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Practical guides for parents, from learning to read and first coding to space, science and screen-free play, with links to every app and website they mention.

• Coding for kids, from picture blocks to typed Python: Where kids can start coding at 4, 7 or 11: picture-block apps, Scratch, typed Python and robots, in the order many children come across them.
• Learning to read at home: apps for each stage, from letter sounds to reading for fun: Phonics apps, first-book libraries and read-aloud helpers for ages 3 to 8, sorted by reading stage: letter sounds, blending, first books and reading for fun.
• Children’s books in your family’s language: online libraries from isiZulu to ASL: Online libraries of children’s picture books in Hindi, Kiswahili, isiZulu, French, Indigenous languages, American Sign Language and many more.
• Why does the Moon change shape? Space apps and websites for kids’ big questions: Seven space apps and websites for curious kids, matched to the questions children often ask about the Moon, seasons, planets and stars.
• Science experiments at home with everyday materials: Science activities for kids from museum and science-society sites: colors in milk, static electricity, a bean in a jar, shadows and sunshine.
• Math games for kids, sorted by the skill they practice: Math games and apps grouped by the skill they cover: counting, adding, times tables, fractions and puzzles, to match the topic a child is on now.
• Screen-free learning activities that start on a website and end at the kitchen table: Seven websites that describe screen-free activities: bedtime math stories, table games, drawing prompts, paper puppets and unplugged coding.
• Drawing, animation and music apps for kids who would rather make than watch: Creative apps for kids: digital painting, step-by-step drawing, stop motion, pixel animation and beat-making, grouped by the kind of making each involves.
• Apps for 2- to 5-year-olds that are built around play: Six play-based apps for toddlers and preschoolers, from open-ended digital toys to early letters, numbers and building bricks, with notes on who each may suit.
• Live online classes for kids: one-on-one tutors, small groups or a class marketplace?: How live online classes for kids are set up: one-on-one lessons, small groups and class marketplaces, with providers for coding, math, science and English.
• How kids can learn chess online, from first moves to full games: Three routes into online chess for kids: ChessKid’s lessons and games, Lichess puzzles and practice positions, and live coaching from Bambinos.Live.
• For kids who can’t stop talking about animals: places to look things up: Animal websites and apps for curious kids, from zoo and aquarium sites to apps about mammals and coral reefs, grouped by the kind of animal a child is into.