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RUN - 14 active pipelines - education.com live

Curriculum data,
at warehouse scale.

We extract worksheets, lesson plans, educational games, and activity metadata from education.com. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake on your cadence.

Worksheets extracted
34.2K /run
Lesson plans
8.1K /run
Games & Activities
14.4K /run
Active pipelines
14
Uptime
99.98%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from education.com

Structured, schema-consistent data across all major object types — delivered clean, typed, and ready to query.

Complete list of extractable fields for Worksheets objects from education.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

worksheet_idtitlegrade_levelsubjecttopicdescriptionimage_urlis_premiumstandards_alignedpage_url
worksheets
● 200 OK
"worksheet_id": "ws-84921",
"title": "Double-Digit Addition Practice",
"grade_level": "2nd Grade",
"subject": "Math",
"topic": "Addition",
"is_premium": false,
"standards_aligned": "['CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.5']",
"page_url": "https://www.education.com/worksheet/article/double-digit-addition/"
# worksheet_idtitlegrade_levelsubjecttopicdescription
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Complete list of extractable fields for Lesson Plans objects from education.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

plan_idtitlegrade_levelsubjectduration_minuteslearning_objectivesmaterials_neededinstructionsvocabularyrelated_worksheetspage_url
lesson_plans
● 200 OK
"plan_id": "lp-3921",
"title": "Exploring the Solar System",
"grade_level": "3rd Grade",
"subject": "Science",
"duration_minutes": 45,
"learning_objectives": "Students will identify the eight planets.",
"materials_needed": "['Construction paper', 'Scissors', 'Glue']",
"page_url": "https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/solar-system/"
# plan_idtitlegrade_levelsubjectduration_minuteslearning_objectives
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Complete list of extractable fields for Interactive Games objects from education.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

game_idtitlegrade_levelsubjectskilldescriptionthumbnail_urlis_premiuminstructionspage_url
interactive_games
● 200 OK
"game_id": "gm-1029",
"title": "Sight Word Space Rescue",
"grade_level": "Kindergarten",
"subject": "Reading",
"skill": "Sight Words",
"is_premium": true,
"thumbnail_url": "https://www.education.com/images/games/space-rescue.jpg",
"page_url": "https://www.education.com/game/sight-word-space-rescue/"
# game_idtitlegrade_levelsubjectskilldescription
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Complete list of extractable fields for Activities objects from education.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

activity_idtitlegrade_levelsubjecttime_requiredmaterialsinstructionsimage_urlis_premiumpage_url
activities
● 200 OK
"activity_id": "act-992",
"title": "Build a Volcano",
"grade_level": "4th Grade",
"subject": "Science",
"time_required": "30 mins",
"is_premium": false,
"image_url": "https://www.education.com/images/activities/volcano.jpg",
"page_url": "https://www.education.com/activity/article/build-volcano/"
# activity_idtitlegrade_levelsubjecttime_requiredmaterials
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Complete list of extractable fields for Common Core Standards objects from education.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

standard_idgradedomaindescriptionrelated_resources_countresource_urlssubjectcategory
common_core standards
● 200 OK
"standard_id": "CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1",
"grade": "3",
"domain": "Operations & Algebraic Thinking",
"description": "Interpret products of whole numbers.",
"related_resources_count": 42,
"subject": "Math",
"category": "Multiplication",
"resource_urls": "['/worksheet/1', '/game/2']"
# standard_idgradedomaindescriptionrelated_resources_countresource_urls
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Capabilities

Extract curriculum data with precision

Our education.com scraper handles the platform's extensive taxonomy: parsing grades, subjects, common core alignments, and media assets with JavaScript rendering for dynamic content.

Worksheet Metadata Extraction

Extract titles, descriptions, grade levels, subjects, and thumbnail URLs for thousands of printable worksheets.

Lesson Plan Parsing

Capture structured lesson plans including learning objectives, required materials, duration, and step-by-step instructions.

Game & Interactive Tracking

Scrape metadata for interactive games, including targeted skills, grade levels, and premium access requirements.

Common Core Mapping

Extract educational standards alignment (CCSS) for every worksheet, game, and lesson plan.

Subject & Topic Taxonomies

Map content accurately across the site's nested hierarchy of subjects, topics, and sub-topics.

Premium Asset Flagging

Identify which resources are free and which require a premium subscription for access.

Printable Resource Aggregation

Collect URLs for printable workbooks, coloring pages, and offline activities.

Search Result Scraping

Track resource rankings and visibility for specific educational keywords and grade-level queries.

Scheduled Updates

Run continuous pipelines to detect new worksheets, seasonal activities, and curriculum updates.

// engagement pipeline

From target taxonomy to warehouse record

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Provide target grades, subjects, or resource types. We design the extraction schema together.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure Scrapy / Playwright crawlers, proxy rotation, and session management for education.com.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation, null-rate checks, and taxonomy mapping verification before full launch.

Delivery
ongoing

JSON / CSV / Parquet pushed to your S3 bucket, BigQuery dataset, or Snowflake stage on agreed cadence.

Under the hood

How our education.com pipeline handles the hard parts

Extracting structured educational data requires navigating complex taxonomies and dynamic interfaces. Here is how we maintain data integrity.

pipeline-monitor · education.com · live ● active
// fingerprinting
Identity rotation
TLS fingerprintrandomised
User-agentrotated
IP poolresidential
Challenges blocked0
// pagination
Page coverage
48,291 pages queued running
// observability
Pipeline health
99.9%
uptime
142ms
p99 lat
0.3%
null rate
2
alerts
Dynamic content
JavaScript rendering for interactive previews

Many games and interactive activities on education.com load metadata via JavaScript. We use Playwright to execute SPA frameworks, ensuring we capture full descriptions and skill tags that headless HTTP clients miss.

