Working from home with kids? Keep them busy with these free resources
Discover a curated list of free online educational resources, virtual tours, and creative activities to keep children engaged while working from home.
As social distancing measures force more and more workers into the home office, many are left wondering how they’re supposed to juggle their work tasks with kids that seem to demand around-the-clock-attention. Luckily, there is a wide range of educational and informative resources online for kids of all ages (and those who want to channel their inner child).
We’ve compiled some of the best of those resources into the list below. Think we missed one? Leave a comment at the bottom of the page and we’ll be sure to add it!
Live animal cams
Georgia Aquarium
Watch live cams of your favourite underwater animals
Atlanta Zoo Panda Cam
Sit back and relax watching the panda bears
Melbourne Zoo
See some Australian favourites in action
San Diego Zoo
Watch live cams and videos of your favourite animals
Houston Zoo
Watch everything from elephants and rhinos, to ants
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Otters, seabirds, jellyfish and more
Farm Food
Immerse yourself in Canadian farm and food tours
Explore new places
Explore Mars
Explore the real surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover
Yellowstone
Tour Mud Volcano, Mammoth Hot Springs, and more
The Louvre
Travel to Paris and see the famous works of art
Great Wall of China
Take a tour and learn some history along the way
Museums
Explore over 2500 famous museums with Google Arts
Tundra
Explore the wild Tundra and see some polar bears
Earth from space
Watch live footage from the International Space Station
Create something
Art
Instructions for origami, 3D cards, clay pots etc
Animate
Make your own animated videos online
Music
Play a range of instruments online
Dance
Join a virtual dance lesson on Howcast
Write
Improve grammar and creativity with these writing tools
Draw
Join in daily art assignments on Instagram
Cook
Recipes that encourage literacy, maths and science
Learn something
Scholastic
Daily projects to keep kids reading, thinking, growing
ABC
Free, curriculum-linked resources from the ABC
National Geographic
Thousands of educational resources for all ages
Duolingo
Learn a language through interactive games
Coding
Think like a coder and make your own programs
Math
Over 200 interactive math games and worksheets
Science
Simple science experiments you can do from home