KIDS & THINGS TO DO
Some Really Useful Sites For Kids Aged 3 to 18
1 - ONLINE RESOURCES
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Brainpop
BrainPop is a group of educational
websites with over 1,000 short animated movies for students from Reception to Year 13, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects
of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology,
health, and arts and music.
Curiosity Stream
CuriosityStream is an American nonfiction subscription video-on-demand streaming service. It exclusively delivers nonfiction documentaries and series about science, nature, history, technology, society and lifestyle.
Tynker
Tynker is an educational programming platform aimed at teaching children how to make games and programs. Instead of typing the source code, you visually drag blocks of code and snap them together. The visual design and principles are based on the free Scratch, just like Hopscotch and Snap!.
MyTutor.co.uk
Udemy
Udemy is the leading global marketplace for teaching and learning, connecting millions of students and professionals to the skills they need to succeed.
Beast Academy
Khan Academy
CreativeBug
Creativebug is the award-winning destination for high-quality online art and craft video classes. With your membership, you’ll enjoy unlimited access to 1000+ award winning HD instructional videos on drawing, painting, sewing, knitting, crochet, quilting, baking and more. All classes are taught by experts with new classes added daily.
Scholastic
Scholastic Home Learning have provided a range of free packs with numerous projects to keep kids thinking and learning from Early Years to Key Stage 2.
Memrise
The Fastest Way to Learn a Language!
Watch and learn real conversational language from native speakers. Get a personalised learning experience that gives you just the right level of challenge to keep you motivated. They use a variety of fun and proven memory techniques that will speed up your learning.
Teach Your Monster
To Read
Teach Your Monster to Read is an award-winning series of games that’s helped millions of children learn to read.
Play for free on their website or download the app.
Maths Is Fun
They offer mathematics
in an enjoyable and easy-to-learn manner, because they believe that mathematics is fun.
From Reception to Year 13.
2 - YOUTUBE CHANNELS
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Crash Course Kids
Crash Course is one of the best ways to educate yourself, your classmates, and your family on YouTube!
From courses like Astronomy to US History and Anatomy & Physiology it’s got you covered with an awesome variety of AP high school curriculum topics. With various witty hosts at your service, you won’t even notice you’re getting smarter.
10million subscribers
10billion video views.
Smart Girls
Science Channel
Learn about outer space, leading scientific exploration, new technology, earth science basics, & more with science videos & news from Science Channel.
Kids Learning Tube
Kids Learning Tube educates kids through music and animation in a fun and unique approach to learning.
Geek Gurl Diaries
Like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Python, Programming, Computer Science, Logic, Electronics, and being geeky and awesome? I do, so I started to make videos for people like me! Welcome to the Geek Gurl Diaries, where us gurl’s discuss, create, demo and interview all things geek. If you have ideas for videos or tutorials, or you know someone cool I could interview then please get in touch.
Mike Likes Science
Welcome to my YouTube channel. I like learning and helping people learn. So every month or so, I make science-inspired music videos. If you like learning, then you’ve come to the right place!
Science Max
Have you ever done a science experiment and wondered “What would this be like if it were HUGE?” Welcome to Science Max, the exciting new series that turbocharges all the science experiments you’ve done at home.
Crash Course
Crash Course is one of the best ways to educate yourself, your classmates, and your family on YouTube! From courses like Astronomy to US History and Anatomy & Physiology it’s got you covered with an awesome variety of AP high school curriculum topics.
Mike Likes Science
National Geographic
Nat Geo Kids makes it fun to explore your world with weird, wild, and wacky videos! Videos featuring awesome animals, cool science, funny pets, and more, are made just for curious kids like you. So pick a topic you love and start watching today!
Free School
FreeSchool is a safe and friendly place to expose children to famous art, classical music, children’s literature, and natural science in an age-appropriate and kid-accessible way.
Geofocus
Smithsonian
Smithsonian Channel™ is where curiosity lives, inspiration strikes and wonders never cease. This is the place for awe-inspiring stories, powerful documentaries and amazing entertainment.
As a joint venture, Smithsonian Channel combines the storytelling prowess of Showtime Networks with the unmatched resources and rich traditions of the Smithsonian Institution. We create award-winning programming that shines new light on popular genres such as: air and space, history, science, nature, and pop culture.
Word World
Sesame Street
Welcome to Sesame Street. If, by some chance, you were looking for Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar, Bert & Ernie, Telly, Zoe, Rosita, Baby Bear and Snuffleupagus, you are in luck because they are all here! Subscribe for new videos every week: For more fun games and videos for your preschooler in a safe, child-friendly environment, visit us at http://www.sesamestreet.org
It's Okay To Be Smart
SciShow Kids
The Brain Scoop
Hi!
I’m Emily, the Chief Curiosity Correspondent of The Field Museum in Chicago, former volunteer of the University of Montana Zoological Museum, and I’d like to share some of the amazing things we have in the collection with the Internet!