Online Educational Resources
If you have questions about homeschooling, reach out to an IDEA Field Rep for guidance. You can also find loads of resources online. Here's a small sample of what's at your fingertips:
History, Museums, & Social Studies
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| The Louvre Museum in Paris, France | https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne |
| The Rijks Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands | https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/from-home |
| Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China |
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china |
| The British Museum in London, UK | https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/ |
| The Big History Project | https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive |
| Bunk History | https://www.bunkhistory.org/ |
| Chrome Music Lab | https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments |
| The Smithsonian Institution | https://www.si.edu/kids |
| Ben’s Guide – Tour the US Government | https://bensguide.gpo.gov/ |
| GeoGuessr – Guess you location in Google Maps | https://www.geoguessr.com/ |
| Mission US – Interactive History Lessons | https://www.mission-us.org/ |
| Youngzine – News/Current Events for Young People | https://www.youngzine.org/ |
| BBC History for Kids | https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/ |
| Farmers Almanac for Kids | https://www.almanac.com/kids |
| Carmen Sandiego videos, stories, and lessons for all subject areas | https://www.carmensandiego.com/resources/ |
| Interactive video earth science based curriculum supplement | https://www.everyday-earth.com/ |
| 35,000 pages on the cultures and countries of the world | https://www.countryreports.org/ |
| Digital archive of history | https://www.bunkhistory.org/ |
Nature & Zoos
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| The San Diego Zoo | https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/ |
| Yellowstone National Park | https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm |
| Play games and learn all about animals | https://switchzoo.com/ |
Science
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover. | https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/ |
| Science Mill | https://www.sciencemill.org/explorer-zone |
| Hands on Elementary science videos | https://www.backpacksciences.com/science-simplified |
| Biology Simulations | https://www.biologysimulations.com/simulations |
| CK 12 – Science, Math, Social Studies | https://www.ck12.org/student/ |
| Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home | http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/ |
| PlayMadaGames – Chemistry | https://www.playmadagames.com/ |
| Mystery Science – K-5th Science lessons | https://mysteryscience.com/ |
| Online Engineering Challenges With Things You Have At Home | https://thehomeschoolscientist.com/paper-structures-engineering-challenge/ |
| Amphibians Unit Study Resources | https://premeditatedleftovers.com/naturally-frugal-mom |
| Crafts, Science Projects & Recepies for Children | https://www.funology.com/ |
| Alaska Wildlife Viewing Webcams | http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcams |
| Great Science Podcasts | https://medium.com/kidslisten/ |
| Interactive models of the amazing human body | https://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html |
| Smithsonian Ocean Exploration | https://ocean.si.edu/ |
| Weather Information and Experiments | http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ |
| NASA Weather, Climate, Atmosphere, Water, Energy, Plants, and Animals | https://climatekids.nasa.gov/ |
| A human visualization platform | https://human.biodigital.com/login?returnUrl=/dashboard |
| Learn all about cells through interactive videos and models | https://www.cellsalive.com/ |
| Fun interactive science games and experiments | https://thehappyscientist.com/ |
| Hundreds of at-home science experiments | https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiment-library/ |
| Space Science for Kids | https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html |
| Learn all about the periodic table | https://www.chemicool.com |
| Learn All About Earthquakes | https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/ |
| National Geographic Explorer Online for Elementary Students | https://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html |
| Students directly engage in science phenomena as they solve problems | https://www.tytoonline.com |
| Educational Science Resources | https://sciencespot.net/Pages/classhome.html |
| Learn Physics at Home | https://www.positivephysics.org/home |
| Interactive Simulations for Science & Math | https://phet.colorado.edu/ |
| Free Science Activities | https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/80-free-science-activities |
| Khan Academy – Free Science Lessons | https://www.khanacademy.org/ |
| Online Science Lessons | https://mysteryscience.com/ |
| Games to Reinforce Chemistry Concepts | https://www.playmadagames.com/ |
| Free Daily Science Experiments | http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/ |
| Dozens of Free Science Websites | https://homeschoolgameschool.com/ |
Foreign Languages
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| Spanish | https://www.difusion.com/campus/ |
| Chinese learning activities | https://chalkacademy.com/ |
| Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, and Latin | https://conjuguemos.com/ |
Art & Music
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| Large selection of fun songs to help teach preK and kindergarten students | https://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergarten.htm |
| Lets kids play instruments online | https://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com/ |
| Art Games for Kids, Arts Education Resources for Teachers, and much more! | https://artsology.com/ |
| A wonderful, endlessly detailed way to get kids engaged in the world of art | https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/ |
| Entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. | https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html |
| Online Coloring Pages | https://www.thecolor.com/ |
| Pre-K Through 5th Grade All-Subject Games | https://www.turtlediary.com/ |
| Elementary Music Resources | https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources/ |
| Learn to Play an Instrument at Home | https://prodigiesmusic.com/ |
| Music Theory Online | https://www.musictheory.net/ |
