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NASA Learning Resources
NASA student and educator resources with STEM activities, missions, videos, challenges, careers, and family learning ideas.
American Museum of Natural History Learn & Teach
Family programs, OLogy science activities, educator materials, virtual field trips, and museum learning from AMNH.
ScratchJr
A playful first coding app where young children create interactive stories and games with picture-based programming blocks.
Getty Education
K-12 art learning resources, online field trips, teacher programs, and teen creative experiences from Getty.
National Park Service Kids
Junior Ranger programs, outdoor adventures, articles, events, and family learning from the National Park Service.
British Museum Family Visits
Free family activities, museum missions, explorer trails, activity backpacks, workshops, and family facilities at the British Museum.
Seattle Universal Math Museum
A hands-on math museum and event program where children explore mathematics through exhibits, family sessions, camps, and playful problem solving.
Astro Pi European Space Coding Challenge 2026/27
The official Astro Pi challenge gives young people the chance to write Python programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers in space, with beginner Mission Zero and advanced Mission Space Lab pathways for the 2026/27 season.
Raspberry Pi Computing Curriculum
The Raspberry Pi Foundation curriculum provides free, structured computing resources for ages 5–16, including localized materials, programming, AI and computer-science learning pathways.
MicroBlocks
A free, live block-programming environment for making interactive projects with microcontrollers, sensors, lights, and motors.
Code for Life
Free coding courses and creative programming activities for children, with guided learning paths for school and home.
Mission US
Research-based history games and classroom materials that place middle-school learners inside complex moments in U.S. history.
RSPB Wild Challenge for Families
Free family nature activities that build observation, wildlife-care, and outdoor science skills through awards and challenges.
Code Club
Free coding clubs, projects, and community support that help young people create with code.
The Tech Interactive
A family-friendly science and technology center with hands-on exhibits, experimental labs, design challenges, and youth engineering programs.
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.
BBC 500 Words
A children's story-writing project for ages 5-11 with prompts, classroom resources, story inspiration, and annual submissions.
RSPB Wild Challenge
Nature missions, wildlife activities, badges, and outdoor challenges for children and families from the RSPB.
Technisches Museum Vienna Kids and Families
Family activities and playful technology learning for young children, school-age visitors, and grown-ups in Vienna.
Omaha Zoo Programs
Camps, family learning, behind-the-scenes experiences, Zoo Schools, and interactive programs at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
National Trust 50 Things to Do Before You’re 11¾
A nature and outdoor-learning challenge with 50 activities including den building, wildlife spotting, stargazing, wild art, and safe adventure ideas.
Sick Science!
Hands-on science experiments and STEM ideas from Steve Spangler for families, educators, and science enthusiasts.
NASA JPL STEM Activities for Families
A NASA JPL collection of family STEM activities spanning engineering, science, technology, computer science, mathematics, rockets, space missions, and design challenges.
Canadian Space Agency Space Brain Hack
A Canadian Space Agency challenge collection for grades 6–12 that asks learners to design solutions for astronaut mental health, food production, and sustainable satellites.
Elachee Nature Science Center
A nature and science center with a large preserve, animal and ecology learning, camps, homeschool programs, and hands-on family discovery.
Canadian Museum of Nature 2026–27 School Workshops
The Canadian Museum of Nature’s 2026–27 workshop programme gives publicly funded Canadian schools free virtual and on-site natural-history learning, including age-specific freshwater and biodiversity topics.
Code.org Computer Science for Ages 5–11
Code.org’s elementary student hub provides free AI literacy and computer science activities for ages 5–11, including Hour of AI, pre-reader courses, programming challenges, Music Lab, Sprite Lab, and curriculum links.
ESA Moon Camp Challenge 2026/27
The ESA Moon Camp Challenge invites students aged 5–16 to design a space habitat using creative tools such as arts and crafts, 3D design, robotics and videogames while exploring how people could live on the Moon or another celestial body.
Raspberry Pi Learn to Code
Raspberry Pi’s free learning hub connects children and educators with Code Club, code-at-home projects, AI and hardware activities, Astro Pi, and Coolest Projects.
Snap!
A browser-based visual programming language that extends Scratch with custom blocks and deeper computer-science ideas.
