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A WORLD OF LITTLE DISCOVERIES

GAMES/NEWS FOR KIDS

Play with purpose.
Explore at your own pace.

Grow a garden. Compose a tune. Program a rover. Drive to new discoveries. Fourteen games plus a photo and art studio. Explore learning adventures, make music, or turn a nature photograph into your own artwork.

Find your next adventure ↓News for Kids ↓
Free for everyone14 games + photo studioPlay here or open a new tabNo timers or adsSound is your choice

Free games for every family

All fourteen games are free. No signup, subscription, or time limit. Open a game and play at your own pace.

How Games works

Make play fit your learner Level, sound, and parent settings

Read aloud, your way

Preview a voice and choose the pace your child enjoys. The recommended voice is warm and gentle. Natural read-aloud voices download the first time you use them (about 110 MB), then read on your device. Your text stays private. Device voices use less data but may sound more robotic. Roadside hellos use small recordings of real people.

About the voices & sound recordings

Sound is on by default. Start a game to hear its sounds and win cheers, or turn sound off for quiet play.

Age suggests a starting level; current skills matter more. Every level works without quick reactions, dragging, or speech. Hints and partner support are welcome.

Sound, volume, movement, and contrast change immediately. Other changes use Apply settings in the game. Settings carry into the game you open; custom words stay only on the game screen where you enter them.

Garden world

CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

Play, discover & create.

Games open here by default.
Choose “Open in new tab” to keep the library open.

Create
NEW

Photo & Art Studio

Explore 100 reviewed images, or privately use your own photo or PDF page. Choose a style, crop and frame, then download your artwork.

Creative choices · visual exploration

No AIReviewed collection
Open photo studio →Open in new tab ↗
Sensory
01

Sensory garden

Plant, water, and grow a little world. Follow garden missions or create a garden of your own.

Cause & effect · planning · visual matching

4 levelsCreative mode
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Sensory
02

Melody maker

Echo a melody, explore three instruments, or compose and replay your own tune.

Listening · memory · creative expression

4 levelsCreative mode
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Free play · Music
03

Music Studio

Just play! Explore piano, guitar, bells, keyboard, drums, trumpet, and flute with realistic recorded sounds.

Creative expression · rhythm · listening

7 instrumentsNo scores or missions
Play music →Open in new tab ↗
Math
04

Collect & count

Pack an explorer’s basket. Find the right objects, count groups, and check your collection.

Counting · quantities · sorting

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Math
05

Number workshop

Solve a clear number puzzle. Move counters yourself, choose an answer, and check your thinking.

Arithmetic · problem solving

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Words
06

Letter detective

Search for letter partners, discover word clues, and solve missing-letter mysteries.

Letter recognition · word awareness

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Words
07

Word builder

Build words from clues and movable letter tiles. Parents can add their own practice words.

Spelling · vocabulary · letter order

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Thinking
08

Pattern path

Repair the missing stepping stones in shape and number patterns, one discovery at a time.

Patterns · sequences · reasoning

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Thinking
09

Match & remember

Discover matching pictures, letter partners, and number pairs on an expanding card board.

Memory · letter pairs · number relationships

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Everyday skills
10

Everyday adventures

Arrange story scenes and work through useful everyday decisions, with support whenever needed.

Sequencing · choices · planning

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Thinking
11

Rover routes

Program a little rover. Plan a route around rocks, test your commands, and reach the flag.

Beginning coding · directions · planning

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Everyday skills
12

Friendly market

Shop for colorful groceries and practice paying with bills, coins, or a pretend credit card.

Money · counting · everyday math

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Thinking
13

Discovery lab

Explore bubbling beakers and a microscope, then sort objects with your friendly scientist. Look closely and discover what belongs together.

Classification · observation · science

4 levelsFresh challenges
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Everyday skills
14

Learning Road Trip

Steer around cones, collect stars, and explore longer routes. Solve learning stops with your goal beside the car.

Numbers · words · patterns · directions

4 levelsSporty car · friendly sounds
Open game →Open in new tab ↗
Your recent play discoveries Optional · saved on this device

When Save play summaries is on, finishing a session saves its game, level, completed challenges, and uses of hints. No child names or answers are saved. The latest 30 sessions per game stay in this browser.

