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These online educational videos for High School students and teachers enable high schoolers to study curriculum subjects using subtitled online education video with subtitles giving each high school student the option to learn by watching, listening to, or reading each presentation according to their preferred Learning Style. Educational Video Network, Inc. Produces educational DVDs and other instructional media for teachers and schools around the world. We offer a diverse array of subjects from teenage guidance to foreign language to automotive training.
YouTube can be a great learning resource for your child. With videos that teach, entertain and enlighten, kids – and parents – can find homework help, pass the time and learn a new skill. Here are a few of our favorites.
Academic Learning
Alphablocks
×Alphablocks
Best for: PreK-K
Animated alphabet blocks teach phonics and reading in short, 5- to 12-minute videos. Kids will learn words through games and short stories.
Sesame Street
×Sesame Street
Best for: PreK-1st grade
Fans of the Street will learn to count, say the alphabet, about kindness and the properties of Sesame Street. Older videos – the ones parents remember – can also be found on the Sesame Street YouTube Channel.
Mathantics
×Mathantics
Best for: Grades 1-8
Covering topics from Algebra to Pythagorean Theorem to Decimal Arithmetic, Mathantics are a combination of math and animation that makes learning math actually fun. Each video is nine to 13 minutes long, and there are more than 70 videos on the site.
Numberock
×Numberock
Best for: Grades 1-3
If animation isn’t your kid’s game and he or she prefers songs, Numberocks is the answer. Songs about math teach kids fractions, place value and coins, among others.
NatGeo Kids
×NatGeo Kids
Best for: Grades 1-6
Videos range from geography lessons to underwater sea exploration. Kids can go on adventures with Barbie, take a trip behind the scenes of Explorer Academy, learn “Weird But True” facts about the planet in a minute or less, and tackle questions about science.
McGraw-Hill PreK-12
×McGraw-Hill
Best for: All ages & Parents
Initially designed for teachers, this is a great resource for parents who have just become teachers to help find videos to teach about subjects from science to literature. Some of the most popular downloaded videos are animations about comparing and contrasting and using context clues in reading.
Exercising
Cosmic Kids Yoga
×Cosmic Kids Yoga
Best for: PreK-6th grade
Follow Jamie through kid-approved yoga workouts and stories they love (Frozen, Moana, Trolls, Minecraft, Star Wars, the list goes on). There are also relaxation guides and exercises separated by age group.
Guided Meditation
×Guided Meditation
Best for: Elementary
New Horizon - Meditation and Sleep Stories teach kids about breathing deeply and creating a calm and meditative state if they’re feeling cooped up and need to relax. These are really great for all of us.
Family Cardio
×Family Cardio
Best for: Elementary
POPSUGAR Fitness created a video for families to work out together, with kid-friendly moves and up-beat music they’ll love. It’s a quick 13 minutes to shake the wiggles out in case it’s too cold/rainy to get outside.
Music Lessons
Guitar Lessons
×Guitar Lessons
Best for: All ages
Center Stage Guitar, Bass and Ukulele Academy teaches new learners of all ages through simple and easy-to-follow videos. If there’s extra time stuck inside (with no sports to play outside), the whole family can form a band.
Piano Lessons
×Talent Playground
Best for: All ages
Talent Playground is great for piano learners in all stages. If you’re looking to supplement while your child can’t take lessons or start something new, these videos teach rhythm and early music theory as well as chords and how to pound out a song.
Nursery Rhymes
×Doc McStuffins
Best for: PreK
Universal Kids Preschool – the YouTube division of the television channel – has rounded up its best Rhyme Town Nursery Rhymes for toddlers to sign along. Fans of Mickey Mouse and Company can check out Disney Junior’s list of Rhymes, including one in which Doc McStuffins teaches kids how to wash their hands.
Crafts & Play
Cooking
×Bailey Makes the Cake
Best for: Grades 3-6
Bailey Makes the Cake is a young baker who teaches other young bakers how to make everything from oven-less cakes (microwave) to Cookie Monster cupcakes. Kids learning from kids! If your kids are ready to make dinner, try Messy Hands – Kids Cooking, a YouTube channel that teaches breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes.
Science Crafts & Experiments
×The Dad Lab
Best for: PreK-3rd grade
The Dad Lab is run by a SAHD who has MacGyvered many ways to teach his young kids science and fun. Duplicating his experiments at home with your own kids helps them learn about Legos, Science, Balloons and the fun can go indoors or out.
Magic
Educational Videos For Kids
×Magic
Best for: Elementary
Kids can learn easy magic tricks to impress their friends when they return to school. Most require simple household items, so no shopping necessary.
Crafting
Educational Videos For Adults
×Crafting
Best for: PreK-Early Elementary
For both parents and kids, learn how to make crafts for holidays, the season or just a way to eat time from 5-Minute Crafts PLAY. Kids can learn how to be spies or just make everyday objects more useful.
Crochet & Knitting
×Erin's Crafts for Kids
Best for: Elementary-Teens
If your kids – or you – want to learn a new craft to make presents, start with a YouTube tutorial. With Erin’s Crafts for Kids, a 7-year-old teaches other kids how to crochet using simple steps. Scribble has great DIY videos, including Knitting for Kids, Drawing and Making a Picture Frame.
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Origami
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Origami
Best for: Early Elementary-Middle School
Kids with dexterity and attention span are perfect to learn the art of paper folding. They can impress family with their abilities to fold napkins, envelopes and even money after learning from these videos.
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