At home during the COVID-19 pandemic
Our COVID-19 websites and resources page has links to sources of support for mental health and wellbeing for children, young people and adults. Please make sure you follow the most up-to-date government guidelines for where you live.
Many of the links below were produced during the lockdown in spring 2020. However, much of the information may be relevant or helpful during the current lockdown. The information on many of these sites is being updated and revised as the COVID-19 situation changes.
Support and tips for parents and carers
BBC Bitesize - Parents’ Toolkit to support you and your child's wellbeing and learning in a changing world
Children 1st - Staying at home with your family
Education Scotland - Newsletters for parents and carers, including the latest Winter edition
Enquire - How coronavirus is affecting additional support for learning in Scotland
Families Under Pressure - videos with simple tips and tricks to help with difficult behaviour and help with negative emotions
Fife Health and Social Care Partnership - Learning at home - keeping your child happy and healthy while learning at home
Parent Club - Information to help you deal with all aspects of the Coronavirus pandemic
StarLine - Some useful videos on parenting, education and home learning (from England)
ThinkUKnow - Online safety at home
YoungMinds - Conversation Starters: Questions to ask your child in self-isolation
Support and tips for children and young people
CBBC - Coronavirus: How to BOSS being stuck at home!
Reach - My learning and support during and after coronavirus
YoungMinds - How to stay connected during lockdown
Young Scot - Activity Pack and Things to do at home during the coronavirus outbreak
Learning at home
Scottish Government advice and resources
Education Scotland
- Scotland Learns - ideas and suggestions of activities to help parents and carers support their child’s learning at home and during the recovery year
- Learning at home - information and tips on topics including Learning through play, Supporting numeracy, literacy and health & wellbeing, and Home learning environment
- Supporting children with additional support needs - advice and links to other support
Parent Club - Learning at home
Advice and tips for supporting learning at home if this becomes necessary
More learning resources
BBC Bitesize - Learning at home
BBC Scotland - Lockdown Learning in Scotland
Maths Week Scotland - Activities to have fun with maths
OpenLearn - Free courses from the Open University
Royal Institution - Fun, easy and cheap science experiments to do at home
STEM Learning - Home learning activities for families
Think U Know - Home activity packs to support children and young people’s online safety
Activities and other resources
Keeping active
Cosmic Kids Yoga - Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation videos
Sport England - Tips, advice and guidance on how to get active in and around your home
The Body Coach - Workout videos for kids with Joe Wicks
Youth Sport Trust - Resources for encouraging physical activity
Nature, wildlife and the outdoors
Learning through Landscapes - Outdoor play and learning ideas for families (Facebook group)
Scottish SPCA - Education resources
Scottish Wildlife Trust - Activity ideas to get children and young people engaging with nature
Woodland Trust - Things to do at home including online activities and printable worksheets and nature-based activities for children and families
Reading and books
Audible - Free audio books while schools are closed
National Literacy Trust, Words for Life - Learn and Play (up to age 12) and Zone In (for 13+)
ON at Fife Libraries - ONFife Virtual LibrarYAY
Scottish Book Trust - Home Activities Hub
Museums and galleries
Google Arts & Culture - Virtual tours, facts and exhibits from museums around the world
National Galleries Scotland - Art around you
National Museums Scotland - Explore our collections
Natural History Museum - Virtual Tours, Discover, Try at Home, Our Science
Tate Kids - Make, Games & Quizzes and Explore
More things to do
AirPano - Explore 360° videos around the world
BBC Food - Learning the basics for kids
CBBC - Activities for older children
CBeebies - Have fun at home together
Children’s University Scotland - Learning activities, challenges and activity sheets
Girlguiding - Adventures at home
Long Creations - COVID-19 Time Capsule
Scouts - Activities at home
Let’s Go Live - Science videos from Maddie Moate
Parent Club - Activities and games for all ages, babies to teens
YoungMinds - Activities and conversation starters during the coronavirus pandemic
There are activities to help support children and young people’s emotional wellbeing at the end of lots of our topic pages, e.g. Character strengths, Gratitude and Good relationships.
Updated 11 January 2021
