External resources

HomeLearningUK has been curated by educators to share ideas, solutions, plans and support during the current school closures. 

You may also find the following online learning resources useful:

Maths practice from counting to algebra and geometry

Maths and reading games

Maths and language games

Free audiobooks for kids

Hands-on science videos

Maths as a fun part of your daily family routine

Online history classes for all ages (pre-teen through adults)

Free printables library with activities for children aged 0-6

Biology lessons

Geography and animals (National Geographic)

NASA Climate Kids website

Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities

Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home

35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world

Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing

Printable board games, activities and more

Virtual tour of Yellowstone National Park

Virtual tour of the Great Wall of China

Indoor Activities for busy toddlers

Online digital coloring pages

Guide to gardening for kids

Alaskan wildlife cams

Online photograph jigsaw puzzles

Foreign languages

Vocabulary, grammar, listening activities and games in Spanish, French, Italian and more

22 languages to learn

Allowing kids to play instruments online

Music is for everyone

Introductory and intermediate music theory

The uncertainty of the developing situation is especially challenging for children. A number of resources have been developed that aim to frame events in a way which is accessible and understandable to young children. 

Young Minds has been developed to support the mental health of young people - the site has produced a set of resources to help young people manage their mental health during the current pandemic.

A short book to support and reassure children