educational resources for elementary
math and science
- Elementary Math games, logic puzzles and educational resources https://www.mathplayground.com/
- - Math and Reading games https://www.funbrain.com/
- - Math practice from counting to algebra and geometry http://www.mathscore.com/
- - Math and reading games https://www.abcya.com/
- - Math as a fun part of your daily family routine http://bedtimemath.org/
- - Math and language games https://www.arcademics.com/
- - Elementary Math through 6th grade https://boddlelearning.com/
- - K-8 online math program that looks at how a student is solving problems to adjust accordingly
and build a unique learning path for them. https://www.dreambox.com/at-home - - Math Videos with lessons, real life uses of math, famous actors https://www.hmhco.com/math-
at-work/explore-the-archives
- - Enter your math problem or search term, press the button, and they show you the step-by-step work and answer instantly. 2nd grade through college. https://www.mathcelebrity.com/online- math-tutor.php
- - Adaptive curriculum in Math and English Language Arts for Grades K-8 https://www.scootpad.com/
- - K-5 curriculum that builds deep understanding and a love of learning math for all students
https://www.zearn.org/ - - Website allows students to play basic games to reinforce math skills and compete against the computer or others https://www.mangahigh.com/en-us/
- - Math Games, Logic Puzzles and Brain Builders https://www.mathplayground.com/
- - Math games galore https://gridclub.com/
- - Short videos about numbers that help kids explore complex math topics and make math more
fun. https://www.numberphile.com/ - - Coding for ages 4-10 https://www.kodable.com/
- - Algebra games for kids https://www.dragonboxapp.com/
- - Fractions practice http://www.mathchimp.com/freddysfractions.php
- - Math and logic problems for ages 5 and up to adult https://www.aplusclick.org/
- - Coding with Star Wars https://code.org/starwars
- - Hands on Elementary science videos https://www.backpacksciences.com/science-simplified
- - K-5th Science lessons https://mysteryscience.com/
- - A collection of hundreds of free K-12 STEM resources, from standalone models and simulations
to short activities and week long sequences of curriculum materials. https://learn.concord.org/ - - Science projects that can be completed with or without Internet access https://sciencespot.net/
Pages/classhome.html - - Learn all about earthquakes https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
- - Space science for kiddos https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
- - Cool Kid Facts gives your child access to educational videos, pictures, quizzes, downloadable
worksheets, and infographics. They can use these to learn about geography, history, science, animals, and even the human body. https://www.coolkidfacts.com/ This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/ - - Ask Dr. Universe is a science education project from Washington State University. Kids can send Dr. Universe any question they may have about history, geography, plants, animals, technology, engineering, math, culture, and more https://askdruniverse.wsu.edu/
- - From rainbows to tornadoes and winter storms to tsunamis, meteorologist Crystal Wicker breaks down the fascinating world of weather. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
Virtual tours
- Museums from around the world - Virtual, online tours
- Access to 500 Museums & Art Galleries - Free, online
- Future Learn - Explore the architecture and history of Rome, walking around a 3D digital model of the ancient city, with this free online course.
- Virtual Tours - Virtual online tours - including zoos, landmarks in foreign countries, etc.
- Aquarium – Georgia aquarium allowing you to tour under the sea
- Virtual farm trips - American dairy association
- Virtual field trips - Created for children, but they look great for adults too!
- Edinburgh Zoo - Live streams: Panda Cam / Tiger Cam / Penguin Cam / Rock Hopper Penguin Cam / Koala Cam
- Online Tours Louvre https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
- - The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy
the tour! https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/ - - Tour Yellowstone National Park! https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- - Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover. https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
- - This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs. https://www.farmfood360.ca/
- - This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
- - NGAkids Art Zone https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html
- - All sorts of learning here if you dig in https://www.google.com/earth/
- - No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child
everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their
screen https://www.si.edu/kids - - This educational website hosted by the Smithsonian Museum takes a deep dive into ocean life.
https://ocean.si.edu/ - - Alaskan Wildlife cams http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcams
music
Concerts online - Various concerts held without audiences to stream online for people having to stay at home - list of live streaming concerts
- Free Opera - Dates confirmed until the end of March. Check the website via the link for future dates to be added
- Free classical orchestras - Live streaming performances
- Free Chamber music - Live streaming
- Berlin Philharmonic orchestra - Live streams and performance archive
- Announcements/lists - of worldwide performances being streamed
- Livestream concerts list - artists and bands
- Bands and artists - streaming performances
- Full-length concerts - watch online free
- Celebrities performing on social media
- Facebook Virtual Choir - Duet with a choir online
- Chris Martin (Coldplay) streaming from his home - YouTube
- QuaverMusic is offering free access to general music activities to all impacted schools, including free student access at-home https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources/
- - Helps kids learn to appreciate the arts by providing them with the opportunity to play games, conduct investigations, and explore different forms of art. https://artsology.com/
- - A large selection of fun songs to help teach preschool and kindergarten students https://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm
- - Kids Think Design explores careers in fashion design, graphic design, interior design, book design, product design, film and theatre, architecture, animation, and environmental design. http://www.kidsthinkdesign.org/
Books and literature
- Gutenburg - Download free books, e.g. Shakespear, Edgar Allen Poe, Frankenstein, etc.