Australian Museum Kids
Free kids activities, science programs, exhibitions, and family learning from the Australian Museum in Sydney.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Education
Wildlife, conservation, and outdoor-learning programs for children, families, educators, and schools from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Brooklyn Museum Families & Kids
Family programs, art activities, coloring, mini lessons, and free museum access for young visitors at Brooklyn Museum.
Cleveland Museum of Art Learning
Art tours, hands-on making, family programs, and community learning from the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Franklin Institute Science and Education
Science activities, engineering ideas, youth programs, videos, and classroom resources from The Franklin Institute.
New York Public Library Learning
Storytimes, STEAM kits, reading recommendations, family activities, and free learning programs from NYPL.
FIRST LEGO League
A guided robotics and STEM program where children build, code, collaborate, and solve real-world challenges.
Level One Reading
A free phonics program for ages 4–6 with systematic synthetic phonics, decodable books, sounds, blending, and tricky words.
Phonics Lessons
A free browser phonics path for ages 3–6 with letter sounds, decodable stories, sound missions, games, and printables.
NYC Discovery Lab
Free weekend museum activities for children ages 5-12 and adults, combining gallery exploration with hands-on art, culture, and history projects.
Royal Tyrrell Museum Distance Learning
Interactive dinosaur, fossil, geology, and Earth science programs for schools, homeschoolers, and families from the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Science and Industry Museum Learning Programme
Science, engineering, and museum learning resources from the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.
Wildlife Watch
Nature activities, wildlife missions, and outdoor learning ideas that help children explore and protect the natural world.
Experimentorium Science Museum
A hands-on science museum in Tbilisi with interactive exhibits, chemistry activities, Digital Lab sessions, and family programmes.
London Museum Schools and Communities
History learning resources, curriculum-led sessions, school visits, and community programmes from London Museum.
KID Museum
A hands-on maker museum with coding, robotics, engineering, electronics, woodshop, textiles, and design challenges.
Bell Museum Activities for Kids
Science activities, videos, field journals, astronomy challenges, ecology projects, and nature observation for children.
Questacon Early Childhood Activities
Hands-on science experiences and activity ideas for young children in Canberra, with play-based investigation and discovery.
Science Oxford Centre
A hands-on science centre with an Exploration Zone, woodland, ponds, family days, STEM clubs, and science activities for children.
NASA eClips YouTube
NASA eClips videos connect students and educators with NASA missions, scientists, engineers, and classroom-ready STEM ideas.
Royal Institution Science Shows and Activities for Children
The Royal Institution’s family science page brings together spectacular science shows and activities designed to get children and families excited about science.
NASA For Students Grades 5–8
NASA’s middle-grade collection organizes current challenges, space and Earth science stories, games, builds, videos, interactive experiences, and stargazing activities for grades 5–8.
Code.org Computer Science Fundamentals
A beginner elementary computer-science curriculum with grade-specific courses, unplugged activities, programming, games, animations, and teacher support for kindergarten through fifth grade.
Raspberry Pi Code Club Projects
More than 200 free step-by-step coding and creative-technology projects covering Scratch, Python, web development, AI, physical computing, nature, music, art, and science.
micro:bit Teach Featured
The official micro:bit Teach Featured hub gathers age-banded units of work, coding projects, AI-literacy lessons, design challenges, classroom resources, events, and free professional-development courses for young learners and educators.
Delrita Pryce Foundation
Free animated literacy and money-skills programs, printable activities, and a learning app for young children.
California Academy of Sciences Kids
Family-friendly exhibits, live science programs, and child-focused activities at San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences.
Kids in Parks
Free outdoor adventures, TRACK Trail activities, e-Adventures, brochures, and nature challenges that help families explore parks together.
The Strong National Museum of Play Educators
Play-based museum learning, field trips, school programs, and educator ideas from The Strong National Museum of Play.
Royal Academy Learning
Art learning resources, school visits, teacher support, and free creative programmes from the Royal Academy of Arts.
The Story Museum
A family museum in Oxford with immersive story spaces, picture-book play, exhibitions, and story-led events for children.
Cincinnati Zoo Education
Zoo education programs, family activities, camps, school programs, and conservation learning for children and educators.
MoMA Family Programs
Family-friendly art experiences, conversations, and creative programs from The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Science Fun
Hands-on science experiments, STEM activities, and kid-friendly science programs for families and schools.
Toronto Zoo School Visits
School visits, virtual programmes, wildlife learning, and classroom resources from the Toronto Zoo.