This records practice, not mastery, educational progress, or a clinical assessment. Music Studio is unscored free play and does not save these summaries. Children can have different levels of support between sessions.

A few helpful things for parents

Build a habit that fits. Start with a short session and a comfortable level. Explore garden or music creation between more structured games. Longer sessions and harder levels are optional. No points are lost for hints or breaks.

Make sound work for you. Sound is on by default. Use Turn off in any game for quiet play; your choice is remembered in this browser. Learning adventures have gentle action and completion sounds. Melody Maker adds tune challenges; Music Studio offers seven instruments to play freely with optional recording and replay. Use Test sound, set volume above zero, and check the browser tab and device are not muted. Pause stops queued sound. Read aloud uses an available local English voice; written instructions remain available.

Accessible controls. Tap, click, or use Tab and Enter/Space. Motion is optional and respects your device’s reduced-motion setting. Choose simpler boards, higher contrast, or a different level. No game requires dragging, a microphone, or fast responses.

Free to play. All games and levels are available to everyone, with no account or subscription. Puzzles, music, and feedback run on your device. Personalized parent tools are also free.

Privacy. No ads, chat, cameras, microphones, or child accounts. Answers and custom words remain in their game tab. Optional play summaries stay in this browser; downloads are under your control. Games does not require an account or send play records to a server. Read the Games guide →

LISTEN, WATCH & TALK TOGETHER

News for curious kids

8 national / world sources + local reporting

Explore daily headlines and weekly explainers from independent, mainstream, conservative and Christian publishers. Together, these cover U.S. and world news, science, sports and more; no source covers every story or perspective.

National & world news · browse by age and format

Preview each episode for your child’s age, understanding and sensitivities. News may include difficult topics. Compare sources and talk about the difference between reporting and opinion.

Listen · Podcast

KidNuz

Suggested ages 8–12

Short child-focused news; preview serious headlines.

Short reports on current events, science, sports and discoveries, plus a quiz. Episode transcripts are available.

Children & familiesDaily news
Publisher & access

Publisher: Nonprofit newsroom; describes its reporting as nonpartisan

Access: Free episodes; optional paid ad-free listening

Watch a sample video

Introducing KidNuz · Sample, not a live news feed.

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Listen to KidNuz ↗Third-party website · its content and privacy policies apply.

Listen · Podcast

Squiz Kids

Suggested ages 8–12

Child-focused news; preview serious headlines.

Australian and world stories with a child-focused explanation. Includes episode notes, transcripts and media-literacy activities.

Primary-school childrenDaily news; check school-holiday schedule
Publisher & access

Publisher: Independent Australian publisher: The Squiz

Access: Free daily podcast

Listen to Squiz Kids ↗Third-party website · its content and privacy policies apply.

Watch · Video

CNN 10

Suggested ages 12–18

May cover war, disasters, violence and other difficult current events.

Ten-minute reports covering national and international events, science and other current topics.

Middle & high schoolDaily student news; school-year schedule
Publisher & access

Publisher: CNN student newsroom

Access: Free online videos

Watch a sample video

CNN 10: Behind the scenes at an aquarium · Sample, not a live news feed.

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Watch CNN 10 ↗Third-party website · its content and privacy policies apply.

Watch · Video

The World from A to Z

Suggested ages 12–18

May cover disasters, conflict and other difficult current events.

Short world-news reports, context and wordplay. Produced by WORLD News Group, which also publishes WORLD Watch.

Middle & high schoolWeekdays during the school year
Publisher & access

Publisher: WORLD News Group; classroom news hosted by Carl Azuz

Access: Free channel; platform ads may appear

Watch a sample video

Meet The World from A to Z · Sample, not a live news feed.

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Watch The World from A to Z ↗Third-party website · its content and privacy policies apply.

Watch · Video

WORLD Watch

Suggested ages 12–18

Christian-worldview news; may cover conflict and other difficult events.

Current events alongside science, history, government and world cultures, presented through a Christian worldview.

