Science
29. ASU’s Ask A Biologist
Best for: Supplementing your child’s biology class, or productive free time. Arizona State’s Ask A Biologist section gives parents, teachers, and students free access to stories, galleries, puzzles, activities, and podcasts covering an array of biology topics.
Age Range: Grades K – 12th
30. Edheads
Best for: Parents looking for science games to supplement their children’s STEM classes. Edheads covers different topics of science, from anatomy to technology with fun, interactive games.
Age Range: Grades 2nd – 12th
31. Mystery Science
Best for: Ready-made science lessons for younger children.
Age Range: Grades K-5
32. Science Bob
Best for: Science experiments.
Age Range: Grades K – 8th
Programming & IT
33. Scratch
Best for: Introducing children to programming. The MIT Media Lab created Scratch, a block-based visual programming language and website where kids can create online projects.
Age Range: Grades 3rd – 12th
Culinary
34. Raddish Kids
Best for: Teaching kids how to cook at home. Raddish Kids is a monthly “cooking class” subscription that includes three recipe guides, a kitchen experiment or craft, three culinary skill lessons, and a grocery list in each box.
Age Range: Grades K – 9th+
35. Food Network — Cooking With Kids
Best for: Anyone. The Food Network’s Cooking With Kids section is free to use and has hundreds of family-friendly recipes that are easy to follow at home.
Age Range: All ages
Music
36. Chrome Music Lab
Best for: Anyone with young children. This program allows kids to learn music at home through virtual experiments and by connecting music to science, art, math, and more.
Age Range: All ages, but mostly geared towards younger children
Visual Arts
37. The Kennedy Center
Best for: Age-appropriate art lessons. The Kennedy Center has a library of free lessons and allows users to filter by age, arts subject, related topics and lesson length.
Age Range: Grades K – 12th
World Languages
38. Duolingo
Best for: Anyone. Duolingo features quick games to help you learn a new language or brush up on your skills. This program is available in 36 languages with free access from a mobile device or computer.
Age Range:
- 13+ for Duolingo
- 4+ for Duolingo Kids app
39. Habbi Habbi
Best for: Interactive, screen-free learning of a second language. Habbi Habbi is a language learning program for children that uses real books to teach.
Age Range: Preschool and early elementary-aged children (or a little older if they are new to the language)
Virtual Field Trips
40. Boston Children’s Museum
Best for: Getting your child excited about art and creating things. Take a virtual trip to the second oldest children’s museum in the United States.
Age Range: All ages, but geared towards younger children
41. Discovery Education
Best for: Anyone. Discovery Education has cost-free virtual field trips in many subject matter, including human rights, engineering, biology, technology, sports, agriculture, and much more.
Age Range: All ages, but geared towards older children
42. Farm Food 360
Best for: Mimicking a classic farm field trip for children. Virtually visit a variety of Canadian farms through 360-degree videos or your virtual reality headset on Farm Food 360.
Age Range: All ages
43. The Louvre Museum
Best for: Older children. While most virtual field trips are geared towards younger children, your middle and high school kids will love the free sources available to them on the Louvre’s website.
Age Range: All ages, but geared towards older children
44. San Diego Zoo Kids
Best for: Keeping younger children entertained. Consistently ranked as one of the best zoos in the world, now you can visit the San Diego Zoo from your home.
Age Range: All ages
45. Yellowstone National Park
Best for: Kids who love the outdoors, or teaching your child about one of the most famous parks in the world.
Age Range: All ages
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