Dublin Zoo Conservation Education
Curriculum-linked wildlife programmes, school visits, workshops, and online activities from Dublin Zoo.
MIT Museum Learning Lab
Hands-on science and engineering activities using microscopy, imaging, and real museum demonstrations.
New York Aquarium Children and Families
Family programmes, early childhood experiences, camps, children's activities, and wildlife learning at the New York Aquarium.
Putnam Museum Science in Action
Interactive science exhibits and engineering challenges exploring motion, energy, magnetism, circuits, gears, and more.
Oslo Science Centre
Interactive science and technology exhibits, creative workshops, and family learning at Norway's Museum of Science and Technology.
Dallas Zoo Education Programs
Wildlife learning through family programs, camps, guided experiences, and age-specific activities at the Dallas Zoo.
The Met Kids & Families
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s family hub combines #MetKids digital exploration, family guides, an audio guide for ages 6–12, and interactive museum programs for children and caregivers.
MoMA At-home Activities
The Museum of Modern Art’s family activity hub offers art-making ideas, film screenings, book ideas, and on-demand programs for kids and families, including a direct official YouTube playlist.
Hedy
A free, open-source, multilingual gradual text-programming environment for classroom learners aged 10+; browser lessons support stories, drawings, games, and apps.
CU Museum Field Trips
CU Museum of Natural History field trips provide interactive tours, hands-on workshops, and self-guided visits for K–2, 3–5, and 6–8 groups.
Intrepid Museum Education Resources
Intrepid Museum education resources combine free learning-library content, historic photographs, oral histories, videos, field trips, virtual tours, and programs about history, science, technology, and engineering.
Space to Learn Home Education Workshops
National Space Academy’s Space to Learn page offers free UK Space Agency-funded home-education workshops with hands-on student masterclasses, rocket-design challenges, and take-home resources for families.
TeachEngineering
Standards-aligned engineering lessons, activities, and design challenges for K–12 learners.
Pencil Code
A free collaborative coding space for drawing, music, games, stories, webpages, math, and creative programming.
New York State Museum Education
Museum-backed art, science, history, and family learning programs with online activities, videos, lessons, and teacher guides.
Florida Museum Kids
Science, animals, nature walks, family programs, and exploration ideas from the Florida Museum of Natural History.
National PTA STEM at Home Activities
Family STEM activities, experiments, videos, and printable guides from National PTA, including hands-on challenges using common household materials.
MindUP
A preventative mental-health and social-emotional learning programme with brain science, mindfulness, emotional literacy, resilience, and family resources.
Royal Shakespeare Company Learning
Creative Shakespeare and theatre learning for young people, schools, teachers, and families, with curriculum resources and youth programmes.
National Museum of the US Air Force Education
Aviation and space learning with scavenger hunts, coloring pages, word searches, STEM programs, and museum activities.
Brookfield Zoo Chicago for Families
Family learning programs, wildlife discovery, nature play, zoo camps, and educational experiences for all ages.
Nova Scotia Museum Wee Wild Ones
Nature play for children under five with stories, puppet shows, real specimens, building, and caregiver-supported discovery.
Canadian Museum of Nature Education Resources
Museum-backed school programmes, gallery learning, workshops, and activity guides for science and natural-history learning.
Sacramento Zoo Education
Camps, field trips, nature explorers, home-learning videos, and family programs about animals and conservation.
Science Friday Try This
A free archive of hands-on science and engineering challenges that help kids investigate real-world questions through experiments and making.
NASA JPL Education Overview
An official overview of NASA JPL’s education mission, audiences, K-12 content, STEM resources, and family-facing space learning.
Computerphile
Interviews and demonstrations about computers, programming, cybersecurity, algorithms, hardware, and computer science.
Alguni
Coding lessons for kids ages 8–15 covering Python, JavaScript, C/C++, digital logic, Git, math, AI, robotics, and competitive programming.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
A public-library early-literacy program for children from birth to kindergarten that supports reading logs, family reading routines, and English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole resources.
MicroObservatory Robotic Telescope Network
A Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Center for Astrophysics program that lets learners control robotic telescopes online and explore real astronomy images.
NCMA Virtual Field Trips for Diverse Learners
North Carolina Museum of Art virtual field-trip programs support students with disabilities and diverse learning needs through art observation, multiple-choice communication, captioning, ASL interpretation, and audio description.
