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Free and Fun Resources for Kids During the Coronavirus Lockdown

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For those with children to keep occupied (and the adults and pets sane!) during the Coronavirus lockdown, we thought we’d share some really useful resources for kids.

We will add to this blog post as we discover more recommended resources for kids. In the meantime, if you are studying and working from home with children, please get in touch to share your advice too.


Earn a Blue Peter badge!

There are 8 different badges you can apply for.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges

 

Tune in to listen to Elevenses with The World of David Walliams.

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/ 

 

Free Audio Stories for Kids.

Children everywhere can listen to an amazing collection of stories (including different languages), that will help their imaginations and keep them learning new things.

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen 

https://www.pearson.com/uk/learners.html 

 

Gymnastics with Max Whitlock, MBE #GymnasticsWithMax

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu-rJFVlr7ZAZ0en3RRALPw

 

PE with Joe Wicks

Free daily workouts for kids with the energetic Joe Wicks! If you are feeling energetic, check out The Body Coach for adult HITT sessions too.

https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html 

 

Maths with Carol Voderman

Let Carol teach your kids aged 4-12 years maths.

https://www.themathsfactor.com 

 

Myleene’s Music Class

Check out Myleene’s online music lessons for kids.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh2wgJ5tOrixYBn6jFXsXQ 

 

Natural History Museum

A wonderful range of crafts and activities for kids to do around the house.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part.html 

 

Cooking with Jamie Oliver (and his son Buddy)

Keep cooking and carry on with Jamie’s weeknight lessons at 5.30pm.

https://www.facebook.com/jamieoliver/videos/2836723173049568/ 

 

Learn Languages, coding and more from DK Find Out!

Fun facts for kids of all ages on animals, earth, history and more.

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ 

 

BBC Bitesize lessons

Daily lessons on maths, english,  geography and more from Danny Dyer, Sir David Attenborough, Brian Cox.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

 

 

 

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