During school closures, long holidays or periods of illness it can be hard as a parent to find the inspiration to keep the kids entertained and learning at home. Here is a list of some of the best online resources we've found.

Coronavirus information! During the spring of 2020 a large number of countries have closed their schools, which will have a massive impact on families. This article by Citizens Advice provides guidance on your rights if you have to take time off work because of the coronavirus. Also useful is this article from the BBC provides advice on how to help your kids cope with life without school.

Recommended websites by topic:

This great list from Chatterpack gives a comprehensive list of home learning resources for teachers, children and parents.

The Children's University has activities covering arts & crafts, science & technology, sports, languages and also printable worksheets to use when visiting attractions such as Sealife Centres, Zoos, Forestry Commission woods and Legoland.

General home learning

• Home Education UK resource list www.home-education.org.uk/resources-educational.htm
• Wolfram Alpha www.wolframalpha.com/
• BBC Bitesized www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
• BrainPOP www.brainpop.com/

Literacy 

• Oxford Owl https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/
• Teach your monster to read www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
• Summer Reading Challenge https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

Science and nature

• National Geographic Kids www.natgeokids.com/uk/

• Science Museum games and apps www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/games-and-apps
• Virtual Tours of London Zoo https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/virtual-london-zoo

Arts and craft

• Tate Kids www.tate.org.uk/kids
• Free Kids Craft www.freekidscrafts.com/

Keeping active

• change4Life 10 minute shake up games www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
• Kids home workouts with the Body Coach 

Others

• Typing games www.kidztype.com/browse-typing-games.html
• Scratch coding for kids https://scratch.mit.edu/
• Online coding apps and websites for kids https://childhood101.com/coding-for-kids/

Last updated 14th July 2020