Children’s Museum Houston 3D Virtual Field Trips
A museum collection of all-time-access 3D virtual field trips with videos and hands-on activities about water, physical science, invention, city life, matter, and math missions for ages 5 and up.
Challenger Center STEM at Home
A NASA and Challenger Center collection of adaptable science, technology, engineering, and math lessons for home learning, spanning Earth science, chemistry, forces, Mars, and the solar system.
NASA For Students Grades 9–12
NASA’s high-school collection connects students with STEM challenges, career spotlights, interactives, NASA+, Artemis activities, podcasts, and space-science projects.
Kahaku Children’s Education
The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo’s children’s education hub, with family exploration programs, at-home observation and craft activities, VR, worksheets, and digital science content.
Michigan Learning Channel
Michigan Learning Channel provides on-demand educational programs, family learning resources, literacy and math shows, DIY science videos, and selected Spanish and Arabic content through its website and YouTube channel.
Little Wonders Online
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s youth and family programs page links to Little Wonders Online, science and culture adventures for preschoolers and their adults, plus broader family museum learning.
MoMA Heyman Family Programs
MoMA’s Heyman Family Programs provide family art adventures with free admission for children 16 and under, kids’ audio, activity guides, family gallery talks, hands-on spaces, and online programmes.
Digital Guardian
An age-banded K–12 online-safety curriculum with practical lessons and challenges for privacy, game chat, cyberbullying, AI, and what to do when something feels wrong online.
Code.org AI Foundations
A free high-school AI and computer-science curriculum covering AI literacy, the internet, cybersecurity, data, ethics, bias, JavaScript, web development, and responsible AI creation.
Canadian Space Agency Bringing Space Into Your Classroom
The Canadian Space Agency’s classroom collection brings space science, missions, engineering, and Canadian space activities into school and home learning.
Take One Picture
Take One Picture is the National Gallery’s national primary-school programme, using one artwork from the collection to inspire cross-curricular classroom work, project stages, teacher learning, and exhibitions.
One Book, OWWL Kids
One Book, OWWL Kids is a community-read program for children and caregivers across four New York counties, pairing a shared picture book with participating-library celebrations and early-literacy support.
Denver Botanic Gardens Children & Family Programs
Denver Botanic Gardens’ children and family programs include year-round camps, explorations, games, mindfulness, and plant-based activities, plus resources for families to extend learning at home.
COSI: Center of Science and Industry
COSI is a science center with hands-on exhibits, family learning, educator programs, and science experiences designed to make discovery active and approachable.
Go All In: National Year of Reading 2026
Go All In is the official National Year of Reading 2026 campaign hub, with family guides, educator resources, events, and reading-for-pleasure support for children and young people across the UK.
National Year of Reading 2026 – The Reading Agency
The Reading Agency’s official National Year of Reading 2026 page explains the UK campaign, its public-library support, free activity and communications toolkits, and the Summer Reading Challenge for children aged 4–11.
MATHCOUNTS Foundation
MATHCOUNTS is an official nonprofit math enrichment pathway with student activities, practice, coaching and competition resources for middle-school learners and the adults who support them.
MOEMS Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools
Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools is a nonprofit enrichment and problem-solving program for elementary and middle-school learners, with competition and practice resources.
KidsCanCode
Python, game-development, and creative coding lessons for children and teens, with beginner pathways and classroom programs.
Zoo Idaho Education Programs
Wildlife learning through exhibits, keeper chats, live feedings, story time, discovery stations, field trips, and family programmes.
Math Jams
Free, team-based math competitions where grades 3–6 classrooms solve playful problems together during a one-week Math Jam.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Digital Learning
The MFA Boston’s digital learning collection provides art activities for children and families, age-labelled home programs, storytelling, studio tutorials, videos, and art connections cards.
Solve It! for Kids
A science and engineering podcast that introduces children to real scientists, engineers, and experts, then invites listeners to tackle a problem-solving challenge of their own.
Code Club World
The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s free coding game hub helps children make characters, T-shirts, music, games, art, websites, and more while earning project badges.
Miami Children’s Museum
An interactive museum in Miami where children ages 0–6 explore arts, science, and culture through exhibits, programs, play, and family learning experiences.
North Vancouver City Library Children’s Community Hub
A public-library children’s hub with storytimes, take-and-make kits, kid-friendly meditation, homework help, digital picture books, and family programs.
