​Resources for Children, Parents and Teachers

Videos, teachers' notes, activity pages and more.
Encourage and equip young readers - and writers!

Five Friends of Jesus - A mini-devotional for children (with colouring pages!)

Perfect for quiet times before bed or meaningful colouring time, Five Friends of Jesus is a FREE mini-devotional for children.

Akash and the Pigeons - A short story for children about modern-day slavery.

Written for children aged 6-12, this short story empowers children to respond to serious issues with compassion, agency and hope.
Free teachers notes also available.

Pastoral Care Picture Books - A booklist of resources for sharing with children.

Picture books offer children a safe, familiar context to explore their feelings, learn important lessons and be seen through story. This booklists includes recommendations for faith based, issues based and story driven books. 

Videos:

Subscribe to Penny's YouTube Channel for child friendly Storytimes and Writing Warm-Ups for Kids!

What are Writing Warm-Ups for Kids​?

Writing Warm-Ups for Kids is a YouTube playlist by Penny designed especially to help kids bridge their fear of writing and dive in to have fun!
Short, informal and sometimes silly, these writing activities will help kids warm up their writing brains and learn to enjoy the writing experience. 

Checkout the full list of videos at the Writing Warm-Ups for Kids playlist.
"The video finished at least 5 min ago and my writing averse kiddos are still writing! My daughter even asked for another sheet of paper! ... One stoked mum here! It is honestly so hard to get my kids to write.
My son wrote for another 20 min or so after complaining about his creative brain working. Amazing!"
- Arlene, WA, Australia.

Teachers' Notes:

Click on the notes you require for instant download.
For Teacher's Notes for the Pet Sitters series, please visit the Ella Shine website! 
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Camp Max Teachers' Notes
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Himalayan Adventures Teachers' Notes
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Back Leg of a Goat Teachers' Notes

Colouring pages:

Click on the pages you'd like to print.
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Camp Max Colouring 1
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Camp Max Colouring 2
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Camp Max Colouring 3
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Can God See Me? Colouring 1
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Can God See Me? Colouring 2
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Can God See Me? Colouring 3
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Clever Colouring Page
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Strong Colouring Page
For colouring pages, story-prompts and more from the Pet Sitters series, please visit the Ella Shine website!
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