Best Online Learning Websites For School Students

With the ongoing COVID crisis, most children are unable to attend school. This has definitely left a gap in their education calendar. Here are some interesting resources that can keep them up to date on important issues sarong the globe and pave the way to deeper understanding of school concepts, be it science, math, english, social studies or a foreign language.

Ted-Ed Earth School

The Earth School offers 30 adventures for learners of all ages to discover, celebrate, and connect to nature. This is done in collaboration with organizations including National Geographic, WWF, and the BBC who have offered top caliber videos, articles, and interactive resources that will be shared around the world. The Quests are designed to encourage young people to connect with nature and their environment.

Typing Club

One skill that will never go a waste in our digital times is learning how to touch type. TypingClub is the most effective way to learn how to type. It is a gamified typing tutor for all ages and it is free and does not require a login.

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Kialo-edu

The world's largest argument mapping and debate site, specifically designed for classroom use. Its clear, visually compelling format makes it easy to follow the logical structure of a discussion and facilitates thoughtful collaboration. Kialo’s mission is to promote well-reasoned discussion online, and to that end, Kialo is free for educators to use.

BrainPOP

BrainPOP is a trusted learning resource supporting core and supplemental subjects, reaching millions of learners worldwide. Moby and Tim are a household name in concept learning the fun way. Their topics range from language to coding. Science and Social are fun to learn with Brain POP.

The Crash Course

Crash Course is one of the best ways to educate yourself, your classmates, and your family on YouTube!
From courses like Astronomy to US History and Anatomy & Physiology it's got you covered with an awesome variety of AP high school curriculum topics. With various witty hosts at your service, you won't even notice you're getting smarter. They have a kids channel too.

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Pre-kindergarten Skills

So having got a seat in a good school for our 3 year old, what would the next step have to be? The practice in Chennai these days is to put the kid in pre -school or play school by the age of 2, so most have acquired skills for kindergarten already. Now what if you have chosen not to put your ward in a pre -school? (we did not send her to a pre -school).....Well you have to just rely on yourself to do the pre -KG tutoring . The basic skills they are going to need would be Adequately toilet trained and need to indicate in advance Can speak clearly for the classmates and the teacher can understand ( at least in the native language) Can listen to and follow instructions Know some basic manners, like please and thank you An enthusiasm to learn new things So I guess most kids would have mastered at least 4 out of the 5 points above. Apart from these other skills that your ward could use are alphabet recognition Number recognition Basic Colours and Shapes Using the c...

Olympiads

With my kids moving on to classes where Olympiads are becoming increasingly more complicated and competitive. There are four exams that can be taken NCO - National Computer Olympiad NSO - National Science Olympiad IMO - International Math Olympiad IEO - International English Olympiad For the dates on which these exams are conducted and the classes eligible please refer to their website below http://www.sofworld.org / The site provides sample questions, training apps, previous years question papers, links to stores selling practise books, etc. We took the exams for the last two years and was an eye opener. I would call it useful for the below reasons... It trains the kids to get accustomed to the competitive exam papers patterns that most college entrances have. It gives them limited time to finish the paper. Teaches them to get comfortable with answer shading on a computerized answer sheet. The best is the accurate feedback given. The feedback highlights...

Top 25 YouTube channels for School Kids!

Screen time that actually makes you feel good about parenting. Because yes, there IS such a thing as guilt-free YouTube binges for your kids. We've all been there: your 8-year-old is glued to their tablet, and you're mentally calculating screen time minutes while wondering if you're damaging their developing brain. But here's what nobody talks about—that screen time might actually be making them smarter. Welcome to free online learning, where your kid can go from random toy videos to mastering fractions, and you can finally stop feeling guilty. The Money Talk (Or Lack Thereof) Remember when good programs meant choosing between rent and enrichment classes? Those days are over. The internet has become incredibly generous—amazing educational content that doesn't cost anything. Sarah, a mom of two from Phoenix, puts it well: "My daughter was obsessed with art, but private lessons w...

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