- Listening books.org - For people with Parkinson's Disease, visual impairment, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, mental health difficulty or learning difficulty such as Dyslexia, which impacts the ability to read or hold a book
- Solomon Kingsnorth - Books in PDF, Word and audiobook format - Alice in Wonderland / Wind in the Willows / The Railway Children / The Jungle Book / Peter Pan / Black Beauty
- Read great literature online - Free Ebooks, poetry, classic literature
- Read Free Literature - also includes study guides
- 50,000 free ebooks - arranged by genre
- Open Library Access - Free
- Audible - Free for this period - Available in 6 languages
reading and writing
- Work on the 8 parts of speech https://www.grammaropolis.com/
- - Spelling 1-4 grade https://www.spellingtraining.com/
- - Phonics worksheets for kids https://www.funfonix.com/
- - Free stories online ages 3-12 https://www.freechildrenstories.com
- - Course sets (Levels 1–5) that combine and thoroughly cover phonics, reading, writing, spelling,
literature, grammar, punctuation, art, and geography—all in one easy-to-use, beautiful course.
https://www.goodandbeautiful.com/ - - 6 Free Online Speech Therapy Resources For Kids https://www.speechbuddy.com/blog/games-
andactivities/6freeonlinespeechtherapyresources/?
fbclid=IwAR2CeBv7KKU4vgfAFPNcrfEXBj838BqwqTsVy1WbBxL8QqAlL2UkVDpbAVU - - Phonics skills https://www.starfall.com/h/
- - Voice based learning... learn through Alexa https://bamboolearning.com/resources
- - Enter an Archive of 6,000 Historical Children’s Books, All Digitized and Free to Read Online
http://www.openculture.com/2016/08/enter-an-archive-of-6000-historical-childrens-books-all- digitized-and-free-to-read-online.html?fbclid=IwAR2GbrIHuVwDXI9RhK- 19jHM5NEIo0shIlrSnv4Keok-JMYzJXW1kMpYk9g - - French children's stories https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/stories? fbclid=IwAR0dlwzwr9bAdOV4o6_zglpVqvDhgnwCP5VhObPLZVVN4f3U1mgftU8J5Vk
- - Engaging reading game for grades 2-8 that combines strategy, engagement, and imaginative reading passages to create a fun, curriculum-aligned literacy game. https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/
- - Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss https://www.seussville.com/
- - Scholastic Learn at home
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html - - Games to get "into the book" https://reading.ecb.org/
- - Grammar practice for middle grades https://www.classroomcereal.com/
- - ReadWorks is an online resource of reading passages and lesson plans for students of all levels
K-12. https://www.readworks.org/ - - Reading passages for grades 3-12, with reading comprehension and discussion questions.
https://www.commonlit.org/ - - A safe research site for elementary-level readers. They are offering -- free 24/7 access USERNAME: read (case sensitive) PASSWORD: read (case sensitive) https://www.facts4me.com/
- - Improve your typing skills while competing in fast-paced races with up to 5 typers from around the world. https://www.nitrotype.com/
- - Online curriculum that builds better writers. https://www.noredink.com/
- - Critical Thinking resources for K-6 students
https://marketplace.mythinkscape.com/store/redtkids
geography & history
- Tutorful - Top Geography websites, YouTube videos, and resources
- Project Noah – Global site where you can view and share wildlife
- Seterra - Free world geography, online quizzes
- Online film festival - Resistance in the Rainforest
- Kent Wildlife association - Simple ideas you can do in the garden to help wildlife
- World games - Geography games
- Wild Science - Podcast
- The relationship between humans and animals - podcast
- Geography and animals: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- - National Geographic Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for kindergarten and
first grade students. Children can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along
with the highlighted text. https://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html - - Learn all about earthquakes https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
- - Space science for kiddos https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
- - Cool Kid Facts gives your child access to educational videos, pictures, quizzes, downloadable worksheets, and infographics. They can use these to learn about geography, history, science, animals, and even the human body. https://www.coolkidfacts.com/
- - Games, quizzes and fact sheets take kids on a journey through time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/
- - This interactive website, hosted by the U.S. Government Publishing Office, allows your child to see the ins and outs of the U.S. government by taking a series of learning adventures with none other than Benjamin Franklin. https://bensguide.gpo.gov/
- - Free videos from around the world from grade 3-12 https://www.projectexplorer.org/
arts and culture
- P Brewer - View classic paintings online
- Walter's Museum - houses the highest artistic achievements from nearly every corner of the world. View some of the past, present, and future exhibitions
- Rob Biddulph an artist posting draw-along videos via Twitter here
- Google Arts and culture - Learn something new every day!