The New Children’s Museum Creative Resources
The New Children’s Museum’s Creative Resources page offers hands-on design challenges, printable coloring, lesson plans, virtual art experiences, and museum-inspired ideas for making at home.
Kids Listen Podcast Directory
Kids Listen is a nonprofit community and directory that helps families, librarians, and educators discover high-quality podcasts and screen-free audio programming for children.
Wichita Art Museum Youth and Family Programs
Wichita Art Museum’s youth and family page brings together free gallery activities, PLAY, StoryTime, YogaTime, preschool art, Family ArtVenture, camps, and at-home projects.
ISRO Students
The Indian Space Research Organisation student hub connects children and teens to space videos, quizzes, a virtual museum, STEM resources, and school programmes.
Nature and Me
Gardens by the Bay’s self-guided activity programme helps primary-school children observe plants and animals, record findings, and explore biodiversity with downloadable activity sheets.
Florida State Parks Junior Ranger
Florida State Parks’ Junior Ranger programme combines nature, cultural, recreation, and service activities with printable journals, passports, badges, and a virtual option.
Texas State Parks Junior Ranger
Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Junior Ranger programme uses journals, explorer packs, nature observation, drawing, and state-park activities to help children explore the outdoors.
Kids for Nature
Singapore’s National Parks Board provides a Primary 1–2 outdoor education programme with lesson plans, worksheets, guidebooks, and park-based nature activities for teachers.
Cleveland Museum of Art Engage and Create
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Engage and Create collection offers weekly creative challenges, drawing prompts, games, music, stories, and family activities inspired by the museum collection.
Bell Museum Family Activities
The Bell Museum’s family activity collection brings together at-home experiments, story times, stargazing tips, astronomy challenges, rover activities, DNA experiments, and science videos for curious children.
Science At Home
Science Centre Singapore’s Science At Home collection offers age-banded science videos, sustainability activities, self-directed badge work, science reading, experiments, and family-friendly online programmes.
Baltimore Museum of Art Family Activities
Baltimore Museum of Art’s family page combines free online art activities, family programmes, visit tips, and open-ended prompts that help children and adults look closely, tell stories, and make art together.
Tutorfic Code Club
A free browser coding club with guided lessons and projects spanning blocks, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, and Python, with no sign-up or ads.
Stackadoo
A browser-based educational building game where children in grades 2–5 solve maths, reading, spelling, and grammar challenges to earn blocks and build 3D worlds.
Raspberry Pi Foundation Teaching Resources
Free classroom resources for computing and AI, including curriculum materials, lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, Code Club support, Experience AI, and projects for school-age learners.
Code.org Computer Science Discoveries
A flexible middle-school computer-science curriculum covering animations and games, design, data and society, app creation with devices, physical computing, AI, and creative problem solving.
Learn Science with NASA
NASA’s learning resources hub helps children, families, and educators explore space and Earth science through activities, stories, missions, and classroom-ready materials.
Parks Canada Family Activities
Parks Canada’s family activities guide helps families choose hikes, playgrounds, geocaching, family-friendly tours, camping, Xplorers challenges, and Parka activities across Canadian parks and historic sites.
Denver Museum Virtual Programs
Denver Museum of Nature & Science offers scheduled virtual field trips for grades 3–8 plus free Scientists in Action videos that bring museum science to learners at home or school.
Carlos Museum Family Programs
Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum family guide with free online activities, gallery guides, SmARTy Packs, and hands-on programs connected to world cultures and collections.
Tel Aviv University Schoolyard Biodiversity Monitoring
A Tel Aviv University citizen-science program helps teachers and students monitor schoolyard biodiversity with observation, iNaturalist, and real-world ecology.
FIRST Resource Library
FIRST’s resource library connects teams, families, educators, and young people with STEM, robotics, teamwork, and challenge resources across FIRST programs.
National Park Service Kids
A gateway to Junior Ranger badges, citizen science, camps, service projects, and outdoor learning across U.S. national parks.
Girls Who Code
Coding clubs, lessons, pathways, and community programs designed to support girls and nonbinary students in computing.
Greenfoot
A beginner-friendly programming environment where learners create games and simulations with visual worlds and real Java code.
TurtleStitch
A free, open-source coding and textile platform where learners turn visual programs into embroidery patterns and physical designs.
Loving2Read
A free digital library with more than 1,000 children’s books, reading levels, printables, streaks, achievements, and classroom-friendly browsing.
