studies)
Community Signs (Health & Physical Education)
Sim Cell – Touch Press Games (Science)
Middle Age at Padua (Social Studies)
Ed and Curious Crew (Health and Physical Education)
Leonardo’s Cat (The Arts)
Thinkrolls Kings & Queens (Technologies)
Solve the Outbreak (Science)
ANZAC Correspondent (Social Studies)
Wuf Shanti (Health and Physical Education)
Ultimate Savannah Simulator (Social Studies)
Plum’s Photo Hunt (Science)
Code the Robot, Save the Cat (Technologies)
Charlie & Lola – I’ve Won! (Multiple Areas)
Piano Maestro (The Arts)
Finding Stubby (Technologies)
SimplePhysics (Science)
Slice Fractions (Science/Maths)
Civilisations AR (Social Studies)
Human Heroes: Curie on Matter (Social Studies/Science)
Tami’s Tower (The Arts)
Draa – Drawing for Kids by Sebastian Kacperski (The Arts)
Takoway (Technologies)
Duckie Deck Trash Toys (The Arts)
Thinkrolls Space (Technologies)
Flashnote Derby (The Arts)
Science Adventure Year 1 (Science)
How Are Things Made? (Social Studies)
Caillou Check Up – Doctor’s Office (Health & Physical Education)
Wreck This App (The Arts)
Monument Valley 2 (Technologies)
Bridge Constructor (Technologies)
Toca Lab: Elements (Science)
How Did Pirates Lives? (Social Studies)
Dr. Panda Bath Time (Health and Physical Education)
Cargo-Bot (Technologies)
Rube’s Lab (Technologies)
Science Experiments Alpha Lab (Science)
Healthy Harold, Health Me (Health and Physical Education)
Bloom by Megalearn (Science)
Trading Game – Forex & Stocks (Social Studies)
Fitoons (Health & Physical Education)
iBiome Wetland (Science)
World Rescue by Zu Digital (Social Studies)
Pick Your Plate! (Health and Physical Education)
Big Bang AR (Science)
Habitat the Game (Social Studies/Science)
Thomas was Alone (Health and Physical Education)
Tiggly Draw (The Arts)
Truss Me! (Technologies)
Montessori Nature (Science)
Rakugaki AR (Technologies/The Arts)
Wide Ocean Big Jacket by Tender Claws (Multiple Areas)
Duckie Deck Birdhouses (Technologies/The Arts)
Levers (Technologies)
Create a Car (Technologies)
Pepi Tree (Science)
Max & Magic Marker (Social Studies)
Stop, Breathe & Think Kids (Health & Physical Education)
Quiver 3D Coloring App (The Arts) (requires printer)
Karl Cooks (Technologies)
Happy Street (Technologies)
Art Stories WONDERS (Multiple Areas)
Little Police (Social Studies)
Me by Tinybop (Health and Physical Education)
There Is No Game: Jam Edition (Technologies)
Khan Academy Kids (Multiple Areas)
What Were the Dinosaurs Like? (Social Studies)
Attributes by Math Doodles (Technologies/Math)
A Day with Caillou (Health and Physical Education)
2 3 4 Player Games (Technologies) (Multi-Person)
Dual! (Technologies) (Multi-Person, Multi-Device)
PlayART by Tapook (The Arts)
My Singing Monsters (Technologies/The Arts)
Last Voyage (Technologies)
Angry Birds (Technologies)
Weirdwood (Language Arts/Technologies)
BOOKS (Some of the books we read/explored this year – there are too many to
list, so have chosen some of them)
Tom Needs to Go (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
The Growing Up Book for Boys (Health and Physical Education)
What’s Happening to Tom? (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
Friends Learn About Tobin (Therapies)
An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch – Teaching Social and Physical
Boundaries to Kids (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
Who Are You? The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity (Health and Physical
Education/Social Studies)
Things Tom Likes (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
I Said No! – A Kid to Kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
A Friend for Henry – by Jenn Bailey (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
Use Your Noodle by Sarah Brazier (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
Lou Knows What to Do: Special Diet (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
Julian is a Mermaid (Social Studies, Language Arts)
Jack (Not Jackie) by Erica Silverman (Social Studies, Language Arts)
I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel (Social Studies, Language Arts)
Jacob’s Room to Choose (Language Arts)
Room on Our Rock (There are two sides to Every Story) (Language Arts) Big hit
in our house!
