At home during the COVID-19 outbreak
Our COVID-19 websites and resources page has links to other 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.
Support and tips for parents and carers
BBC Bitesize - Parents’ Toolkit
Children 1st - Staying at home with your family
Enquire - Understanding what the coronavirus changes mean for children with additional support needs
Families Under Pressure - videos with simple tips and tricks to help with difficult behaviour and help with negative emotions
Parent Club - Lots of useful information to help you while staying at home during the coronavirus outbreak
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
BBC Own It - Lockdown Lowdown
CBBC - Coronavirus: How to BOSS being stuck at home!
Reach - My learning and support during and after coronavirus
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
- 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
More learning resources
BBC Bitesize - Learn and revise resources
BBC Scotland - Learn at BBC Scotland
Includes: Projects, The L.A.B., Bitesize, TV Schedule, Activities
Education Endowment Foundation - Resources to help support home routines
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 - PE lessons with Joe Wicks
Youth Sport Trust - Free home learning resources including PE home learning and 60 second challenges
Nature, wildlife and the outdoors
Learning through Landscapes - Outdoor Learning and Play for parents educating at home
National Geographic Kids - Activities, info, quizzes and resources
Scottish SPCA - Education resources
Scottish Wildlife Trust - Discover, Learn, Play
Woodland Trust - Things to do at home including online activities and printable worksheets and nature-based activities
Reading and books
Audible - Free audio books while schools are closed
National Literacy Trust - Words for Life
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 - Home is where the art is
National Museums Scotland - Explore our collections
Natural History Museum - Discover, Try at Home and 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
Other extensive lists of resources
Chatterpack - Online resources
Watford Borough Council (England) - Useful websites to keep children busy
Remember, 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 17 September 2020
