Child Developement

With school, play and class schedules disrupted across different cities the world over, we thought we’d save you some time researching for the best online educational resources.

Here’s a compilation of all the tried & tested and FREE online resources that you can use for your kids, grouped by age and broad themes. The list has resources from UK, US and India

Note: All of these are free, most have no ads and no subscription (some have extended free trials)

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YOUR GUIDE TO FREE ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES FOR KIDS

For ages 2 and below

KinderPass -APP ( Android | iOS ) | Baby Development

650 screen-free activities that parents can do with babies to boost development in all areas- linguistic, physical, personal-social and cognitive.

For ages 2-5

Khan Academy Kids -APP ( iOS | Android | Amazon) | English & Maths

Fun, research-based and educational App that promotes early literacy, reading, writing, language and maths (reasoning, patterns, counting etc.). Thumbs up for great animation, catchy music and for being interactive.

Duck Duck Moose | Several apps | Maths & English

Engaging apps that make learning fun.

• Fish School - letters, numbers, shapes, colors.
• Word Wagon- letters words and phonics
• Park Math- counting, addition, subtraction
• Moose Math- sorting, geometry and measurement
• Duck Duck Moose- reading and phonics

Scishow Kids | Youtube | Science

Helps explain complex science concepts in a fun way. Esp. good at answering the ‘Why” questions e.g. why do we sweat? Why do we yawn..etc.

Scholastic Learn from Home- website | Daily learning projects

Not just for homeschoolers, this site is fantastic for guided and structured learning.  Learning experiences are created around a story or a video and topics include animals, plants, seasons, space.

Kutuki - APP (iOS | Android) Indian languages

A boon for bilingual Indian parents, this app uses songs and stories to teach preschool concepts in the kid’s mother tongue. (has a free trial for 60 days)

Fun learning for Kids- Website | Free Printables

Free printables for numbers and letters practice.

Crayola coloring sheets- Website | Free Printables

Loads of sheets from Disney characters to plants, animals, places and letters.

Story Weaver - Website | Free Stories- all languages

This treasure trove has thousands of free e-books and stories (even audiobooks) for kids of all ages.

Storytime from CBeebies - APP (iOS | Android ) | Stories

This app from BBC’s CBeebies has over 60 books, including fairy tales, nursery rhymes and CBeebies stories

KinderPass -APP ( Android | iOS ) | At-home activities

550 screen-free activities that parents can do with pre-schoolers. Introduce early maths & science concepts, or play simple games for physical exercise- make home your learning lab and playground!

For ages 5-9

Khan Academy (iOS | Android ) | Maths and Science

Personalized learning based on best online resources created by experts.

E-learning for Kids - website | Maths and Science

Not just Maths and Science, also includes content around health, environment, life skills.

Explorify - website  | Science

Engaging, hands-on, creative science activities for curious minds and budding scientists. Our favorite is zoom in- zoom out!

Unite for Literacy- website | Reading

Provides free access to more than 400 original picture books, one fourth of them written in Spanish.

Storyline Online- website (iOS | Android)  | Early Literacy

This amazing site streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

Cool Math 4 kids - website | Maths Games

Games, Puzzles, brain teasers and more to make maths concepts fun.

Duck Duck Moose | Several apps | Maths & English

Engaging apps and games that make learning fun.

Pet Bingo: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, geometry

Wizard School: science, design, languages, animals, geography, sports

Nova - website | Science

High quality videos from PBS on topics such as Body & Brain, Nature, Space, Engineering, Planet Earth.

Nasa- site & app | Science

Loads of information and fun activities for your space-obsessed kiddo on the site. While the app has great videos and all the latest mission information.

Science Net Links- website | Science

Loads of science resources organized by grade and topic. Beware- it’s a maze!

Classify it- Game (iOS) - Science

Game for kids to learn sorting and grouping of different organisms

Scholastic Learn from Home- website | Daily learning projects

Not just for homeschoolers, this site is fantastic for guided and structured learning.  Learning experiences are created around a story or a video and topics include human body, animals, science, virtual field trips etc.

Highlights Kids- website | Social & Entertainment

Includes content from the kids’ magazine- jokes, riddles, craft & recipe ideas, activities, podcasts and more.

NatGeo Kids - Youtube channel | Science

Videos featuring awesome animals, cool science, funny pets, and more.

Story Weaver - Website | Free Stories- all languages

This treasure trove has thousands of free e-books and stories (even audiobooks) for kids of all ages.

Blockly Games - Website | Play and learn coding

Educational games that teach programming. (great for adults who don’t have any experience in coding too!)

Scratch Junior- App (iOS | Android ) Coding

Kids get to program their own stories and games. Block based programming is ideal for beginners.

CS first - website | Coding

Google initiative focussed on making computer science accessible for everyone. You can sign up as a teacher and use this at home with your child.

Google Art and Culture - website | Art & Culture

Art, history, science and culture- you name it, you got access to it through this amazing site where you get guided tours for everything - from painting to communities to history and craft. You can even discover historic locations in 3D.

But Why -Podcast | Science

Kids get to ask the questions on a dazzling array of topics from the world around us to what happen within us- last few episodes have tackled sleep, lions, food and ice.

Tumble- Podcast | Science

It is a science podcast for kids, to be enjoyed by the entire family. Science & discoveries are brought alive by Q&A with scientists.- dinosaurs, astronauts, coronavirus- everything covered!

Brains On- Podcast | Science

Award winning science podcast for kids and curious adults- it covers all the questions you have about anything and everything- from dust to tears, from pianos to plastic. And yes, the coronavirus too.

Tweens and Teens

Crash Course Kids- Youtube | Science

Starts from 5th grade science and delves  into Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology, Geography, Engineering, and Astronomy.

Science Channel- Youtube | Science

Learn about outer space, leading scientific exploration, new technology, earth science basics, & more

Science Max- Youtube | Science

Crazy science experiments!

Khan Academy (iOS | Android ) | Maths, Science, Programming, Test Prep

Personalized learning based on best online resources created by experts.

Tumble- Podcast

It is a science podcast for kids, to be enjoyed by the entire family. Science & discoveries are brought alive by Q&A with scientists.- dinosaurs, astronauts, coronavirus- everything covered!

Brains On- Podcast

Award winning science podcast for kids and curious adults- it covers all the questions you have about anything and everything- from dust to tears, from pianos to plastic. And yes, the coronavirus too.

Google Art and Culture - website | Art & Culture

Art, history, science and culture- you name it, you got access to it through this amazing site where you get guided tours for everything - from painting to communities to history and craft. You can even discover historic locations in 3D.

CS first - website | Coding

Google initiative focussed on making computer science accessible for everyone. You can sign up as a teacher and use this at home with your child.