Hayden-Reece Learns What to Do if Children See Private Pictures or Movies (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
Move that Mountain (There are Two Sides to every Story) (Language Arts)
Sometimes Noise is Big by Angela Coelho (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
Garfield’s Almost-great-as-naps Guide to Engineering (Science/Technologies)
Garfield’s Almost-as-great-as-Lasagne Guide to Science (Science)
Garfield’s Almost-as-great-as-Pizza Guide to Technology (Technologies)
Garfield’s Guide to Digital Citizenship: A Garfield’s Guide to Online
Friends (Technologies/Health & Physical Education)
Garfield’s Guide to Digital Citizenship: A Garfield Guide to Safe
Downloading (Technologies)
Garfield’s Guide to Digital Citizenship: A Garfield Guide to Posting Online
(Technologies/Health & Physical Education)
Garfield’s Guide to Digital Citizenship: A Garfield Guide to Online
Etiquette (Technologies/Health & Physical Education)
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs: An Autism Spectrum Guide to the Confusing World
of Idioms, Metaphors and Everyday Expressions (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
Thud! Wile E. Coyote: Experiments with Forces and Motion (Science)
The Conversation Train – A Visual Approach to Conversation (Health and
Physical Education/Therapies)
All My Stripes by Shaina Rudolph (Health and Physical Education/Therapies)
Me and My Brain – Ethan’s Story by Antoinette Preston (Health and Physical
Education/Therapies)
BOARD GAMES (not many this listed this year (although we did do some
unlisted), life got in the way, hoping to work through our collection more rigorously
over the next year). This also doesn’t include the kids self-initiating board
game plays with each other (which usually happens multiple nights a week and
some afternoons). We did spend a good amount of time completely overhauling and
re-organizing the collection, so the follow is what was done in the last month
before the end of school.
Twister
Skittles
Snakes & Ladders
Gator Golf
Hasbro – Buckaroo Game
Outdoor Obstacle Course (adding to collection thanks to Kmart)
MINECRAFT MAPS
These are maps I played with the kids. They may either be for the bedrock (Microsoft
pc store, not sure if the other platforms have the same store maps) or the Java
(pc-so maps downloaded from random sites) Editions.
We only started doing this in the final two-ish last months of the year last
year, after we finished with the education edition (which honestly, was not
much fun), and we’ll continue through this year.
Metro Post-Apocalypse (Java).
1.8.1
In late 2014, a nuclear war ocurred causing severe radiation across the
world. 10 years later what's left of humanity live underground in the metro
stations away from the deadly effects of radiation. For the last decade the
survivors have done well, but now, mutated beasts from the surface are hunting
them!
This is an adventure map set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans
survive underground in the metro tunnels, away from the deadly effects of the
nuclear radiation. You start the map by choosing a class that can be Hunter,
Guard, Merchant or Doctor. Then you spawn in your home metro station and have
to complete several missions around the metro or even go to de surface using a
radiation suit.
The map is about 2-3 hours long and is meant to be played with friends it
allows 1 to 4 players. The map has an immersive storyline and unique locations
to discover.
Papercraft Survival by Jigarbov Productions (Bedrock Version - $$)
Explore this unique survival world where all the Minecraft mobs have been
turned paper thin! Landscapes burst out of the novel islands featuring varied
biomes, dungeons, a city skyscraper & more.
+ Achievements/trophies enabled!
+ Includes the caves & cliffs update mobs!
+ Unique mob style.
+ Find a fragmented story explaining the world.
+ Every monster has been flattened.
GRANNY for Minecraft – This one was not multi-player, so those kids that
wanted it, played it separately. Highly requested by my youngest, based off
another game.
CREATED BY HAMMON
WARNING!
please play with caution because this map contains lots of scary sound
effects and jump-scares and I am not responsible for any deaths, heart attacks,
and injuries.
"Granny" is a complex and horror game made by D.VLoper The same
Creators of Slendrina!
This map contains a lot of puzzles for you to solve and you should leave the
house before the 5th day.
The Grand Museum – This is one of my favourite maps, highly underrated.
(Java Edition).
