35+ Best Educational Videos for Kids – For An Easy Homeschool Day
I am not a big fan of “screen time” for kids, however, there are certain educational videos on Youtube for kids I don’t mind Freddie watching.
I have compiled a list of all of the educational videos for kids we have come across either previously before Freddie was school-aged or the ones we use now he is 11 years old. We use some of these educational videos on Youtube in our homeschool day, Freddie’s favourite at the minute is ArtHub for Kids. He has never been a fan of anything remotely arty so this is great.
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With the right supervision, the kids can learn so much from educational videos on YouTube. If you set up Youtube Kids which has lots of parental controls on it, your children will be much safer online.
If you are looking for more online educational resources please see my previous post on over 80 educational resources for kids.
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Top 10 Best Educational Videos for Kids
I have broken this list into easy to manage sections, however, I had to include my 10 favorite educational youtube channels first. Some of these are for younger children and some for high school, but I have detailed them in age and subject order below if you prefer.
- Crash Course
- Art for Kids Hub
- CNN10 – this is the only non youtube channel on the list, but we watch it every morning (it only streams during school days, so it is unfortunately not on in the summer months)
- Wonder Quest – I wonder
- It’s AumSum Time – Maths and Science
- Homeschool Pop
- Horrible Histories
- Ted Ed
- National Geographic Kids
- How Its Made
Check out how we use Curiosity Stream in our homeschool.
Educational Videos on Youtube
This section is for channels that don’t focus on any specific subject, yet are the best kids youtube channels for homeschoolers! They cover everything and anything.
Best Science Youtube Channels
If you are looking for a homeschool science curriculum check out our updated post.
- Horrible Science
- Crash Course
- Mark Rober
- Sprice Machines
- Joseph’s Machines
- The King of Random
- Operation Ouch
- Sick Science
- Physics Girl
- Smarter Everyday
- Sci Show
If you have an Amazon Echo or similar, check out our favourite educational Alexa Skills
Best Youtube History Documentaries
If you are looking for a homeschool history curriculum check out our recent post.
- Horrible Histories
- Oversimplified History
- Crashcourse
- 60 Second Histories (Use code Freddie10 to get 12% off, see the review of 60 Second Histories)
Geography Youtube Channels
If you are looking for a full geography curriculum check out our recent post.
Not channels but I couldn’t have the best kids youtube channels without adding these brilliant educational cartoons
- Animaniacs Learn the States of America Song
- Nations of the World Song
- Animaniacs Presidents Song
Drawing Tutorials for Kids on Youtube
If you are looking for more inspiration check out our post on online art classes for homeschoolers
- Art For Kids This is the absolute best kids drawing tutorial on youtube.
- 5 minute crafts
- Bob Ross
Educational Videos for Kindergarten
Let me know what your favourite educational videos for kids are in the comments, and I will add them to this list.
Last Updated on 17 September 2021 by homeschoolof1
Great to have this list as a resource. I also think that just to google something we wouldn’t normally (like how to…whatever) is valuable too helping those kids who struggle with print or academics to learn in more visual ways.
I have found with subjects such as art and history in particular for my son a visual aid is just brilliant. 🙂