Easy to understand text for student research, including material for primary school students K-6
Easy to navigate format
Units of work and lesson plans for teachers on a variety of topics in key learning areas
kidcyberQuests: student webquest assignments with links to information sites for research, project ideas, evaluation
'Ask a kidcyber Researcher' feature where students can request specific information about a topic
Advice to parents about helping with school homework assignments and projects

Who are we?

The writers and publishers of kidcyber are Shirley Sydenham, a primary teacher, and Ron Thomas, a primary teacher-librarian. We are authors (together, individually and with others) of numerous books for teachers and kids, published in Australia and overseas. Recent books written together include Using the Library 1, 2 & 3; Thinking Through Themes (4 titles: Air, Fire, Water, Earth); and The Perfect School Project, published by and available at Teaching Solutions.

Our Audience

Students from K to 8, their teachers and parents.
Homeschool students and their parents.
Teacher Librarians

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We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of this continent and to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

WE ARE PROUD SUPPORTERS OF
•THE INDIGENOUS LITERACY FOUNDATION www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au
•ROOM TO READ www.roomtoread.org/
•SEVEN WOMEN www.https://sevenwomen.org/, specifically their scholarship fund that provides education opportunities for Nepalese children, in particular keeping girls in school, which offers pathways to training

DISCLAIMER: In the interest of a safe, educational online experience. kidcyber provides links to other web pages, selected and examined for their appropriateness, to provide more information about a particular topic. kidcyber has no control over the information at these sites or links made from them to others sites, which might be considered inappropriate by some people. kidcyber cannot be held responsible for inappropriate sites Note: all kidcyber topics are regularly checked, updated and added to, so keep checking out this website.

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Books for Early Readers

For homeschoolers or as an extension of classroom work into the home, each of these small easy to read books is accompanied by a companion booklet in which kids respond to the text in a variety of ways.

Click a title, read online or print your own copy and staple to form a book.

Reading Books for early readers

Research booklets for early readers : print and staple the pages as books. Kids will illustrate their book as they read and then complete tasks. There are links to further information that will assist their illustrations

These booklets for older readers contain suggestions for research, experiments to try, comprehension tasks and other challenges that focus on the topic. Kids can select those that interest them.

Alphabet Books for Early Readers

Let us know via Contact us tab or our kidcyber Facebook page what you think and what topics you’d suggest for further booklets.

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Animals

Australia

Food & My Body

People & Places

Planet Earth

Space

Sports

Technology & Inventions

© 2023 www.kidcyber.com.au
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of this continent and to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

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Books for Early Readers

For homeschoolers or as an extension of classroom work into the home, each of these small easy to read books is accompanied by a companion booklet in which kids respond to the text in a variety of ways.

Click a title, read online or print your own copy and staple to form a book.

Reading Books for early readers

Research booklets for early readers : print and staple the pages as books. Kids will illustrate their book as they read and then complete tasks. There are links to further information that will assist their illustrations

These booklets for older readers contain suggestions for research, experiments to try, comprehension tasks and other challenges that focus on the topic. Kids can select those that interest them.

Alphabet Books for Early Readers

Let us know via Contact us tab or our kidcyber Facebook page what you think and what topics you’d suggest for further booklets.

kidcyber

© 2023 www.kidcyber.com.au ﻿We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of this continent and to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

© 2023 www.kidcyber.com.au
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of this continent and to their Elders, past, present and emerging.