Free Educational Websites and Apps for Kids

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, more than 55 million school children from K-12 were sent home to learn. Around the world, children in some of the poorest countries have lost up to 20% of their lifetime days in school during the pandemic.

It’s essential for every child to continue reading and learning, but even more so after months of school closings and learning disruptions. That's why, from the beginning, Save the Children has been working around the clock to provide support and free learning resources to students everywhere.

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If you have access to the internet at home, here is a list of fun, free educational websites for kids as well as phone and tablet apps to help keep kids learning at home. Most sites include reading and math games, videos, stories and more and all indicate what are age and grade appropriate.

We’ve organized this list into two categories – preschool and elementary school.

Learning Resources for Preschool Children

Websites

Apps

  • Vroom
  • HOMER Reading: Learn to Read
  • Fish School - 123 ABC for Kids
  • Endless Numbers
  • Tiggly Shape’s Got Talent
  • Todo Math

Learning Resources for Elementary School Children

Websites

Apps

  • A Homer Reading: Learn to Read
  • Capstone Interactive
  • NASA Visualization Explorer
  • My Books – Unlimited Library
  • VocabularySpellingCity
  • PBS KIDS Games

Tools and Tips You Can Trust

An 18-month old girl stares at the camera during an Early Steps home visit in Kentucky

Weekly Learning Activities: Young Children

A young student plays a board game on the floor

Weekly Learning Activities: K-Grade 1

A young student smiles widely while holding a book.

Weekly Learning Activities: Grades 2 – 6

A smiling girl wearing a backpack.
A boy in a classroom reads from an iPad.
A young girl reaeds a book
A teacher helping a young girl read.
A young boy in a blue shirt plays a numeracy game.
A young girl holding a book.
A close up shot of a young girl read a book with ABC on the cover.

February Monthly Learning Activities

A young girl leans on a desk.
A young boy counts with his hands by holding up one finger.

December Monthly Learning Activities

A young in pigtail braids stands in front of a wall with her hands on her knees.

November Monthly Learning Activities

A young girl plays with yellow blocks.
Veraeh, 5 plays with play dough at her kinderboost program school.

September Monthly Learning Activities

A teacher reads a book to a young student sitting in her lap.

7 Tips: Countdown to Kindergarten 

Two girls wearing Save the Children shirts smile at the camera.

Get Moving with Kinder

A Save the Children educator helps a young child with school work.

How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus

A student reads a book at her South Carolina home

How to Help Kids Cope with Extended School Closures

Two young boys read a book with their mother at home.

5 Tips for Families on Self-Care and Coping with Stress

Stressbusters collage graphic

Relaxation Activities to Do at Home with Kids

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Students participate in Save The Children peer to peer health education programme 'Little Doctors', at a school in West Sumba, Indonesia.

A Guide to Washing Your Hands

A family of three reads a book together.

Reading with Your Child

A woman and child play a math game with red cups.

Fun Ways to Incorporate Math

A woman and a young girl play a board game together.

10 Family Learning Activities

A young child smiles as she holds a picture book while sitting on the lap of an older adult caretaker in her family.

5 Tips to Help Grandparents Stay Connected with their Grandkids

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Childrens Poems About Life During COVID

Read the Poems

A boy sits using a tablet in a classroom

Fun Ways to Incorporate Math at Home

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Other Resources for Children

A collection of book covers from children's books that celebrate Ramadan.
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A woman and two children read a book together on their porch.

5 Ways to Make the Most of At-Home Reading

Save the Children experts share tips for making at-home reading fun for young children while they are out of school over the summer, during break or any day of the week.

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The cover of 10 children’s books that each depicts a black protagonist or shares an important message about celebrating black history.
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