Restore an Old Museum, Gain Donations to Pay for Exihibits
You took a chance. You put yourself a million dollars into debt to become
the new owner of the Grand Museum. The building was finished, but the exhibits
are missing! You need to purchase, collect, and construct large and small
exhibits to encourage visitors to donate enough money that you can stay ahead
of the loan payments and make a big profit for more projects!
It's a race against the debt collectors that you're sure to win if you can
put up your exhibits fast enough. Your visitors can't get enough! They're
throwing thousands of dollars at you! Some of the exhibits are going to be
super easy, like pressing a button, but can you reconstruct an entire dinosaur
skeleton? Or find the hidden pharaoh's tomb?
FEATURES
* Solo or Co-Op
* Casual and Challenge Modes
* Custom Advancements for all challenges
* Sound and particle effects
* 6 themed museum sections
* Explore ancient ruins
* Discover dinosaur fossils
* Construct interesting exhibits
* Attract more visitors!
Climate Hero (Bedrock Edition - $$)
The historic city on the water will be lost in the ocean if our climate gets
worse. The museum director is relying on you to save the city. Earn coins by
stopping smog, driving commuters in the gondola, turning off lights, recycling
and farming. When you earn enough coins to complete the solar and wind farms,
the island will be saved! Be a hero alone or with friends!
Santa Quest (Bedrock Edition - $$)
Your fast-paced adventure begins with a personal letter from Santa. Only you
can save Christmas! You'll be fixing toys, fighting angry gingerbread men,
finding Santa's Suit and much more.
- Fly Santa's Sleigh
- Elves, Santa, Yeti, and other custom mobs
- Amazing animations
- Survival, roleplay, or multiplayer holiday fun
LANGUAGE ARTS
Handwriting Workbook
Editor in Chief Apps
Create a Comic Book Workbook
Blank Books for Story Creation.
Word Tag App (Vocabulary)
MATHS
Time4Math
Dragonbox App Series
Mind Benders Apps
Beast Academy
Prodigy Maths Subscription
ST Math
SCIENCE
Mel Kids Subscription Box
Kiwi Crate Subscription Box
Tyto Online Subscription
A Few Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding Lessons.
Trial of Experimentary
Mel Science Physics Subscription
Education Perfect
SOCIAL STUDIES/HASS/SOSE
Complete Book of Maps & Geography
Little World Builder Subscription Box
Succeeding in Social Studies Workbooks (Coroneos)
Education Perfect
TECHNOLOGIES
Wedo 2.0 Lego Set & App
Magnus Kingdom of Chess App
Snap Circuits: Bric Structures
Minecraft: Education Edition
Create a Board Game Kit (didn’t go so well here. Got excited and started
making little figurines out of clay to go with it, then interest petered off
and that’s as far as it got. Its still sitting on shelf and youngest has
expressed an interest in using/making it. Sometimes you think something will
work amazing, and it falls flat!).
Bitsbox Subscription
Roblox
Amazing Machines – Five Mile Press
Code Kingdoms
Thinkfun Rollercoaster Challenge
Code Combat
LOTE/FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Duolingo Kids App
We did Try Homeschool Languages (digital version), but they prefer the Duolingo
app/doing their own thing. This was an expensive mistake lol (yes I still make
this mistakes 11 years after starting home schooling!) For Lessons together, I
do think it’s a really cool program, which is why I thought I would mention it.
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Lazy Monster App
Chores (haha!)
A Local Homeschool Gymnastics Class
Lots of Trampoline Time with Siblings
Playing Backyard Soccer
Shoe Tying Lessons (and Kit from Kmart)
Life Skills Activities for Special Children by Darlene Mannix
Social Skills Activities for Special Children by Darlene Mannix
I am Awesome: Healthy Workbook for Kids
Mind Maps for Kids Book
THERAPIES
Speech Therapy Appointments
Speech Therapy Homework (ELR, practicing Conversation, Conversation
Starters Role-Playing)
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Homework (Alphabet Desk Strip, Handwriting Cheat Sheet,
Work on Fine Motor/Writing, Setting Timers for Eating, Check Weather & with
Sibling for Clothing to Wear)
Counsellor/Youth Worker
Homework (Ask someone if they need help/assistance)
Exercise Physiotherapy
Exercise Physiotherapy Homework
Hopefully this list sparks some ideas for things to do with your children!
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