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Best sites for parents, kids and education - what do you think?

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JaneGMumsnet · 14/01/2013 10:08

Hi all,

We've been asked to recommend the best websites for parents, kids and education that everyone should know about.

They could be blogs, useful sites, homework sites, sites for fun, sites for children and sites for adults.

Which are your recommendations? Apart from Mumsnet, naturally Smile

We'd really value your help.

Thanks very much,

MNHQ

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strandednomore · 14/01/2013 14:23

here we go - marvin and milo - www.physics.org/marvinandmilo.asp?id=77

strandednomore · 14/01/2013 14:22

My 7 yr old daughter showed me a site about physics stuff that children can try out yesterday but I can't remember what it was called. Let me have a look in the history and see if I can find it. Anything that gets girls into science has to be a good thing...

iseenodust · 14/01/2013 14:21

For maths mangahigh. You can play the free games or there is a subscription option for a tailored programme. Some schools use it. (No vested interest.)

alreadytaken · 14/01/2013 13:04

The student room for older children www.thestudentroom.co.uk/
The Khan academy www.khanacademy.org/ for revision/ study help
BBC bitesize www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
I'll ask the experts later

nightcap · 14/01/2013 13:01

oops, bad linkage, i meant: Young Explorers

nightcap · 14/01/2013 12:59

The British Museum's Young Explorers site - lots of recipes for kids and other stuff to make as well as guides to lots of stuff at the Museum: www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers1.aspx

MimsyBorogroves · 14/01/2013 11:55

Yes, I second Reading Eggs. It was a great start for DS1, who went quickly from having little interest in letters, to being thrilled with the idea of learning to read.

piprabbit · 14/01/2013 11:54

www.parentchannel.tv - video clips and advice on parenting issues from 5-19yo.
www.wordsforlife.org.uk/ - advice to parents on developing children communication and literacy skills
www.ican.org.uk/ - charity helping children communicate
www.essexmums.org/ - brilliant local portal for parents in Essex, probably explains why MN Local for Essex isn't very well used.
BBC website are all generally fantastic, the parenting stuff is very good, CBBC and CBeebies sites are both excellent and Bitesize etc. are also great.
Every community should have a local parents forum like this www.billericayparents.com

I may be back with more Grin

AmandinePoulain · 14/01/2013 11:37

Reading Eggs really helped dd1 with her phonics Smile

ChaosTrulyReigns · 14/01/2013 10:47

Pinterest!

Piterest is quite a niche site for miners. Obvis.

ChaosTrulyReigns · 14/01/2013 10:46

My lot really like Friv.

Lots of games to choose from there.

Piterest and Houzz are my go to site.
Mumsnet?

Never heard of it,