by Jo Linsdell

Created on: March 08, 2006   Last Updated: December 28, 2010

The number of educational sites for children is growing on an almost daily basis. A way to learn whilst having fun. Whether you teach children and need more resources or you just want to organise some fun activities to grow your child's skills or to encourage creativity, you can find something on the Internet. The site you visit will depend on the topic, activity and skills you are interested in and on whether you want to be able to play with your child or have them do it by themselves.

http://www.ala.org has links to websites for children divided into topics e.g. animals, science, music etc...)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/ is a good general site with various information and activities.

http://www.disney.co.uk/ is great as they learn using characters they know and love.

http://www.schoolfriend.co.uk/ has a small fee but gives personalised lessons plans.

http://www.funwithspot.com/ is great for younger children and has interactive games.

http://www.kidsknowit.com/ is a totally free children's learning network.

http://www.KidsMemory.com is great for fine tuning kids memories and has lots of memory building activities.

http://www.KidsPast.com is a fantastic site for kids to learn more about history.

http://www.learn4good.com/kids/index.htm has a bit of everything including free online language lessons for children, a music section with topics like learn to play piano and a large collection of art related pages.

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Whats_New.asp features a long list of applications that teach kids about colours and fun games and activities to expose kids to the wonderful world of art.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/ index.html is an interactive section of the NASA website where kids can learn about space and what it's like to be an astronaut. Your child will have fun with the games whilst learning about science. Even Disney's Buzz Lightyear makes an appearance in a game where your child helps Buzz prepare to head out into space.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ is the site for National Geographic's kids. A great site for children to learn more about animals and the planet. Amazing images and information about animals and places on Earth for kids to explore. It also has interactive sections with games and colouring pages.

http://pbskids.org/ is a lovely colourful site that encourages reading in children. Interactive games can be found on the island. It also has bilingual activities to help your child learn new languages.

http://www.sfskids.org/templates/musicLabF.asp?pagei d=23 a site by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, is a must visit for teaching kids about music. It covers everything from music symbols and how they change the music to explaining tempo and rhythm. Interactive activities reinforce the lessons learnt.

For home education try:

http://home-educate.com/

http://www.home-school.com/

http://www.abcteach.com

http://www.learningpage.com

http://www.onestopenglish.com

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/ is worth a visit too as it has a directory of sites for teachers. Sites include colouring pages, printable exercises, word searches etc...and most are free to use.

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