- British Museum - Free videos
- BBC Radio 4 - The History of the world - podcasts
- 50 things that made modern economy - Podcasts
- Marquee TV - streaming arts and culture
- Teaching history - 100 objects from museums across the UK with resources, information and teaching ideas to inspire your students’ interest in history
- Exploration of the day - Artistic website connecting people from around the world
- Drama Online - Online theatrical performances
- Black history - Telling the story of the black British experience
- QuaverMusic is offering free access to general music activities to all impacted schools, including free student access at-home https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources/
- - Helps kids learn to appreciate the arts by providing them with the opportunity to play games, conduct investigations, and explore different forms of art. https://artsology.com/
- - A large selection of fun songs to help teach preschool and kindergarten students https://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm
- - Kids Think Design explores careers in fashion design, graphic design, interior design, book design, product design, film and theatre, architecture, animation, and environmental design. http://www.kidsthinkdesign.org/
mental health
- How to reduce high anxiety now: Thinking about past pleasant memories may help some people with immediate stress (article)
- Autistic Health and Wellbeing - a space for autistic people to share the things that they have found helpful and healing
Miscelaneous sites
- Resource section includes free flashcards, coloring pages, worksheets, and other resources for children, teachers, and parents. https://supersimple.com/
- - Daily lessons and educational activities that kids can do on their own https://www.superchargedschool.com/
- - Digital learning content for preschool through high school https://www.curriki.org/
- - Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/.../learnathome.html - - Online homeschool platform & curriculum for Pre-K to 12th grade. All main subjects are
covered, plus extra curriculum courses. http://discoveryk12.com/dk12/ - - Educational brain breaks to help students review essential literacy and math skills, while getting in some exercise. Find over 900 videos to help your child keep learning at home and burn off some extra energy. Our site is best used for ages 4-8. https://fluencyandfitness.com/register/school-closures/
- - Carmen San Diego videos, stories, and lessons for all subject areas https://www.carmensandiego.com/resources/
- - Online education program for toddler through high school... https://www.khanacademy.org/
- - Every course you could possibly want to homeschool preschool - 8
https://allinonehomeschool.com/ - - Find and fix learning gaps https://www.mobymax.com/
- - Education for kids all topics https://www.ducksters.com/
- - Curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. https://pebblego.com/pebblego-
remote-learning-days
Interactive Learning - - Play with fave show characters and learn too https://pbskids.org/
- - 300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens
https://www.123homeschool4me.com/ - - Free printables library with activities for children 0-6 https://www.littlesparkcompany.com/printables-library
- - Miscellaneous games for all subjects k-8 https://www.funbrain.com/
- - PreK - 5 games for all subjects https://www.turtlediary.com/
- Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. https://www.gonoodle.com/
- - Free at-home kids yoga lesson plans https://littletwistersyoga.com/online-store/
- - Online digital coloring pages https://www.thecolor.com/
- - Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home. http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/
- - Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage
culinary skills, literacy, math, and science. https://www.nomsterchef.com/nomster-recipelibrary - - 80+ do at home science activities https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/80-free-science-
activities - - Quick & easy at home projects curated for kids 2 and up https://www.kiwico.com/kids-at-home
- - 100 Activities To Do At Home During School Closures
https://entertainkidsonadime.com/2020/03/13/100-activities-to-do-at-home-during-school-
closures/?fbclid=IwAR2sVQwMyT4idkWzbTHYYtteMZZTbyBLt_sp-YTv99dhI3MXcJb3qFyyPc4 - - Online photograph jigsaw puzzles You can set the pieces from 6-1000+ https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/
- Languages
- Foreign languages https://www.duolingo.com/
- - Vocabulary, grammar, listening activities and games in Spanish, French, Italian, German,
Portuguese, Korean, and Latin. https://conjuguemos.com/ - - Music Based Spanish Learning https://rockalingua.com/
- - 22 languages to learn https://www.memrise.com/
Crafts - - Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot, etc, https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
- - Printable board games, activities and more for phonics and reading all using evidence-based
methods. Can be customized to any student's needs including creating flashcards for other
subjects. https://dogonalogbooks.com/printables/ - - Crafts, activities, bulletin board designs, and finger plays for early education teachers and
parents to use with kids. http://www.preschoolexpress.com/ - - Crafts, projects, science, recipes for young children https://www.funology.com/