It is always a good idea to be *in the know* when it comes to online courses and learning resources. It is especially important when you want to help your kids keep learning. Whether they are stuck at home with an illness or keeping up with classroom lessons, these free educational resources for kids will help!
I have personally sifted through these and know that they are good. You wont have to search the internet looking for something suitable… all these are excellent for our kids!
I have broken down the online courses below into primary online resources and secondary online resources. Further, we have listed them by subject area for each of the curriculum learning requirements. I am updating this list all the time as I find other good options.
Of course, we have looked at the curriculum and stuck to the main subjects. Whether your child is in Kindergarten/Prep or looking down the barrel of Grade 12, we have some wonderful education websites and resources to help keep them learning.
Our list even has ideas to create good study habits!
This list of educational resources for kids will be updated all the time, so bookmark it now to ensure you have it to hand when the inevitable happens!
Primary school educational websites
Below are just some of the best educational websites to suit primary school learning. Let us know if we missed your favourite (and tell us why it is great!)
Primary school online courses and resources
| Description | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ||
| Audible Stories | FREE stories that are read to your child! | FREE |
| Reading Eggs | Filled with hundreds of structured lessons, fun online reading games, and over 2500 e-books for young readers, ABC Reading Eggs makes learning to read fun and highly motivating for children aged 2–13. | FREE 30 day trial - read our review then sign up on our link! |
| e-borrowing from Brisbane City Council libraries | Brisbane City Council library members can access digital content via the online library catalogue, eLibCat. | FREE |
| Maths | ||
| Maths Seeds | ABC Mathseeds makes learning essential early maths skills easy and fun for young kids. Suitable for ages 3–9, the program includes 200 highly instructional lessons | Signup for a FREE 30 day trial of Mathseeds |
| Science & Technology | ||
| Mystery Science | Short mini-lessons that are completely digital and full lessons available | FREE |
| National Geographic Kids | The National Geographic Kids website is packed full with fun online games and activities that help kids explore from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. | FREE |
| Fizzics Education | Love science? Free experiments, podcasts, trivia and more! | FREE |
| Code Club | The Code Club projects are fun, step-by-step guides for young learners to follow and create animations, games, websites, and much more. | FREE |
| History | ||
| BBC for Kids | Despite being from the UK this is a great resource for Australian kids | FREE |
| PE | ||
| PE with Joe | 30 minute PE lessons every day for kids | FREE |
| General | ||
| Minecraft Education Edition | A game-based learning platform that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive digital environment. | FREE |
| Scholastic | The Scholastic website contains enough games, stories, printables and videos to keep kids entertained, and learning something new, for hours. | FREE |
| Funbrain | This free website contains so much fun, there is a good chance kids won’t even realise they are learning. There are math games, reading games and even games for parents and kids to play together. | FREE |
| ABC Education | With a plethora of resources for both primary & secondary kids, this one makes both lists! | FREE |
| Duolingo | Learn one of 25 languages. | FREE |
| Parliamentary Education Office | Explore and understand the ideas that underpin Australia's democracy. | FREE |
| Teach Starter | More than 60 teaching resources. Sample 28 different resources across a variety of key learning areas. | FREE after sign up |
| Khan Academy | Expert-created content and resources for every course and level. | FREE |
| Twinkl | These Home Learning resource packs for students will help with distance learning, | Currently FREE |
| Worldwide Virtual Tours | Explore the world with these street view tours that walk you through museums and galleries | FREE |
| School Virtual Field Trips | The field trips include the Great Wall of China, the Louvre, Penguins at Phillip Island and even a trip to Mars! | FREE |
Secondary school educational websites
Below we list some tried and test secondary school online resources and educational websites. These are best suited to help with Grade 7 – 12 learning!
Secondary school online courses and resources
| Description | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ||
| e-borrowing from Brisbane City Council | Brisbane City Council library members can access digital content via the online library catalogue, eLibCat. | FREE |
| Audible Stories | FREE stories that are read to your child! | FREE |
| Maths | ||
| Eddy Woos Wootube Maths Channel | Excellent videos about Australian curriculum maths for grade 7-12. | FREE |
| Science & Technology | ||
| CSIRO | Explore a range of engaging science programs, based on real CSIRO science. | FREE |
| PE | ||
| PE with Joe | 30 minute PE lessons every day for kids | FREE |
| General | ||
| Dulingo | Learn one of 25 languages. | FREE |
| ABC Education | ABC Education brings you thousands of free, curriculum-linked resources for Primary and Secondary students and teachers. | FREE |
| Digital Resource Finder | A free, quick and easy-to-use search engine for teachers and educators. | FREE |
| Study Skills Tips | A guide to improve study habits | FREE |
| Worldwide Virtual Tours | Explore the world with these street view tours that walk you through museums and galleries | FREE |
| School Virtual Field Trips | The field trips include the Great Wall of China, the Louvre, Penguins at Phillip Island and even a trip to Mars! | FREE |