Taxonomy mapping
Resolving nested grade and subject hierarchies

Resources are often tagged with multiple overlapping categories (e.g., 'Math', 'Addition', '1st Grade', '2nd Grade'). Our pipeline normalises these tags into a flat, queryable array structure for downstream analysis.

Pagination limits
Bypassing search result caps

Broad category searches often cap pagination at a few hundred results. We programmatically segment searches by granular sub-topics and grade combinations to ensure 100% coverage of the resource catalogue.

Premium gates
Accurate access level detection

We detect DOM markers that indicate premium-only content, ensuring your dataset accurately reflects which resources are freely available versus gated behind paywalls.

Anti-bot layer
Residential proxy rotation

To prevent IP bans during large-scale catalogue extraction, we route requests through US-based residential proxies with realistic TLS fingerprints and request delays.

Applications

Who uses education.com data - and how

Teams across industries use education.com data to build competitive products and smarter operations.

01
EdTech Content Aggregation

Educational platforms aggregate metadata to index available resources and build comprehensive curriculum directories.

02
Curriculum Development

Instructional designers analyse lesson plans and worksheets to identify content gaps and structure new learning modules.

03
Competitor Analysis

Publishers track the volume, subject distribution, and premium gating of resources to benchmark their own offerings.

04
AI Tutor Training

Machine learning teams use structured lesson plans and Common Core alignments to train educational LLMs and recommendation engines.

05
Standard Alignment Audits

Researchers map resource availability against Common Core standards to evaluate curriculum coverage across grade levels.

06
Resource Recommendation Engines

Platforms build recommendation systems that suggest supplementary worksheets based on specific learning objectives and skills.

Why DataFlirt

"Education.com holds a massive taxonomy of structured learning resources, but mapping it to standard curricula requires a resilient, purpose-built extraction pipeline."

Extracting educational data at scale involves navigating complex category trees, dynamic interactive previews, and strict pagination limits. DataFlirt handles the infrastructure, taxonomy normalisation, and anti-bot mitigation so your team can focus on building better educational tools.

Technical Spec

Education.com scraper - technical capabilities

Everything supported by our education.com scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.

JavaScript rendering
Full Playwright sessions for loading interactive game metadata and SPA elements.
Supported
Taxonomy normalisation
Flattens nested grade, subject, and topic tags into structured arrays.
Supported
Pagination handling
Automated sub-category segmentation to bypass search result display limits.
Supported
Common Core extraction
Captures CCSS codes and descriptions linked to specific resources.
Supported
Premium flag detection
Identifies resources requiring a paid subscription.
Supported
Residential proxy rotation
ISP-grade residential IPs to prevent rate limiting during deep crawls.
Supported
Premium gated downloads
Actual PDF files or assets locked behind a paid user account.
Partial
Student progress data
Individual user tracking, scores, and dashboard analytics.
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the curriculum pipeline

Open-source tooling on proven cloud infra — no vendor lock-in, full observability.

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheus
Scrapy + Playwright Stack

Scrapy handles crawl orchestration, deduplication, and retry logic. Playwright handles JavaScript rendering, cookie sessions, and interaction flows. Combined via scrapy-playwright middleware.

Residential Proxy Infrastructure

We maintain pools of residential ISP proxies. Rotation happens per-request with sticky sessions where required. IP score monitoring prevents blacklisted pool contamination.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Pipelines run on AWS Lambda (burst) and ECS (sustained). Airflow handles scheduling, dependency management, and SLA alerting. All state stored in managed Postgres.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

Data delivered to where your team already works — no new tooling required.

JSON
Newline-delimited or nested - schema versioned per run
CSV
Flat file with typed columns - Excel/Sheets compatible
XLS
Formatted spreadsheet for manual review and taxonomy audits
Parquet
Columnar format for BigQuery, Snowflake, Athena
AWS S3
Direct bucket delivery - compatible with any data lake
Webhook
HTTP POST per record for real-time downstream processing
API
REST endpoints for querying latest extraction state
PostgreSQL
Direct database insert with conflict resolution
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
// faq

Common questions.

About education.com scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.

Ask us directly →
Is scraping education.com legal?

Scraping publicly available metadata from education.com is generally permissible. DataFlirt targets only public, non-authenticated resource listings, lesson plans, and taxonomy data. We do not extract personal student data or circumvent paywalls to download premium assets.

Can you extract actual PDF worksheets?

We extract the metadata, descriptions, and URLs for worksheets. If a worksheet is freely available without an account, we can capture the direct download link. We do not bypass authentication to download premium-only PDFs.

How do you handle Common Core standards?

We extract the specific CCSS tags associated with resources and map them to the resource metadata, allowing you to filter the dataset by specific educational standards and domains.

Can you scrape interactive game content?

We extract the metadata, descriptions, target skills, and URLs for interactive games using Playwright to render the dynamic page elements. We do not extract the game engine code itself.

How fresh is the data?

For curriculum catalogues, we typically run weekly or monthly refreshes to capture new resources and taxonomy changes. Custom cadences are available based on your requirements.

What is the minimum viable engagement?

Our packages start at defined category or grade-level extractions. For full-site catalogue dumps, we price based on volume and delivery frequency. Contact us with your scope.

Can I request a sample dataset?

Yes. We provide a sample run of up to 500 resources across various grades and subjects during the scoping phase to validate schema fit and data quality.

$ dataflirt scope --new-project --source=education.com ready

Tell us what
to extract.
We do the rest.

20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. Whether you need a full extraction of K-8 worksheets or targeted lesson plan metadata for AI training - we scope, build, and operate the pipeline. Tell us what you need.

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