A collection of age-appropriate Year 1 teaching resources and activities to help parents homeschool their children or for teachers to send home with students during unexpected school closures.
The Teach Starter team has handpicked this learning from home resource pack to include a range of resources that children can complete at home with the assistance of parents or guardians in the event of schools being closed or while homeschooling.
Included resources in this at-home learning pack for parents or guardians cover the key learning areas of English, Maths and Science, along with some additional craft and mindfulness activities.
If schools close, or if a student needs to work remotely, this pack can be sent home with children or emailed directly to parents and guardians digitally to allow for students to complete the work remotely with minimal preparation and supervision.
The pack is designed to allow non-teachers to understand and set the tasks and activities in a home environment, without requiring additional resources found in a classroom. The pack can be completed digitally on a tablet/iPad or with pen and paper when printed.
For Teachers with Students Working from Home
Can I share this pack with parents, students and other teachers?
Of course! This pack has been created specifically to support teachers, guardians and parents with children who are learning remotely or being educated at home, so share it with others.
You can share it by copying the URL in the address bar of your browser, or by clicking on the envelope icon above to send the link to an email address. You can also download the pack and email the PDF document to parents who are educating their children at home.
Please bundle this pack with your own home learning or homeschooling activities to extend or reinforce particular concepts for your students. You may also like to add specific activities such as reading, outdoor play, fine motor skills, etc.
For Parents with Children Learning from Home
How can I teach my Year 1 child if their school closes?
Downloading this resource pack will equip you with a range of activities to share with your child while their school is closed or while they are learning remotely from home.
We have provided a helpful table of contents and activity overview to ensure that non-teachers can use and deliver this pack easily. All activities are age-appropriate, can be completed in any order, and relate to work that your child has probably already experienced in the classroom.
This is amazing. We have a resource pack from our sons teacher but we can do this as a little added bonus. LOVE the ANZAC arts and crafts!
Thank you for taking the time to share this positive feedback with us, Connie! I really hope you enjoy doing this activity with your son. Thanks again, and have a wonderful day!
Fantastic! Thank you! your page mentions that the resources can be done online (rather than printing out) but I can't see how to do that?
Hey Meg, thank you for reaching out to us. There are a number of apps, such as Onenote, where you can upload PDF files onto them, then write or type over them. This is especially great if you have a device pen or stylus.
This is amazing. A lot of effort putting all this together. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind feedback, Vivian! Here at Teach Starter, we understand the incredible stress that our teachers, parents and students are experiencing at the moment. We want to help as much as we can. If there is anything further we can do to support you, please don't hesitate to ask!
Thank you this is great
Hi Debra, You're most welcome! We understand how difficult the current situation must be for teachers, parents and students. Hopefully these packs will help in some small way. If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.
This is an AMAZING learning pack for us.
Thank you for your kind feedback, Ava. Here at Teach Starter, we are doing all we can to support our teachers, students and parents through this challenging time. If there is anything further we can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask!
Thank you, I have 3 different school levels to keep busy in 3 of my children, this was an absolute awesome find. You have saved our week and our sanity. Much easier than the complicated website given by the school.
Hi Talei, Thank you for your feedback! We understand how difficult the current situation must be for teachers, parents and students. Hopefully these packs will help in some small way. If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.
i really love the detailed outline of the studies. i was wondering if all is free esp at the moment with the covid 19. I had a basic school plan but they didnt have much to give us parents to do for our children. i found this page while looking up ideas to do with my children's learning- grade 1 and grade 3. does this cost me to download the two programs for my children to do while home from school?
Hi Krissy, These packs are completely free! All you need to do is sign-up for a free membership and they are yours to download and use! And here is another piece of good news! As part of our response to COVID-19, all resources are FREE on the Teach Starter website for the month of March! Enjoy!
It is wonderful to be able to take part in his education. This is fantastic. Thank you again.
Hey Kyla, thank you for taking the time to share your appreciation for these booklets. I am glad these are proving useful for you and your child.
Thank you so very much. This is absolutely wonderful. My son was going stir crazy being home.
Hi Kyla, You're most welcome! We hope these packs will help teachers, parents and students. If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.
god bless you
Thank you Nicole. Please feel free to share the resources with anyone who needs them. We now have timetabled versions with suggestions on how to spread the resources across a week! If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don’t hesitate to let us know. Kind regards Janeen
thank you this helped me alot
thanks have a good night
Hi Lily We're glad the pack is helping. Please feel free to share the resources with anyone who needs them. We now have timetabled versions with suggestions on how to spread the resources across a week! If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don’t hesitate to let us know. Kind regards Janeen
Hi I am having trouble downloading this pdf file is there a word doc please?
Hi Debra Thank you for contacting us. At this stage, we do not have a Word version of this resource. If you continue to have difficulty downloading the pdf, please don't hesitate to contact us at: [email protected] Kind regards Janeen
Is this available to download as a black and white version?
Hi Taylah, At the moment, we just have the one version available. Thank you for your feedback though. We want to be as helpful as possible so any comments or suggestions are most welcome! If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.
In this time of uncertainty, I can't tell you how grateful I am that I came across your site! My daughter has been off for 5 days and I have been doing the best I can, but this will help us to structure our days a lot better. Have referred to many friends! Thank you so much!!
Hi Kira, Thank you for your lovely feedback! We hope these packs will help teachers, parents and students. Please feel free to share the resources with anyone who needs them. We now have timetabled versions with suggestions on how to spread the resources across a week! If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Thank you!! Life saver!
Hi Stephanie, You're most welcome! If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Thank you so so much! this is an amazing resource and so helpful to parents during this difficult time!
Hi Kathryn, We're glad to have been able to help! If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Is this in line with Australian curriculum?
Hi Steph, All our resources are aligned with the Australian Curriculum. We hope these packs will help teachers, parents and students. If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.
This is a lifesaver. Thanks so much.
Hi Jacinta, Thank you for your feedback! We hope these packs will help teachers, parents and students. If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Can these packs be shared with parents via our school website?
Hi Toni, You most certainly can! Please feel free to share these packs with teachers, parents/carers or anyone who needs them.
wow i cannot thank you enough for families having this access at a time like this...no words can comprehend.thank you again.
You're most welcome Gabor!
Your support during this time...is simply a blessing! We are all working for the good of our students and their families. :-)
Hi Sharon Thank you for your kind feedback. We love the fact that we can work as a team to benefit all. Let us know if there's any other way we can be of assistance. Kind regards Janeen
Thank you Teach Starter, just starting my home pack and saw this. This is just amazing, thank-you again x
You're welcome, Bridget!
Thank you!!!
You're welcome Nari!
This is AMAZING! Thank you so much for saving me so much time IF and when the schools are closed.
You're most welcome Michelle! Just so glad we can help in some way...
can you print out theses packs
I have done that and then tried to then print but there is no option to print any where
You certainly can, Jasmin! Just click on the green 'Download' tab at the top of the resource page. If there's anything else we can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask!
This is brilliant, so many of our kids wont be able to use technology to do work so this is perfect.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Jenny. We hope these packs will help teachers, parents and students during this challenging period. If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don’t hesitate to let us know. Have a wonderful day!
Wow, thank you so much for this resource! I'm now starting to put together resources in the event our school closes, and this is wonderful!
Hi Emma, Thank you for your feedback! We hope these packs will help teachers, parents and students. If there is anything else Teach Starter can do, please don't hesitate to let us know.