Students & families; preview for younger childrenWeekdays · about 10 minutes
Publisher & access

Publisher: Explicit Christian / biblical worldview

Access: Subscription; free sample and trial offered

Watch a sample video

WORLD Watch: We all use data centers · Sample, not a live news feed.

Loading connects to YouTube, whose content and privacy policies apply. Playback starts only when you press Play.Open this sample on YouTube ↗
Watch WORLD Watch ↗Third-party website · its content and privacy policies apply.

Watch · Video

The Wrap Up · PragerU Kids

Suggested ages 12–18

Conservative commentary; may cover contentious politics and mature topics.

A roundup of current headlines with conservative commentary. Part of PragerU Kids; designed for older students.

Grade 6 and upWeekly news roundup
Publisher & access

Publisher: Conservative news commentary

Access: Free online videos

Watch The Wrap Up · PragerU Kids ↗Third-party website · its content and privacy policies apply.

Listen · Podcast

The Week Junior Show

Suggested ages 8–14

Children’s news discussions; preview sensitive topics.

World news, science, animals and a weekly discussion topic. Invites children to consider questions and form their own views.

Ages 8–14Weekly
Publisher & access

Publisher: UK children’s magazine team & Fun Kids

Access: Free podcast; platform ads may appear

Listen to The Week Junior Show ↗Third-party website · its content and privacy policies apply.

Listen · Podcast

The Ten News

Suggested ages 8–12

Child-focused news; check dates and preview sensitive topics.

News explainers, interviews and trivia for kids. Useful past episodes; check episode dates rather than treating the archive as today’s news.

Ages 8–12Seasonal / archive; awaiting Season 7 at review
Publisher & access

Publisher: Small But Mighty Media & Next Chapter Podcasts

Access: Free podcast; ads may appear

Listen to The Ten News ↗Third-party website · its content and privacy policies apply.

Listings reviewed October 6, 2026. Publishing schedules and access may change. Logos belong to their publishers; inclusion does not imply affiliation.

Local & student news in New Mexico

Reporting from your state. Teen publications are separate from younger-child news and may cover mature topics. Coverage is local to the community named—not every county.

Taos, NM

Taos High School · PBS Student Reporting Labs

Suggested ages 14–18 · adult preview

Student-produced reports connected to this local school or youth program. This is a report archive, not a daily local newscast. Stories may include difficult social issues; check dates and preview together.

Student reporting · check story dates

Explore reports ↗Third-party site; content and privacy policies apply.

Source links checked October 6, 2026. Check each story’s publication date; archives may contain older reports.

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How your documents are handled. These tools process IEPs, medical documents, and family records in your browser. They do not upload document contents to our servers or send them to AI services. Sensitive records are saved across visits only when you choose Save or Autosave. Optional password protection encrypts those saved private records on this device; it is off until you enable it.

Security has limits. No website, browser, device, or encryption can guarantee complete security. Hacking, malware, unsafe browser extensions, software flaws, or a compromised website or device can still lead to unauthorized access or data loss. Encryption does not protect information displayed or accessible in an unlocked tab from someone using that device or from malicious software.

Shared browsers and devices. Sharing a browser profile, device, password, or recovery code increases the risk of someone else accessing unprotected saves, open or unlocked records, and downloaded files. Use a trusted private device and a separate browser profile where possible. Choose a strong, unique password, keep it and your recovery code private, keep your browser and device updated, and lock every open site tab when finished.

Downloads and backups. Ordinary PDFs, printouts, tool exports, and older unprotected backups are not encrypted by this setting. Choose Download protected backup for an encrypted copy, and store it safely. If you forget your password, your saved recovery code lets you set a new one. If both are lost, we cannot unlock the encrypted records. Older saved copies require the original password until you add a recovery code. Clearing browser data can delete saved records, so keep important protected backups.

Saved on this device

Your saved records stay in the browser profile you are using on this device. This version has no online document storage or automatic backup to a website account.

Storage space: browsers typically allow about 5 MB for this site’s local saves, shared across all its tools and children—not 5 MB per document. Browser settings can reduce or block saving. Photos and extracted document text use more space, so there is no fixed number of plans or documents you can save.

Keep downloaded backups of important records. Clearing browser data can remove saved work, and private browsing usually removes it when the private session ends. If a save fails, keep the work open and download a copy.

