Fun & Trusted Sites

Hand-picked safe websites for playing, watching and learning.

๐Ÿ”’ These open trusted outside websites in a new tab (mostly the BBC). Kiddle is a child-safe search engine. As always, please supervise younger children when they're online.
๐Ÿ”Ž Search safely
๐Ÿ”ŽKiddleA child-safe search engine โ€” safe results, big picturesEXTERNAL ๐ŸพSearch: animalsKiddle results all about animalsEXTERNAL โ–ถ๏ธYouTube KidsA safer, filtered version of YouTube for childrenEXTERNAL
๐ŸŽฎ Play โ€” CBeebies & CBBC games
๐ŸŽฎCBeebies GamesLoads of games for younger children (ages 2โ€“6)BBC ๐Ÿ•น๏ธCBBC GamesGames for older children (ages 6โ€“12)BBC
๐ŸŒ Real animals & nature
๐Ÿ“นZoo Live WebcamsSmithsonian National Zoo โ€” watch real animals liveEXTERNAL ๐ŸคฟOcean Virtual DivesNOAA โ€” explore marine sanctuaries in 360ยฐEXTERNAL ๐ŸฆSDZ Wildlife ExplorersSan Diego Zoo โ€” animal facts, games & videos for kidsEXTERNAL
๐Ÿพ Watch โ€” animals & nature
๐ŸฆAndy's Safari AdventuresMeet amazing animals around the worldBBC ๐Ÿ Andy's Aquatic AdventuresUnderwater animal adventuresBBC ๐Ÿฆ•Andy's Dinosaur AdventuresTravel back to the age of the dinosaursBBC ๐Ÿ™OctonautsExplore, rescue and protect the oceansBBC ๐ŸงOctonauts: Above & BeyondLand, sea and sky animal missionsBBC ๐ŸฆŽDeadly 60Steve Backshall meets the world's deadliest animalsBBC
๐Ÿ”ค Watch โ€” learning & fun
๐Ÿ”ขNumberblocksBrilliant for early maths and countingBBC ๐Ÿ”คAlphablocksPhonics and reading through playBBC ๐ŸถHey DuggeeEarn badges with Duggee and the SquirrelsBBC ๐ŸฉบOperation Ouch!Amazing science about the human bodyBBC ๐Ÿ“œHorrible HistoriesHistory โ€” the funny, gruesome bitsBBC ๐Ÿ“ฐNewsroundThe news, explained for childrenBBC
๐ŸŽฏ More learning games & phonics
๐ŸŽฏTopmarksFree maths & literacy games, sorted by ageEXTERNAL โญStarfallPhonics, reading & early maths โ€” gentle & friendlyEXTERNAL ๐ŸŒธPhonics BloomInteractive phonics games (Phase 1โ€“6)EXTERNAL ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งLearnEnglish KidsBritish Council โ€” games, songs & storiesEXTERNAL ๐Ÿ…ฐ๏ธABCyaLearning games for ages 4โ€“11 ยท make a word search & moreEXTERNAL ๐ŸŸPoisson RougeWordless, explore-and-play activities for young childrenEXTERNAL ๐Ÿ–๏ธLazooPlayful creative drawing & doodling for young childrenEXTERNAL ๐ŸฑScratchMIT's free block-coding โ€” make games & animationsEXTERNAL ๐Ÿ“—CommonLitFree reading & literacy for older students (nonprofit)EXTERNAL ๐ŸŽฒEduJoy GamesEducational games โ€” maths, memory & logicEXTERNAL ๐ŸงธPlayToddlersGentle learning games for toddlers & early yearsEXTERNAL
๐Ÿคธ Move, dance & brain breaks
๐ŸคธGoNoodleDance-along, movement & mindfulness brain breaksEXTERNAL ๐Ÿ GoNoodle at HomeThe family version for using at homeEXTERNAL
๐ŸคŸ Signing songs
๐ŸคŸSinging HandsFun signing songs & resourcesEXTERNAL โ–ถ๏ธSinging Hands ยท YouTubeSign along to hundreds of songsYOUTUBE