FBI Students
Student-focused resources about online safety, civic awareness, careers, history, and youth programs from the FBI.
National Museum of the United States Army Family Activities
Family activities, scavenger hunts, and public programmes that help children explore Army history through museum galleries and play.
Genesis Kids
NASA’s Genesis mission learning page introduces children to the Sun and solar system through interactive games and activities, including instrument matching, Mars mazes, and word searches.
Kids Art Studio — Museum of the City of New York
A hands-on drop-in art program inspired by the Museum of the City of New York’s exhibitions and collection, with collage, drawing, fiber art, and storytelling for children ages 3 and up.
ExplorationWorks
A hands-on science center in Helena with interactive exhibits, early-childhood programming, family events, and science learning for children and families.
Akron Children’s Museum Virtual Field Trip
A virtual museum experience for kindergarten through fifth grade with challenges, games, cooking, movement, art, and financial-literacy activities aligned with Ohio learning standards.
Markham Public Library Kids Makerspace
A library makerspace guide featuring screen-free programmable toys such as Botley and Code-a-Pillar, with instructions and recommended ages for hands-on coding play.
District of Columbia Public Library Kids
DC Public Library’s kids hub connects families to digital books, audiobooks, read-alongs, Kanopy Kids, science and homework databases, reading lists, Books from Birth, and educator support.
Heckscher Museum Kids & Families
The Heckscher Museum of Art’s family page highlights Digital Action Painting, an in-gallery activity station, family events, and its virtual H@H Kids art activity video series.
National Gallery Prague Families and Kids
National Gallery Prague’s Families and Kids programme offers playrooms for young children, art studios, weekend workshops, summer studios, and family ways to explore original artworks.
Cairns Museum Kids and Families
Cairns Museum’s family page combines free self-guided activities, interactive exhibits, children’s activity areas, holiday programs, at-home ideas, and an official video playlist.
New York Expanded Mathematics Access Program
New York State Education Department’s EMAP provides participating K–8 students with no-cost access to First in Math standards-based games and activities for enrichment, summer learning, and home practice.
Buffalo AKG at Home
Buffalo AKG Art Museum’s at-home collection offers kids’ and family art activities, virtual events, collection exploration, public-art videos, and inquiry-based lessons.
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Virtual School Programs
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis offers live virtual programmes for school groups, with standards-based STEM, arts, humanities, and history topics for grades K–8.
Trinket by Strive Math
A free, community-hosted, open-source browser coding platform for writing and running Python, HTML, Java, and interactive courses without downloads.
SciKidz
A free online STEM program for children with science lesson videos, experiment instructions, tutorials, and teacher notes. The official site includes hands-on topics such as electricity, magnetism, life science, and simple machines.
Hello Ruby Play
A free collection of playful computer-science, programming, mathematics, and digital-literacy activities from the Hello Ruby project. Activities include puzzles, algorithms, geometry, counting, secret codes, internet safety, and hands-on making.
Children’s Museum Houston FLIP
Children’s Museum Houston’s Family Literacy Involvement Program (FLIP) is an outreach program that supports family literacy through museum-led learning and community connections.
Cooper Hewitt Design Field Trips
Cooper Hewitt’s design field-trip information introduces students to design thinking and museum-based learning through guided visits and activities.
UNEP Youth, Education and Environment
The UN Environment Programme youth hub connects young people and educators with environmental learning, youth participation, and sustainability opportunities.
MathHappens Open Play Kits
MathHappens open play kits give families, educators, and community programs hands-on materials and prompts for playful mathematical exploration.
USGS Earth Science Week Resources
USGS Earth Science Week resources give students and educators activities, Earth-science themes, and ways to connect geology and the environment with classroom learning.
Zearn Math
Zearn Math is a structured digital math program with lessons, visual models, practice, and teacher-supported pathways for elementary and middle-school learners.
FIRST LEGO League Technical Resources
FIRST LEGO League technical resources support teams with robot-building, programming, engineering design, and challenge-season guidance.
JUMP Math USA
JUMP Math USA is an evidence-based nonprofit grades K–8 mathematics programme with educator and parent resources, interactive lessons, research information, and a free account option for some resources.
National Year of Reading Schools & Early Years Toolkit Resources
The National Literacy Trust’s toolkit landing page gathers National Year of Reading resources for schools and early-years settings, supporting reading for pleasure and practical literacy activities.
