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3–7: preschoolers · 7–17: schoolchildren · 17+: students and adults
For preschoolers: ages 3–7
- PBS KIDSUSA3–7
Games and videos from US public television: letters, numbers, nature. Free, in English.
- Khan Academy KidsUSA3–7
A free, ad-free app for ages 2–8: reading, numbers, logic, creativity.
- Sesame StreetUSA3–7
Letters, numbers and friendship in games, songs and videos.
- CBeebiesUK3–7
The BBC channel for under-sixes: games, songs and shows.
- Peep and the Big Wide WorldUSA3–7
First science and maths explorations: water, light, shadows, sound.
- StoryWeaverIndia3–17
Thousands of free illustrated children's books in hundreds of languages.
- International Children's Digital LibraryUSA3–17
Children's books from around the world, free to read online.
- Aunt Owl's Lessons («Уроки тётушки Совы»)Russia3–7
Alphabet, counting, safety and the world around us in short cartoons, in Russian.
For schoolchildren
- InternetUrokRussia7–17
Video lessons on the Russian school curriculum with notes and exercises, in Russian.
- Khan AcademyUSA7+
Free lessons and practice in maths, science and computing.
- BBC BitesizeUK7–17
Lessons, videos and quizzes for every school subject.
- PhETUSA7+
Interactive simulations in physics, chemistry, biology and maths from the University of Colorado, in dozens of languages.
- GeoGebraAustria7+
Free interactive maths: graphs, geometry and problems.
- ScratchUSA7–17
Coding for kids from MIT: build your own games and animations from blocks.
- Code.orgUSA7–17
Free courses in coding and computer science for schoolchildren.
- NASA Space PlaceUSA7–17
Space and Earth science for kids: experiments, games and explanations from NASA.
- National Geographic KidsUSA7–17
Animals, nature, countries and science facts for schoolchildren.
- Sirius.Courses («Сириус.Курсы»)Russia7+
The open online talent school of the Sirius centre: free courses for schoolchildren in maths, computer science and the natural sciences, olympiad preparation; in Russian.
- TUMOArmenia7–17
A free creative technology centre for teenagers aged 12–18: coding, design, animation, robotics.
- ArmathArmenia7–17
Engineering labs in Armenian schools: robotics and programming for schoolchildren.
- Uchi.ruRussia7–17
Interactive exercises in maths, Russian and other subjects, partly free; in Russian.
- Khan Academy in ArmenianArmenia7–17
Khan Academy lessons and practice in Armenian: maths and other subjects, free.
- ImDproc («My School»)Armenia7–17
An Armenian learning site for schoolchildren: exercises and tests by subject; many exercises need no subscription.
- e-school ArmeniaArmenia7–17
Distance learning for village schools in Armenia: video lessons in Armenian and mentoring.
- HyeLearnArmenian diaspora3–17
Interactive Western Armenian lessons for children aged 5–11: audio, culture, a Sunday-school curriculum; free for families.
- LearnArmeniaArmenia7+
Armenian online: the 39-letter alphabet, over 1,450 words and 770 phrases voiced by native speakers, 31 grammar topics; exercises are free, some games are paid.
For students
- MIT OpenCourseWareUSA17+
Lectures, notes and assignments from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, free.
- edXUSA17+
Courses from Harvard, MIT and other universities; free to audit, certificates are paid.
- CourseraUSA17+
Courses from universities and companies; many can be audited for free.
- Open Education («Открытое образование»)Russia17+
Online courses from leading Russian universities, in Russian.
- ArzamasRussia7+
Free courses in history, literature and art: lectures, podcasts, materials; in Russian.
- PostNaukaRussia17+
Lectures and articles by scientists on fundamental science, in Russian.
- Open LibraryUSA3+
An open digital library: millions of books, many free to read online.
- Erasmus+EU17+
The EU programme for student exchange, traineeships and grants.
- arXivUSA17+
Open scientific papers and preprints in physics, maths, computer science and biology.
Free textbooks and study guides
- OpenStaxUSA7+
Free peer-reviewed textbooks from Rice University: maths, physics, biology, economics.
- LibreTextsUSA17+
Open textbooks and course materials for university chemistry, biology, physics, maths and more; in English.
- Open Textbook LibraryUSA17+
A catalog of open university textbooks reviewed by faculty; University of Minnesota, in English.
- CK-12USA7–17
Free interactive FlexBook textbooks for school maths and science; in English.
- WikibooksInternational7+
Open textbooks written by volunteers, in dozens of languages.
- Lelivrescolaire.frFrance7–17
French school textbooks free to read online; in French.
- SerloGermany7–17
A free non-profit learning platform for schoolchildren: explanations, exercises and courses in maths and other subjects; in German.
- BCcampus OpenEdCanada17+
Open textbooks for colleges and universities in British Columbia; in English.