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This website has no accounts, payment processing, advertising trackers, or analytics. The lesson planner, parent tools, and games run in your browser without paid AI services. Documents and entered family records are not sent to an AI provider. Contact messages, listing suggestions and corrections that you submit are sent to the website and saved in the site owner’s private inbox. Optional contact details are included; messages may also be emailed to the owner where delivery is enabled. Spam protection processes technical connection information. Do not submit medical records, passwords or identifying details about a child. Local planning notes and downloaded feedback drafts are separate and are not submitted automatically. The hosting provider may keep standard access logs, such as IP addresses and page requests.

The sample lesson is a static PDF with fictional learner information. All tools are free to create, edit, save, print, and download. Samples do not use or change your family records. No account, payment details, or subscription is needed.

Saved resources use local browser storage. Plan drafts are stored only when you explicitly save them or enable autosave for that plan. Saved lesson plans include activity edits, generated IEP goal excerpts, recognized skill and access summaries, supports, and checkmarks, but not the uploaded document. Saved output never becomes a source for a newly uploaded IEP. Without optional password protection, other people using this browser profile may read saved records. Downloads and printed copies are your responsibility.

IEP files are read locally in the browser. The imported document is not automatically stored or sent to a server. Selecting “Use in Parent tools” copies lesson activities, goal excerpts, and supports into the toolkit for this tab. Saving the toolkit explicitly stores that copy, your notes, calendar, comparisons, and any work-sample images or attached documents in this browser’s storage. Toolkit backups contain that same information. Replacing the IEP, closing the upload window, or choosing Clear cancels document reading and releases the builder’s references to the document, source goals, generated schedule, and temporary activity history; browser memory is not a secure-erasure guarantee. Downloaded lesson files may include source goal text.

For uploaded IEPs, used-activity fingerprints stay only in the current builder session. Daily and weekly plans from that IEP share repeat protection until you replace or clear the IEP, close the builder, or refresh the page. Every upload starts a fresh session, even if you select the same file again. Manual planning has a separate history of SHA-256 activity fingerprints saved on this device; it does not affect uploaded IEPs. The history does not contain child names, IEP text, or lesson text. Reset manual history for another learner. If storage is blocked, manual history lasts only in the current tab. Copies you explicitly save to Parent tools or download are separate and never used to generate lessons from a new IEP.

Annual progress reports use only the selected learning records and date range. Reports can include child and parent names, completed activities, goal excerpts, observations, parent notes, and work samples if selected. Saved reports are local copies covered by optional password protection; exports are not sent anywhere automatically. Delete saved reports in the report tool or with the site’s saved-data control. The School Year Planner has separate workspaces for each child and year. It keeps its sources and records in this tab until you explicitly save, enable automatic saving, or download a backup. Saved years and backups include extracted IEP, educational, medical, and therapy text, notes, and completed-day records; optional password protection covers these saved records. Opening another year never feeds its documents into Quick Lesson. Replacing the current IEP updates unfinished goal practice, while completed records remain. Use New child / year for another learner. Delete a saved year in its privacy controls, or delete all saved learning information below.

The family support organizer saves separate child workspaces only when you choose Save. Workspaces and backups can contain names, contact details, access needs, provider notes, school plan details, document locations, and follow-up dates. Uploaded documents are not stored by this organizer. Printing or downloading a tool includes that tool’s records; a backup includes the entire selected child workspace. Information is not sent to providers or schools automatically. Saved copies can be password-protected and can be removed with the site’s saved-data control.

External resource links open other websites with their own privacy policies. This website does not send your planning form contents to those sites.

Games keep current answers and custom practice words in their game tab. If you turn on Save play summaries, finishing saves the game, date, level, challenge counts, attempts, hint counts, and play mode in this browser, without child names or answers. The latest 30 sessions per game are kept. Delete them in Games or with the saved-data control below. Your sound on/off choice is remembered in this browser for this state’s games. Game settings such as level and theme appear in the game’s address; custom words do not. Games requires no account and does not send play records or reading text to a server. Natural voice software may be cached by this browser; these public files contain no child records or generated readings and use browser cache space separate from saved learning records.

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