Fun and Free Educational Websites for Kids
Kids are at their best when they're learning something new every day.
There is so much on the Internet, it can be difficult to figure out what is and isn't ideal for kids. We've created this list of fun, safe educational websites to help take the guesswork out of choosing safe online activities for your kids.
Sesame Street
Choose from hundreds of the show's video clips and play games that help them learn letters, animal sounds, rhymes, colors, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic is a long-time reliable organization dedicated to children's success. This site, from the publishers of the educational books you find in schools, contains activities broken up by grades from preK to high school.
PBS Kids
All of your children's favorite PBS shows, and the games that go with them, are online at PBS.org. You can even get daily activities and tips to keep your kids learning and having fun.
CoolMath
Children can play online math games that help them with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, money and more. CoolMath4Kids.com is appropriate for ages 3 through 12. CoolMath-Games.com includes math games for preschoolers. If you have older children, CoolMath is geared toward ages 13 and up.
National Geographic Kids
Watch animal cameras, learn interesting tidbits about animals, see and share photos of nature, learn about different countries and try science experiments on Kids.NationalGeographic.com. These activities don't even begin to scratch the surface of the National Geographic Kids website. There's also a "Little Kids" section for the younger explorers in your home.
Starfall
Founded for the purpose of helping children learn to read, this site has been online since 2002 and works with your children from letter recognition to reading plays, nonfiction, and comics. Starfall has no advertising, does not collect personal information from children.
Nick Jr.
You'll find printables, games, videos and other activities for your kids at NickJr.com. The games allow your children to explore their creativity, play dress-up, learn new music, put together puzzles and work on numbers and shape recognition. This site does sponsor ads for their paid programs.
Highlights for Kids
The magazine for kids that's been around for more than 60 years now offers online ways to play, read and craft with your children. Matching games, art activities, animated stories and science experiments are just a few ways kids can learn while having fun on the Highlights for Kids website.
Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids
The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids features riddles, puzzles, a question of the day, a timeline of interesting history facts, sky events and weather conditions to track at home with your children. It's a great way to empower your kids to be mindful of their natural environment - from phases of the moon to changes in the weather.
Disney Jr.
Let your kids learn and improve memory, hand-eye coordination, color matching and other important skills with Mickey and friends at DisneyJr.com. There are loads of free, educational fun for growing young minds, and it's all ad-free.
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