Online Learning for Kids: 8 Amazing Learning Tools to Try!
/Learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door — these days, online learning for kids helps support child and brain development amid an increasingly digital world. Online tools, kids apps, and other e-learning websites for early elementary students can be used at home and on the go to foster more productive screen time!
In additional to our online learning program, here are a few amazing online tools, educational websites, and apps that you can start using today. During times of social distancing (and beyond) you’ll quickly find creating a routine that includes a library of high-quality kids learning videos and activities will benefit your young learners in the long run.
1. Circle Time with Ms. Monica for Preschool Learning
Ms. Monica is a longtime early childhood educator who has a fantastic free playlist of learning videos for preschool children!
Her online circle time was created when schools first shifted to e-learning and homeschooling during social distancing, and has now flourished into an abundant playlist of fun, educational tools for kids.
2. National Geographic Kids Science Lab
Have a curious kid interested in testing out new things or seeing how things work? Then you’ll love National Geographic Kids’ online science lab for cool science experiments. These science videos and activities help strengthen observation skills and boost intellectual curiosity!
The experiments differ in difficulty for a range of ages, and can get your family learning even beyond the computer screen.
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3. Yo Re Mi App for Physical Activity
Our brains work best when we are energized and focused. Sometimes, to help get us there, we need physical activity to warm up and ENERGIZE our bodies! Other times, we may feel too tense or too energized, and we need movement and breathing exercises to RELEASE for improved focus.
Yo Re Mi’s unique style of kids movement class combines music, movement and mindfulness to help support kids learning and child development, and can now be accessed online with the Yo Re Mi App!
4. Reading Eggs for Literacy Growth
For learning tools that support your child’s reading journey, check out Reading Eggs: a learning app that uses music and games to make reading fun!
This engaging program supports learners at different reading levels, including pre-readers (ages 2-4), early readers (ages 3-4), growing readers (ages 6-7), and independent readers (ages 7-13).
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5. Themed Coloring for Art Class
Strengthen fine motor skills, dexterity, and focus by coloring! Whether your child uses a digital paint program or you choose to print out pages to color in-person, coloring books help encourage creativity, self-expression, and imagination.
We recommend selecting themed coloring pages to spark learning conversations about a particular topic. Our printable kids yoga coloring pages, for instance, combine reading and spelling with fun yoga poses!
6. Coding Class for Young Learners with codeSpark Academy
Are early elementary school students too young to build coding skills? No! CodeSpark Academy engages young learners, ages 5-9, by making the ABC’s of learning how to code super fun.
Their mini games and challenges sharpen children’s skills with STEM activities that promote math, logic, problem solving, and pattern recognition.
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7. Mindfulness Videos for Emotional Self-Regulation
Learning at home may be new for your child or family. There may be big feelings that come with it, which require self-regulation skills to help work through those emotions.
Our online guide to social emotional learning techniques offers free videos for the family, with kids sing-alongs, mindful movement, and musical activities that build emotional regulation skills.
8. Online Math and Logic Games with Math Playground
Using kids learning games and puzzles online, you can support your child’s mathematical growth (grades 1-6). From themed online games that teach basic math principles and problem solving, to logical puzzles that give your brain a challenge, you’ll enjoy Math Playground’s robust library of free educational tools for math learners!
Which are your favorite online learning tools for kids?
Children learn in a variety of ways, and e-learning is one of them! For more ways to bring online learning to your home or digital classroom, visit our online learning page.
With more and more screen usage in our digital world, embracing online learning for kids helps create positive screen time that supports learning and developmental growth. Just remember to give your eyes a screen break too (we have the perfect eye exercise for that)!
Save this article for later and don’t forget to download the Yo Re Mi app for children’s mindfulness and musical yoga videos.
