Subject / Learning Area Resources for P-6
This page is designed to provide a range of resources for teachers and parents of younger children. While some of the links are for academic activities and subjects there are some more general websites related to activities that can be done at home.
Language / English / Reading
Arcademics Skill Builder
Math and language games American Reading at Home ARC Bookshelf is a mobile application available on iOS, Android and viewable on the web, providing American Reading at Home titles specially designed for successful reading practice. Abdo Digital Bookshelf ABDO's entire eBook collection is now available to students to access at home FREE. Brain Box Spelling Games Magic Spell is a carefully crafted spelling adventure Dog on a Log Books Printable board games, activities and more for phonics and reading . Dreamscape A video game that builds strong readers through play. Dr Seuss's Word Challenge Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss Free Childrens' Stories Online Free stories online ages 3-12 Fun Fonix Phonics worksheets for kids Grammaropolis Work on the 8 parts of speech International Children's Digital Library International children' s digital library - English and multiple languages Into the book Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers. It includes eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Magic Treehouse Interactive games based on the book series The Nomster Chef Recipe Library Providing great recipes kids can cook at home Reading Eggs Phonics and learning to read Read Works ReadWorks is an online resource of reading passages and lesson plans for students of all levels K-12 Spelling Training Spelling 1-4 grade Starfall Maths and Phonics Games Storyline Online Fave kids books read by famous people Storystarters Randomly generates 356,300,262,144 story starters Youngzine News and more for kids Science
80+ Science Activities to do at Home
80+ do at home science activities Ask Doctor Universe 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. Climate Kids: NASA This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. K-12 Science Experiments that Parents and Kids can do at home The Farmers Almanac for Kids Farmer's almanac for kids... Date, weather, moon phase, etc. The Happy Scientist Just explore, have fun, and learn some science along the way. Kodable (Coding for ages 4-10) Mystery Science NASA: Kids Club Space science for kids San Diego Zoo for Kids A website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games Science podcasts to listen to with your kids Listen to these while doing craft or science activities Lego STEM Activities for a Preschooler These great activities have been developed by a stay-at-home dad who wanted to engage his pre-school son in Lego based science activities. They could easily be adapted student use whether in the real or virtual classroom. Worth a look. Steve Spangler Science - Experiment Library Tons of science experiments that you can do at home Switch Zoo Play games and learn all about animals 
Arcademics Skill Builder
Math and language games Bedtime Maths Bedtime Math is a national nonprofit that ignites kids' curiosity and learning by unleashing the fun in math. It offers playful online math problems for parents to do with their kids every day, as well as lively hands-on games. Boddle for Learning Elementary Math through 6th grade Cool Math For Kids For 12 and under users, Coolmath4Kids is an amusement park of games, lessons and more, designed to teach math and make it FUN. Cryptoclub Immerse yourself in cryptography and ciphers Grid Club Math games galore Math and logic problems for ages 5 and up to adult Not just for young ones... try them yourselves Math Playground Math Games, Logic Puzzles and Brain Builders Just for Fun |
General ActivitiesAll Kids Network
Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot and so much more. Ultimate Boredom Busters: 101 Things to Do When Kids are Bored An extensive list ofSTEM-based activities from 2-18 years of age. Activity Village Activity Village provides thousands of colouring pages, crafts, puzzles, worksheets and more, for parents and teachers. Some are being made free over the coming months At Home Resources for Kids Quick & easy at home projects curated for kids 2yrs and up Be A Dinosaur With a focus on reading, numbers, and skill games, these free educational games are fun for kids and a great way to learn new things. Breakout EDU Educational games for K-12 Busy Toddler Indoor Activities for busy toddlers Commonsense Media: Free online events and activities for kids at home Cool Kids Facts 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. Crafts, projects, science, recipes for young children Crayola - At Home Learning Free resources to help educators and families create-to-learn at-home. Families can use free video learning activities to create colourful memories while exploring new skills in art, math, reading and science, while teachers can access parent hand-outs and thousands of art-infused lesson plans that can be easily adapted for virtual environments! Crazy games Loads of games to keep you and your family occupied. Education for kids all topics A good place to start for ideas FunBrain Miscellaneous games for all subjects k-8 Go Noodle Fun fitness and mindfulness for kids Online photograph jigsaw puzzles You can set the pieces from 6-1000+ Great for spatial awareness and concept development PBS Kids Play with show characters and learnt the same time Preschool express Crafts, activities, bulletin board designs, and finger plays for early education teachers and parents to use with kids. Scholastic Learn at Home Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing Smithsonian: Fun Stuff for kids 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 Super Simple - A place to learn and play Resource section includes free flashcards, coloring pages, worksheets, and other resources for children, teachers, and parents. Toddler and preschool age ideas Ideas for school and home Turtle Diary PreK - 5 games for all subjects Wonderopolis Short videos and readings that answer various burning questions for students. There are vocabulary challenges and comprehension questions Arts
MetKids
A wonderful, endlessly detailed way to get kids engaged in the world of art. NGAKIds (National Art Gallery) NGAkids interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history Songs for Teaching A large selection of fun songs to help teach preschool and kindergarten students Virtual Musical Instruments Lets kids play instruments online. Instruments include the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, and bongos The Colour Online digital coloring pages Social StudiesBBC History for Kids
Games, quizzes and fact sheets take kids on a journey through time. National Geographic Young Explorer 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 
Project Aware Kids Conservation Zone
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