Free Learning Tools for Families
In today’s digital age, there are countless learning tools just a click away. We have collected the best online learning tools ranging from computer skills tools to ELA tools to support your child’s education. These tools are designed to complement your child’s learning journey, making education more accessible, engaging, and effective.
Whether your child is exploring new subjects, mastering core concepts, or preparing for exams, these online tools offer something for every learner.
Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture provides online activities, including finding your artistic doppelganger, virtual whale-watching tours, exploring over 100,000 art pieces, visiting 2,000+ museums, and more.
KidLitTV
KidLitTV provides engaging video content to inspire and educate children. The website offers free resources such as read-aloud, drawing tutorials, cooking lessons, and more.
Makers Empire
Makers Empire is a 3D design tool used by over 1 million students in 40 countries. It’s free for home use, and there’s a ‘Learning at Home’ course and other resources available to develop design thinking skills.
Michaels’ Online Classes
Michaels offers free online art classes for kids aged 3-12 and general classes for ages 13 and up. The one-hour classes feature various creative activities and may require simple craft supplies or just pencils and paper.
TinkerLab
For process art ideas, monthly art challenges, and drawing prompts for your child, visit Tinkerlab. The website offers art tutorials and creative experiments tailored for kindergarteners and elementary students.
Stossel in the Classroom
Stossel in the Classroom provides free videos on topics like economics, government, and current events. The videos encourage critical thinking and align with state standards for grades 6-12. The video library includes over 300 videos, and new ones are regularly added.
iCivics
iCivics provides online games to educate children about constitutional rights, the presidential election process, lawmaking, and more. Games can be filtered by grade level, and students can save progress and earn badges.
Marginal Revolution University
Marginal Revolution University, founded by two professors, offers free economics lectures and engaging content such as economics “duels” and money skill videos, which are especially enjoyable for high school students.
U.S. Mint.Gov
The U.S. Mint.Gov website offers videos, games, coloring pages, and collecting tips for one of the oldest hobbies in history: coin collecting. You can do various activities with coins, including coin rubbings, weight investigations, coin flipping worksheets, and more.
OLogy
OLogy is a science website for kids from the American Museum of Natural History. It has science content and articles paired with vocabulary lessons and assessments through a partnership with ReadWorks.
Mystery Science
Mystery Science offers science lessons in English and Spanish for grades K-5. Full and mini-lessons are available without an account and include hands-on activities!
STEM from the START
STEM from the START offers free curriculum resources for teaching STEM to PreK-2 students. Lessons are engaging, effective, and aligned with Next Generation Science Standards.
Challenge Cards by the James Dyson Foundation
Engineers at Dyson have created over 44 science and engineering challenges for kids. You can download all the challenges right from their website!
Cosmoto
Cosmoto is a free virtual space and astronomy camp for kids designed by a teenager. Lessons and activities are spread out over five weeks, and some home supplies will be required, such as glue, scissors, and paper.
Google Earth
Discover the wonders of American geography and terrain with the fascinating tool Google Earth.
Kid Museum
KID Museum offers families fun DIY ideas through its Make It! series, featuring tutorials for activities like building a high-five machine and designing a tin foil boat. These activities use common household supplies, encouraging kids to be creative at home.
NASA Kids’ Club
NASA Kids’ Club is a child-friendly website where students can learn about NASA and its missions. The site offers online games designed for students in kindergarten through 4th grade, as well as an image gallery that can be used to initiate discussions about space and STEM.
National Geographic
National Geographic offers free science and geography videos and activities for families. They also have daily live “Explorer Classroom” sessions at 2 p.m. EDT, where students can interact with experts from different fields.
Tinkergarten’s DIY Activities
Tinkergarten offers plenty of free DIY activities for kids aged 0 to 8+ on their website. These outdoor, play-based activities can be sorted by age and skill level.
ORIGO Education
ORIGO Education is offering free math learning resources for home use, including weekly digital plans with daily activities and downloadable resources. The student resources are also available in Spanish.