Children's University online learning resources
Online resources that can be claimed in Children's University passports
Please find a list of online resources below which can be claimed for in your Children's University passports.
With each activity, you may need to fill out a reflection sheet, which can be found on the Children's University website.
Once completed, please keep a record of it and then add one of the following codes to your online passport, or paper passport (please stick to our 1 hour, per week, per activity guideline).
0.5 hours: red1973 1 hour: blue8622
Animals
- Live streams of San Diego Zoo (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- National Marine Aquarium live stream of their marine life and live feeding sessions (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens are going live everyday with different animals and areas of their zoo and gardens
- Live streams of Melbourne Zoo (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- National Zoo educational activities
- Join Steve Backshall for live sessions on Facebook (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Learn more about different animals
- Live shark Cam in Atlantic Ocean (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Conservation ideas for kids at Knowsley Safari
Architecture
- Designing a Dream House for your Favourite Character with Daisy and Rhys, second-year Architecture students at the University of Plymouth.
Art and music
- Watch Wind in the Willows the Musical online for £5.99 (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- National Theatre Performances (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Watch dance performances for free online (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Free 7 day trial of streaming Broadway musicals (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Make your own music online
- Play a musical instrument virtually
- A range of different musical online activities and live streams/group sessions
- Live music with Myleene Klass
- Tate Kids
- Free art printables
- Famous artists craft for kids
- 3 months of free guitar, bass and ukulele lessons
- Drawing lesson on YouTube (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Face Drawing lessons (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Stars & Catz free online music activities
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- Doctor Mozart music theory
- A Child's Introduction to Jazz Music with Cannonball Adderley (1961)
- Creative things to do with kids during lockdown | UAL (arts.ac.uk)
- Duncan William is offering his free magic course to children aged between 7 and 15 years old.
- Get a 14 day free trial of free guitar, bass and ukulele lessons
Cooking
Children's University Online
- Online activities
- Videos for curious minds of all ages (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Online resources for various topics
- Kent Children's University online learning resources
- Essex Children's University online learning resources
- Daily lessons and online learning content from BBC Bitesize
- Guidelines on making your own Covid 19 time capsule
- Kent School Games
- Khan Academy
- UCL learning links
- The Children's University of Manchester
- Wide Open School
- Crash Course Videos
Educational TV shows
- TV shows to teach the kids - Virgin media
Games
Gardening
- If you would like to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden, you can order some seed packets from Otter Garden Centres throughout Devon and Cornwall (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- How to help wildlife in your garden
- The history of garden gnomes
Geography
- NASA Climate Kids resources and activities
- Ben Fogle will be live at 16:00 most days to discuss adventure in the wilderness
- Google Earth educational resources (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Test your geography skills – this quiz will drop you somewhere with Google maps and you have to guess where you are based on landmarks
- Forestry Commission England online resources
- National Geographic Young Explorers
- Flags workshop
History and culture
- Histories of the Unexpected podcast episodes
- View an archive of historical photos from places around the world
- Online history lessons with Dan Snow
- Online history project
- Explore the history of the world through time with The British Museum
- Learn about the cultures of different countries around the world
- Explore a Roman fort (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- American Museum of Natural History videos
- World History for Us All
Language
Literacy
- Explore the stories of Dr Seuss
- Cornwall Libraries
- Devon Libraries
- Help with story writing skills
- Learn more about grammar
- David Walliams will be reading his stories online for free
- Free EBooks
- Puffin Schools
- Oxford Owl free ebooks
- Scholastic resources
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
- William Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- New York Public Library resources
Maths
- Maths activities, games and quizzes
- Age group tailored maths activities
- Learn to code with Code Academy
- Different sessions, focusing on different topics for mathematics
- Maths games
- Learn to code with Scratch
- Coding for 4-10 year olds with Kodable
- Maths games with education.com
- Maths games and worksheets for KS2
- Maths with Carole Vorderman
- Introduction To Excel
Online volunteering
Science
- Science for Kids, online activities, facts and experiments
- Psychological activities – description and example of the Stroop Effect
- A range of facts, games and resources related to science
- Science experiments you can do at home
- Learn about ocean science, ecosystems and conservation
- Science podcasts
- Learn to make rock candy
- Science classes with Maddie Moate
- At home science challenges
- Functions of the brain activity and quiz (PowerPoint)
- Online engineering activities – the James Dyson Foundation
- David Attenborough's Our Planet (a reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Robotics and STEM education materials from The University of Southern California
- Mystery Science
- Create and use flashcards for learning
- Cognitive and IQ Tests
Space
- Access Mars
- Astronauts read stories from space
- Nasa Images and Videos to explore what they do (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- The European Space Agency online learning tools
Sport and movement
- PE lessons with Joe Wicks (The Body Coach)
- Learn to dance
- Online resources for keeping active – good energy at home and kids workouts
- Online yoga for children with Cosmic Kids Yoga
- Live dance classes with Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabusse
- Body Beats Tutorial on YouTube (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
Virtual tours
- Virtual tours of historic sites, galleries and museums (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Virtual tours of museums and art galleries (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- The Louvre (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Virtual tour of the University of Plymouth (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Virtual fieldtrips (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- USA National Parks tours on Google Earth (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Landmarks across the world, google map tours (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Virtual Tour Lists of 101 places you can go on a virtual tour (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- See Cinque Terre Coast, Italy by drone (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
- Rome: A Virtual Tour of the Ancient City (A reflection sheet will need to be completed to attain a stamp)
Contact Devon and Cornwall Children's University
Devon enquiries
Children's University, Third Floor, Nancy Astor Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA.
8:30–17:00
