Canada’s Original Place Names – Indigenous Peoples named many places in present-day Canada.

Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada – Four books: Truth and Reconciliation, First Nations, Inuit, Metis

The Great Bear Sea – Curriculum resources based on the film The Great Bear Sea: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future by Green Fire Productions can be used to engage students in an inquiry-based, educational journey through the Great Bear Sea exploring a variety of themes such as Indigenous Knowledge, collaborative science, marine planning, biodiversity, sustainable resource management and marine stewardship.

Didax – virtual manipulatives and downloadable activities for PreK – Grade 12.

Khan Academy – provides interactive lessons and instructional videos; students practice at their own pace, first filling in gaps in their understanding and then accelerating their learning.

Legends of Learning – provides an engaging educational experience for at-home learning. Kids will love the educational games on the platform, and parents will love the data that comes out as they automatically progress.

MathAntics – FREE math videos and additional subscription-based content!

Math Learning Centre – easy-to-use math apps for web browsers, Apple devices or Chromebooks.

Math Snacks – educational animations, games, and interactive tools that help learners in grades 3 – 8 better understand math concepts.

Zearn – an online math curriculum with supplemental skills practice activities for K – 5. Parents and teachers must set up their own accounts and assign lessons to their students.

Choosito – a smart search engine that safely searches the web for resources based on your student’s reading level.

CK-12 – free Math, Science, Social Studies, English and more courses for grades 1-12.

Collabrify Productivity Tool Suite – educational productivity Apps. In real-time, two or more students, each on their own computing device, co-constructing text documents, drawings & animations, KWL charts, and spreadsheets.

Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool – a free online Christian homeschool curriculum.

Khan Academy Kids –  a free, award-winning app for children ages 2 – 7 that engages kids in core subjects like early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math, while encouraging creativity and building social-emotional skills.

Learning Hero Roadmap – an interactive guide with videos/tools to help parents support grade-level math and reading as well as social-emotional development. Informed by what parents need, developed by leading content experts.

Newsela – great nonfiction articles with 5 options for levelled reading.

NOVA – compelling videos, simulations, teacher guides, and other activities.

PBS Kids – a wealth of educational content and valuable learning resources covering various topics.

PBS LearningMedia – PreK-12 digital media service. Search and browse thousands of learning materials, including videos, interactive lesson plans, media galleries, and more.

Quarto Classroom is a free video library on YouTube of Quarto’s creators using their books as teaching tools in educational spaces.

Smithsonian Learning Lab – an interactive platform for discovering millions of authentic digital resources, creating content with online tools, and sharing in the Smithsonian’s expansive community of knowledge and learning.

TED-Ed – supports kids’ sense of wonder with outstanding short video lessons.

Wonderopolis – short, interesting informational texts. Each text has vocabulary practice, a comprehension quiz, and activities for further learning. The Immersive Reader tool increases text accessibility with read-aloud, picture dictionary, translation, and more.

GoNoodle – movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts.

KidsHealth – easy-to-follow articles, slideshows, videos, and health tools designed to help kids and teens learn, grow, and be their best.

PBS Learning Media’s Health & Physical Education  – resources that provide essential lessons on physical, mental, and emotional health.

100 Fun Science Experiments / Science Fair Projects for Kids – amazing collection of science experiments and science fair projects that you can try with your kids and students at home or school.

Climate Kids – this kid-friendly, expert site by Nasa explores key climate issues through videos, games and activities.

Google Earth –  search for specific locations or quickly manually manoeuvre across the globe, zooming in to show detail to the level of parked cars and even pedestrians. Many world areas can be viewed in 3D, allowing students to see cities, the countryside, and famous landmarks in three dimensions.

Inquiry in Action – K-5 science lessons about physical science and chemistry in everyday life

Legends of Learning – provides an engaging educational experience for at-home learning. Kids will love the educational games on the platform, and parents will love the data that comes out as they automatically progress.

Nasa STEM @ Home – videos, interactive multimedia, hands-on activities and more categorized by grade range.

