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Tutoring Newly Arrived Students in English can be fun and challenging. Here are some resources to help.

Australian Sites

WRITING FUN – uses text organisers to help students with writing

MATHS DICTIONARY – an animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 600 common mathematical terms in simple language

MATHS WORKSHEETS @ BARGO PRIMARY SCHOOL – hundreds of worksheets for primary students

MY FUTURE – Australian career information service which takes the student on an interactive and personalised tour. A joint initiative of Australian, State and Territory governments.

From Around the World

BRITISH COUNCIL: LEARN ENGLISH KIDS – Learn English online – games, print and do, songs, stories, writing topics. Designed for younger students.

BBC SKILLWISE – factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and games to help improve your skills in grammar, reading, writing, maths and much more.

FACT MONSTER - offers help on topics like geography, maths, science, history, language and social studies. It also has a Skills area that helps with writing, studying and revision techniques.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - has a search engine that will bring up information on nearly everything you type in. You can decide whether you need images, written information, maps, and there is also a help wizard if you get stuck.

BJ PINCHBECK’S HOMEWORK HELPER - provides resources and information to help users with homework and research. The site has more than 500 links to information on the Internet covering subjects such as math, science, social studies, languages, history, music, art, and computers.

BBC – SOS TEACHER - answers your homework, coursework and revision questions. Look through the archive of questions that have been answered.

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