10 websites to support teaching kids online

Isn’t it funny, one week everything is OK, and the next week, we’re all online, kids and adults alike, students, parents and teachers, looking for guidance and support in a new environment. And once you get used to teaching adults, boom! Now, go and switch your younger students online!
We can do it, I’m sure – children need their routine maintained, and English classes are a part of their everyday life. Besides, even online they will be able to keep in touch with their teacher and friends, and that’s something they really need during social isolation.
I encourage you to continue working with your coursebooks as if nothing happened – listen to audio files, read stories, do exercises in workbooks etc. and once you feel comfortable, you may use some extra activities.

I want to share with you 10 websites you may use in your online classes with the youngest students. Just remember to use one at a time – they are supposed to be a nice addition, you don’t have to plan your lesson to be the best online class ever – give yourself some time to feel comfortable with what you do.

British Council LearnEnglish Kids : a YouTube channel where you can find:

• movies to watch
• instructions and tutorials
• songs
• nursery rhymes
• animated fairy tales

British Council LearnEnglish Teens is a YouTube channel for older children. You will find here:

• video recordings of authentic situations
• texts for reading exercises
• worksheets
• grammar explanations

English Singsing is a YouTube channel for the youngest ESL students. You will find here:

• nursery rhymes
• dialogues
• exercises that resemble rap songs, focusing on correct pronunciation

Rock ‘N Learn is a YouTube channel with movies and songs not only in English. You will find here:

• materials for children from toddler to elementary school
• lullabies
• videos with simple Maths exercises
• videos of simple scientific experiments

Pinkfong! Songs and stories for children is the YouTube channel that became famous for the song “Baby Shark”. You will find here:

• fairy tales
• bedtime stories
• songs
• materials on a healthy lifestyle for children

Games to Learn English is a page where you can find:

• games
• vocabulary exercises
• spelling bee
• reading comprehension exercises

English for Kids is a site where you can find:

• explanations and grammar exercises for children
• worksheets to print
• exercises with typical expressions in a natural context
• comics

Super Simple is a page where you can find:

• songs
• animations
• colouring pages, worksheets and games to print
• ideas for games and activities at home
• inspirations for projects

Cambridge Activities for children is a page where you can find:

• exercises for A1-A2 language levels
• songs
• reading exercises
• grammar and vocabulary tasks

British Council Learning Kids is a site where you can find:

• movies
• reading and writing exercises
• spelling bee
• games
• materials to print

I believe what we can do, is to create a friendly environment and go with the flow. Let’s relax a bit, chill with the class discipline, use the coursebook but leave some time to chat – it’s the time when building relations is more important than learning new words.

Stay safe!