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ABC Mouse: Hugely popular and award winning early learning games for 2-8 year olds covering reading, maths, art and more. Over 10,000 activities including games, puzzles, songs, books and more. One month free trial and 49% off annual subscription currently available.  https://www.abcmouse.com

Adventure Academy: An "epic learning adventure" for 8-13 year olds which takes place in a  fully immersive virtual universe. Children can play quests and discovery games  to study English, Maths, Science and Social Studies from the creators of  ABC Mouse. Also offering free trial and discounted annual subscription.  https://www.adventureacademy.com/ 

Huge selection of short, interactive, entertaining and rigorous educational resources, content, games and tools for Science, Social Studies, English, Maths, Art, Music, Health, Engineering & Tech and other activities. Ages 4-16.  Free family access as long as schools are closed. https://www.brainpop.com

"Free, world-class education" resources including practical exercises, instructional videos and personalised learning dashboard for students to study maths, science, computer programming, history, art history and economics. US-based site with plenty of content relevant to UK curriculum (particularly science and maths) including specialised content in partnership with institutions such as NASA, Museum of Modern Art and MIT. Free to access:  https://www.khanacademy.org

BBC Bitesize: Short clips of classroom, learning and revision activities for Art & Design, Computing, Design & Technology, English, French, German, History, Mandarin, Maths, Music, PE, PHSE, Religious Education, Science & Spanish. Free to use. Organised and easily accessed by age group.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize 

BBC Teach: Interactive live and pre-recorded video lessons from well-known BBC presenters which tie-in with popular BBC series such as Blue Planet and Doctor Who  https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach 

CBBC and CBeebies: Games, videos, puzzles, quizzes and activities with popular series including Operation Ouch (three doctors explore the ins and outs of the human body in a variety of eye-opening experiments), Horrible Histories, Newsround, Blue Peter (no excuse not to earn those badges now!) and CBeebies Radio.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc  and https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies for younger children.

Huge range of practical and academic learning resources for parents and teachers covering every subject and beyond. Includes interactive games and has an easy to use keyword search along with useful parents' blog. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ 

Original and engaging free selection of day by day projects arranged by age group that children can do at home. Content ranges from Animal Studies to Earth Studies or Social and Emotional Learning. New learning journeys being posted each week, along with additional resources to keep kids learning from home such as trivia quizzes and live chats with authors. Don't miss the links via Resources for Families to TrueFlix and ScienceFlix for kids fascinated by the world around them.  https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html 

School closure resource packs and interactive resources arranged by age group and subject area make it really easy to find activities suitable for your child. A range of Maths, English, Science, History and Geography resources for ages 4 to 11. All are easy to download and follow with simple instructions and beautiful illustrations - perfect for going paper-free or for those without a printer. https://www.twinkl.co.uk

Engaging resources including videos, interactive activities, quizzes and worksheets with sections dedicated to phonics, stories, spelling, grammar and punctuation, maths and science. Sections also dedicated to coding, and physical activity games for home, classroom and playground in partnership with Nike Made to Play. https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/free-resources  

Large range of free videos, quizzes and fun facts activities for Animals and Nature, Computer Coding, Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life, Earth, English, History, The Human Body, Maths, Music, Art, Literature, Science, Space, Sports and Transport.  https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ 

Subscription based platform with English, Maths and Science worksheets for children aged 5-16, created by teachers with at least five years of experience. Adaptive technology tailors assignments to match your child's progress, and the website claims you can expect to see a 10% increase in scores when EdPlace is used once a week. £1 14 day trial subscription is available, then £99 per year of £15 per month. https://www.edplace.com/ 

Free downloads for practise exercises for key stages 1, 2,3 and 4 in English (literacy, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, spellings, comprehension), Maths (numbers, shapes, solids, measurements, handling data, algebra, mental maths etc) and Science (life processes and living things, materials and their properties, physical processes).  http://www.kmtuition.co.uk/ 

Highly engaging online mathematics programme which includes hundreds of activities, games, live maths challenges (where they can spend hours playing against other children online, a huge highlight for kids). Usually available through institution subscriptions so ask your school or keep checking back to see if any free resources or extended trials will be made available.  https://www.mathletics.com/uk/ 

Short, snappy maths exercises and questions that intelligently build individual work programmes tailored to children's level, strengths, and weaknesses. Includes games and motivational features to build maths confidence.  https://www.doodlemaths.com/  or download the app. Some free content or comprehensive subscription.

Khan Academy is worthy of another mention here in case you missed it in the multi-subject section as its maths resources really are one of the most popular features of the site.  https://www.khanacademy.org/ 

A wealth of free maths based games and activities (optional premium subscription) aligned to US curriculum and used by over 50 million students, teachers and administrators. Games adapt in difficulty to suit your child's learning style and grade level.  https://www.prodigygame.com/ 

Carol Vorderman's  online maths tutoring site for 4-11 year olds (run by Pearson, the world's leading education company) which aims to unlock every child's confidence in maths is being made available for free throughout school closures. Content includes fun, enthusiastic lessons from Carol, games to inject fun, and rewarding targets.  https://www.themathsfactor.com/ 

Good range of instruction and follow up questions designed to bring maths problems to life.  https://www.mathsisfun.com/  

For older children (KS2, 3 and 4), the home edition features an amazing selection of maths videos, online assessments and worksheets. Currently offering a year's free trial for students during Covid-19 school closures. http://www.mathster.com/index.php 

Another subscription based offering (with 15 day free trial) which uses daily 15-minute sessions to help children master maths foundation, develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Includes arithmetic, word problems, logic and coding and is suitable to children of all levels.  https://uk.smartickmethod.com/  

Another schools based subscription site but if available to your children, offers a superb range of interactive lessons, revision tools and worksheets for Key Stage 1 to A Level.  https://www.mymaths.co.uk/ 

Online tuition platform which also provides large selection of printable extras.  https://beastacademy.com/resources/printables 

Superb, colourful and comprehensive site for articles, videos, games, competitions and fantastic free primary resources for all subjects. Downloadable PDFs in History, Science, Geography, PHSE as well as English, Maths, Art & Design.  https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

A YouTube channel also makes it fun for kids to explore the world with weird, wild and wacky videos featuring awesome animals, cool science, funnt pets and more.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVCgDuD_QCkI7gTKU7-tpg 

Teach little adventurers about how other children and families live around the world by signing up for postcards from Paddington Bear in return for a donation of £8 a month.  Each month he sends a postcard, story, stickers and activities from a different country. https://www.unicef.org.uk/paddingtons-postcards/ 

A huge range of fantastic history documentaries including Dan Snow's popular pod casts are available for a 30 day free trial from March 2020 and on a subscription base thereafter. https://tv.historyhit.com/browse/collections/2766 

Fun ideas to help with learning about geography, including paper templates for making geography models, information and teaching resources sorted by topic. Free access on:  https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/ 

Fantastic selection of geography games and quizzes.  https://world-geography-games.com/ 

Fun, yet hugely informative selection of animations which explain things (mostly historical events) in an over-simplified way. Great for slightly older children.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV6uuMAnJUE  

A free, online social studies course for older children which spans 13.8 billion years and weaves insights from many disciplines to form a single story that helps us better understand people, civilisations and how we are connected to everything around us.  https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home 

Fun videos which profile countries and regions, descriptions of important landmarks and geographical features (both natural and man-made), and discussion of international issues. Aims for students to know planet Earth and how mankind interacts with it. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8HYERScBt-e0kV0fpe0asg