Parents and teachers
Help a child learn, without doing it for them.
26 practical, plain-language articles written for Indian homes and classrooms: homework, routines, reading, screens, science projects, exams and safety for parents, and project classes, activity packs, clubs and fair assessment for teachers. All free.
- 19 articles for parents
- 7 for teachers
- 50 questions kids ask
For parents
At home, with your child
Everyday help for study, reading, screens, projects, exams, marks, safety and the next step after school.
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How to help with homework without doing it for your child
Questions to ask, how long to sit with a child and what to do when you do not know the answer, so the thinking stays with your child.
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Building a study routine that your child will actually keep
A realistic daily and weekly routine for school children, with a sample timetable by age and tips for power cuts, tuition and festival weeks.
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Reading with your child: twenty minutes that change everything
How to read aloud, share the reading and talk about books with children of different ages, with or without a home library.
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Screen time that works: rules a family can actually follow
How to agree fair screen rules, what counts as good screen use, and how to handle phones, games and online classes without constant fights.
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Choosing a science project with your child
How to pick a project your child can understand, finish and explain, using the free project finder and detailed guides on this site.
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Keeping a home science project safe
Simple safety rules for cutting, heat, electricity, chemicals and plants when children build projects at home, and when an adult must take over.
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Preparing for a school science exhibition
A week-by-week plan, a talk outline and a checklist for the exhibition day, so your child presents with confidence instead of nerves.
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Exam stress and sleep: how parents can help
Everyday ways to keep exam time calm: sleep, food, revision plans, home atmosphere and signs that a child needs more support.
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Talking about marks: how to discuss results without damaging confidence
What to say when the report card comes home, how to read marks as information and how to plan the next step together.
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Learning difficulties: when to ask for help
General signs that a child may need extra support with reading, writing, maths or attention, and how to start a conversation with the school and a professional.
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Online safety for parents: OTPs, scams, games and social media
Plain rules about OTPs and payment scams, online games, social media age limits and what to do if something goes wrong, including the 1930 cyber crime helpline.
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Choosing a computer course for a teenager
How to match a computer course to a teenager's interest and school load, what to ask a centre before paying and how to use the free learning paths.
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Careers after Class 10 and Class 12: a calm guide for parents
The main routes after Class 10 and Class 12, how to help a child decide without pressure, and where to find the full career guides.
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Encouraging girls in science and coding
Everyday ways families and teachers can help girls keep their interest in science, maths and coding, from toys and chores to role models and confidence.
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Learning English at home, even if English is not spoken there
Simple daily habits that build listening, speaking, reading and writing in English, without needing the parents to be fluent.
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Hindi reading at home: from matras to stories
How to help a child read Hindi with confidence: swar and matras, short words, daily reading, and games for the Devanagari script.
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Maths at the kitchen table: everyday practice that sticks
Games and daily jobs, such as cooking, shopping and travel, that make number sense, tables, fractions and percentages real for children.
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Raising a curious child: questions and experiments at home
How to answer endless why questions, turn them into small safe experiments and keep a child's curiosity alive through school.
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Using this site's free resources as a family: a tour
A tour of the free kids lessons, practice sheets, handbooks, ebooks, project guides, project finder and tools, with a simple weekly plan.
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For teachers
In the classroom and the club
Run a project class with the free guides, plan a term with ready activity packs for six class groups, start a science club and assess projects with a rubric.
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Running a project class with the free project guides
A plan for turning the free detailed guides into a four-period project unit: grouping, materials, safety, observation tables, viva and display.
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Classroom activity packs by class
Six ready-to-use packs for classes 1 to 12, each listing six free projects or lessons from this site with objectives, materials, time and assessment ideas.
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Making a science club in your school
How to start and run a school science club on a small budget: members, a term plan, roles, activities, safety, and showing the work.
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Assessing projects fairly: a rubric for science and model work
A simple four-level rubric for school projects, how to score process as well as product, and ways to stay fair when families spend very different amounts.
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Using the student portal practice tests in class
How computer teachers and centre instructors can use timed practice tests and the typing test for revision, diagnosis and feedback, without turning them into pressure.
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Teaching robotics with low-cost kits
A practical path from cardboard and cells to Arduino, with lesson plans, budget tips, group roles, safety and assessment for school robotics.
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Inclusive classrooms: teaching every child in a mixed class
Practical, low-cost ways to teach a class where students differ in language, pace, background, ability and confidence, with simple adjustments that help everyone.
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For curious children
Questions kids ask
Fifty short, correct answers to why and how questions: why the sky is blue, why we sleep, how planes fly and more. Read them aloud at dinner or in the first five minutes of a class.
Free resources
Material to use with the articles
Everything below is free and works on a phone. The articles link to the right pages as they go.
Kids lessons
Short lessons for classes 1 to 10, each with a practice sheet and answers.
OpenProject guides
Detailed free guides with diagrams, steps, viva questions and a report outline.
OpenProject finder
More than a thousand ideas, filtered by class, subject and difficulty.
OpenFree ebooks
Study books, workbooks and handbooks to read, print and share.
OpenCalculators
Marks, units, circuits and typing speed, free to use.
OpenCareer guides
What to do after Class 10 and 12, and careers explained.
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These articles give general guidance only and are not medical, psychological or legal advice. For a health or learning concern, speak to a doctor, a qualified professional or the school. Childline 1098 helps children who need care and protection; the cyber crime helpline is 1930.
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