| Free Music Experiments | https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments |
| Ear Training and Music Theory | https://trainer.thetamusic.com/en |
Language Arts
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| Math and Reading games | https://www.funbrain.com/ |
| Phonics skills | https://www.starfall.com/h/ |
| Favorite kids books read by famous people | https://www.storylineonline.net |
| Math and Reading games | https://www.abcya.com/ |
| Math and Language games | https://www.arcademics.com/ |
| Games to get “into the book” | https://reading.ecb.org/ |
| Reading passages for grades 3-12, with reading comprehension questions | https://www.commonlit.org/ |
| Grammar practice for middle grades | https://www.classroomcereal.com/ |
| Fun with Grammar | https://www.grammaropolis.com/ |
| Explore Magic Treehouse Books Online | https://www.magictreehouse.com/ |
| Randomly generates 356,300,262,144 story starters | https://thestorystarter.com/ |
| Free Children’s Stories Ages 3-12 | https://www.freechildrenstories.com/ |
| Fun Online Phonics | https://www.funfonix.com/ |
| Grades 1-4 Spelling Practice | https://www.spellingtraining.com/ |
| Poetry and Music Resources | https://www.thewell.world/mindful-music/ |
| Free printables library with activities for children 0-6 | https://www.littlesparkcompany.com/printables-library |
| Engaging reading game for grades 2-8 | https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/ |
| Downloadable/Printable Books | https://dogonalogbooks.com/printables/ |
| Free printable K-8 Reading and Math activity packs | https://www.curriculumassociates.com/ |
| Grammar Practice in Printable Short Stories | https://www.classroomcereal.com/ |
Math
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| Math and Reading games | https://www.funbrain.com/ |
| Math practice from counting to algebra and geometry | http://www.mathscore.com/ |
| Math and Reading games | https://www.abcya.com/ |
| Math and Language games | https://www.arcademics.com/ |
| Math as a fun part of your daily family routine | http://bedtimemath.org/ |
| Elem Math through 6th grade | https://boddlelearning.com/ |
| Geometry | https://www.canfigureit.com/ |
| Free printable K-8 Reading and Math activity packs | https://www.curriculumassociates.com/supporting-students-away-from-school |
| K-12 Math & Logic Problems | https://aplusclick.org/ |
| Math Games | http://www.mathchimp.com/ |
| Alcumus | https://artofproblemsolving.com/alcumus |
| Short videos about numbers that help kids explore complex math topics | https://www.numberphile.com/ |
| Math Games Galore | https://gridclub.com/ |
| Crack ciphers, discover secrets, and improve your math skills! | https://www.cryptoclub.org/ |
| K-6 Math Games | https://www.mathplayground.com/ |
| Math and Coding Games | https://www.mangahigh.com/en-us/ |
| Math Practice and Games | https://xtramath.org/#/home/index |
| Free Resources for Learning Personal Finance | https://www.ngpf.org/ |
| Elementary Math Practice and Games | https://www.mathplayground.com/ |
| Enter your math problem or search term | https://www.mathcelebrity.com/online-math-tutor.php |
| Free Math Lessons | https://www.khanacademy.org/ |
| Free printable K-8 Reading and Math activity packs | https://www.curriculumassociates.com/ |
| K-8 online math program that looks at how a student is solving problems | https://www.dreambox.com/at-home |
Educational Games
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss | https://www.seussville.com/ |
| Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot, etc | https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/ |
| Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities | https://www.highlightskids.com/ |
| Educational games K-12 | https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome |
Other Educational Websites
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs | https://www.farmfood360.ca/ |
| Indoor Activities for busy toddlers | https://busytoddler.com/2020/03/indoor-activities/ |
| PBS Kids | https://pbskids.org/ |
| 300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens | https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/ |
| National Geographic | https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ |
| Voice based learning… learn through Alexa | https://bamboolearning.com/resources |
| 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world | https://www.countryreports.org/ |
| Free classes from leading universities and companies | https://www.coursera.org/ |
| Digital learning content for preschool through high school | https://www.curriki.org/ |
| Toddler and Preschool Ideas | https://preschoolinspirations.com |
| Online Jigsaw Puzzles | https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/ |
| Coding with Star Wars | https://code.org/starwars |
| All Subjects Educational Resources | https://www.ducksters.com |
| Financial Literacy | https://www.teachbanzai.com/ |
| Flashcards covering many subjects | https://www.brainscape.com/ |
| Kids Graphic Design Website | http://www.kidsthinkdesign.org/ |
| Learn About Counting and Coin Collecting from the US Mint | https://www.usmint.gov/learn/kids |
| Ask Dr. Universe | https://askdruniverse.wsu.edu/ |
| Cool Kid Facts | https://www.coolkidfacts.com/ |
| Computer Coding Ages 4-10 | https://www.kodable.com/ |
| Free flashcards, coloring pages, and worksheets | https://supersimple.com/ |
| Activity Resource Ideas and Tips for Early Childhood Educators and Parents | http://www.preschoolexpress.com |
| Helpful Tech Terms and Technology Resources | https://www.wgu.edu/blog/it-glossary-tech-tools-kids2001.html |
| Excel Easy | https://www.excel-easy.com/ |
| Free BYU Independent Study Curriculum | https://is.byu.edu/catalog/free-courses |
Popular Online Learning Platforms
| Resource Name | Website URL |
|---|---|
| AK Remote Learning Resources | https://www.aklearns.org/educational-resources |
| Time for Learning | https://www.time4learning.com |
| Khan Academy | http://www.khanacademy.com |
| ALEKS Math | https://www.aleks.com |
| Scholastic | https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html |
| Elephant Learning | https://www.elephantlearning.com |
| Adventure Academy | https://www.adventureacademy.com |
| Starfall | https://www.starfall.com |
| IXL | https://www.ixl.com |
| Shmoop | https://www.shmoop.com |
| Reading Eggs | https://www.readingeggs.com |
| Mystery Science | https://www.mysteryscience.com |
| Free Online Resources | http://www.openculture.com/ |
| BYU Independent Study Courses | https://is.byu.edu/ |