Times are changing dramatically due to the recent pandemic. I know a lot of parents are now at home with their kids trying to not only entertain them but teach them with schools being closed for the rest of the school year. It’s difficult trying to come up with creative ways to teach at the same time also keep their attention, so I found some resources online that I thought were fun, entertaining, and educational. And the best part, they’re also FREE!
Culinary and Cooking Kids Games
Culinary Schools offers a collection of dozens of games to help familiarize children with food, farming, cooking, the culinary arts, the restaurant business, and hospitality-related careers.
None of these games contain any advertisements or extraneous branding. All games are published using mobile and desktop-friendly HTML5 web design. Links to each game open in a new tab focused exclusively on the associated game instead of having the games framed inside other web pages. Below are the free gaming collections they offer to help students have fun while learning in an interactive environment:
1. Cooking and Kitchen Work – track multiple tasks in the kitchen and learn how to follow a basic recipe
2. Food Education Games – learn about healthy foods versus unhealthy foods
3. Serving Eaters – make sandwiches or play a waiter
4. Farming – familiarizes players with farms, farm animals, and farming.
5. Other Fun Food-themed Games – match 3 in a row, deliver food, stack pancakes & more.
Khan Academy Kids
Khan Academy Kids is a free, fun, educational program designed to inspire young children to become learners for life. The robust Khan Academy Kids curriculum and original content make learning engaging and fun for children ages two to seven.
PBS Kids
PBS KIDS is dedicated to offering free access to media content and community-based experiences that support learning for young children. Their mission is to use the power of media to open worlds of possibilities for all children so that every child can reach their full potential in school — and in life.
‘The Kids Should See This’ Video Collection
TKSST is an unprecedented collection of over 4,500 kid-friendly videos, curated for teachers and parents who want to share smarter, more meaningful media in the classroom and at home. Selections are grown-up-friendly, too. Plus, it’s free for everyone.
Welcome to Safe Kid Games! We’re all about safe games for kids. Our web pages are filled with the best educational games, learning games, and just plain fun games. We’re keenly focused on providing a safe environment for children. Every game here is free and is reviewed to ensure it’s safe for children. As with all things, we encourage each child’s parent(s) to review and monitor their child’s online activities to ensure they’re being safe, and also to ensure that any games or content are appropriate for their own child. Thanks for visiting and please share this site with your friends!
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Learn is a free online program for students aged 3-19. The program groups students of similar ages from diverse geographical and socioeconomic settings together for collective learning experiences.
Out of Eden Learn currently offers several 8-12-week long learning experiences, or “learning journeys,” designed around three broad learning goals. All of the journeys combine offline activities with online interaction and invite young people to:
1. slow down to observe the world carefully and listen attentively to others
2. exchange stories and perspectives with one another; and
3. make connections between their own lives and bigger human stories.
