The apps are part of the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program, which has been specifically designed to be social and collaborative as part of a play-based preschool program.
Support for families
While the apps are not available for private home use, there are lots of things you can do to learn about language and culture at home. Talk to your child's educator about how you can be involved in ELLA experiences.
Interactive 'hello' activity
We've developed a fun PowerPoint activity to use at home.
Children can learn how to say 'hello' in 13 different languages.
This file will require a PC with Microsoft PowerPoint installed or free versions of PowerPoint installed on a smartphone or tablet. Look for these in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Everyday ELLA ideas
The 'Everyday ELLA ideas' are a suite of resources developed especially for families. They contain practical ideas to support families at home to explore the language from the ELLA apps together.
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Everyday ELLA ideas for reading
Tip sheet for choosing culturally diverse books
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Everyday ELLA ideas for counting
Tip sheet for learning to count in another language
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Everyday ELLA ideas for cooking
Tip sheet for introducing cultural food
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Everyday ELLA ideas for making art
Tip sheet for introducing other cultures through creating art
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Everyday ELLA ideas for celebrations
Tip sheet for talking about cultural celebrations
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Everyday ELLA ideas for exploring the community
Tip sheet for using your local environment to explore the world
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ELLA games and posters
Print these resources to play language games at home.
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Hello poster
Polyglots characters say hello in different languages
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Colour board game
Race the coloured crabs from the Shell memory learning experience
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Colour labels
Use to identify and group colours
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Coloured fish
Create your own fishing game from the Feed the fish learning experience
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Likes and dislikes game
Game based on the Playmat learning experience
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Memory cards
Matching memory card game showing different parts of the body
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'Hello my name is...' template
A template to create a visual representation of your own face and practice saying 'Hello, my name is...'
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Watch and listen
Hear words and phrases from the ELLA apps. Watch an ELLA song and sing along with the Polyglots.
Choose an ELLA language below to start exploring greetings, and expressing likes and dislikes.
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