Teaching Space With NASA
Teaching Space With NASA is a NASA program of virtual education workshops where experts and education specialists connect K–12 and informal educators with current space missions and resources.
FIRST Program Options
FIRST offers age-banded team robotics programs that introduce children and teens to engineering, programming, design, collaboration, and competition.
Art Kids — Philadelphia Museum of Art
Family art experiences, drop-in studio activities, tours, Little Art Kids sessions, and age-banded museum classes from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Plymouth Public Library Digital Learning for Children
Plymouth Public Library’s children’s digital learning page gathers multimedia youth books, printables, lessons, mini-books, reading challenges, ebooks, audiobooks, and research tools.
Science World Classroom Activities
Science World’s official educator hub with classroom activities, coding and engineering ideas, biology and sustainability activities, professional development, and school outreach programs.
OC Public Libraries Kids & Family
Orange County Public Libraries’ kids and family hub offers library services, reading and learning links, children’s programming, and digital resources for young patrons.
National Endowment for the Arts: Arts Education
The National Endowment for the Arts arts-education hub explains federal arts learning work, research, grants, and resources that support children, schools, and communities.
FIRST LEGO League Family Engagement Resources
FIRST LEGO League family-engagement resources help adults support teamwork, confidence, curiosity, and children’s participation in robotics challenges.
National Year of Reading Starter Toolkit
The National Literacy Trust’s National Year of Reading starter toolkit gives educators a free starting point for sparking a year of reading, with school and early-years launch materials for the 2026 campaign.
Whitney Museum K–12 Book a Lesson
The Whitney Museum’s K–12 education programmes offer online art lessons, guided museum visits, and guided visit plus studio workshops connecting students with works from the collection.
Black Girls CODE
Computer-science education and community programs created to introduce Black girls to technology and digital making.
TypingClub
A structured touch-typing curriculum with browser lessons, practice, progress tracking, and school tools for learners.
The Free Reading Program
A nonprofit online reading, language, grammar, and spelling program with Level K–6 activities for children, families, and schools.
Peer Programming
Free one-to-one online coding mentorship connecting K–12 students with volunteer instructors across Python, web development, databases, and other languages.
SparkDen
A nonprofit teen coding program providing free cloud hosting, mentorship, and a monitored community for young people shipping their own projects.
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Virtual Field Trips
PreK–12 virtual programs bring trolley history, electricity, technology, engineering, and Pennsylvania history to classrooms in 30–60 minute sessions aligned with Pennsylvania Core Standards.
First In Math
First In Math is an online math-practice program that uses game-style activities, immediate feedback, self-paced practice, and personalized goals to support K–8 learners at school or home.
Phonics.com
Phonics.com is a free early-reading program with soundcards, audio, worksheets, ebooks, printable literacy games, and lessons aligned to foundational reading skills.
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.
What If Kids
What If Kids is a curriculum-based science program for grades 1–4, using animated episodes, real-world science questions, and simple activities children can try at home.
ClearWater Kids
ClearWater Kids is an interactive nature-learning website from the Ontario Water Centre with games, videos, trading cards, experiments, challenges, curriculum-linked resources, and prompts to explore the outdoors.
Applaa AI Academy
Applaa’s desktop AI Academy offers interactive coding lessons, challenges, quizzes, and tracks covering Python, JavaScript, web development, databases, games, AI, and robotics.
Plethora
Plethora uses game-based challenges to teach computational thinking, logical reasoning, problem solving, and computer-science foundations without requiring prior coding.
Syracuse University Kids + Coding Resources
Syracuse University Engineering@Syracuse presents a collection of coding tools and educator tips for introducing children to programming, with linked explainers on coding terms, teaching approaches, languages, and learning tools.
Discover Coding
Discover Coding offers hands-on and online coding programs from block coding through Python, Minecraft, web, app, 3D, and design projects.
Wovi
A pre-launch AI-learning world for ages 9–13 with browser missions that teach agents, classification, data literacy, testing, and reflection.
AnyOneCanRead
AnyOneCanRead is a free online reading program combining phonics, sound-outs, read-alongs, vocabulary, broad subject content, and educator guidance for kindergarten through upper elementary learners.
Kide Science
Kide Science is an inquiry-based early-years science program with playful experiments, lesson resources, and educator support for young children.