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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SBOA School Bus and Transport alternatives

The School bus facility at SBOA School and Junior College is for students of class LKG to class 5. The fee for the bus ranges from Rs.1800 to Rs.2300 per term depending on the distance travelled. The school bus picks up students from a point on the route closest to the students residence and drops them back at the same point. If the parent is not around to receive the child, the child is taken back to the school and the parents have to arrange to collect their wards from the school. The other option available is to send them via private vans. This is definitely more convenient as the pick up and drop are usually at your doorstep or closer than the school bus drop point and they usually wait for a few extra Min's. The biggest drawback is that all the operators use Mahindra vans(The green boxy ones) and they are not very comfortable. Swaraj Mazda or even a tempo traveller would be nice, but I guess only if a big group of parents go out of their way to find one, the situat...

Useful Online links for 1-2 yr old kids

Amazon.in Widgets The sites that might be useful for 1 - 2 year old kids are http://www.fisher-price.com/ (Easy to colour online pages, peak-a-boo online games, simple ABC song) http://www.smart-central.com/ (All your favourite nursery rhymes and popular songs set to music) http://www.storyplace.org/ (Simple, short, colourful and interactive stories) http://www.tikatok.com/ (you can write your very own story and even get it printed as a proper book!) http://www.starfall.com/ (Great site for Phonics and independent learning) All the above sites require parental guidance and instructions for the kids on mouse handling. Never let the toddler sit at the computer unattended. Photo Courtesy : Unsplash

Kick start your Child's English Skills for school

Amazon.in Widgets It a usually agreed fact that knowing basic English before the kids start school will boost their morale and make life so much easier for them in an English medium school. Kids in Chennai grow up for the first 2 to 3 years hearing a speaking their native language which could be mostly Tamil and sometimes a variety of languages based on what their parents speak. So when on the first day of school the teacher starts to dish out instructions in English the little one who are not comfortable with the language lag behind significantly. This lag may take years to overcome. So with a little bit of help from you and the below interactive sites, we can make their lives a lot easier as they start school. The best FREE online resources for teaching your kids correct English are as follows http://www.starfall.com/ By far the most comprehensive site for learning English , the colourful presentation makes it a big ...

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