Apps & digital tools
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32 resources · Apps & digital tools
PhET Interactive Simulations
Free interactive science and math simulations from the University of Colorado Boulder, with activities for exploring ideas through play.
American Museum of Natural History Learn & Teach
Family programs, OLogy science activities, educator materials, virtual field trips, and museum learning from AMNH.
BBC Bitesize
Free curriculum-linked lessons, games, quizzes, and study support for children and teenagers.
ScratchJr
A playful first coding app where young children create interactive stories and games with picture-based programming blocks.
National Park Service Kids
Junior Ranger programs, outdoor adventures, articles, events, and family learning from the National Park Service.
MyColor.fun
A large library of printable and online coloring pages, drawing guides, worksheets, and themed collections for children and families.
GeoGebra
Free interactive math tools, activities, and lessons for exploring geometry, algebra, graphs, statistics, and more.
Phonicademy
A structured phonics learning site with 44 sounds, browser games, decodable printables, parent guides, and companion mobile apps.
Read Along by Google
A free reading companion that listens as children read aloud and provides pronunciation support, stories, badges, and practice in multiple languages.
Math Learning Center Apps
Free visual math tools for fractions, geometry, number sense, time, money, patterns, and mathematical thinking.
National Park Service Learn and Explore
National Park Service history, nature, Junior Ranger, classroom, and Every Kid Outdoors learning links for children and educators.
AMNH Discovery Room
A hands-on American Museum of Natural History learning space where children can explore animals, fossils, minerals, and earth science through guided and drop-in activities.
eRead Kids Digital Library
Georgia Public Library Service’s digital library gives children access to more than 45,000 English and Spanish ebooks and audiobooks, from picture books and basic readers to graphic novels and chapter books.
NFB Education
Canadian film-based learning resources, playlists, study guides, and digital storytelling activities for classrooms and curious learners.
CK-12
Free K–12 learning with digital textbooks, flashcards, adaptive practice, simulations, and Flexi support across math and science.
Teach Your Monster to Read
A phonics adventure game that takes children from first letter sounds through early sentences and little books.
Epic Kids
A digital library for kids with books, audiobooks, videos, and reading discovery for children through age 12.
Microsoft Reading Coach
A free reading practice tool with AI-powered stories, personalized word practice, educator guidance, and multilingual reading support.
Alguni
Coding lessons for kids ages 8–15 covering Python, JavaScript, C/C++, digital logic, Git, math, AI, robotics, and competitive programming.
Storyboat
A bedtime story app for ages 3–8 with original illustrated stories, read-aloud narration, and highlighted words.
TinkerPy
TinkerPy is a kid-focused coding and robotics platform with block and Python coding, browser simulators, app building, games, projects, and courses for young makers.
Measure! Everything!
A free MathTalk augmented-reality app from Ohio’s Statewide Family Engagement Center that turns everyday surroundings into family measurement and spatial-reasoning activities.
National Park Service Kids
A gateway to Junior Ranger badges, citizen science, camps, service projects, and outdoor learning across U.S. national parks.
Greenfoot
A beginner-friendly programming environment where learners create games and simulations with visual worlds and real Java code.
Go Math
Go Math is a guided math practice app with step-by-step explanations, hundreds of topics, and practice across arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and problem solving.
Todo Math
Todo Math is a conceptual math app for ages 4–9 with personalized lessons covering counting, arithmetic, place value, geometry, measurement, fractions, multiplication, and division.
Samio Learning
Samio Learning is an adaptive app for ages 4–12 covering reading, math, coding, grammar, time-telling, and creative work through seven research-based stages.
FUNetix
FUNetix is a free reading app and browser module for children ages 5–9, using a game-like 12-hour curriculum to move from alphabet knowledge toward an approximate second-grade reading level.
RightMindMath
RightMindMath is a free open-source progressive web app for arithmetic fluency, including number facts, multi-digit operations, and long division practice.
Timber
An iPhone and iPad reader that turns webpages, PDFs, books, and printed pages into spoken audio in many languages.
Pickles
An iOS app for grades K–5 that locks selected apps until children earn screen minutes by solving adaptive maths problems covering number sense, arithmetic, word problems, time, and graphs.
Baboo Stories
A parent-led story app with short gentle stories for bedtime and quiet reading, including free stories and optional subscription content.