Interactive models and simulations
- DesmosUSA7+
An online graphing calculator: functions, equations and animated parameters; free, in many languages.
- NASA EyesUSA7+
The Solar System, exoplanets and spacecraft in real-time 3D, from NASA.
- MolViewInternational7+
Molecules in 3D: draw a formula or search for a substance and explore its structure.
- Falstad Circuit SimulatorUSA7+
Electric circuits in motion: build a circuit and watch the currents flow; free, in the browser.
- Stellarium WebInternational3+
The night sky in your browser for any place and time: constellations, planets, satellites.
- Earth NullschoolInternational7+
A live map of the Earth's winds, ocean currents and temperatures from weather forecast data.
- PtableUSA7+
An interactive periodic table: element properties, isotopes and compounds; in many languages.
- PolypadUSA7–17
A virtual maths kit: shapes, fractions, number tiles and probability; free.
- oPhysicsUSA7+
Interactive physics simulations: mechanics, waves, optics and electricity, for school and university; in English.
- Seeing TheoryUSA17+
A visual introduction to probability and statistics from Brown University.
- ChemCollectiveUSA7+
Virtual chemistry labs and problems from Carnegie Mellon University; in English.
- Concord ConsortiumUSA7–17
Free interactive models and lessons in science for schoolchildren; in English.
Educational games
- LichessFrance7+
Online chess: games, puzzles, analysis and lessons; completely free, no ads, open source, in many languages.
- Chess.comUSA7+
One of the largest chess sites: playing online is free, with puzzles and lessons; some lessons and analysis are paid.
- ChessKidUSA7–17
Chess for children from Chess.com: safe play, puzzles and lessons; playing is free, some lessons are paid.
- Online Go Server (OGS)International7+
Go, the ancient strategy game: games with people from all over the world, problems and a rules tutorial; free.
- Blockly GamesInternational7–17
First steps in programming: block puzzles such as maze, turtle and music; free, open source, in many languages.
- NRICHUK3–17
Maths games and problems from the University of Cambridge for children from age 3 to school leavers; free, in English.
- SeterraSweden7+
A geography trainer: countries, capitals, flags, rivers and mountains on the map; free, in many languages.
- FolditUSA7+
A science game: fold proteins and help researchers; created at the University of Washington; free, requires installing the program.
- DuolingoUSA7+
Language learning as a game: short daily lessons; the main part is free, a paid subscription is available.
Educational cartoons and films
- «The Music Box with a Secret» (1976)USSR3–17
A father and son find out why a music box went silent, and the viewer learns how the mechanism works. Based on Odoevsky's tale «The Town in a Snuffbox»; page in English.
- «At the Back Desk» (1978–1985)USSR7–17
A Soyuzmultfilm animated magazine of short stories about school and learning; in Russian.
- «In the Land of Unlearned Lessons» (1969)USSR7–17
A lazy pupil lands in a country where his mistakes come alive: why grammar and arithmetic matter; in Russian.
- «The Island of Errors» (1955)USSR7–17
A careless pupil's mistakes come alive on an island: crooked houses, wrong words and sums; in Russian.
- Soyuzmultfilm — official channelRussia3–17
The studio's cartoons, classic and new, free and legal.
- «The Fixies» («Фиксики»)Russia3–17
How the things around us work, from a battery to a computer.
- «Kikoriki» («Смешарики»)Russia3–17
Official site; the science series «Pin-Code» covers physics, chemistry, technology and space.
- «Once Upon a Time… Life» and other «Il était une fois…» seriesFrance7–17
The classic about how the human body works, plus series on history, space and inventors; official site in French.
- NumberblocksUK3–7
BBC cartoons about numbers: block characters add up and split.
- AlphablocksUK3–7
Letter blocks teach reading: sounds and words.
Free educational video channels
- Khan Academyin English7+
Maths, physics, chemistry and economics, from school to university.
- TED-Edin English7+
Short animated lessons about everything; subtitles in many languages.
- Crash Coursein English7+
Course series on history, biology, chemistry, philosophy and more.
- Kurzgesagt — In a Nutshellin English7+
Science in vivid animation: space, biology, humans.
- SciShow Kidsin English3–17
Science for kids: simple explanations and experiments.
- PBS KIDSin English3–7
Songs, cartoons and learning games for little ones.
- Veritasiumin English7+
Physics and science through experiments and surprising questions.
- 3Blue1Brownin English7+
Maths in visual animation, from algebra to neural networks.
- Numberphilein English7+
Mathematicians talk about numbers, problems and puzzles.
- MIT OpenCourseWarein English17+
Full lecture courses from MIT.
- NASAin English7+
Space missions, live broadcasts and science news.
- National Geographicin English7+
Nature, history, travel and discovery.
- PostNauka (ПостНаука)in Russian17+
Scientists on their research: lectures and interviews.
- GetAClassin Russian7–17
Physics and maths made simple: video lessons for schoolchildren.