National Geographic Kids – stunning photos, in-depth stories of Earth’s peoples and wildlife, and a large collection of multimedia resources that teach students about animals, habitats, countries, and cultures.

Ocean School by the National Film Board of Canada. It’s bilingual, free and has aboriginal content! A YouTube channel and an app on iOS. It uses video, virtual reality, interactive and 360-degree video, augmented reality, newsreels, toolkits and assessments. Brings powerful storytelling techniques, immersive technologies and interactive media to your home. Explore the ocean with documentary footage of real scientists, 360 videos, AR, and VR.

Science Buddies – K-12 STEM resources, including 160+ hands-on STEM activities and videos. Our activities cover different STEM concepts, can be done in an hour or less, and use materials easily found at home.

Smithsonian Science Education Center – curriculum & resources searchable by type, grade and topic.

The San Diego Zoo – An interactive site featuring videos, games and activities.

The ASL App – Learn American Sign Language right from your phone.

ASL Kids – ASL learning app for Beginners & Kids.

Boukili – Help your students and children love reading in French.

Curious Learning – apps for learning to read in 48 languages.

Duolingo – a science-based language education platform that has organically become the most popular way to learn languages online.

Fingerspelling – Learn the ABCs in ASL with machine learning.

HandsOnASL – Learn to fingerspell with sign language.

Oh Noah! – offers students a multi-pronged approach to learning Spanish vocabulary. With its funny, story-based interface, kids are encouraged to take an easygoing, just-try-it approach to learning languages.

OnlineFreeSpanish – dozens of games, colouring pages, and interactive activities by level can be accessed anytime on tablets or desktops.

Sign School – Learn American Sign Language

Canada’s Museum of History – videos, activities and online resources.

Canada’s War Museum – videos, activities and online resources.

Canadian Museum For Human Rights – Join our guides on video tours of the Museum’s galleries and architecture. Check out Museum exhibits and stories about human rights defenders and history. Discover our many special online experiences.

DOGO News – a diverse, kid-friendly news site enriched by visual and bilingual elements. Articles are separated into various subjects and reading levels.

Google Earth –  search for specific locations or quickly manually manoeuvre across the globe, zooming in to show detail to the level of parked cars and even pedestrians. Many world areas can be viewed in 3D, allowing students to see cities, the countryside, and famous landmarks in three dimensions.

Historica Canada – Programs you can use to explore, learn and reflect on our history and what it means to be Canadian.

National Geographic Kids – stunning photos, in-depth stories of Earth’s peoples and wildlife, and a large collection of multimedia resources that teach students about animals, habitats, countries, and cultures.

Our Country, Our Parliament – Learn about the Canadian Parliament through a downloadable book and interactive resources.

Parliament: An Overview – Learn about the Parliament of Canada

Smithsonian’s History Explorer – Lessons, activities, interactives, engaging media and more. Resources can be filtered by grade range, resource type, historical era and cross-curricular connections.

Teachers Zone: Canadian History In Your Classroom

Time for Kids – a digital news magazine for kids with age-appropriate stories kids are excited about and information just for kids that explains the world around them.

Touchable Earth – experience the world in the first person and access 25 communities worldwide.

British Natural History Museum – Virtual Museum: 14 ways to explore from home

Canadian Farm Food Virtual Tours – Learn how things are made and how animals are raised.

Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips – Promising amazing places and remarkable experiences, Discovery Education has many different cost-free tours available.

Great Lakes Virtual Field Trip – Learn about the science, diversity, and ecology of these large freshwater lakes.

Hall of North American Mammals (Grades 3-5) – Explore habitat dioramas to learn how animals must be adapted to an environment in order to survive in it.

Royal Tyrrell Museum Park – Visit Canada’s only museum dedicated exclusively to the study of ancient life from home.

Slime in Space – This video field trip shows how slime acts in space. Watch astronauts play ping pong with it!

Smithsonian: National Museum of Natural History – Virtual Tours

The Butterfly Conservatory (Grades K-2) – Observe butterflies and compare their patterns.

The National Aquarium – Explore one of the best aquariums in the country in this interactive self-guided tour.

Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China